Introduction This will include a general introduction to nuts, a description of the book and an explanation regarding which nuts are included. The Story of Nuts This chapter will cover all nuts in history, literature, folklore and art. It will include historical uses for food and health. Nuts for Health This chapter will cover the health benefits of nuts and a warning about allergies. Specific sections on flavonoids, fibre, heart health, the healthy fat content in nuts, activating/supercharging of nuts, the use of nuts in special diets (use of nut milks, ground nuts and nut flour as substitutes in free-from recipes) and nuts for grazing or snacking. There will be sections on the individual benefits of specific nuts. Nuts in the Wild Foraging for nuts. Nuts for wildlife: bird tables, fat balls Nuts in the Garden Growing Nuts: Nutteries and Plats, Coppices, Nutwalks Growing Individual Nuts: Almonds, Beech Nuts, Chestnuts, Hazels (Filberts and Cobs), Hickories (Pecans), Oaks (Acorns), Peanuts, Pistachios, Walnuts.

Growing Nuts in Containers Nuts in the Kitchen General Handling and Storage Tips for Nuts This will cover issues such as storage and rancidity, skinning nuts, roasting nuts, grinding nuts and smoking nuts. Recipe headers (see attached non-final list) Decorating with Nuts Breakfast with Nuts Nuts for Supper (Mains and sides together or separate) Desserts and Puddings Baking Sauces, Dips and Dressings Nutty Nibbles Sweets and Confectionery Store cupboard (Squirrel Nutkin''s treats) Nut Drinks Glossary Bibliography Acknowledgements Index PROVISIONAL RECIPE LIST Breakfast Nutty Muesli Nutty Porridge Main Courses Spiced Pecan Pumpkin Salad Lamb Korma Nut loaf Nut Wellington Cream of Chestnut Soup with Pancetta Savoury Cheesecake (nut base, blue cheese?) Pasta with Walnuts, Sage and Cream Veal with Brazil Nut Sauce Bulgar Walnut Kibbeh White Fish with Nut Crust Nutty Salmon en Croute Kale, Nut and Seed Salad with Cashew Dressing Beef and pickled walnut pudding Side Dishes Almond Rice Nutty Couscous Green beans with Hazelnut Dressing Pumpkin with Chestnuts Desserts Fruit with Nut Cream Pecan Pie Hazelnut Meringue Mont Blanc Tartlets Almond and Pear Tart Baked Apples Bread and Butter Pudding (hazelnut and Frangelico) Chestnut Iced Terrine Peanut Butter Knickerbocker Glory Baking Baklava Afghans Ginger Crunch Millionaires Nutty Cookies (milk chocolate and hazelnut) Pistachio Biscotti & variants Date and Walnut Loaf Canadian Butter Tarts Chocolate Hazelnut Torte Little Walnut Tarts Simnel Cake Fuller''s Walnut Cake Coffee and Walnut Cake Plum & Hazelnut Loaf Cake Bløtkake (Norwegian Birthday Cake) Esterházy Cake Nut Brownies and Blondies (salted caramel & peanut) Apple and Pecan Muffins Sauces, Dips and Dressings Tarator Walnut Coriander Pesto Romesco Picada Dukkah Salted Pecan Butterscotch Sauce Peanut Butter frosting Nutty Nibbles Nut- crusted Cauliflower with Salsa Verde Spiced Nuts Caramelized Walnuts Sausage Rolls Smoked Nuts Sweets and Confectionery Praline Nut Brittle Turrón Walnut Candy Walnut Whips Chocolate Dipped Nuts Marrons Glacés Store cupboard Nut butter Fruit Mince Nut Milk pickled walnuts Cashew Cheese Nut Pastry Drinks Nut Liqueurs Nut Smoothies and Roughies Maca Latte.