I bought Simply Italian: Cooking at home with the Chiappa Sisters by Michela, Emanuela and Romina Chiappa at the start of the pandemic, and because I had seen their show, well Michela Chiappa’s show Simply Italian. And that show really really annoys me, because Michela keeps talking about how she and at least one of …
Tag: lentils
Dec 27
Cookbook 135: New French Table
Scott’s parents gave him this cookbook from friends or friends or something like that. New French Table: A fresh take on classic recipes by Emily and Giselle Roux has a wide range recipes covering soups, salads, international influences, breads, preserves and desserts. I didn’t actually eat all the recipes I made from this book (because …
Dec 27
Cookbook 134: Sri Owen’s Indonesian Food (and revisiting cookbook 115)
I’m quite behind in writing these up, so they are not going to be in a particular order, and i may forget what I thought about recipes. 2018 has been a year, and I’ve been flat out for most of it. It’s not been bad for me personally, but it has been from stressful to …
Jul 26
Cookbook 83 (ish): Asian Cooking Made Easy
As we’ve previously established, I am addicted to cookbooks. I find it very hard to say “no” when someone makes me an amazing offer of “buy these recipes on a periodical basis for not very much money, and we’ll throw in the supporting folders and other information”, I generally say, “yes please”. And this is …
Oct 28
Cookbook 15: Meena Pathak’s Flavours of India
This weekend I cooked from Meena Pathak’s Flavours of India. This is a great cook book. At the back it has menu suggestions – dishes that complement each other. Each recipe has information with alternate or optional ingredients, great instructions, and they are pretty amazing. My one minor criticism is that the timing of some …
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