Blasta Books

A quarterly series of little cookbooks with big voices.

Follow us on Instagram @blastabooks, we regularly post there.

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I spy with my little eye TACOS and HOT FAT sharing a set with James May!

[Mark Kinsella @Markkipper]

Look what I spotted on @MrJamesMay Tour of India show on @PrimeVideo ….. look bottom right….. @blastabooks @GastroGays @lilyramirezfora @9beanrowsbooks

[Nigella Lawson @Nigella_Lawson]

And a huge #CookbookCorner shout-out for the gorgeous #Masarap by Richie Castillo and Alex O’Neill, a small book of Filipino food that I love in a big way! Already have the ingredients in for the Crispy Pata – whole, deep-fried ham hock – and can’t wait to cook more from this lovely little number from the always estimable @blastabooks

[TheTaste.ie @Thetaste_ie]

The 2024 launches in the @blastabooks series have been announced✨

From putting the FUN into funky fermented foods to a Trinidad & Tobago meets Nigeria food mash-up, the 2024 launches are sure to be brilliant📚️

Learn more about the books here https://t.co/lNUECyifgu

[Charlotte Pike MBE @Charlotte_Pike_]

Today's newsletter looks at brilliant new books from Ireland. Featuring @irish_writing @darinaallen @BallymaloeCS @Ballymaloe @paulflynnchef @TanneryDungarva @flavourpassion @blastabooks @9beanrowsbooks et al https://t.co/YBgV9Fqein

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📣Announcing the Blasta Books 2024 line-up!

Blasta Books 9: FUNKY
Blasta Books 10: WHOLE CATCH
Blasta Books 11: AGAK-AGAK
Blasta Books 12: SOCAFRO

All books are available to pre-order on our website. https://t.co/vMWCp5jqsO

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@nicmillerstale Thank you, Nic! x

[The Irish Food Writing Awards🇺🇦🇵🇸 @irish_writing]

Another small book packing a big punch from @blastabooks; Masarap which means “delicious” in Filipino from the @bahaydub duo Richie Castillo and Alex O’Neill 🇵🇭🇮🇪 And there’s a new series of books coming! #cookbooks

[Nine Bean Rows @9beanrowsbooks]

Who's baking barmbrack this weekend for Halloween? But remember, tea brack is not the same thing as barmbrack! Get Graham Herterich's traditional recipe in his book BAKE. @thecupcakebloke

[Nine Bean Rows @9beanrowsbooks]

"At an Irish Halloween party, there will always be at least one person dressed as someone from a topical news story, two random lads from the pub who haven’t bothered their holes to dress up at all and at least one drink that’s the colour of blood." - @OisinTweets

[Nine Bean Rows @9beanrowsbooks]

Congrats to @denis_cotter @paradisocork for winning Cookbook of the Year for PARADISO at the @irish_writing awards last night! To celebrate, the book is on sale for €35 this weekend only on our website.
https://t.co/hD2mKR59uz

[TheTaste.ie @Thetaste_ie]

Masarap, the final release in the 2023 @blastabooks series, is now available!

Masarap is the 8th book in the series, written by the owners of @bahaydub

The book showcases Richie’s culinary heritage and is full of dishes exploding with flavour

Learn more https://t.co/4lvzA6TLV5

[Nine Bean Rows @9beanrowsbooks]

Happy pub day to @bahaydub on their debut book, MASARAP from @blastabooks - but did you know they also shared a recipe for sopas (soup), Richie's go-to comfort food, in THE GATHERED TABLE by @GatheredIreland?

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Happy pub day to Blasta Books 8: MASARAP by @bahaydub! Out now in bookshops and indie retailers around Ireland or on our website for shipping worldwide.

https://t.co/7JVW5aQcL3

[Blasta Books @blastabooks]

You can freeze all your odds and ends of raw vegetables until you have enough to make vegetable stock - but don't use artichokes, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, swedes and turnips as their strong flavours can be too overpowering.

From WASTED by @Spaceychef

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@DeclanWal @emilymfg @bahaydub You're in for such a treat with these recipes - happy cooking!

[Emily MarkFitzGerald @emilymfg]

My latest @blastabooks cookbook by @bahaydub just dropped through the post! I have every book from both series & love them. I know next to nothing about (Irish) Filipino cuisine, so looking forward to diving in… 😃

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Callos (tripe stew) from Blasta Books 6: TAPAS by @LasTapasDeLola for #WorldTripeDay - there really is a day for everything.

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Catch up with loads of our authors at Samhain this year.

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Pumpkins aren't just for Halloween!

From Blasta Books 7: WASTED by @Spaceychef

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@frivoliteabakes @MeatPeter @JillianBolger @Pat_Whelan @katymcguinness Love to hear that! Keep your eye out for the 2024 line-up being announced on 7 Nov.