Featuring inspiring stories from 20 people, Home Made celebrates everyone who makes and grows the food we eat. With over 60 recipes from Kate Humble’s kitchen table, you can enjoy simple, quick and fuss-free meals.

CONTENTS INCLUDE:
Snacks, Sides, Drinks & Other Things
Baba ganoush with flatbreads; Iris’s Speculaas hot chocolate; Honey, almond & olive oil cake

Vegetarian
Apple, cheese & honey tart; Frying pan pizza bianca with porcini mushrooms; Roasted tomatoes with ricotta & garlic butter

Fish
Chorizo, prawn & butter bean stew; Maple & miso baked fish with noodle salad; Thai-spiced fish stew

Meat
All-in-one campfire hotdogs; Hoisin pork belly & cucumber in lettuce cups; One-pot spring chicken casserole

Puddings
Chocolate chip cookies; Plum tarte tatin; Tumbler lemon curd & raspberry ‘cheesecake’

Kate Humble has a knack for sharing her own journey towards a more pleasing and purposeful life in a way that inspires readers, enables them to reassess their own lives and helps them achieve their personal goals. Having encouraged readers to reconnect with nature in Thinking on My Feet and simplify their lifestyles in A Year of Living Simply, she turns now to reimagining whatever we consider ‘home’ – examining her own experiences and expectations, ideals and memories, and considering the views of others living uniquely, extraordinarily, happily. And she’s gaining insights from some unexpected quarters – including the animal kingdom.

As our time spent in office buildings and other traditional workplaces shrinks forevermore, feeling happy, healthy, productive and content in our homes (be they castles or caravans, flat-shares or farms, fixed or temporary, inner city/out of town/beyond) is more important to get right than ever before. Where the Hearth Is will resonate with all those seeking to make the most of their lives during the many hours we all spend at home – whether it’s a case of tiny adjustments while staying put, moving out, living differently or dreaming of building something new.

As our time spent in office buildings and other traditional workplaces shrinks forevermore, feeling happy, healthy, productive and content in our homes (be they castles or caravans, flat-shares or farms, fixed or temporary, inner city/out of town/beyond) is more important to get right than ever before. Where the Hearth Is will resonate with all those seeking to make the most of their lives during the many hours we all spend at home – whether it’s a case of tiny adjustments while staying put, moving out, living differently or dreaming of building something new.

A celebration of simple, seasonal home cooking full of flavour, comfort and joy. With more than 100 recipes from Kate Humble’s kitchen table, this is food to share from breakfast time to the evening meal – for lazy days, busy weeknights or gatherings, and everything in between.

Recipes include:
SPRING
A Ham Sandwich on Beer Bread with Piccalilli
Spring Chicken with Wild Garlic & New Potatoes
Rhubarb Vodka

SUMMER
Tomatoes with Steak & Wild Salsa Verde
Elderflower Jellies
Summer in a Teapot

AUTUMN
Beet Bourguignon
Apple Crumble Ice Cream with Blackberry Ripple
Butternut Tea Loaf

WINTER
A Soda Bread for Winter with Oats & Black Treacle
Sausages in Red Wine
Clementine Cake with an Orange & Pomegranate Salad

‘Kate’s book has the warmth and calming effect of a log fire and a glass of wine. Unknit your brow and let go. It’s a treat.’ – GARETH MALONE

‘Kate Humble pours her enviable knowledge into attainable goals. It’s a winning combination and the prize – a life in balance with nature – is definitely worth claiming.’ – LUCY SIEGLE

‘As ever, where Kate leads, I follow. She has made me reassess and reset.’ – DAN SNOW

‘Kate Humble’s new book is a lesson in moving on from a tragedy and finding our place in the world’ – WOMAN & HOME

‘A Year of Living Simply is timely, given that the pandemic has forced most of us, in some way to simplify our lives, whether we planned to or not. Kate wrote it before any of us were aware of the upcoming crisis, but it captures the current moment perfectly… It’s not necessarily a “how to” book, more of a “why not try?” approach.’ – FRANCESCA BABB, MAIL ON SUNDAY YOU

‘What I particularly love is her philosophy for happiness, which is the subject of her new book, A Year of Living Simply. The clue is in the title. Remember the basics. Instead of barging through the day on autopilot, really stop to think about the tiniest little things that added a moment of joy. No, of course stopping and smelling the flowers won’t cure all our ills and woes. But taking the time to savour the things that bring pleasure, really being in that moment and appreciating it, can remind you that most days have moments that buoy your mood.’ – JO ELVIN, MAIL ON SUNDAY YOU

If there is one thing that most of us aspire to, it is, simply, to be happy. And yet attaining happiness has become, it appears, anything but simple. Having stuff – The Latest, The Newest, The Best Yet – is all too often peddled as the sure fire route to happiness. So why then, in our consumer-driven society, is depression, stress and anxiety ever more common, affecting every strata of society and every age, even, worryingly, the very young? Why is it, when we have so much, that many of us still feel we are missing something and the rush of pleasure when we buy something new turns so quickly into a feeling of emptiness, or purposelessness, or guilt?

So what is the route to real, deep, long lasting happiness? Could it be that our lives have just become overly crowded, that we’ve lost sight of the things – the simple things – that give a sense of achievement, a feeling of joy or excitement? That make us happy. Do we need to take a step back, reprioritise? Do we need to make our lives more simple?

Kate Humble’s fresh and frank exploration of a stripped-back approach to life is uplifting, engaging and inspiring – and will help us all find balance and happiness every day.