The latest in my cookbook collection is ‘How to Cook the Perfect…’ by Marcus Wareing, Chef Patron of two London hotel restaurants; The Savoy Grill at the Savoy Hotel on the Strand and Pétrus at The Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge. With a title such as ‘How to Cook the Perfect…’ and written by a chef [...]
Here I give you my personal opinion, not as a food critique, an author or a book reviewer, as I am none of these, but simply as a reader who likes to cook. Good photographyWell yes, there are good cookbooks out there with no photography. ‘How to Eat: Pleasures and Principles of Good Food (Cookery)‘ [...]
I’m starting to feel much better after what now appears to have been flu. But I’m taking it easy and continuing to rest this weekend. Once again there is a chicken roasting in my oven, which is a regular occurrence. Traditional roast chicken with proper home made gravy would be my last meal request, without [...]
I bought ‘Apples for Jam: Recipes for Life‘ by Tessa Kiros today, a signed copy no less! Just like her previous book, ‘Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes‘, this is beautiful to look through and I can’t wait to lose myself in it’s pages. My bookshelves are filled with various food books. I fear [...]
