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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
mixed results i found this book very american. i had to investigate what a lot of the equipment & ingredients were, & the abreviations weren't explained anywhere i could find, which has really limited the usefullness of this book to me. on a positive note, those recipes i have managed to adapt have generally been a success.
Not as good or healthy as I thought it would be ... I love cookbooks, and as someone who likes saving money too I was keen to purchase a copy of this book. I have to say that I'm a little disappointed with it. It has some good recipes in it - cakes and biscuits particularly, but on the whole I can't see that it's *that* useful a book to use as a money saving device unless you live in a rural area and are able to grow, kill and preserve your own food. I can see the reasoning behind lots of the recipes - they are written by and for people who may be in... more info
Great to get a new copy! I have used this book for many years. When I lived in East Africa, for 18 years, it was not always easy to get the food items we were used to at "home". This book became my cookbook bible and still is today. So glad to get a new copy and let my old, stained and torn copy rest on the shelf. Some of the best bread recipes ever. My husband won't eat "store bought" bread anymore as long as we have the whole meal bread from this book in the freezer. Once you try the recipes, you get hooked. Happy cooking.
My absolute favourite cookbook I am a cookbook addict, but amongst all the Jamies, Nigels and Nigellas on my bookshelf this modest little book is the one I actually cook from.The recipes require a set of U.S cup measures(easily obtainable), are all easy to follow and to adapt, and call for cheap, basic everyday ingredients.The introductory pages consist of a thought provoking call to all of us in the west to consume less so that others might simply live.I now have two copies; one for my bedside and one for the kitchen.I have read it... more info
