A Passion for Potatoes by Paul Gayler – review
I have only ever met one person who doesn’t like potatoes. What is not to like! They have a mild taste, come in different colours,...
Paul Gayler’s Little Book of Ice Creams and Sorbets – review
Paul is the chef at the Lanesborough Hotel in London. It’s considered a “Destination” hotel and has a restaurant to match that status. This man...
Britain’s Best Dish – Ed Baines – cookbook review
Britain’s Best Dish takes its name from the ITV series. It showcases those recipes that have been successful in three series from 2007 to 2009....
Paul Gayler’s Little Book of Salads – review
In the Summer we eat lighter and fresher. Gone are the hearty casseroles and rib-sticking pasta bakes, to be replaced by salads. Yeah, but it’s...
Seriously Good Gluten-Free Cooking by Phil Vickery – review
I am sure the title will encourage many a cookbook-shelf scanner to move right on by this book. Gluten-Free! That’s got something to do with...
Paul Gayler’s Little Book of Pasta and Noodles – review
If you are a regular visitor then you will already be familiar with Paul Gayler’s cookbooks. For those others who are visiting for the first...
What to Eat Now – More Please by Valentine Warner – review
OK, so I confess that I have not seen Valentine Warner in his TV series of What to Eat Now. But that does rather give...
Every Day by Bill Granger – review
Most of us are lucky enough to eat every day. Many of us look forward to meal times and some of us live to eat,...
Cooking with Olive Oil by Sanjeev Kapoor – review
An acquaintance gave me this book, Cooking with Olive Oil. I was rather surprised. No, in truth I was shocked. The title ‘Cooking with Olive...
No-Oil Cooking by Sanjeev Kapoor – review
There are many of us now who are overweight and an increasing number who are clinically obese. In some European countries that figure has increased...
Dal and Kadhi by Sanjeev Kapoor – review
Sanjeev Kapoor is the Indian chef with the golden touch. His acclaimed TV series, Khana Khazana, has enjoyed a 15-year run, has won the Indian...
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...
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...
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 Cinnamon Club Cookbook – Iqbal Wahhab and Vivek Singh
The title evokes pictures of colonial plantations with a menu of Anglo-Indian dishes and probably jam roly-poly in sweltering heat. That vision could not be...
The Cinnamon Club, Westminster – restaurant review
The Cinnamon Club was the brain-child of Iqbal Wahhab. Hmmm, that name rings a bell. Yes, my dear musing reader, you are right, Iqbal is...
Classic Indian Recipes by Manju Malhi – review
I am often put off by cookbook titles that include the word ‘classic’. That term sometimes indicates that the dishes are going to be over-fussy...
Anjum’s New Indian by Anjum Anand – review
Anjum Anand has a very popular second BBC TV series called Indian Food Made Easy, and this volume contains recipes from that series. Her last...
Chinese Cookery by Ken Hom – review
This is the 25th anniversary edition of Ken’s original and ground-breaking book. I had that first edition, and it fell apart through years of use....