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.Simple French Cookery
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by: Raymond Blanc

July 14, 2005
I bought this book because I wanted to improve my cooking skills and enjoy home cooked French food. I found the recipes very easy to follow with great end results. There are two and three course menu suggestions for different occasions at the back of the book which is a great idea.
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.How to Boil an Egg: ... And 184 Other Simple Recipes for One (Right Way S.): ... And 184 Other Simple Recipes for One (Right Way S.)
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by: Jan Arkless

March 24, 1986
What a smashing little book.I came across this book ten years ago,but nothing has changed since then. We put food in the oven,in it's raw state,and take it out ready to eat,and it's as simple as that. Well this simple( fantastic paperback),will show you how to do just that. I do enjoy seeing the tv chefs at work.what I dont enjoy,is the judges complainig,when it's the wrong colour.Don't they know there are people starving to death in the world. Well no matter what the colour,this book will have you feeding yourself in no time. When my wife died,all my mates said,!You wont manage to cook for yourself!.Well had it not been for this book,they may have been right.
One of the best books on my shelf.(in the kitchen that is).Oh by the way.It ... Read More:
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.Slimming World 30-Minute Meals
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by: "Slimming World"

January 04, 2007
My Mother in Law gave me this book for christmas as I was interested in the slimming world diet. What a fantastic book, just as it says 30 minute meals that are easy to to cook and taste delicious. As yet nothing has failed us, infact we have even tried recipes that we would not normally try. I have shown this to a few friends and thay love it and have also ordered it.
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.Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World: 75 Dairy-free Recipes for Cupcakes That Rule
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by: Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero

April 03, 2008
I was shocked to see that most recipes use Soy Milk/tofu which is proven to be very unhealthy, as soy is only good when it's fermented! Beside that, it also uses a lot of Margarine, which is also proven unhealthy and canola oil. :(
The pictures are nice though ...
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.French Provincial Cooking
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by: Elizabeth David

April 15, 2007
I bought this book on eBay and found myself in proud possession of a hardcover `second edition' reprint from 1965. (I have no idea if the current version is updated or even converted to metric, sorry).
Elizabeth is a darling ! and definitely the first English Domestic Goddess, long before Nigella et al came onto the scene. Her delivery of these many, many regional recipes is neither as school madam-ish as early Delia, nor as infuriatingly chummy as Jamie-the-mockeny-Oliver. She engages us in such a way as to make one really believe that nobody cooks like the French, but at the same time that anyone can recreate this culinary wonderland here in grey old England.
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.Rick Stein's Seafood
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by: Rick Stein

September 07, 2006
As a Professional chef, I am pleased that I can still find books that are truly inspirational and helpful. If you need to learn basic fish teqniques then this book you should buy. Rick knows what he's talking about especially when it comes to fish.

The book is divided into 3 parts. It starts with easy step by step techniques with photos of how to prep, cut and cook a variety of fish. The second part gives you recipes to try when you have mastered the techiques and then follows the third part which is gives detailed information and diagrams of fish varieties complete with their latin names.

I truly recommend this book for anybody who wants to learn new skills whether professional or amateur. It has helped me when producing new menus
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.Delia's How to Cook Book Two
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by: Delia Smith

1999-12
Excellent recipe ideas, though it's hard to get hold of some of the ingredients here in Japan (lamb, whole poultry, etc.) The char-grilled tuna and the shepherd's pie are my husband's favourites!
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.Delia's Winter Collection
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by: Delia Smith

October 07, 2004
Excellent recipe ideas, though it's hard to get hold of some of the ingredients here in Japan (lamb, whole poultry, etc.) The char-grilled tuna and the shepherd's pie are my husband's favourites!
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.The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook: Old-Fashioned Recipes from New York's Sweetest Bakery
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by: Jennifer Appel, Allysa Torey

November 29, 1999
Not entirely sure about this book - it arrived in the post and it was the pricest cook book I've bought in a long time because it's not discounted. Admittedly I bought it to meet the free delivery amount and reached for a brand (I really wanted to make the big coconut cake on the cover.)
If you are used to new cookbooks with pretty pictures, this isn't for you. It's old school american format, a few pics in the middle. (It's printed 1999?) This one doesn't have the cupcake focus but since I didn't love the cupcakes in NY I'm not fussed. Plus the vanilla and red velvet recipes are widely available on the internet, including a video guide somewhere! (If you are ever there, the red velvet cake is gorgeous, plus you'd have to be very open minded about food ... Read More:
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.Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook
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by: Weight Watchers

March 17, 2008
I bought this book several years ago (when it was first published) and I have to say I use it every single week, multiple times a week. My families favourite recipes are out of this cookbook and my husband doesn't even know he's eating "diet" food. The Orange-crumbed chicken is fabulous. Together, my husband and I have lost over 50 lbs and are still working on losing more. We can do it long term only with cookbooks like this. Sure wish they would published another one as we've tried every single recipe in the book. Only a few of the recipes were "failures" (didn't suit our tastebuds).
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