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