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...
Gale Gand’s Brunch – cookbook review
Brunch is a long-established American tradition. It’s easy to understand why it has become so popular. It is an activity that combines social interaction and...
New Bistro by Fran Warde – review
The name ‘bistro’ is said to have come from the dark days when Paris was full of Russian troops. It was 1815 and they had...
Kosher Cooking by Marlena Spieler – review
You might, at first glance, think this book isn’t for you unless you happen to be Jewish. Well, think again! You don’t have to be...
Tapas – A World of Flavours by M Teresa Segura – review
We have probably all heard of tapas and many of us would have eaten them on holiday or in a tapas bar in our home...
660 Curries by Raghavan Iyer – review
Yes, I knew that a book of some 660 curries was winging its way to me but I had no concept of what a book...
The Gastropub Classics Cookbook by Trish Hilferty – review
You must have been hiding under a rock if you have not heard of Gastropubs. It’s still a buzzy trend in the restaurant world although...
Fish – The Complete Fish and Seafood Companion by Mitch Tonks – review
Well, that is quite a claim for a book – to be the complete something or other. Fish – The Complete Fish and Seafood Companion...
The Complete Route 66, Lost and Found by Russell A. Olsen – review
It’s quite a mouthful of a title and it’s a big chunky book. You could not present just a pamphlet on such an iconic and...