In 2006, we had quite major renovations carried out on our house. This included a new kitchen and new book shelves. During this time, my wife (thanks mainly to Amazon) has managed to fill these shelves with many, many cookbooks. By far my favourite books so far have been Donna Hay. My wife and I have spent many an evening eating the delights Donna prescribes, laughing, smiling, even crying (my wife once sliced her index finger with a knife and still has not regained full feeling). I strongly recommend you buy this - especially if your name is Laura.
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I've been a huge fan of Ms Hay's cooking for the last 7 years. Not only her cooking is simple and easy to do, but the taste is delicious and I never heard anyone complaining when I used one of her recipes. I bought this book with my eyes closed - and I did well as I was not disappointed. The menus presented are easy and original enough to have guests with a little plus on your side. The funny bit is that nothing is weird, no strange mixture of taste, but she's still able to be original. A definite buy - especially for people who, like me, love to eat but have little time on their hands.
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This is how cookbooks should be written. The recipes are short, without any preamble about good the result will taste, and give you the highlights of what is the most important part of the recipe. The recipe for French onion soup is one of the best that I have ever used and produces perfect results every time. My wife, who is a self confessed non-cook, made the cheese soufflé - trust me on this: soufflés are the Everest of dishes! - and it was perfect and absolutely delicious.
She doesn't muck about, she doesn't lecture (like Delia) and she sticks to the point. There are nice big pictures to show you what it'll look like at the end and there is a glossary at the back and a kit list. If you lack confidence ... Read More:
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This is how cookbooks should be written. The recipes are short, without any preamble about good the result will taste, and give you the highlights of what is the most important part of the recipe. The recipe for French onion soup is one of the best that I have ever used and produces perfect results every time. My wife, who is a self confessed non-cook, made the cheese soufflé - trust me on this: soufflés are the Everest of dishes! - and it was perfect and absolutely delicious.
She doesn't muck about, she doesn't lecture (like Delia) and she sticks to the point. There are nice big pictures to show you what it'll look like at the end and there is a glossary at the back and a kit list. If you lack confidence ... Read More:
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This is how cookbooks should be written. The recipes are short, without any preamble about good the result will taste, and give you the highlights of what is the most important part of the recipe. The recipe for French onion soup is one of the best that I have ever used and produces perfect results every time. My wife, who is a self confessed non-cook, made the cheese soufflé - trust me on this: soufflés are the Everest of dishes! - and it was perfect and absolutely delicious.
She doesn't muck about, she doesn't lecture (like Delia) and she sticks to the point. There are nice big pictures to show you what it'll look like at the end and there is a glossary at the back and a kit list. If you lack confidence ... Read More:
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This is how cookbooks should be written. The recipes are short, without any preamble about good the result will taste, and give you the highlights of what is the most important part of the recipe. The recipe for French onion soup is one of the best that I have ever used and produces perfect results every time. My wife, who is a self confessed non-cook, made the cheese soufflé - trust me on this: soufflés are the Everest of dishes! - and it was perfect and absolutely delicious.
She doesn't muck about, she doesn't lecture (like Delia) and she sticks to the point. There are nice big pictures to show you what it'll look like at the end and there is a glossary at the back and a kit list. If you lack confidence ... Read More:
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This is how cookbooks should be written. The recipes are short, without any preamble about good the result will taste, and give you the highlights of what is the most important part of the recipe. The recipe for French onion soup is one of the best that I have ever used and produces perfect results every time. My wife, who is a self confessed non-cook, made the cheese soufflé - trust me on this: soufflés are the Everest of dishes! - and it was perfect and absolutely delicious.
She doesn't muck about, she doesn't lecture (like Delia) and she sticks to the point. There are nice big pictures to show you what it'll look like at the end and there is a glossary at the back and a kit list. If you lack confidence ... Read More:
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bought both The New Cook and soon after, Entertaining, during the same month due to the interesting food pairings and fusion of different ethinic cooking styles. I have not been dissapointed. Most of the recipes are extremely SIMPLE to make yet real crowd pleasers! I feel confident enought with this cookbook to make a recipe for a dinner party, without taste-testing it first! (Not many cookbooks inspire me to do this!) I am an avid cook and have a library of cookbooks. I've had this one for years, and while I leave it for awhile while I drool over my latest book, I always come back to it. The variety and richness of the flavors in this book continually inpsire my desire to create in the kitchen. The photograhs get your heart racing, and i really ... Read More:
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I took this book on holiday and was so taken in by the characters I had to limit myself to 1 chapter at a time other wise I would have read it in a day.
Set in Soap world you find yourself really taking to the main characters and wanting good things to happen to them. And some bits I was laughing out loud and forgetting where I was.
Donna Hay writes really good stories and I always take one of her books on holiday.
A Must read for any Chick Lit Lover.
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