As Di Weiss's children left for university, she received phone calls asking how to cook many of the meals they had grown up with. This book is the result. It's a collection of simple yet classic recipes for people who love good food and enjoy cooking for themselves, their friends and their family. From spiced pumpkin soup to Coq au Vin and chocolate biscuit cake, this book is packed with delicious and inspiring meals. What's more, the recipes are refreshingly flexible; giving the option to add, subtract and experiment, or just stick to the script. Di wrote this book as an antidote to the feelings that so many people have that their lives are too busy to cook and that ready meals are the easiest option.