Chicken: Over two hundred recipes devoted to one glorious bird

With its line-up of well-loved hosts, and a Who’s Who of stellar guest chefs, the TODAY show has seen some very fine food cooked over the years. And as Ina Garten writes in her introduction to the show’s cookbook TODAY Loves Food: Recipes from America’s Favorite Kitchen; “What looked so good on television will be even more delicious in your kitchen.”

‘This book is dedicated to my Punjabi chicken-obsessed family, who taught me that the only thing better than chicken ... is more chicken.’  Suki PantalCongratulations to author Suki Pantal on the publication of her debut cookbook No Worries, Just Chicken Curries: 70 Incredible Indian Chicken Recipes, available now on publication, in full on ckbk. Born and raised in India, moving to the UK at the age of 36, Suki founded Suki’s Curries and Spices to share the real taste of India with others. She came to public attention on Jamie Oliver’s Great Cookbook Challenge in 2022.

We’ve just added two cracking chicken books to the ckbk shelves. First up, The Good Chicken Cookbook by Marcus Bean – a guide to cooking chicken sustainably, from beak to tail.With tips on prep, using the whole bird, and even chicken care, it's perfect for anyone wanting to give their Sunday roast a conscience.

Tempting new recipes are always welcome, but in the grey of January back-to-work time (for those in the Northern hemisphere anyway), they are all the more so. We have two books newly added to ckbk that are tempting indeed.

Once whilst in Malawi, Africa, I visited a local food market and my new friends chose a chicken to buy. We drove 15 miles back home with it in the back of the car, privately promising myself that I wouldn’t give it a name. As soon as we entered the shack, we slit its neck, drained the blood, plucked it, cooked it and enjoyed a delicious and hearty meal celebrating us simply being together. We ate the entire chicken, including the feet, and left only the beak….