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Posted on Nov 15, 2010 in Cookery Books, Read | 5 comments

Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home by Nigella Lawson 

Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home by Nigella Lawson 
Kitchen arrived at the cottage just before a recent weekend where I was the kind of unwell that makes you want to curl up on the couch with a mug of hot chocolate and a good book. I picked up Kitchen – carefully, I didn’t want to drop the hot chocolate, and it is a Big Book – and it was the...
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Posted on Oct 5, 2010 in Cookery Books, Read | 2 comments

Itsa Cookbook by Domini Kemp

Itsa Cookbook by Domini Kemp
I’ve been a Domini Kemp fan since she and her sister, Peaches, opened the first Itsabagel in Dublin’s Epicurean Food Hall. I fell in love with the Mountaineer bagel at first bite and Itsabagel became a regular port of call as well as the unanimous office choice when I was picking up lunch for...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2010 in Cookery Books, Read | 0 comments

Leon: Naturally Fast Food by Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent

Leon: Naturally Fast Food by Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent
Since the first Leon cookbook arrived at the cottage, it hasn’t been allowed to leave the kitchen. Crammed with whole food ideas and healthy, seasonal dishes, all the food is tempting and very, very tasty. The Indian Parsnip Soup is one of those recipes that is in constant rotation, Little Missy loves...
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Posted on Aug 30, 2010 in Cookery Books, Read | 2 comments

Catherine’s Italian Kitchen by Catherine Fulvio

Catherine’s Italian Kitchen by Catherine Fulvio
A gentle introduction to Italian cooking, Catherine’s Italian Kitchen is the companion book to Catherine Fulvio’s well-received television series, which was nominated for a World Food Media Award earlier this year. Fulvio, who runs the well regarded Ballyknocken Cookery School at her family home...
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Posted on Aug 19, 2010 in Cookery Books, Read | 0 comments

Gregg’s Favourite Puddings by Gregg Wallace

Gregg’s Favourite Puddings by Gregg Wallace
Not having a television, I had never heard of Gregg Wallace before Gregg’s Favourite Puddings landed on the doorstep. A co-presenter of BBC show Masterchef, apparently he is well known for his sweet tooth, and this book is like a greatest hits of the pudding world. On the lighter side of things, there...
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Posted on Jul 26, 2010 in Cookery Books, Read | 1 comment

Shrewd Food by Elizabeth Carty

Shrewd Food by Elizabeth Carty
There are times when a book arrives at exactly the right time. Elizabeth Carty’s Shrewd Food, with its focus on – as the subtitle says – a new way of shopping, cooking and eating, is that book. As Carthy points out in her introduction, food does not have to be expensive to be good and...
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Posted on May 18, 2010 in Cookery Books, Read | 0 comments

Tana’s Kitchen Secrets by Tana Ramsay

Tana’s Kitchen Secrets by Tana Ramsay
Simple, accessible recipes are Tana Ramsay’s hallmark and that hasn’t changed in her latest book, Tana’s Kitchen Secrets. Unlike her superchef husband, Ramsay’s family-orientated recipes – she has four children to cater for – are all of the easily achievable,...
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Posted on May 5, 2010 in Cookery Books, Read | 5 comments

Irish Seaweed Kitchen by Prannie Rhatigan

Irish Seaweed Kitchen by Prannie Rhatigan
How do you make seaweed sexy? Take a passionate woman who happens to be an expert forager and cook, add a strong sense of place – the Sligo coast – scatter with a selection of recipes from well known (Domini Kemp, Hugo Arnold) and local Irish chefs (Brid Torrades of Sligo’s Tobergal Lane...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2010 in Cookery Books, Read | 6 comments

The Country Cooking of Ireland by Colman Andrews

The Country Cooking of Ireland by Colman Andrews
If Failte Ireland want to use just one thing to promote Ireland overseas, The Country Cooking of Ireland is the book that they need to thrust into the hands of potential tourists.  Writer Colman Andrews has impeccable pedigree – one of the founders of Saveur, the author of books on Catalan, Italian...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2010 in Cookery Books, Read | 0 comments

Forgotten Skills of Cooking: The Lost Art of Creating Delicious Home Produce by Darina Allen 

Forgotten Skills of Cooking: The Lost Art of Creating Delicious Home Produce by Darina Allen 
If ever your grandmother knew how slow cooking turned beef cheeks meltingly tender, could tell her Rhode Island Reds from Marans or was able to grow, harvest, preserve and cook her own runner beans, you’ll nod knowingly at Forgotten Skills of Cooking and enjoy leafing through the pages. If you...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2010 in Cookery Books, Read | 2 comments

Cooking for Your Child by Nicola Galloway

Cooking for Your Child by Nicola Galloway
Nicola Galloway may be based in Nelson, New Zealand, but this no-nonsense, practical cookbook will appeal to parents in any hemisphere. From first tastes and flavors to school lunches and dinnertimes, there are plenty of ideas here for feeding children of every age group as well as recipes you can adapt for...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2010 in Cookery Books, Read | 0 comments

Summer reading at the bach

Summer reading at the bach
Without television, radio or mobile reception, heading off to the Husband’s family bach, or holiday home, at Lake Rotoiti always entails packing lots of books. The use of the Husband’s Mother’s library card is always very much appreciated and gives me a chance to pick up a few cookbooks...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2009 in Cookery Books, Read | 0 comments

Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle

Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle
Since the release of Julie and Julia, both the book and the film,Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking has taken on a new lease of life. Now when readers look at this classic cookbook – first published in 1961 – they do so with the memory of Julie Powell’s consternation...
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Posted on Dec 10, 2009 in Cookery Books, Grow | 2 comments

Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch by Nigel Slater

Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch by Nigel Slater
Nigel, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love your appetite-stimulating writing, your easy recipes, your ability to always show me something interesting to do with kitchen constants like cauliflower, onions or lentils. I love your weekly column in the Observer and I love the Observer Food Monthly...
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Posted on Nov 25, 2009 in Cookery Books, Read | 0 comments

Eat Good Things Every Day by Carmel Somers

Eat Good Things Every Day by Carmel Somers
Cook ahead, shop ahead, think ahead – those are the main points of Carmel Somers’ first cookbook. Somers is the chef/owner of the Good Things Café, an acclaimed restaurant and popular cookery school in Durrus, West Cork. Eat Good Things Every Day, however, is not in the least bit cheffy. It is...
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