This book is witty and seems to understand that people who can't cook can't cook. step by step simple stuff. unfortunately it is geared towards american cooks and shoppers and so the terms used, the measurements and the brands recommended are not relevant to the UK cook.
For example all the measurements are in 'cups' so i have had to invest in a set of measuring cups rather than being able to use my trusty set of scales. And Zucchini are listed instead of courgettes. For me this is ok, but for my struggling other half using these unfamilar terms is rather confusing and just adds to his anxiety about cooking.
Lastly there is an ingredient listed for a 'magic quiche' called 'bisquick'. what on earth is this??
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This book is witty and seems to understand that people who can't cook can't cook. step by step simple stuff. unfortunately it is geared towards american cooks and shoppers and so the terms used, the measurements and the brands recommended are not relevant to the UK cook.
For example all the measurements are in 'cups' so i have had to invest in a set of measuring cups rather than being able to use my trusty set of scales. And Zucchini are listed instead of courgettes. For me this is ok, but for my struggling other half using these unfamilar terms is rather confusing and just adds to his anxiety about cooking.
Lastly there is an ingredient listed for a 'magic quiche' called 'bisquick'. what on earth is this??
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This book is witty and seems to understand that people who can't cook can't cook. step by step simple stuff. unfortunately it is geared towards american cooks and shoppers and so the terms used, the measurements and the brands recommended are not relevant to the UK cook.
For example all the measurements are in 'cups' so i have had to invest in a set of measuring cups rather than being able to use my trusty set of scales. And Zucchini are listed instead of courgettes. For me this is ok, but for my struggling other half using these unfamilar terms is rather confusing and just adds to his anxiety about cooking.
Lastly there is an ingredient listed for a 'magic quiche' called 'bisquick'. what on earth is this??
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Jane Grigson recommended this in her Fish book. It's still in Alan Davidson's last reference book - The Oxford/Penguin Companion to Food.
I bought it in 1981 after visiting Brittany. When I returned 20 years later, the book made even more sense and is so evocative of the sea-farming culture, I signed up for a day course in the Golfe du Morbihan.
A bit of an oddity really and not an easy read; though I haven't read Kurlansky's newly edited edition.
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Jane Grigson recommended this in her Fish book. It's still in Alan Davidson's last reference book - The Oxford/Penguin Companion to Food.
I bought it in 1981 after visiting Brittany. When I returned 20 years later, the book made even more sense and is so evocative of the sea-farming culture, I signed up for a day course in the Golfe du Morbihan.
A bit of an oddity really and not an easy read; though I haven't read Kurlansky's newly edited edition.
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Jane Grigson recommended this in her Fish book. It's still in Alan Davidson's last reference book - The Oxford/Penguin Companion to Food.
I bought it in 1981 after visiting Brittany. When I returned 20 years later, the book made even more sense and is so evocative of the sea-farming culture, I signed up for a day course in the Golfe du Morbihan.
A bit of an oddity really and not an easy read; though I haven't read Kurlansky's newly edited edition.
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Jane Grigson recommended this in her Fish book. It's still in Alan Davidson's last reference book - The Oxford/Penguin Companion to Food.
I bought it in 1981 after visiting Brittany. When I returned 20 years later, the book made even more sense and is so evocative of the sea-farming culture, I signed up for a day course in the Golfe du Morbihan.
A bit of an oddity really and not an easy read; though I haven't read Kurlansky's newly edited edition.
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Jane Grigson recommended this in her Fish book. It's still in Alan Davidson's last reference book - The Oxford/Penguin Companion to Food.
I bought it in 1981 after visiting Brittany. When I returned 20 years later, the book made even more sense and is so evocative of the sea-farming culture, I signed up for a day course in the Golfe du Morbihan.
A bit of an oddity really and not an easy read; though I haven't read Kurlansky's newly edited edition.
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Jane Grigson recommended this in her Fish book. It's still in Alan Davidson's last reference book - The Oxford/Penguin Companion to Food.
I bought it in 1981 after visiting Brittany. When I returned 20 years later, the book made even more sense and is so evocative of the sea-farming culture, I signed up for a day course in the Golfe du Morbihan.
A bit of an oddity really and not an easy read; though I haven't read Kurlansky's newly edited edition.
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Jane Grigson recommended this in her Fish book. It's still in Alan Davidson's last reference book - The Oxford/Penguin Companion to Food.
I bought it in 1981 after visiting Brittany. When I returned 20 years later, the book made even more sense and is so evocative of the sea-farming culture, I signed up for a day course in the Golfe du Morbihan.
A bit of an oddity really and not an easy read; though I haven't read Kurlansky's newly edited edition.
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