Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family. Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in. Mini fan clubs have formed around some of the Sainsbury’s authors. Suffolk-based food writer Janet Davies of the Pigeon Cottage blog has an affinity for the recipes and books of Patricia Lousada, her Pasta Italian Style in particular. “This particular one about pasta is still, in my view, the best one in my extensive collection even after all these years … I still use her exact recipe for her Spaghetti alla Siciliana and Spaghetti alla Puttanesca today.” In 1978, UK supermarket Sainsbury’s published Cooking for Christmas by Josceline Dimbleby . This title was the first in what was to become an extensive collection of cookbooks that over the coming decades would sell millions of copies. The books were written by some of the most celebrated figures in the food world, and well-thumbed, scribbled-on copies of these books are still in use in countless kitchens across the UK. For cookbook authors, few things are as rewarding as knowing that their work has hit home – that the time and effort put in to creating and perfecting recipes is appreciated by those who cook their dishes and feed them to their families.

Cooking for Christmas, Marvellous Meals with Mince, First Impressions and Sweet Dreams by Josceline DimblebyInvolving kids in cooking meals is not only a great way to build life skills, but also to bond as a family. Depending on their age, there are plenty of tasks that children can handle. Younger kids can help add measured ingredients into bowls. As they grow older, have your kids stir in mixing bowls, peel potatoes and carrots, or measure out spices and liquids. Once they’ve refined their motor skills, tweens and teens can help chop and dice vegetables or monitor things cooking in a pot or pan. Starting kids in the kitchen at a young age is great for them to develop important cooking skills. Well this got us thinking. What have been our fave cookery books for children over the years? Books old and new. Books to inspire our children into getting creative in the kitchen and having fun. And also educating them on having a healthy relationship with food. Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Measurement charts, conversion ratios, food substitutions, and a glossary of common culinary terms are useful additional content for kids and teens learning how to cook. " Kitchen Chemistry: A Food Science Cookbook" author Andrea Debbink agrees. “I think cookbooks for kids should teach kids real cooking skills that they can build on. There's definitely a place for novelty cookbooks, but I think a lot of kids who are interested in cooking want to be taken seriously in the kitchen and make the same recipes that adults make," she says. With his parents and brother, Edinburgh-born Peter grew up feasting on his mum’s home cooking. But it was Bake Off that inspired him to start baking for himself – he has watched every series since the first and has been baking seriously since he was only 12 years old.I really appreciated the inclusion of animals and fun designs to make it easier to sell the idea to an indecisive child. I also loved that the book begins with a terminology recap so young readers can familiarise themselves with cooking terms, safe baking and how to approach the kitchen environment. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special. So, why does Norman believe the books were rated so highly by the Glenfiddich judges? “Well, I think they were well conceived, they were written by people who knew what they were doing – and it was innovative. Sainsbury’s was the first supermarket who went in for a line of cookery books. They were small and inexpensive. I know when the first one came out, and I still working was at Penguin and we thought ‘Oooh, competition’.” If you want to give your kids a bit more control over the cooking process (still with supervision, of course) you may wonder where to start. Kid cookbooks, like the ones featured on this list, are a fantastic way to get kids excited to cook. They’re full of tasty kid-friendly recipes and simple-to-follow instructions, usually complete with pictures. There are also thousands of online tutorials for those who prefer visual and auditory learning.

The book is filled with fun and interesting recipes that children will adore making and eating. They will also be able to follow the instructions themselves as they are so easy to understand. In truth, there could have been better use of more evening meals and more original themes for foods which were a little less simple, but ultimately this serves as a really nice introduction to cooking and baking for children - and possibly for some adults too! There is also an itinerary inside of all the items that will be needed, cookery words, weighing and measuring meanings and some handy tips. Glynn Christian has had similar experiences. “Even now I get comments about recipes, he says. “I know the Pies, Pâtés and Terrines book has no competitor and has been used by many deli owners and caterers. Only recently a distinguished member of the Guild of Food Writers said my pâté recipe was her ‘go-to’. Nice after more than 30 years.” Nice indeed. What the fans say…Although I haven’t yet tried any of the recipes, I’m intrigued with a lot of them, especially the clever use of vegetables in some of the different cakes. Who knew you could make little cupcake style cakes (a long caterpillar cake made of smaller cakes) with courgettes in them! I also like the fact that there are some good veggie recipes too, like the veggie hot dogs although that particular recipe forgot to mention adding the beans to the rest of the mix. Some of my favourite recipes include the snakey bread and the octo-pizzas which I have never thought of making but which look so fun! I also love all the breakfasts and porridge topping ideas. Many of the recipes are vegetarian or even vegan and I love how the author points out ways you can change the recipes to suit your tastes, like omitting certain ingredients or changing others. This flexibility in some of the recipes is good as I do remember baking when I was very young and worrying that something I was making wouldn’t turn out right because we swapped which fruits or vegetables was used.

Allison Wignall, who also updated this article, is a writer who focuses on food and travel. She’s always in the kitchen trying to recreate recipes from around the world. Her work has been featured in publications including Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, and Southern Living.

As is often the way, the cookbook series came about through serendipity rather than careful, strategic planning.