Like me, my sister has a bit of a thing for cookbooks. Unlike me, she used to work for a company that published them, allowing her to indulge her habit at little to no cost. Between her own purchases and the old office freebie bin, she’s developed quite a collection, and I love browsing through it when I’m at her place. The book up for review today, The New Family Bread Book, is one that I frequently remove from its place on her kitchen shelf for my perusing pleasure. When she lent it to me for a review, I couldn’t wait to do some actual baking from it. Read more…
Tag: 2007
Madhur Jaffrey’s Quick & Easy Indian Cooking
By Madhur Jaffrey, re-published by Chronicle Books, 2007
When I received this book as a Christmas present from my aunt in 2007, I was equal parts thrilled and sceptical. Andrew and I love Indian food (it’s the national cuisine of Britain, after all) but I found the idea of actually cooking it somewhat intimidating. The long lists of ingredients, the hard-to-find and hard-to-pronounce items, the confusing techniques. Aside from the odd curry of dubious authenticity, I hadn’t ventured much into this territory at all. Read more…
Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life
By Jamie Oliver, Published by Hyperion, 2007
I’ve been looking forward to reviewing Jamie at Home since I bought it with a Chapters gift card (one of the best Christmas presents you can get, in my opinion) in January. Perhaps surprisingly for a book-loving foodie living in the UK, this is the first Jamie Oliver book I’ve ever owned. Of course, I love his shows, regularly cook meals from his site, and even pick up his magazine on occasion, but I’d never had a cookbook of his before. After enjoying the tv series that ties in with this title over the autumn of 2008, I knew that had to change. Read more…
Nigella Express
By Nigella Lawson, published by Chatto & Windus, 2007
When my older sister spent a year studying in Edinburgh during university, she returned with many new friends, interests and souvenirs. The most important thing she brought back with her, however, was Nigella Lawson. Yes, Nigella came into my life in the form of a hardcover book called Nigella Bites, and completely transformed the way I thought about food, food writers, and celebrity. I never looked back. Read more…
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food
By Mark Bittman, published by Wiley, 2007
In my flat, most of my cookbooks live in a bookcase in the living room (or lounge, if you’re British). While I’d love to be able to have them all at arm’s reach, space restrictions call for a short dash. Three books, however, do reside in the kitchen, on a table under the window, where keys and mail get dumped unceremoniously. One of these chosen cookbooks is How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, by Mark Bittman. Read more…
