The Joy of Snacks: A celebration of one of life's greatest pleasures, with recipes by Laura Goodman

Take your morning coffee with cinnamon crumble cake and your evening wine with mushroom pate, via a riot of salsas, crispy bits, banana splits, cheeseballs and frozen pina coladas.

Whether you're home alone or ready to party, The Joy of Snacks will lift your spirits while satisfying your deepest snacking desires. 'People think it's easy to write well about food. It isn't. Goodman does it brilliantly, with brio and wit as well as cleverness. This is a collection of essays, recipes and meditations about snacks and it is both joyous and useful.'

India Knight, The Times'Deft storytelling, deep research and real wisdom about how we actually eat'