Very imformative about the ways and means of making icecream. Ample recipes for icecream, sorbets and yoghurts plus well illustrated. A definite good buy and not the type of book that will end up at the car boot sale next year.
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Very imformative about the ways and means of making icecream. Ample recipes for icecream, sorbets and yoghurts plus well illustrated. A definite good buy and not the type of book that will end up at the car boot sale next year.
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Never judge a book by its cover. Because the cover is the only really good part of this book. There are no other pictures so a lot of guesswork is involved. The measurements are all in American so lots of conversion is required (I am still unsure how you measure a cup of butter - do you have to melt it first?) but most disappointingly, the majority of the recipes are how to take a series of ready made items and rearrange them to make something else. There are some recipes from scratch but you have to hunt for them. They also use lots of US brand ingredients that you would have to substitute for.
Tempering chocolate is never fully explained and the method suggested is not the easiest to follow. It is also repeated endlessly :-(
Never judge a book by its cover. Because the cover is the only really good part of this book. There are no other pictures so a lot of guesswork is involved. The measurements are all in American so lots of conversion is required (I am still unsure how you measure a cup of butter - do you have to melt it first?) but most disappointingly, the majority of the recipes are how to take a series of ready made items and rearrange them to make something else. There are some recipes from scratch but you have to hunt for them. They also use lots of US brand ingredients that you would have to substitute for.
Tempering chocolate is never fully explained and the method suggested is not the easiest to follow. It is also repeated endlessly :-(
Never judge a book by its cover. Because the cover is the only really good part of this book. There are no other pictures so a lot of guesswork is involved. The measurements are all in American so lots of conversion is required (I am still unsure how you measure a cup of butter - do you have to melt it first?) but most disappointingly, the majority of the recipes are how to take a series of ready made items and rearrange them to make something else. There are some recipes from scratch but you have to hunt for them. They also use lots of US brand ingredients that you would have to substitute for.
Tempering chocolate is never fully explained and the method suggested is not the easiest to follow. It is also repeated endlessly :-(
I tried several recipes in this book and I was pretty dissappointed with all of them. I brought this book so that I could make vegan treats for some friends. The bronwie that I made fromt he book tasted like earthy soil. I wouldn't reccomend this book. Sarah Kramer's Vegan books are better.
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I tried several recipes in this book and I was pretty dissappointed with all of them. I brought this book so that I could make vegan treats for some friends. The bronwie that I made fromt he book tasted like earthy soil. I wouldn't reccomend this book. Sarah Kramer's Vegan books are better.
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I tried several recipes in this book and I was pretty dissappointed with all of them. I brought this book so that I could make vegan treats for some friends. The bronwie that I made fromt he book tasted like earthy soil. I wouldn't reccomend this book. Sarah Kramer's Vegan books are better.
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If you enjoy reading the BBC Good Food magazine then I would strongly recommend Dangerous Desserts. I believe the 'Dangerous' is derived from titles such as Desserts to Die For, although not able to compare the two, this book is well worth buying. The range of desserts is vast, including everything from the basics of roulade rolling to a magnificent strung-caramel Christmas Tree Meringue. Each section is dutifully ended with a small summery of simple and I mean SIMPLE ideas that create very much the same effect as the more complex recipes that feature previously. This compilation of recipes provides interest and indeed informative cooking for any level of desert chef, so do not be shy it is definitely worth a look.
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It is a common stereotype that the Brits know nothing about food.....being a foreigner (Chinese) and having lived in the UK for 3 years, I often have to try hard to prove many wrong and that the UK is indeed an isle of plenty with wholesome fresh produce, talented chefs and interesting dishes.
Many times, I get stupid responses like: " Prove it to me!" Well, with this dessert book by Gary Rhodes, I can finally make them eat their words!
I am looking forward to more books by Gary Rhodes in the near future! Mr Rhodes, you deserve a medal and a nation's highest honour for doing so much justice to British food! Well done!!
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