Chicken takes center stage in Diana Henry's new collection of recipes for every day and every mood.<br><br>Chicken is one of the most popular foods we love to cook and eat: comforting, quick, celebratory and casual. Plundering the globe, there is no shortage of brilliant ways to cook it, whether you need a quick supper on the table after work, something for a lazy summer barbecue or a feast to nourish family and friends. From quick Vietnamese lemon grass and chilli chicken thighs and a smoky chicken salad with roast peppers and almonds, through to a complete feast with pomegranate, barley and feta stuffed roast chicken with Georgian aubergines, there is no eating or entertaining occasion that isn't covered in this book. In<i>A Bird in the Hand</i>, Diana Henry o­ffers a host of new, easy and not-so-very-well-known dishes, starring the bird we all love.<br><br>Diana Henry was named 'Cookery Writer of the Year' by The Guild of Food Writers in 2009 and in 2007 for her column in the<i>Sunday Telegraph</i>'s <i>Stella</i> magazine. She is a contributor to many magazines including<i>Red</i>, <i>House and Garden</i>, <i>Country Living</i> and <i>Waitrose Food Illustrated</i>. She is the author of a number of bestselling cookbooks, including:<i>Roast Figs Sugar Snow</i>; <i>The Gastropub Cookbook</i>, <i>Cook Simple</i>, <i>Salt Sugar Smoke</i>, <i>Food from Plenty </i>and <i>A Change of Appetite</i>. Diana lives in London with her partner and children.<br>