Jo Pratt
Jo Pratt is a regular face on Market Kitchen cooking delicious no-fuss recipes.
Jo graduated in July 1995 from Liverpool John Moores University with a BA honours degree in Home Economics. She went on to work with Gary Rhodes at the BBC Good Food Show in November 1996, before becoming the main home economist for all his series and books.
Jo has worked with many other celebrity chefs including Ainsley Harriot, Anthony Worrall Thompson, Jamie Oliver, Tony Tobin and Brian Turner on various television, demonstrations and photography projects.
Following her success at Elle magazine with her monthly food column, she is now food editor of Glamour magazine and food writer for the Saturday Mail Weekend magazine. She co-wrote The Nation's Favourite Food in 2003, and provided the recipes for dishes voted for by the British public to accompany the eponymously titled TV series. In 2007, Jo published In the Mood for Food and then in 2009 she published her third book In the Mood for Entertaining.
Books
The Nation's Favourite Food, BBC Books, 2003
In the Mood for Food
In the Mood for Entertaining: Food for Every Occasion
Jo Pratt's Recipes
Jo Pratt makes a spiced pear preserve which is delicious with cheeses and cold meats - perfect for giving as a gift or serving with leftover ham and turkey on boxing day.
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50 min
Dried cherries and nuts add extra flavour and crunch to Jo Pratt’s decadent brownies
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45 min
A hint of cardamom adds a twist to Jo Pratt’s, creamy rice dessert. You can add as many toppings as you like, depending on how indulgent you feel
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45 min
Jo Pratt’s recipe for this summertime English treat has a difference – the fruit is blended into a refreshing smoothie with strawberry yogurt and crème de fraise
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Jo Pratt makes a tasty, vegetarian version of this popular, spiced Indian rice dish
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40 min
Satisfy a sweet tooth with Jo Pratt's zesty roasted almonds in a caramel crunch coating
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17 min
Packed with lime, coriander, ginger and a kick of chilli, Jo Pratt's crab cakes are perfect for a midweek treat
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30 min
Jo Pratt cooks up a winter-warming storm in the kitchen with this deliciously different ginger-spiced apple soup
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45 min
Jo Pratt's sage-speckled buttery Bramley sauce makes a fast, fabulous and flavoursome accompaniment to roast pork
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30 min
Dulce de leche makes a speedy yet delectable accompaniment to Jo Pratt’s fruity mix of tender apples and crunchy almond crumble
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1 hr 10 min
