Best cookery books
Discussion
I have a few and always found that only a couple of recipes really take my fancy - I have really got in to Raymond Blanc's Blanc Vite recently and have made a few nice meals. All are fairly simple and quick to make and have been really tasty. They use easy to obtain ingredients and not much faffing about to cook.
I have a few Tomasina Myers books from the Wahaca restaurant which has some amazing looking meals in but there are a few mad ingredients which I don't think they sell in most supermarkets and the methods always seem very long winded - do need to make the effort though.
What other good cook books are out there??
I have a few Tomasina Myers books from the Wahaca restaurant which has some amazing looking meals in but there are a few mad ingredients which I don't think they sell in most supermarkets and the methods always seem very long winded - do need to make the effort though.
What other good cook books are out there??
Sainsbury's Curry Recipe Collection. £5. In terms of bang for buck, this is it.
The book is so good I'd even considered starting a thread on it. It contains every kind of 'curry' you can think of, with recipes from Northern India, Southern India, Goa, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.
You'd think the book would be a plug for Sainsbury's ingredients - which it is to some extent - however instructions are given on how to make the spice pastes used from scratch rather than buying Sainsbury's ready made products.
Even if you think you have enough cookbooks already, get this one, together with a decent spice grinder. I have this and it's brilliant.
Mobile Chicane said:
Sainsbury's Curry Recipe Collection. £5. In terms of bang for buck, this is it.
The book is so good I'd even considered starting a thread on it. It contains every kind of 'curry' you can think of, with recipes from Northern India, Southern India, Goa, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.
You'd think the book would be a plug for Sainsbury's ingredients - which it is to some extent - however instructions are given on how to make the spice pastes used from scratch rather than buying Sainsbury's ready made products.
Mobile Chicane said:
Sainsbury's Curry Recipe Collection. £5. In terms of bang for buck, this is it.
The book is so good I'd even considered starting a thread on it. It contains every kind of 'curry' you can think of, with recipes from Northern India, Southern India, Goa, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.
You'd think the book would be a plug for Sainsbury's ingredients - which it is to some extent - however instructions are given on how to make the spice pastes used from scratch rather than buying Sainsbury's ready made products.
Even if you think you have enough cookbooks already, get this one, together with a decent spice grinder. I have this and it's brilliant.
Shaw Tarse said:
I don't buy cookery books, but may try the Sainsbury's curry one.
Also Tom Kerrige cooks some nice looking food, may also look at his book.
I was disappointed with his first book. Also Tom Kerrige cooks some nice looking food, may also look at his book.
I've got a pile. Hawksmoor gets used regularly, as does Rachel Allen (irish cook)
Jamie Oliver good too, you can get all his stuff online.
Vyse said:
I think all people that are into food or cooking should have a copy of Le guide culinaire.
Not to mention Larousse Gastronomique. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Larousse-Gastronomique-Ham...
No discussion of Indian cookbooks is complete without mentioning Madhur Jaffrey
Charmaine Solomon's "Complete Asian Cookbook" is another cracker. You'd think any attempt to cover the cuisines of over a dozen Asian countries would be doomed to failure, but she did an astounding job. Brilliant book.
Charmaine Solomon's "Complete Asian Cookbook" is another cracker. You'd think any attempt to cover the cuisines of over a dozen Asian countries would be doomed to failure, but she did an astounding job. Brilliant book.
torqueofthedevil said:
Mobile Chicane said:
Sainsbury's Curry Recipe Collection. £5. In terms of bang for buck, this is it.
The book is so good I'd even considered starting a thread on it. It contains every kind of 'curry' you can think of, with recipes from Northern India, Southern India, Goa, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.
You'd think the book would be a plug for Sainsbury's ingredients - which it is to some extent - however instructions are given on how to make the spice pastes used from scratch rather than buying Sainsbury's ready made products.
Even if you think you have enough cookbooks already, get this one, together with a decent spice grinder. I have this and it's brilliant.
21TonyK said:
Considering my books end up covered in oil, singed or drowned in wine buying new ones is a bit of a waste!
I use a lot of recipes I find on the net (as well as having quite a collection of recipe books….). I store them in a ring binder in punched pockets, so I can just take out what I'm using & if they get anything spilled them, they're easily wiped clean.I swear by 50 Great Curries by Camellia Panjabi. I've tried about half of them, some are so so and some seem to have too much liquid, but most have been good and there's a few that are often repeated.
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