You want to have a romantic dinner for two? You need to impress your mother-in-law or your boss? It's your turn to host the family Christmas dinner? You've asked friends around for a barbecue and it's going to rain? It' s midweek; you've been working all day, but you've people coming to dinner?

Relax and look no further, because Rachel Allen has now provided all the answers for the busy host who wants to provide something special, using the best food, easily prepared with accessible ingredients in the minimum of time.

And as her many thousands of fans know from her television series and previous book, with Rachel, it's easy, it works and it's fun!

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