Home Shores

Who’s the author? Emily Scott is a chef, restaurateur, and author of the popular weekly Substack Shore to Shore as well as cookbooks including Sea & Shore and Time & Tide, which combine her love of seafood cooking and her home of Cornwall.

In 2021 she was invited to design and cook a dinner for world leaders assembled for the G7 summer in Cornwall. Further afield, she is also executive consultant chef and creative director to the Calypso Grill in the Cayman Islands and collaborates with various food and style brands.

What’s it about? With an understanding that cooking fish and shellfish can be daunting, Home Shores, sets out to provide a simple yet authoritative guide to the art of buying, preparing and serving seafood at home. Alongside recipes for delicious pan-fried, oven-roasted and one-pot fish suppers, Emily has included inspired chapters on using tinned or jarred fish as well as ideas for wonderful accompaniments, flavoured butters and sauces. There’s even an essential guide to making great fish stock, a section on festive fish, and helpful hints on menu planning.

Full of Emily’s thoroughly tested techniques, Home Shores is beautifully illustrated and teeming with delicious but accessible recipes. Your new essential guide to cooking with fish, this is the book you want to hand when you’re planning seafood for supper.

Recipes we love: Anchovy and Thyme Puff Pastry Straws, Bloody Mary Gazpacho with Crab, Hot Smoked Trout, Watercress and Cheddar Tart, Scallops Roasted in the Shell with Shallot and Hazelnut Butter, and Whole Mackerel with Chimichurri.

Perfect for: Home cooks who want an easy-to-follow, expert guide to cooking great seafood with confidence and without the stress.