Kitchen, recipes from the heart of the home, by Nigella Lawson, Chatto and Windus, 2010. I have five Nigella Lawson cooking books. I use everyone of them regularly, except this one. I wonder why? Perhaps because by the time I was given this book I already had too many cookbooks? Never mind why, March is … Continue reading Nigella’s Kitchen
A world in my kitchen by Peter Gordon, Hodder Moa Beckett, 2003. Peter Gordon’s Sugar Club was the most exciting restaurant in Wellington in the 1980s. I have a memory of going frequently, however as I was a single parent on a tight budget that hardly seems possible. What I remember best was the Thai … Continue reading A World in my Kitchen
The Kitchen Diaries by Nigel Slater, Fourth Estate, 2005. Nigel Slater likes to cook the way I do. Mostly planning around what I already have in the cupboard or garden and sometimes being inspired by what I see in the market, to spontaneously change the plan. I like to cook simple weeknight suppers, mostly vegetables … Continue reading Kitchen Diaries
Potato Cookbook, Australian Women’s Weekly Home Library, 1994. Australian Women’s Weekly cookbooks were a stalwart of our home cooking from the 70’s to the 90’s. Who doesn’t have a well-thumbed copy of Cakes and Slices or the ubiquitous Children’s Birthday Cake Book? The potato book is the birthday cakebook for potatoes. The book every potato … Continue reading Potato Cookbook
Secrets of Scandinavian Cooking… Scandilicious by Signe Johansen, Saltyard Books, 2011 When I was a child there was a very popular series for children, My Home in… The first one in my collection was No. 16, My Home in Norway. Perhaps that is where my fascination with the Nordic countries began. And of course Hans … Continue reading Scandilicious
Delia Smith’s Winter Collection, BBC, 1995 I was given this book as a Christmas gift, when I was living in the UK in 1995. I didn’t see the TV programme and I am not very familiar with Delia Smith, however I know she has been very popular in the UK. Although I remember enjoying cooking … Continue reading Delia Smith’s Winter Collection
River Cottage Everyday, Bloomsbury, 2009; River Cottage Veg Everyday, Bloomsbury, 2011; Three Good Things, Bloomsbury, 2012. The original River Cottage book is on its way to a new home. I had better luck with River Cottage Everyday. This has been a stalwart since day one. It’s a book for everyday family cooking. There are so … Continue reading River Cottage Everyday
The River Cottage Cookbook by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Harper Collins, 2001. I ignored the River Cottage tv series for quite a while and then it reeled me in. The appeal is simple but delicious food made with fresh seasonal produce. I bought the River Cottage Cookbook, read and enjoyed it and left it to languish on … Continue reading River Cottage
Jamie’s Italy by Jamie Oliver. Michael Joseph, 2005; Jamie’s Great Britain by Jamie Oliver. Michael Joseph, 2011. I bought Jamie’s Great Britain because I enjoyed the television series and I am interested in British food. It’s my heritage, and British classics cooked well are always good. I like the idea of adapting classic dinners with … Continue reading The Naked Chef at home and abroad
The naked chef by Jamie Oliver. Michael Joseph, 1999; Jamie at home by Jamie Oliver. Michael Joseph, 2007. It’s been a while, but I am back on the job. I decided to return to an old favourite and ended up test-driving the three Jamie Oliver books on my shelves and one I borrowed from a … Continue reading The Naked Chef at Home
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