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  • Published: 15 April 2020
  • ISBN: 9780241435861
  • Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $42.99

Fakeaway

Healthy Home-cooked Takeaway Meals



100 simple recipes for fast food made healthy and affordable by BBC TV presenter Chris Bavin!

Chris Bavin's Fakeaway promises some healthy fun for home cooks looking to lose weight or who are feeding family or friends with special dietary requirements. Put curries, stir-fries, burgers and chips back on the menu with 100 simple recipes for takeaway-inspired meals that needn't feel like junk food!

Popular BBC TV chef and presenter Chris Bavin is a resourceful home cook who prides himself on producing healthy food fast for his young family, sometimes tempting them with "fakeaways", his good-for-you versions of takeaways. Chris is building a reputation on TV and at live cooking events nationwide as the down-to-earth ex-greengrocer who helps British families change their shopping and cooking habits to eat well and spend less. In this book, he shares his healthy ingredient swaps and savvy shopping ideas to buy everything you'll need for a fakeaway feast. Organised by type of takeaway, there are dishes to recreate from the chippy, pizzeria, diner and more. Refreshingly practical, Fakeaway contains all the inspiration you need to make delicious meals for your family from scratch and on a budget.

  • Published: 15 April 2020
  • ISBN: 9780241435861
  • Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $42.99

About the author

Chris Bavin

Chris Bavin is a judge on BBC's primetime cooking show, Britain's Best Home Cook, alongside Mary Berry. He also co-presents the hugely popular Eat Well for Less?. As a former market trader and fresh produce importer, Chris's business, The Naked Grocer, twice won National Independent Retailer of the Year. As well as his busy TV career, Chris runs cookery demonstrations, gives educational talks to children, and always cooks for his family.