Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars by Gervase Phinn – review
This is a little cracker! The author, Gervase Phinn, has spent most of his working life surrounded by children, having been both a teacher and...
Kitchen Essays by Agnes Jekyll – review
This is the quintessential English cookbook. Written in the 1920’s Agnes Jekyll has captured that decade, those years, those days of calm before the storm....
Making Fine Chocolates by Andrew Garrison Shotts – review
I have, over the past months, reviewed several lovely chocolate cookery books. This is, however, a little different. This is all about making your own...
Cooking on The Bone by Jennifer McLagan – review
You won’t want to miss this one! Cooking on The Bone – Recipes, History and Lore must be one of the very best (mostly) meat...
Kids Parties by Lisa Atwood – review
This is such a lovely dolly-mixture-coloured volume that I am considering adopting a few kids just to have the excuse to throw a party for...
Pancake – A Global History by Ken Albala – review
Another soon-to-be classic from the Edible Series by Reaktion Books. Pancake – A Global History is just one from that long list of titles that...
Fresh Eggs Don’t Float by Lara DePetrillo – review
This must be one of the most amusing but practical books around. Lara DePetrillo and Caroline Eastman-Bridges have collected and compiled a treasure chest of...
European Peasant Cookery by Elisabeth Luard – review
I have two big “thank yous” to start this review. First to the author Elisabeth Luard and secondly to Grub Street publishers who have presented...
The Big Book of Thai Curries by Vatcharin Bhumichitr – review
Vatcharin Bhumichitr has penned some fabulous books and I must say that The Big Book of Thai Curries is equal in every way to those...
The Connoisseurs Guide to Herbs and Spices – Kathryn Hawkins
Kathryn Hawkins is a well-respected food writer and author of several books, a home economist and former editor of Woman’s Own magazine. Her knowledge of...
Home Made by Tana Ramsay – review
Tana Ramsay has a book with one of the prettiest covers around, with a moiré silk-effect dust jacket. Home Made – Good Honest Food Made...
Quick and Easy Low-Fat Cooking by Catherine Atkinson – review
It should be no surprise that I am here again with another Catherine Atkinson cookbook. Quick and Easy Low-Fat Cooking follows the same format as...
500 Pizzas and Flatbreads by Rebecca Baugniet – review
I have never come across anyone who doesn’t like bread and there are very few people who would pass up on a deliciously garnished pizza....
The Legendary Cuisine of Persia by Margaret Shaida – review
I can’t overestimate the importance of The Legendary Cuisine of Persia. There are so few books on the culinary history of Iran although it has...
Great British Cheeses by Jenny Linford – review
This has got to be in my top ten books reviewed this year. If you love cheese you will not only like this book, you...
The Cooking Book by Victoria Blashford-Snell – review
This could just as easily be called “The BIG Cookbook”, “The Everything You Will Ever Need to Know About Cooking Cookbook” or “Recipes for the...
Stylish Thai in Minutes by Vatcharin Bhumichitr – review
You gotta love it – any cookbook that is called, “No Stress”, “2 Ingredients”, “A Meal in a Moment” or “No Cooking Cookbook”. This book...
Food GLorious Food by Patrick Holford – review
No, it’s not a mistake. Food GLorious Food is the correct title for this book. Note the GL. That’s the clue. This is full of...
500 Cocktails by Wendy Sweetser – review
Apple Press has a series of books and all are called 500 something or other. They are great value, chunky books and this one, 500...
Ballymaloe Cookery Course by Darina Allen – review
If you only want to own and use one cookbook then you should consider the Ballymaloe Cookery Course. It’s a hefty tome but it’s big...