Cooking for two is harder than you think. First of all, we don't mind splashing the cash for an eight people get together, or even a family sunday roast, but how much do you actually want to spend on you and your other half on a wednesday night.
This book will help you eat well and save money. The recipes are basic in terms of technique but never bland and boring.
We nearly never bought this book because of the previous reviewer. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE!! This is a great book, it has several pages on how to make the pasta - but even better lots of recipes to entice you into trying that pasta maker! Lots of basic and more interesting recipes for everyone.
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This revised book is definitely worth having if you make pasta at home using a hand-rolling machine. It focuses more on pasta dough recipes and instructions for the use of your machine than sauce recipes.
Good points:
It emphasizes the importance of using durum semolina rather than general flour. This is critical if you are to get a great result. All other books and even machine manufacturer instructions don't mention this important fact or even suggest using high protein content flour (bread making flour) if you can't find durum semolina. If you have tried using a hand rolling machine but didn't get great results it's because you used general purpose flour.
I brought this book primarily because my son is a finicky eater and at this moment in time he is going through a phrase where he just wants to eat pasta. Therefore, my aim was to find a cook book that would provide me with tasty recipes that were quick and easy to make. For as a working parent my time is precious and the last thing I wanted to do when I got home was spent ages in the kitchen cooking dinner.
I can safely conclude that the pasta dishes that I have made from this cookbook so far have been quick and easy and my son has loved it up! So a big thumbs up for this one.
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This book should really be called '101 Fruit Dessets' - the majority of receipes use fresh fruit and had I known this, I would not have purchased it!
I'm a big fan of the 101 series as the recipes really do work and the books are a real bargain considering what you get! However, unless you're after a book of fruit desserts, I would say buy 101 Chocolate Treats or 101 Cakes & Bakes both of which have an enormous variety of cakes, biscuits and indulgent desserts to try!
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I bought this book purely on it's 3 x five star reviews and I am delighted with it. The recipes are delicious, versatile and the illustrations are perfect. It is a well designed in its presentation, it gives a lot of nutritional information on all the beans, grains, pulses and legumes and the recipes also cater for everyone who wants to cook with them whether they be vegan, vegetarian or meat eaters. It also gives nutritional/calorie information for each dish. 256 pages, a big book and excellent value for money.
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This recipe book is a superb addition to anyone's culinary library - clearly not every recipe will suit every person but it is inconceivable that you would not find a significant number of useful recipes in here and even if you found just one nugget, then considering the price, it would be well worth it.
The variety of recipes in the 1000 series is simply staggering - to say you are stuck for choice is an understatement.
Ok, so there are no photographs but against that, the books don't cost a fortune either and they are compact.
You really cannot go wrong with any of these recipe books and when you consider they cost little more than 1 issue of pretty much any food magazine, well, they truly are an absolute bargain.