The 250 recipes in this book have been arranged to provide a progressive course in cookery skills. Each chapter starts with simple recipes and basic methods and techniques are mastered before the book advances to more complicated dishes. Recipes include traditional British dishes, family favourites and dishes with an international or ethnic flavour. The author gives information on and recipes for cooking fish, meat, poultry, game, vegetables and fruit, egg dishes, pastry, puddings, cakes, preserves and sauces.