Great Party Dips by Peggy Fallon – review
Isn’t there something comforting about a dip? They are uniquely versatile, either being the focus of a solitary evening alone (you, the TV, a dip...
Good Housekeeping Step-by-Step Cookbook – review
I have wanted to review the Step-by-Step cookbook for ages. Good Housekeeping have a marvellous range of books and I’ll be reviewing more in future but...
The Blue Elephant Cookbook – review
This must surely be the most celebrated of Thai restaurant empires. It would be diminishing the class and the quality of the group to describe...
Royal Hyderabadi Cooking by Sanjeev Kapoor – review
This is a collaboration between two of India’s finest sons of the culinary arts. If you have not heard of Sanjeev Kapoor (Sanjeev is probably...
Home Baked by George and Cecilia Scurfield – review
There are few things in life that are predictable. Death, taxes, bad weather at weekends, a ladder in your tights when you’re going out to...
Scent of the Monsoon Winds by Michal Haines – review
Just the title evokes visions of hot steamy nights with the exotic (and for me exciting) aroma of damp vegetation and soil. The atmosphere that...
An Omelette and a Glass of Wine by Elizabeth David – review
I review books by many new authors, many smart young foodies and quite a few old stagers, who each have lots to offer the culinary...
Khazana of Indian Recipes by Sanjeev Kapoor – review
Sanjeev Kapoor is the popular and charismatic host of the Indian TV show Khana Khazana. He has been presenting this award-winning programme since its birth...
Low Calorie Vegetarian Cookbook by Sanjeev Kapoor – review
You should expect something special when you are presented with a Sanjeev Kapoor cookbook. Low Calorie Vegetarian really is something a bit different and this...
Pie – A Global History by Janet Clarkson – review
Well, dear reader, if you are a regular here (and why wouldn’t you be?) you will know of my warm and close relationship with pies....
Spanish Cooking by Pepita Aris – review
Pepita Aris is an authority on Spanish cooking, both traditional and the lesser known regional dishes. She lived in Spain for many years, writes for...
Miss Dahl’s Voluptuous Delights by Sophie Dahl – review
The Miss Dahl mentioned is none other than Sophie Dahl who, I must confess, I had never heard of (I don’t move in the right...
Momma Cherri’s Soul in a Bowl Cookbook by Charita Jones – review
It’s possible that you might not have heard the name Charita Jones but viewers of UK Kitchen Nightmares will certainly remember this characterful lady winning...
The Mezze Cookbook by Maria Khalifé – review
The author, Maria Khalifé, has been made a household name in the Middle East thanks to her Soufra Daimeh TV cooking show. Soufra Daimeh has...
Fast by Australian Women’s Weekly – review
This is another in The Australian Women’s Weekly series of chunky books which explore fast but delicious food (see more here). There are 180 recipes...
Barbecue Road Trip by Michael Karl Witzel – review
This is probably my favourite kind of book – that which combines travel and food. That’s not meals on wheels or in-flight refreshments – this...
Grown in Britain Cookbook by Carolyn Humphries – review
If you are British and in any way interested in organic produce, free range poultry and eggs, and low food miles then this could well...
The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth by Jonny Bowden – review
The author, Jonny Bowden, is a nutritionalist but is one of the few who has remained an independent thinker. He hasn’t nailed his colours to...
The Big Book of World Tapas by Julia Hartley – review
This book could have had a couple of different titles both of which would have been equally relevant – How to Cater Your Own Wedding...
The Healthiest Meals on Earth by Jonny Bowden – review
I have read (or tried to read) many a health food cookbook and some of them are a struggle. Lots of the food rests in...