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 Customer Reviews
Inspirational garden and recipes!, 31 Aug 2008
Utterly beautiful book, filled with stunning photos and mouth watering recipes. Gives recommendations for varieties of each fruit/vegetable, particularly interesting if you grow your own. Arranged by month, and then into each fruit/vegetable.
Recipes include
Treviso Lasagne
Penne with Preserved Lemon and Avocado
Rosemary and Anchocy Encrusted Lamb
Fillet of Beef with Rocket
Baby Spinach, Pancetta and Roasted Almond Salad
Asparagus Pasta with Lemon
Mint and Pea Tip Risotto
Elderflower Fritters
French Apricot Jam
Cherry Clafoutis
All the recipes I've tried have worked perfectly. I love using this book for cooking and I love browsing through it - would make a greatly appreciated book for someone you care about!
extra veg inspiration, 07 Aug 2008
As a compulsive cook book buyer/collector/hoarder this was too good to miss, based on previous reviews I went ahead and bought this book and was not at all disappointed.
Some recipes are familiar and therefore comforting and others provide new ideas and inspiration, so much so I resorted to pilfering handfuls of lemon verbena leaves from my mother's shrub in order to try out the Verveine Sorbet recipe to much success.
This is a 'must have' cook book, the recipes are beautifully laid out and very clear, it is not a book for the complete beginner or unadventurous cook. If you simply enjoy food, cooking and browsing through recipes then this book is for you. The photographs and colourful design enhance this pleasurable experience and is excellent value for money as well as making a gorgeous present for a foodie.
Fantastic - all-year-round use, 05 Aug 2008
I bought this book for my mum earlier in the year, and borrowed it so many times I decided I needed a copy for myself!
It's fantastically laid out (I'm in the book layout business myself, and know a good one when I see one!) Really easy to use, full of great ideas for both gluts from the garden or those buy-one-get-one-free offers from the supermarket.
It's now permanently to hand in the kitchen (not one of those look through it once and put it away kind of books), each section being for the different seasons means it's going to be used all year round.
The only problem is now that I'm inspired to grow all sorts of things next year, so might need a bigger garden!
Treat with care, 21 Jul 2008
This is a fantastic book, especially for anyone with an overabundant allotment, but not for the beginner cook. You will need to have an idea of what you are making before you start as I find some of the quantities are a bit out - for the delicious spinach tart, serves 6, she recommends making a pound of pastry (I made it fine with 8oz) and the blackcurrant cupcake icing would have iced 40 cakes, not the 11 the recipe made!
If you only buy one cookbook make it this one!, 05 Jun 2008
I was given this book as a gift and since then I have bought it for three friends. It really is the best cookbook on by shelf.
I have not made one recipe from it that did not turn out fantastically well - and there's a fantastic combination of modern and old fashioned recipes, quick and easy and more complicated meals.
I don't have a garden or an aga or a double oven or any fancy cooking equipment and it is quite usable for the urban cook! There are so many brilliant recipes that it would be quite possible to cook just from this book all year long.
Also the book is so pretty, brightly coloured with two bookmark ribbons that it makes an ideal gift.
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Product Description
The 101 recipes in this volume are all short and simple with easy-to-follow steps, using readily available ingredients and are accompanied by a full-colour photograph of the finished dish. Whether you choose lemon butter gnocchi, purple sprouting broccoli
Customer Reviews
Inspirational garden and recipes!, 31 Aug 2008
Utterly beautiful book, filled with stunning photos and mouth watering recipes. Gives recommendations for varieties of each fruit/vegetable, particularly interesting if you grow your own. Arranged by month, and then into each fruit/vegetable.
Recipes include
Treviso Lasagne
Penne with Preserved Lemon and Avocado
Rosemary and Anchocy Encrusted Lamb
Fillet of Beef with Rocket
Baby Spinach, Pancetta and Roasted Almond Salad
Asparagus Pasta with Lemon
Mint and Pea Tip Risotto
Elderflower Fritters
French Apricot Jam
Cherry Clafoutis
All the recipes I've tried have worked perfectly. I love using this book for cooking and I love browsing through it - would make a greatly appreciated book for someone you care about!
extra veg inspiration, 07 Aug 2008
As a compulsive cook book buyer/collector/hoarder this was too good to miss, based on previous reviews I went ahead and bought this book and was not at all disappointed.
Some recipes are familiar and therefore comforting and others provide new ideas and inspiration, so much so I resorted to pilfering handfuls of lemon verbena leaves from my mother's shrub in order to try out the Verveine Sorbet recipe to much success.
This is a 'must have' cook book, the recipes are beautifully laid out and very clear, it is not a book for the complete beginner or unadventurous cook. If you simply enjoy food, cooking and browsing through recipes then this book is for you. The photographs and colourful design enhance this pleasurable experience and is excellent value for money as well as making a gorgeous present for a foodie.
Fantastic - all-year-round use, 05 Aug 2008
I bought this book for my mum earlier in the year, and borrowed it so many times I decided I needed a copy for myself!
It's fantastically laid out (I'm in the book layout business myself, and know a good one when I see one!) Really easy to use, full of great ideas for both gluts from the garden or those buy-one-get-one-free offers from the supermarket.
It's now permanently to hand in the kitchen (not one of those look through it once and put it away kind of books), each section being for the different seasons means it's going to be used all year round.
The only problem is now that I'm inspired to grow all sorts of things next year, so might need a bigger garden!
Treat with care, 21 Jul 2008
This is a fantastic book, especially for anyone with an overabundant allotment, but not for the beginner cook. You will need to have an idea of what you are making before you start as I find some of the quantities are a bit out - for the delicious spinach tart, serves 6, she recommends making a pound of pastry (I made it fine with 8oz) and the blackcurrant cupcake icing would have iced 40 cakes, not the 11 the recipe made!
If you only buy one cookbook make it this one!, 05 Jun 2008
I was given this book as a gift and since then I have bought it for three friends. It really is the best cookbook on by shelf.
I have not made one recipe from it that did not turn out fantastically well - and there's a fantastic combination of modern and old fashioned recipes, quick and easy and more complicated meals.
I don't have a garden or an aga or a double oven or any fancy cooking equipment and it is quite usable for the urban cook! There are so many brilliant recipes that it would be quite possible to cook just from this book all year long.
Also the book is so pretty, brightly coloured with two bookmark ribbons that it makes an ideal gift.
Nifty little book, 30 Sep 2008
This book is proof that good things come in small packages - it was lying unused on a shelf for a long time before I picked it up and decided to make something from it and since then the book has become grubby and stained due to the number of times I've used it. Someone else has already pointed out it is great value for money and I definitely agree on this.
A perfect book for when you need something quick to make after a long day at work! It's full of easy, uncomplicated recipes.
Good simple and tasty, 14 Jul 2008
I have made lots of the recipes in this book (in fact its one of my most used recipe books)- they are always tasty, and filling, and generally fairly cheap and quick and easy to make. Unlike alot of recipe books, it tends to use mainly ingredients you would have in your cupboard, with means less trips to the shops and less money spent (and you dont end up with a cupboard full of stuff you bought for a recipe and will never use again!)
Its also fairly unsahamed about using tinned stuff or ready made sauces if it makes the recipe quicker of easier, which is a plus, and often pute in alternatives things you can use if you dont have a particular ingredient, or suggests alternative ways of cooking something to make it easier.
I'm not vegetarian, but I do like vegetarian, and didnt find that I felt like any of the recipes I made were missing meat.
Only one minor quibble - they often recommend using vegetarian alternatives to ingredients, for example vegetarian parmesan, vegetraian pesto, vegetarian feta, and I found these pretty hard (or impossible). If you are a meat eater like me, and can use normal parmesan/pesto etc, then this book is fine. If you are Vegetarian and know where to get necessary veggie alternatives, also fine. If you are a meat eater looking for something to cook for vegetarian friends, be prepared to change your recipes if you cant find the right ingredients.
not what I expected, 28 Mar 2008
I have a few of these little goodfood books and they have been brilliant. After deciding to cut right back on the amount of meat we eat in our house i opted for this book but was a little surprised. Many of the recepies contain quite a lot of cheese (which my husband and son will not eat)meaning that it probably wont be thumbed through like the rest of my books. The dairy free chapter and the casseroles chapter did have some really good ideas but i have been a little put off with the calories and cheese content in the other chapters.
High calories alert!!!, 22 Jan 2008
Yes the recipies do look delicious, but the calories are so high!!
On average most of the recipies contain over 300 - 400 calories per serving and some into the high 500s! Even the salads are 350-450 calories!
I'm sending it back.
good but indeed cheesy, 16 Dec 2007
i have used this book alot but do agree with another reviewer that there is a fair lot of recipes that have cheese in them.
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Customer Reviews
Inspirational garden and recipes!, 31 Aug 2008
Utterly beautiful book, filled with stunning photos and mouth watering recipes. Gives recommendations for varieties of each fruit/vegetable, particularly interesting if you grow your own. Arranged by month, and then into each fruit/vegetable.
Recipes include
Treviso Lasagne
Penne with Preserved Lemon and Avocado
Rosemary and Anchocy Encrusted Lamb
Fillet of Beef with Rocket
Baby Spinach, Pancetta and Roasted Almond Salad
Asparagus Pasta with Lemon
Mint and Pea Tip Risotto
Elderflower Fritters
French Apricot Jam
Cherry Clafoutis
All the recipes I've tried have worked perfectly. I love using this book for cooking and I love browsing through it - would make a greatly appreciated book for someone you care about!
extra veg inspiration, 07 Aug 2008
As a compulsive cook book buyer/collector/hoarder this was too good to miss, based on previous reviews I went ahead and bought this book and was not at all disappointed.
Some recipes are familiar and therefore comforting and others provide new ideas and inspiration, so much so I resorted to pilfering handfuls of lemon verbena leaves from my mother's shrub in order to try out the Verveine Sorbet recipe to much success.
This is a 'must have' cook book, the recipes are beautifully laid out and very clear, it is not a book for the complete beginner or unadventurous cook. If you simply enjoy food, cooking and browsing through recipes then this book is for you. The photographs and colourful design enhance this pleasurable experience and is excellent value for money as well as making a gorgeous present for a foodie.
Fantastic - all-year-round use, 05 Aug 2008
I bought this book for my mum earlier in the year, and borrowed it so many times I decided I needed a copy for myself!
It's fantastically laid out (I'm in the book layout business myself, and know a good one when I see one!) Really easy to use, full of great ideas for both gluts from the garden or those buy-one-get-one-free offers from the supermarket.
It's now permanently to hand in the kitchen (not one of those look through it once and put it away kind of books), each section being for the different seasons means it's going to be used all year round.
The only problem is now that I'm inspired to grow all sorts of things next year, so might need a bigger garden!
Treat with care, 21 Jul 2008
This is a fantastic book, especially for anyone with an overabundant allotment, but not for the beginner cook. You will need to have an idea of what you are making before you start as I find some of the quantities are a bit out - for the delicious spinach tart, serves 6, she recommends making a pound of pastry (I made it fine with 8oz) and the blackcurrant cupcake icing would have iced 40 cakes, not the 11 the recipe made!
If you only buy one cookbook make it this one!, 05 Jun 2008
I was given this book as a gift and since then I have bought it for three friends. It really is the best cookbook on by shelf.
I have not made one recipe from it that did not turn out fantastically well - and there's a fantastic combination of modern and old fashioned recipes, quick and easy and more complicated meals.
I don't have a garden or an aga or a double oven or any fancy cooking equipment and it is quite usable for the urban cook! There are so many brilliant recipes that it would be quite possible to cook just from this book all year long.
Also the book is so pretty, brightly coloured with two bookmark ribbons that it makes an ideal gift.
Nifty little book, 30 Sep 2008
This book is proof that good things come in small packages - it was lying unused on a shelf for a long time before I picked it up and decided to make something from it and since then the book has become grubby and stained due to the number of times I've used it. Someone else has already pointed out it is great value for money and I definitely agree on this.
A perfect book for when you need something quick to make after a long day at work! It's full of easy, uncomplicated recipes.
Good simple and tasty, 14 Jul 2008
I have made lots of the recipes in this book (in fact its one of my most used recipe books)- they are always tasty, and filling, and generally fairly cheap and quick and easy to make. Unlike alot of recipe books, it tends to use mainly ingredients you would have in your cupboard, with means less trips to the shops and less money spent (and you dont end up with a cupboard full of stuff you bought for a recipe and will never use again!)
Its also fairly unsahamed about using tinned stuff or ready made sauces if it makes the recipe quicker of easier, which is a plus, and often pute in alternatives things you can use if you dont have a particular ingredient, or suggests alternative ways of cooking something to make it easier.
I'm not vegetarian, but I do like vegetarian, and didnt find that I felt like any of the recipes I made were missing meat.
Only one minor quibble - they often recommend using vegetarian alternatives to ingredients, for example vegetarian parmesan, vegetraian pesto, vegetarian feta, and I found these pretty hard (or impossible). If you are a meat eater like me, and can use normal parmesan/pesto etc, then this book is fine. If you are Vegetarian and know where to get necessary veggie alternatives, also fine. If you are a meat eater looking for something to cook for vegetarian friends, be prepared to change your recipes if you cant find the right ingredients.
not what I expected, 28 Mar 2008
I have a few of these little goodfood books and they have been brilliant. After deciding to cut right back on the amount of meat we eat in our house i opted for this book but was a little surprised. Many of the recepies contain quite a lot of cheese (which my husband and son will not eat)meaning that it probably wont be thumbed through like the rest of my books. The dairy free chapter and the casseroles chapter did have some really good ideas but i have been a little put off with the calories and cheese content in the other chapters.
High calories alert!!!, 22 Jan 2008
Yes the recipies do look delicious, but the calories are so high!!
On average most of the recipies contain over 300 - 400 calories per serving and some into the high 500s! Even the salads are 350-450 calories!
I'm sending it back.
good but indeed cheesy, 16 Dec 2007
i have used this book alot but do agree with another reviewer that there is a fair lot of recipes that have cheese in them.
At last! Interesting, delicious, easy slow cooker recipes for vegetarians, 01 Mar 2008
Almost every slow cooker recipe I've ever made has been tomato-based. Recipe books are full of slow-cook meat recipes and stews, but I was bored already, after just a few months of owning my slow cooker.
So I had high hopes for this recipe book and I have to say it has exceeded my expectations.
Firstly, the recipes actually are vegetarian (many of them are vegan). I say this because other slow cooker recipe books have "vegetarian" sections which are packed with meat stock, chicken soup, fish sauce and bacon in the ingredients!
Secondly, the recipes are easy and they work. Again, despite being pretty experienced in the kitchen, I've had the experience of embarrassing failures with other slow cooker recipe books.
Thirdly, just reading the recipes made me want to get cooking! They are inspiring, delicious and simple to follow. There are hints for how to prepare the night before, to save time, and also variations on the recipes, to keep them interesting.
I highly recommend this book for vegetarian slow cooker users and also non-veggies who are bored of meat casseroles and fancy a change.
So far my favourite recipes from this book are:
Peanut & Potato Loaf
Raspberry Custard Cake
Lentil Shepherd's Pie
Wild Rice With Mushrooms & Apricots
French Onion Soup
Caramelised Onions
Hot Roasted Nuts
I hope you enjoy this recipe book!
A great book for beginners with a slow cooker, 21 Jan 2008
This book is great it has a helpful guide at the start on how to use your cooker including some tips. Which are really needed as my cooker didn't come with very good instructions and tips.
The recipes are clear and have tips down the side which I have found very useful. I really like the make ahead tips as you can flick through and find recipes which you can prepare the night before, leave in the fridge and then put in the cooker the next morning.
Yes the book does not contain many pictures, but the descriptions/tips are so good you know what you are doing by following the instructions.
What an amazing cookbook!, 08 Nov 2007
I love this cookbook, it is fantastic. I've made loads of recipies from it which were all easy to follow and yummy. I use this cook book almost every day now. I have alot of other cook books and usually try two or three of the recipes but this one I've made about 12 things from and I'm still working my way through it. The ingredients are all easy to find and it is a great book if you are trying to eat seasonally. I make my family's dinner in the morning but I don't need to wait around for it to cook, I just switch the slow cooker on and then go about my day. Fantastic book!
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Customer Reviews
Inspirational garden and recipes!, 31 Aug 2008
Utterly beautiful book, filled with stunning photos and mouth watering recipes. Gives recommendations for varieties of each fruit/vegetable, particularly interesting if you grow your own. Arranged by month, and then into each fruit/vegetable.
Recipes include
Treviso Lasagne
Penne with Preserved Lemon and Avocado
Rosemary and Anchocy Encrusted Lamb
Fillet of Beef with Rocket
Baby Spinach, Pancetta and Roasted Almond Salad
Asparagus Pasta with Lemon
Mint and Pea Tip Risotto
Elderflower Fritters
French Apricot Jam
Cherry Clafoutis
All the recipes I've tried have worked perfectly. I love using this book for cooking and I love browsing through it - would make a greatly appreciated book for someone you care about!
extra veg inspiration, 07 Aug 2008
As a compulsive cook book buyer/collector/hoarder this was too good to miss, based on previous reviews I went ahead and bought this book and was not at all disappointed.
Some recipes are familiar and therefore comforting and others provide new ideas and inspiration, so much so I resorted to pilfering handfuls of lemon verbena leaves from my mother's shrub in order to try out the Verveine Sorbet recipe to much success.
This is a 'must have' cook book, the recipes are beautifully laid out and very clear, it is not a book for the complete beginner or unadventurous cook. If you simply enjoy food, cooking and browsing through recipes then this book is for you. The photographs and colourful design enhance this pleasurable experience and is excellent value for money as well as making a gorgeous present for a foodie.
Fantastic - all-year-round use, 05 Aug 2008
I bought this book for my mum earlier in the year, and borrowed it so many times I decided I needed a copy for myself!
It's fantastically laid out (I'm in the book layout business myself, and know a good one when I see one!) Really easy to use, full of great ideas for both gluts from the garden or those buy-one-get-one-free offers from the supermarket.
It's now permanently to hand in the kitchen (not one of those look through it once and put it away kind of books), each section being for the different seasons means it's going to be used all year round.
The only problem is now that I'm inspired to grow all sorts of things next year, so might need a bigger garden!
Treat with care, 21 Jul 2008
This is a fantastic book, especially for anyone with an overabundant allotment, but not for the beginner cook. You will need to have an idea of what you are making before you start as I find some of the quantities are a bit out - for the delicious spinach tart, serves 6, she recommends making a pound of pastry (I made it fine with 8oz) and the blackcurrant cupcake icing would have iced 40 cakes, not the 11 the recipe made!
If you only buy one cookbook make it this one!, 05 Jun 2008
I was given this book as a gift and since then I have bought it for three friends. It really is the best cookbook on by shelf.
I have not made one recipe from it that did not turn out fantastically well - and there's a fantastic combination of modern and old fashioned recipes, quick and easy and more complicated meals.
I don't have a garden or an aga or a double oven or any fancy cooking equipment and it is quite usable for the urban cook! There are so many brilliant recipes that it would be quite possible to cook just from this book all year long.
Also the book is so pretty, brightly coloured with two bookmark ribbons that it makes an ideal gift.
Nifty little book, 30 Sep 2008
This book is proof that good things come in small packages - it was lying unused on a shelf for a long time before I picked it up and decided to make something from it and since then the book has become grubby and stained due to the number of times I've used it. Someone else has already pointed out it is great value for money and I definitely agree on this.
A perfect book for when you need something quick to make after a long day at work! It's full of easy, uncomplicated recipes.
Good simple and tasty, 14 Jul 2008
I have made lots of the recipes in this book (in fact its one of my most used recipe books)- they are always tasty, and filling, and generally fairly cheap and quick and easy to make. Unlike alot of recipe books, it tends to use mainly ingredients you would have in your cupboard, with means less trips to the shops and less money spent (and you dont end up with a cupboard full of stuff you bought for a recipe and will never use again!)
Its also fairly unsahamed about using tinned stuff or ready made sauces if it makes the recipe quicker of easier, which is a plus, and often pute in alternatives things you can use if you dont have a particular ingredient, or suggests alternative ways of cooking something to make it easier.
I'm not vegetarian, but I do like vegetarian, and didnt find that I felt like any of the recipes I made were missing meat.
Only one minor quibble - they often recommend using vegetarian alternatives to ingredients, for example vegetarian parmesan, vegetraian pesto, vegetarian feta, and I found these pretty hard (or impossible). If you are a meat eater like me, and can use normal parmesan/pesto etc, then this book is fine. If you are Vegetarian and know where to get necessary veggie alternatives, also fine. If you are a meat eater looking for something to cook for vegetarian friends, be prepared to change your recipes if you cant find the right ingredients.
not what I expected, 28 Mar 2008
I have a few of these little goodfood books and they have been brilliant. After deciding to cut right back on the amount of meat we eat in our house i opted for this book but was a little surprised. Many of the recepies contain quite a lot of cheese (which my husband and son will not eat)meaning that it probably wont be thumbed through like the rest of my books. The dairy free chapter and the casseroles chapter did have some really good ideas but i have been a little put off with the calories and cheese content in the other chapters.
High calories alert!!!, 22 Jan 2008
Yes the recipies do look delicious, but the calories are so high!!
On average most of the recipies contain over 300 - 400 calories per serving and some into the high 500s! Even the salads are 350-450 calories!
I'm sending it back.
good but indeed cheesy, 16 Dec 2007
i have used this book alot but do agree with another reviewer that there is a fair lot of recipes that have cheese in them.
At last! Interesting, delicious, easy slow cooker recipes for vegetarians, 01 Mar 2008
Almost every slow cooker recipe I've ever made has been tomato-based. Recipe books are full of slow-cook meat recipes and stews, but I was bored already, after just a few months of owning my slow cooker.
So I had high hopes for this recipe book and I have to say it has exceeded my expectations.
Firstly, the recipes actually are vegetarian (many of them are vegan). I say this because other slow cooker recipe books have "vegetarian" sections which are packed with meat stock, chicken soup, fish sauce and bacon in the ingredients!
Secondly, the recipes are easy and they work. Again, despite being pretty experienced in the kitchen, I've had the experience of embarrassing failures with other slow cooker recipe books.
Thirdly, just reading the recipes made me want to get cooking! They are inspiring, delicious and simple to follow. There are hints for how to prepare the night before, to save time, and also variations on the recipes, to keep them interesting.
I highly recommend this book for vegetarian slow cooker users and also non-veggies who are bored of meat casseroles and fancy a change.
So far my favourite recipes from this book are:
Peanut & Potato Loaf
Raspberry Custard Cake
Lentil Shepherd's Pie
Wild Rice With Mushrooms & Apricots
French Onion Soup
Caramelised Onions
Hot Roasted Nuts
I hope you enjoy this recipe book!
A great book for beginners with a slow cooker, 21 Jan 2008
This book is great it has a helpful guide at the start on how to use your cooker including some tips. Which are really needed as my cooker didn't come with very good instructions and tips.
The recipes are clear and have tips down the side which I have found very useful. I really like the make ahead tips as you can flick through and find recipes which you can prepare the night before, leave in the fridge and then put in the cooker the next morning.
Yes the book does not contain many pictures, but the descriptions/tips are so good you know what you are doing by following the instructions.
What an amazing cookbook!, 08 Nov 2007
I love this cookbook, it is fantastic. I've made loads of recipies from it which were all easy to follow and yummy. I use this cook book almost every day now. I have alot of other cook books and usually try two or three of the recipes but this one I've made about 12 things from and I'm still working my way through it. The ingredients are all easy to find and it is a great book if you are trying to eat seasonally. I make my family's dinner in the morning but I don't need to wait around for it to cook, I just switch the slow cooker on and then go about my day. Fantastic book!
Slimming World 30 Minute Meals, 28 Jan 2008
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.
Easy to use slimming cook book, 12 Aug 2007
Bought this book and cooked several recipes from it, then bought a copy for my Mum too who also thinks it's great. If you're into Slimming World original and green days, then here is a great selection of quick and easy to make recipes which help you to keep on track. I haven't cooked a nasty tasting recipe yet - all have been quite delicious.
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Customer Reviews
Inspirational garden and recipes!, 31 Aug 2008
Utterly beautiful book, filled with stunning photos and mouth watering recipes. Gives recommendations for varieties of each fruit/vegetable, particularly interesting if you grow your own. Arranged by month, and then into each fruit/vegetable.
Recipes include
Treviso Lasagne
Penne with Preserved Lemon and Avocado
Rosemary and Anchocy Encrusted Lamb
Fillet of Beef with Rocket
Baby Spinach, Pancetta and Roasted Almond Salad
Asparagus Pasta with Lemon
Mint and Pea Tip Risotto
Elderflower Fritters
French Apricot Jam
Cherry Clafoutis
All the recipes I've tried have worked perfectly. I love using this book for cooking and I love browsing through it - would make a greatly appreciated book for someone you care about!
extra veg inspiration, 07 Aug 2008
As a compulsive cook book buyer/collector/hoarder this was too good to miss, based on previous reviews I went ahead and bought this book and was not at all disappointed.
Some recipes are familiar and therefore comforting and others provide new ideas and inspiration, so much so I resorted to pilfering handfuls of lemon verbena leaves from my mother's shrub in order to try out the Verveine Sorbet recipe to much success.
This is a 'must have' cook book, the recipes are beautifully laid out and very clear, it is not a book for the complete beginner or unadventurous cook. If you simply enjoy food, cooking and browsing through recipes then this book is for you. The photographs and colourful design enhance this pleasurable experience and is excellent value for money as well as making a gorgeous present for a foodie.
Fantastic - all-year-round use, 05 Aug 2008
I bought this book for my mum earlier in the year, and borrowed it so many times I decided I needed a copy for myself!
It's fantastically laid out (I'm in the book layout business myself, and know a good one when I see one!) Really easy to use, full of great ideas for both gluts from the garden or those buy-one-get-one-free offers from the supermarket.
It's now permanently to hand in the kitchen (not one of those look through it once and put it away kind of books), each section being for the different seasons means it's going to be used all year round.
The only problem is now that I'm inspired to grow all sorts of things next year, so might need a bigger garden!
Treat with care, 21 Jul 2008
This is a fantastic book, especially for anyone with an overabundant allotment, but not for the beginner cook. You will need to have an idea of what you are making before you start as I find some of the quantities are a bit out - for the delicious spinach tart, serves 6, she recommends making a pound of pastry (I made it fine with 8oz) and the blackcurrant cupcake icing would have iced 40 cakes, not the 11 the recipe made!
If you only buy one cookbook make it this one!, 05 Jun 2008
I was given this book as a gift and since then I have bought it for three friends. It really is the best cookbook on by shelf.
I have not made one recipe from it that did not turn out fantastically well - and there's a fantastic combination of modern and old fashioned recipes, quick and easy and more complicated meals.
I don't have a garden or an aga or a double oven or any fancy cooking equipment and it is quite usable for the urban cook! There are so many brilliant recipes that it would be quite possible to cook just from this book all year long.
Also the book is so pretty, brightly coloured with two bookmark ribbons that it makes an ideal gift.
Nifty little book, 30 Sep 2008
This book is proof that good things come in small packages - it was lying unused on a shelf for a long time before I picked it up and decided to make something from it and since then the book has become grubby and stained due to the number of times I've used it. Someone else has already pointed out it is great value for money and I definitely agree on this.
A perfect book for when you need something quick to make after a long day at work! It's full of easy, uncomplicated recipes.
Good simple and tasty, 14 Jul 2008
I have made lots of the recipes in this book (in fact its one of my most used recipe books)- they are always tasty, and filling, and generally fairly cheap and quick and easy to make. Unlike alot of recipe books, it tends to use mainly ingredients you would have in your cupboard, with means less trips to the shops and less money spent (and you dont end up with a cupboard full of stuff you bought for a recipe and will never use again!)
Its also fairly unsahamed about using tinned stuff or ready made sauces if it makes the recipe quicker of easier, which is a plus, and often pute in alternatives things you can use if you dont have a particular ingredient, or suggests alternative ways of cooking something to make it easier.
I'm not vegetarian, but I do like vegetarian, and didnt find that I felt like any of the recipes I made were missing meat.
Only one minor quibble - they often recommend using vegetarian alternatives to ingredients, for example vegetarian parmesan, vegetraian pesto, vegetarian feta, and I found these pretty hard (or impossible). If you are a meat eater like me, and can use normal parmesan/pesto etc, then this book is fine. If you are Vegetarian and know where to get necessary veggie alternatives, also fine. If you are a meat eater looking for something to cook for vegetarian friends, be prepared to change your recipes if you cant find the right ingredients.
not what I expected, 28 Mar 2008
I have a few of these little goodfood books and they have been brilliant. After deciding to cut right back on the amount of meat we eat in our house i opted for this book but was a little surprised. Many of the recepies contain quite a lot of cheese (which my husband and son will not eat)meaning that it probably wont be thumbed through like the rest of my books. The dairy free chapter and the casseroles chapter did have some really good ideas but i have been a little put off with the calories and cheese content in the other chapters.
High calories alert!!!, 22 Jan 2008
Yes the recipies do look delicious, but the calories are so high!!
On average most of the recipies contain over 300 - 400 calories per serving and some into the high 500s! Even the salads are 350-450 calories!
I'm sending it back.
good but indeed cheesy, 16 Dec 2007
i have used this book alot but do agree with another reviewer that there is a fair lot of recipes that have cheese in them.
At last! Interesting, delicious, easy slow cooker recipes for vegetarians, 01 Mar 2008
Almost every slow cooker recipe I've ever made has been tomato-based. Recipe books are full of slow-cook meat recipes and stews, but I was bored already, after just a few months of owning my slow cooker.
So I had high hopes for this recipe book and I have to say it has exceeded my expectations.
Firstly, the recipes actually are vegetarian (many of them are vegan). I say this because other slow cooker recipe books have "vegetarian" sections which are packed with meat stock, chicken soup, fish sauce and bacon in the ingredients!
Secondly, the recipes are easy and they work. Again, despite being pretty experienced in the kitchen, I've had the experience of embarrassing failures with other slow cooker recipe books.
Thirdly, just reading the recipes made me want to get cooking! They are inspiring, delicious and simple to follow. There are hints for how to prepare the night before, to save time, and also variations on the recipes, to keep them interesting.
I highly recommend this book for vegetarian slow cooker users and also non-veggies who are bored of meat casseroles and fancy a change.
So far my favourite recipes from this book are:
Peanut & Potato Loaf
Raspberry Custard Cake
Lentil Shepherd's Pie
Wild Rice With Mushrooms & Apricots
French Onion Soup
Caramelised Onions
Hot Roasted Nuts
I hope you enjoy this recipe book!
A great book for beginners with a slow cooker, 21 Jan 2008
This book is great it has a helpful guide at the start on how to use your cooker including some tips. Which are really needed as my cooker didn't come with very good instructions and tips.
The recipes are clear and have tips down the side which I have found very useful. I really like the make ahead tips as you can flick through and find recipes which you can prepare the night before, leave in the fridge and then put in the cooker the next morning.
Yes the book does not contain many pictures, but the descriptions/tips are so good you know what you are doing by following the instructions.
What an amazing cookbook!, 08 Nov 2007
I love this cookbook, it is fantastic. I've made loads of recipies from it which were all easy to follow and yummy. I use this cook book almost every day now. I have alot of other cook books and usually try two or three of the recipes but this one I've made about 12 things from and I'm still working my way through it. The ingredients are all easy to find and it is a great book if you are trying to eat seasonally. I make my family's dinner in the morning but I don't need to wait around for it to cook, I just switch the slow cooker on and then go about my day. Fantastic book!
Slimming World 30 Minute Meals, 28 Jan 2008
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.
Easy to use slimming cook book, 12 Aug 2007
Bought this book and cooked several recipes from it, then bought a copy for my Mum too who also thinks it's great. If you're into Slimming World original and green days, then here is a great selection of quick and easy to make recipes which help you to keep on track. I haven't cooked a nasty tasting recipe yet - all have been quite delicious.
Have Your Vegan Vake and Eat it!, 13 Mar 2008
I love this little book and its small enough to carry around (why do cookbooks have to be so big). An ideal book for a vegan beginner or those of love western style comfort foods (which I do!).
"In the Kitch" shows that you can have your vegan cake and eat it with recipes such as Cheezy Cream of Broccoli Soup, Potato and Pumpkin Curry, Stuffed Shells with Red or White Sauce, Dream Bars, Fresh Fruit Crumble, and Hot Fudge Brownie Sundaes
There are more international recipes too such as Pad Thai and Japanese Soba Noodles with Steamed Vegetables and Tofu. No pictures but some funny ass girl talk between sections which I loved.
Great Book, 21 Feb 2008
Felt I had to write a review after the last one was so bad! I actually tried becoming a vegan after reading their first book but became quite ill since buying this book have found it much easier and am no longer ill! The recipes are tasty and simple, plus alot of them are fairly quick and easy to do.
Veggie Burgers - 'open the packet'..., 16 Jan 2008
I was searching for some kick-ass vegan recipes but this book really disappoints - filled with meat, cheese and even egg replacement products, it really lacks imagination and innovative recipes.
If you have just turned vegan or vegetarian then fair enough you can still have a 'chicken' sandwich or a 'tuno' sandwich but to those more seasoned this book lacks variety.
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Customer Reviews
Inspirational garden and recipes!, 31 Aug 2008
Utterly beautiful book, filled with stunning photos and mouth watering recipes. Gives recommendations for varieties of each fruit/vegetable, particularly interesting if you grow your own. Arranged by month, and then into each fruit/vegetable.
Recipes include
Treviso Lasagne
Penne with Preserved Lemon and Avocado
Rosemary and Anchocy Encrusted Lamb
Fillet of Beef with Rocket
Baby Spinach, Pancetta and Roasted Almond Salad
Asparagus Pasta with Lemon
Mint and Pea Tip Risotto
Elderflower Fritters
French Apricot Jam
Cherry Clafoutis
All the recipes I've tried have worked perfectly. I love using this book for cooking and I love browsing through it - would make a greatly appreciated book for someone you care about!
extra veg inspiration, 07 Aug 2008
As a compulsive cook book buyer/collector/hoarder this was too good to miss, based on previous reviews I went ahead and bought this book and was not at all disappointed.
Some recipes are familiar and therefore comforting and others provide new ideas and inspiration, so much so I resorted to pilfering handfuls of lemon verbena leaves from my mother's shrub in order to try out the Verveine Sorbet recipe to much success.
This is a 'must have' cook book, the recipes are beautifully laid out and very clear, it is not a book for the complete beginner or unadventurous cook. If you simply enjoy food, cooking and browsing through recipes then this book is for you. The photographs and colourful design enhance this pleasurable experience and is excellent value for money as well as making a gorgeous present for a foodie.
Fantastic - all-year-round use, 05 Aug 2008
I bought this book for my mum earlier in the year, and borrowed it so many times I decided I needed a copy for myself!
It's fantastically laid out (I'm in the book layout business myself, and know a good one when I see one!) Really easy to use, full of great ideas for both gluts from the garden or those buy-one-get-one-free offers from the supermarket.
It's now permanently to hand in the kitchen (not one of those look through it once and put it away kind of books), each section being for the different seasons means it's going to be used all year round.
The only problem is now that I'm inspired to grow all sorts of things next year, so might need a bigger garden!
Treat with care, 21 Jul 2008
This is a fantastic book, especially for anyone with an overabundant allotment, but not for the beginner cook. You will need to have an idea of what you are making before you start as I find some of the quantities are a bit out - for the delicious spinach tart, serves 6, she recommends making a pound of pastry (I made it fine with 8oz) and the blackcurrant cupcake icing would have iced 40 cakes, not the 11 the recipe made!
If you only buy one cookbook make it this one!, 05 Jun 2008
I was given this book as a gift and since then I have bought it for three friends. It really is the best cookbook on by shelf.
I have not made one recipe from it that did not turn out fantastically well - and there's a fantastic combination of modern and old fashioned recipes, quick and easy and more complicated meals.
I don't have a garden or an aga or a double oven or any fancy cooking equipment and it is quite usable for the urban cook! There are so many brilliant recipes that it would be quite possible to cook just from this book all year long.
Also the book is so pretty, brightly coloured with two bookmark ribbons that it makes an ideal gift.
Nifty little book, 30 Sep 2008
This book is proof that good things come in small packages - it was lying unused on a shelf for a long time before I picked it up and decided to make something from it and since then the book has become grubby and stained due to the number of times I've used it. Someone else has already pointed out it is great value for money and I definitely agree on this.
A perfect book for when you need something quick to make after a long day at work! It's full of easy, uncomplicated recipes.
Good simple and tasty, 14 Jul 2008
I have made lots of the recipes in this book (in fact its one of my most used recipe books)- they are always tasty, and filling, and generally fairly cheap and quick and easy to make. Unlike alot of recipe books, it tends to use mainly ingredients you would have in your cupboard, with means less trips to the shops and less money spent (and you dont end up with a cupboard full of stuff you bought for a recipe and will never use again!)
Its also fairly unsahamed about using tinned stuff or ready made sauces if it makes the recipe quicker of easier, which is a plus, and often pute in alternatives things you can use if you dont have a particular ingredient, or suggests alternative ways of cooking something to make it easier.
I'm not vegetarian, but I do like vegetarian, and didnt find that I felt like any of the recipes I made were missing meat.
Only one minor quibble - they often recommend using vegetarian alternatives to ingredients, for example vegetarian parmesan, vegetraian pesto, vegetarian feta, and I found these pretty hard (or impossible). If you are a meat eater like me, and can use normal parmesan/pesto etc, then this book is fine. If you are Vegetarian and know where to get necessary veggie alternatives, also fine. If you are a meat eater looking for something to cook for vegetarian friends, be prepared to change your recipes if you cant find the right ingredients.
not what I expected, 28 Mar 2008
I have a few of these little goodfood books and they have been brilliant. After deciding to cut right back on the amount of meat we eat in our house i opted for this book but was a little surprised. Many of the recepies contain quite a lot of cheese (which my husband and son will not eat)meaning that it probably wont be thumbed through like the rest of my books. The dairy free chapter and the casseroles chapter did have some really good ideas but i have been a little put off with the calories and cheese content in the other chapters.
High calories alert!!!, 22 Jan 2008
Yes the recipies do look delicious, but the calories are so high!!
On average most of the recipies contain over 300 - 400 calories per serving and some into the high 500s! Even the salads are 350-450 calories!
I'm sending it back.
good but indeed cheesy, 16 Dec 2007
i have used this book alot but do agree with another reviewer that there is a fair lot of recipes that have cheese in them.
At last! Interesting, delicious, easy slow cooker recipes for vegetarians, 01 Mar 2008
Almost every slow cooker recipe I've ever made has been tomato-based. Recipe books are full of slow-cook meat recipes and stews, but I was bored already, after just a few months of owning my slow cooker.
So I had high hopes for this recipe book and I have to say it has exceeded my expectations.
Firstly, the recipes actually are vegetarian (many of them are vegan). I say this because other slow cooker recipe books have "vegetarian" sections which are packed with meat stock, chicken soup, fish sauce and bacon in the ingredients!
Secondly, the recipes are easy and they work. Again, despite being pretty experienced in the kitchen, I've had the experience of embarrassing failures with other slow cooker recipe books.
Thirdly, just reading the recipes made me want to get cooking! They are inspiring, delicious and simple to follow. There are hints for how to prepare the night before, to save time, and also variations on the recipes, to keep them interesting.
I highly recommend this book for vegetarian slow cooker users and also non-veggies who are bored of meat casseroles and fancy a change.
So far my favourite recipes from this book are:
Peanut & Potato Loaf
Raspberry Custard Cake
Lentil Shepherd's Pie
Wild Rice With Mushrooms & Apricots
French Onion Soup
Caramelised Onions
Hot Roasted Nuts
I hope you enjoy this recipe book!
A great book for beginners with a slow cooker, 21 Jan 2008
This book is great it has a helpful guide at the start on how to use your cooker including some tips. Which are really needed as my cooker didn't come with very good instructions and tips.
The recipes are clear and have tips down the side which I have found very useful. I really like the make ahead tips as you can flick through and find recipes which you can prepare the night before, leave in the fridge and then put in the cooker the next morning.
Yes the book does not contain many pictures, but the descriptions/tips are so good you know what you are doing by following the instructions.
What an amazing cookbook!, 08 Nov 2007
I love this cookbook, it is fantastic. I've made loads of recipies from it which were all easy to follow and yummy. I use this cook book almost every day now. I have alot of other cook books and usually try two or three of the recipes but this one I've made about 12 things from and I'm still working my way through it. The ingredients are all easy to find and it is a great book if you are trying to eat seasonally. I make my family's dinner in the morning but I don't need to wait around for it to cook, I just switch the slow cooker on and then go about my day. Fantastic book!
Slimming World 30 Minute Meals, 28 Jan 2008
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.
Easy to use slimming cook book, 12 Aug 2007
Bought this book and cooked several recipes from it, then bought a copy for my Mum too who also thinks it's great. If you're into Slimming World original and green days, then here is a great selection of quick and easy to make recipes which help you to keep on track. I haven't cooked a nasty tasting recipe yet - all have been quite delicious.
Have Your Vegan Vake and Eat it!, 13 Mar 2008
I love this little book and its small enough to carry around (why do cookbooks have to be so big). An ideal book for a vegan beginner or those of love western style comfort foods (which I do!).
"In the Kitch" shows that you can have your vegan cake and eat it with recipes such as Cheezy Cream of Broccoli Soup, Potato and Pumpkin Curry, Stuffed Shells with Red or White Sauce, Dream Bars, Fresh Fruit Crumble, and Hot Fudge Brownie Sundaes
There are more international recipes too such as Pad Thai and Japanese Soba Noodles with Steamed Vegetables and Tofu. No pictures but some funny ass girl talk between sections which I loved.
Great Book, 21 Feb 2008
Felt I had to write a review after the last one was so bad! I actually tried becoming a vegan after reading their first book but became quite ill since buying this book have found it much easier and am no longer ill! The recipes are tasty and simple, plus alot of them are fairly quick and easy to do.
Veggie Burgers - 'open the packet'..., 16 Jan 2008
I was searching for some kick-ass vegan recipes but this book really disappoints - filled with meat, cheese and even egg replacement products, it really lacks imagination and innovative recipes.
If you have just turned vegan or vegetarian then fair enough you can still have a 'chicken' sandwich or a 'tuno' sandwich but to those more seasoned this book lacks variety.
easy and cheap vege cooking, 11 Oct 2008
It's one of my very fav cookbooks. here is why:
1) It doesn't assume any previous cooking knowledge, doesn't use jargon and gives very clear instructions.
2) most of ingredients are easy to get or you may even have them in your cupboards already.
3) includes information on time required to make a given dish, number of servings and how difficult it is to make.
4) recipies are very easy locate in the book. they are grouped into chapters with a "theme", eg. oriental, italian and so on. you can also find vegetarian ways of making our familiar dishes. or even things like pouched eggs or pancakes.
5) it's cheerful and enthusiastic, includes things like hangover juice remedies and nice easy desserts.
6) the layout is clear and neat, easy to follow. no pictures though.
if you are new to cooking or new to vegetarian cooking, you will probably like this book as much as I do. enjoy!
Believe me, there are better books than this..., 21 Feb 2008
Although it is not necessarily a *bad* book, I don't believe it is cheap, or simple. Suggested simple meals are "jacket potatoes" and "poaches eggs", and suddenly the jump is made to the likes of "leeks baked with blue cheese" and "pumpkin goulash", which make up the bulk of the book. There are no real intermediate meals. Neither are the meals cheap
The lack of in-between cooking would be fine if something more exotic was what you wanted, but it's not appropriate in a student cook book. The same applies for the likes of the cocktail and juices section. It also does not help that there is no pictures within the book, which would be handy to know what the meal your cooking should look like.
What stops me giving this a lower rating is that there are some good recipes, such as the "sticky muesli bars". But please, don't think that you can leave home with limited cooking experience and that this will help you on you're way.
Everything you need, student or not, 25 Sep 2007
My student days were over some 15 years ago, but I bought this book because I wanted to increase my repertoire of vegetarian meals. While I don't need to learn how to bake a potato, (which is included in this book) I wanted fairly easy recipes without hugely long ingredient lists. This cookbook suits the bill, perfectly. My Rose Elliot and Leith's veggie cookbooks are languishing in the cupboard barely used at present because I keep on going back to this one.
I've made several recipes so far. Most of them I found delicious and would definitely make again.
The marketing of this book is gimmicky - lots of bright colours, little buzzwords like 'fun, cheap, party' which may or may not appeal, I don't take much notice of it. Usually I prefer books with pictures to show the finished product, but I've generally found the instructions easy enough to follow.
There are a couple of minor mistakes, like mentioning a 'cooking time' for hummous when it's made with tinned chickpeas, and I'm convinced that the fruit cake recipe doesn't ask for enough milk unless my scales are badly inaccurate. Because of that I'm giving it four stars rather than five, but most of the time it is very reliable.
Pobably best for rich students who don't have a clue!!!, 06 Sep 2007
A dull and uninspriring recipe book that is either too expensive for normal students, or just plain boring. My suggestion is to avoid anything that says 'student' on it, and just go for normal veggie cookbooks that don't force us into stereotypes.
PLEASE BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!, 03 Sep 2007
We came back from our holidays feeling digestively fantastic because of all the fresh food we'd eaten in Turkey. I bought this book because l was a little bored with my veggie cookery books and l also wanted fresh, quick food after work so this is why l decided to buy this book! It is fantastic - lve cooked 5 meals (no duds yet) for my carnivour partner and myself and the meals are quick, nutrious and so easy to cater to your own taste! YOU HAVE GOT TO BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!
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Customer Reviews
Inspirational garden and recipes!, 31 Aug 2008
Utterly beautiful book, filled with stunning photos and mouth watering recipes. Gives recommendations for varieties of each fruit/vegetable, particularly interesting if you grow your own. Arranged by month, and then into each fruit/vegetable.
Recipes include
Treviso Lasagne
Penne with Preserved Lemon and Avocado
Rosemary and Anchocy Encrusted Lamb
Fillet of Beef with Rocket
Baby Spinach, Pancetta and Roasted Almond Salad
Asparagus Pasta with Lemon
Mint and Pea Tip Risotto
Elderflower Fritters
French Apricot Jam
Cherry Clafoutis
All the recipes I've tried have worked perfectly. I love using this book for cooking and I love browsing through it - would make a greatly appreciated book for someone you care about!
extra veg inspiration, 07 Aug 2008
As a compulsive cook book buyer/collector/hoarder this was too good to miss, based on previous reviews I went ahead and bought this book and was not at all disappointed.
Some recipes are familiar and therefore comforting and others provide new ideas and inspiration, so much so I resorted to pilfering handfuls of lemon verbena leaves from my mother's shrub in order to try out the Verveine Sorbet recipe to much success.
This is a 'must have' cook book, the recipes are beautifully laid out and very clear, it is not a book for the complete beginner or unadventurous cook. If you simply enjoy food, cooking and browsing through recipes then this book is for you. The photographs and colourful design enhance this pleasurable experience and is excellent value for money as well as making a gorgeous present for a foodie.
Fantastic - all-year-round use, 05 Aug 2008
I bought this book for my mum earlier in the year, and borrowed it so many times I decided I needed a copy for myself!
It's fantastically laid out (I'm in the book layout business myself, and know a good one when I see one!) Really easy to use, full of great ideas for both gluts from the garden or those buy-one-get-one-free offers from the supermarket.
It's now permanently to hand in the kitchen (not one of those look through it once and put it away kind of books), each section being for the different seasons means it's going to be used all year round.
The only problem is now that I'm inspired to grow all sorts of things next year, so might need a bigger garden!
Treat with care, 21 Jul 2008
This is a fantastic book, especially for anyone with an overabundant allotment, but not for the beginner cook. You will need to have an idea of what you are making before you start as I find some of the quantities are a bit out - for the delicious spinach tart, serves 6, she recommends making a pound of pastry (I made it fine with 8oz) and the blackcurrant cupcake icing would have iced 40 cakes, not the 11 the recipe made!
If you only buy one cookbook make it this one!, 05 Jun 2008
I was given this book as a gift and since then I have bought it for three friends. It really is the best cookbook on by shelf.
I have not made one recipe from it that did not turn out fantastically well - and there's a fantastic combination of modern and old fashioned recipes, quick and easy and more complicated meals.
I don't have a garden or an aga or a double oven or any fancy cooking equipment and it is quite usable for the urban cook! There are so many brilliant recipes that it would be quite possible to cook just from this book all year long.
Also the book is so pretty, brightly coloured with two bookmark ribbons that it makes an ideal gift.
Nifty little book, 30 Sep 2008
This book is proof that good things come in small packages - it was lying unused on a shelf for a long time before I picked it up and decided to make something from it and since then the book has become grubby and stained due to the number of times I've used it. Someone else has already pointed out it is great value for money and I definitely agree on this.
A perfect book for when you need something quick to make after a long day at work! It's full of easy, uncomplicated recipes.
Good simple and tasty, 14 Jul 2008
I have made lots of the recipes in this book (in fact its one of my most used recipe books)- they are always tasty, and filling, and generally fairly cheap and quick and easy to make. Unlike alot of recipe books, it tends to use mainly ingredients you would have in your cupboard, with means less trips to the shops and less money spent (and you dont end up with a cupboard full of stuff you bought for a recipe and will never use again!)
Its also fairly unsahamed about using tinned stuff or ready made sauces if it makes the recipe quicker of easier, which is a plus, and often pute in alternatives things you can use if you dont have a particular ingredient, or suggests alternative ways of cooking something to make it easier.
I'm not vegetarian, but I do like vegetarian, and didnt find that I felt like any of the recipes I made were missing meat.
Only one minor quibble - they often recommend using vegetarian alternatives to ingredients, for example vegetarian parmesan, vegetraian pesto, vegetarian feta, and I found these pretty hard (or impossible). If you are a meat eater like me, and can use normal parmesan/pesto etc, then this book is fine. If you are Vegetarian and know where to get necessary veggie alternatives, also fine. If you are a meat eater looking for something to cook for vegetarian friends, be prepared to change your recipes if you cant find the right ingredients.
not what I expected, 28 Mar 2008
I have a few of these little goodfood books and they have been brilliant. After deciding to cut right back on the amount of meat we eat in our house i opted for this book but was a little surprised. Many of the recepies contain quite a lot of cheese (which my husband and son will not eat)meaning that it probably wont be thumbed through like the rest of my books. The dairy free chapter and the casseroles chapter did have some really good ideas but i have been a little put off with the calories and cheese content in the other chapters.
High calories alert!!!, 22 Jan 2008
Yes the recipies do look delicious, but the calories are so high!!
On average most of the recipies contain over 300 - 400 calories per serving and some into the high 500s! Even the salads are 350-450 calories!
I'm sending it back.
good but indeed cheesy, 16 Dec 2007
i have used this book alot but do agree with another reviewer that there is a fair lot of recipes that have cheese in them.
At last! Interesting, delicious, easy slow cooker recipes for vegetarians, 01 Mar 2008
Almost every slow cooker recipe I've ever made has been tomato-based. Recipe books are full of slow-cook meat recipes and stews, but I was bored already, after just a few months of owning my slow cooker.
So I had high hopes for this recipe book and I have to say it has exceeded my expectations.
Firstly, the recipes actually are vegetarian (many of them are vegan). I say this because other slow cooker recipe books have "vegetarian" sections which are packed with meat stock, chicken soup, fish sauce and bacon in the ingredients!
Secondly, the recipes are easy and they work. Again, despite being pretty experienced in the kitchen, I've had the experience of embarrassing failures with other slow cooker recipe books.
Thirdly, just reading the recipes made me want to get cooking! They are inspiring, delicious and simple to follow. There are hints for how to prepare the night before, to save time, and also variations on the recipes, to keep them interesting.
I highly recommend this book for vegetarian slow cooker users and also non-veggies who are bored of meat casseroles and fancy a change.
So far my favourite recipes from this book are:
Peanut & Potato Loaf
Raspberry Custard Cake
Lentil Shepherd's Pie
Wild Rice With Mushrooms & Apricots
French Onion Soup
Caramelised Onions
Hot Roasted Nuts
I hope you enjoy this recipe book!
A great book for beginners with a slow cooker, 21 Jan 2008
This book is great it has a helpful guide at the start on how to use your cooker including some tips. Which are really needed as my cooker didn't come with very good instructions and tips.
The recipes are clear and have tips down the side which I have found very useful. I really like the make ahead tips as you can flick through and find recipes which you can prepare the night before, leave in the fridge and then put in the cooker the next morning.
Yes the book does not contain many pictures, but the descriptions/tips are so good you know what you are doing by following the instructions.
What an amazing cookbook!, 08 Nov 2007
I love this cookbook, it is fantastic. I've made loads of recipies from it which were all easy to follow and yummy. I use this cook book almost every day now. I have alot of other cook books and usually try two or three of the recipes but this one I've made about 12 things from and I'm still working my way through it. The ingredients are all easy to find and it is a great book if you are trying to eat seasonally. I make my family's dinner in the morning but I don't need to wait around for it to cook, I just switch the slow cooker on and then go about my day. Fantastic book!
Slimming World 30 Minute Meals, 28 Jan 2008
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.
Easy to use slimming cook book, 12 Aug 2007
Bought this book and cooked several recipes from it, then bought a copy for my Mum too who also thinks it's great. If you're into Slimming World original and green days, then here is a great selection of quick and easy to make recipes which help you to keep on track. I haven't cooked a nasty tasting recipe yet - all have been quite delicious.
Have Your Vegan Vake and Eat it!, 13 Mar 2008
I love this little book and its small enough to carry around (why do cookbooks have to be so big). An ideal book for a vegan beginner or those of love western style comfort foods (which I do!).
"In the Kitch" shows that you can have your vegan cake and eat it with recipes such as Cheezy Cream of Broccoli Soup, Potato and Pumpkin Curry, Stuffed Shells with Red or White Sauce, Dream Bars, Fresh Fruit Crumble, and Hot Fudge Brownie Sundaes
There are more international recipes too such as Pad Thai and Japanese Soba Noodles with Steamed Vegetables and Tofu. No pictures but some funny ass girl talk between sections which I loved.
Great Book, 21 Feb 2008
Felt I had to write a review after the last one was so bad! I actually tried becoming a vegan after reading their first book but became quite ill since buying this book have found it much easier and am no longer ill! The recipes are tasty and simple, plus alot of them are fairly quick and easy to do.
Veggie Burgers - 'open the packet'..., 16 Jan 2008
I was searching for some kick-ass vegan recipes but this book really disappoints - filled with meat, cheese and even egg replacement products, it really lacks imagination and innovative recipes.
If you have just turned vegan or vegetarian then fair enough you can still have a 'chicken' sandwich or a 'tuno' sandwich but to those more seasoned this book lacks variety.
easy and cheap vege cooking, 11 Oct 2008
It's one of my very fav cookbooks. here is why:
1) It doesn't assume any previous cooking knowledge, doesn't use jargon and gives very clear instructions.
2) most of ingredients are easy to get or you may even have them in your cupboards already.
3) includes information on time required to make a given dish, number of servings and how difficult it is to make.
4) recipies are very easy locate in the book. they are grouped into chapters with a "theme", eg. oriental, italian and so on. you can also find vegetarian ways of making our familiar dishes. or even things like pouched eggs or pancakes.
5) it's cheerful and enthusiastic, includes things like hangover juice remedies and nice easy desserts.
6) the layout is clear and neat, easy to follow. no pictures though.
if you are new to cooking or new to vegetarian cooking, you will probably like this book as much as I do. enjoy!
Believe me, there are better books than this..., 21 Feb 2008
Although it is not necessarily a *bad* book, I don't believe it is cheap, or simple. Suggested simple meals are "jacket potatoes" and "poaches eggs", and suddenly the jump is made to the likes of "leeks baked with blue cheese" and "pumpkin goulash", which make up the bulk of the book. There are no real intermediate meals. Neither are the meals cheap
The lack of in-between cooking would be fine if something more exotic was what you wanted, but it's not appropriate in a student cook book. The same applies for the likes of the cocktail and juices section. It also does not help that there is no pictures within the book, which would be handy to know what the meal your cooking should look like.
What stops me giving this a lower rating is that there are some good recipes, such as the "sticky muesli bars". But please, don't think that you can leave home with limited cooking experience and that this will help you on you're way.
Everything you need, student or not, 25 Sep 2007
My student days were over some 15 years ago, but I bought this book because I wanted to increase my repertoire of vegetarian meals. While I don't need to learn how to bake a potato, (which is included in this book) I wanted fairly easy recipes without hugely long ingredient lists. This cookbook suits the bill, perfectly. My Rose Elliot and Leith's veggie cookbooks are languishing in the cupboard barely used at present because I keep on going back to this one.
I've made several recipes so far. Most of them I found delicious and would definitely make again.
The marketing of this book is gimmicky - lots of bright colours, little buzzwords like 'fun, cheap, party' which may or may not appeal, I don't take much notice of it. Usually I prefer books with pictures to show the finished product, but I've generally found the instructions easy enough to follow.
There are a couple of minor mistakes, like mentioning a 'cooking time' for hummous when it's made with tinned chickpeas, and I'm convinced that the fruit cake recipe doesn't ask for enough milk unless my scales are badly inaccurate. Because of that I'm giving it four stars rather than five, but most of the time it is very reliable.
Pobably best for rich students who don't have a clue!!!, 06 Sep 2007
A dull and uninspriring recipe book that is either too expensive for normal students, or just plain boring. My suggestion is to avoid anything that says 'student' on it, and just go for normal veggie cookbooks that don't force us into stereotypes.
PLEASE BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!, 03 Sep 2007
We came back from our holidays feeling digestively fantastic because of all the fresh food we'd eaten in Turkey. I bought this book because l was a little bored with my veggie cookery books and l also wanted fresh, quick food after work so this is why l decided to buy this book! It is fantastic - lve cooked 5 meals (no duds yet) for my carnivour partner and myself and the meals are quick, nutrious and so easy to cater to your own taste! YOU HAVE GOT TO BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!
disappointing! :(, 20 Sep 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 ...
even has a great gluten free recipe...., 25 Aug 2008
...well technically it has two, but they are really just variations of each other.
I would reccomend using 'Dove Farm white gluten free flour' instead of the quinoa flour though - trust me!
also, use muffin cases instead of fairycake cases and the cakes will be proper size.
The 'Chocolate Gluten Freedom Cupcakes' are brilliant. No-one will know that they are gf unless you tell them. [although they're only good on the day of making and the day after].
The regular vegan recipes are great too, and rely on proper ingredients. They can even be transformed into gluten free without much hassle.
==> great book
Best vegan cookbook I own!, 20 Aug 2008
Really can't give this book enough praise. The ingredients are easy to find and don't call for expensive 'egg replacers' and what not only found in health food stores like lots of vegan cakes.
Has lots of lovely pictures throughout the book and have tried and tested many!
Can't recommend this book enough!
Made being Vegan easier., 16 Aug 2008
As a recent Vegan (for health reasons) I was feeling a bit depressed about the options open to me food wise. I am a baker at heart and to not be able to eat what I cooked was not fun. However I stumbled across this book and the world became a better place again.
Once you make the simple vanilla cupcakes you are hooked and cannot wait to bake the next batch. My family, friends and work colleagues do not believe that these are dairy free and my fussy eater nieces love them too.
I cannot recommend this book enough. One tip is to buy measuring cups and spoons, plus an oven thermometer if you are on gas. Invaluable.
I love this book!, 30 Jul 2008
Let's face it, cupcakes are cute :o) and this is the cutest recipe book in the world! Best of all, all the recipes are animal friendly! Whoopie!
Every single recipe in this book is creative and look (and taste!) divine! The photography is beautiful and makes you want to have the real thing in front of you immediately, the most inspiring cook book ever!
As mentioned by others, the measurement are American, but once you have the equipment (buy some measuring cups today!) I find the recipes are much easier to follow than the Brit weighing method.
More advice: if your oven is a bit off with the temperatures, buy an oven thermometer. The first poor batch of cupcakes I made sunk :o( it was because my oven was too cold. I cant even read the temperatures on my oven, guesstimating does not work! But once I used an oven thermometer all was well, and very very yummy!
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Customer Reviews
Inspirational garden and recipes!, 31 Aug 2008
Utterly beautiful book, filled with stunning photos and mouth watering recipes. Gives recommendations for varieties of each fruit/vegetable, particularly interesting if you grow your own. Arranged by month, and then into each fruit/vegetable.
Recipes include
Treviso Lasagne
Penne with Preserved Lemon and Avocado
Rosemary and Anchocy Encrusted Lamb
Fillet of Beef with Rocket
Baby Spinach, Pancetta and Roasted Almond Salad
Asparagus Pasta with Lemon
Mint and Pea Tip Risotto
Elderflower Fritters
French Apricot Jam
Cherry Clafoutis
All the recipes I've tried have worked perfectly. I love using this book for cooking and I love browsing through it - would make a greatly appreciated book for someone you care about!
extra veg inspiration, 07 Aug 2008
As a compulsive cook book buyer/collector/hoarder this was too good to miss, based on previous reviews I went ahead and bought this book and was not at all disappointed.
Some recipes are familiar and therefore comforting and others provide new ideas and inspiration, so much so I resorted to pilfering handfuls of lemon verbena leaves from my mother's shrub in order to try out the Verveine Sorbet recipe to much success.
This is a 'must have' cook book, the recipes are beautifully laid out and very clear, it is not a book for the complete beginner or unadventurous cook. If you simply enjoy food, cooking and browsing through recipes then this book is for you. The photographs and colourful design enhance this pleasurable experience and is excellent value for money as well as making a gorgeous present for a foodie.
Fantastic - all-year-round use, 05 Aug 2008
I bought this book for my mum earlier in the year, and borrowed it so many times I decided I needed a copy for myself!
It's fantastically laid out (I'm in the book layout business myself, and know a good one when I see one!) Really easy to use, full of great ideas for both gluts from the garden or those buy-one-get-one-free offers from the supermarket.
It's now permanently to hand in the kitchen (not one of those look through it once and put it away kind of books), each section being for the different seasons means it's going to be used all year round.
The only problem is now that I'm inspired to grow all sorts of things next year, so might need a bigger garden!
Treat with care, 21 Jul 2008
This is a fantastic book, especially for anyone with an overabundant allotment, but not for the beginner cook. You will need to have an idea of what you are making before you start as I find some of the quantities are a bit out - for the delicious spinach tart, serves 6, she recommends making a pound of pastry (I made it fine with 8oz) and the blackcurrant cupcake icing would have iced 40 cakes, not the 11 the recipe made!
If you only buy one cookbook make it this one!, 05 Jun 2008
I was given this book as a gift and since then I have bought it for three friends. It really is the best cookbook on by shelf.
I have not made one recipe from it that did not turn out fantastically well - and there's a fantastic combination of modern and old fashioned recipes, quick and easy and more complicated meals.
I don't have a garden or an aga or a double oven or any fancy cooking equipment and it is quite usable for the urban cook! There are so many brilliant recipes that it would be quite possible to cook just from this book all year long.
Also the book is so pretty, brightly coloured with two bookmark ribbons that it makes an ideal gift.
Nifty little book, 30 Sep 2008
This book is proof that good things come in small packages - it was lying unused on a shelf for a long time before I picked it up and decided to make something from it and since then the book has become grubby and stained due to the number of times I've used it. Someone else has already pointed out it is great value for money and I definitely agree on this.
A perfect book for when you need something quick to make after a long day at work! It's full of easy, uncomplicated recipes.
Good simple and tasty, 14 Jul 2008
I have made lots of the recipes in this book (in fact its one of my most used recipe books)- they are always tasty, and filling, and generally fairly cheap and quick and easy to make. Unlike alot of recipe books, it tends to use mainly ingredients you would have in your cupboard, with means less trips to the shops and less money spent (and you dont end up with a cupboard full of stuff you bought for a recipe and will never use again!)
Its also fairly unsahamed about using tinned stuff or ready made sauces if it makes the recipe quicker of easier, which is a plus, and often pute in alternatives things you can use if you dont have a particular ingredient, or suggests alternative ways of cooking something to make it easier.
I'm not vegetarian, but I do like vegetarian, and didnt find that I felt like any of the recipes I made were missing meat.
Only one minor quibble - they often recommend using vegetarian alternatives to ingredients, for example vegetarian parmesan, vegetraian pesto, vegetarian feta, and I found these pretty hard (or impossible). If you are a meat eater like me, and can use normal parmesan/pesto etc, then this book is fine. If you are Vegetarian and know where to get necessary veggie alternatives, also fine. If you are a meat eater looking for something to cook for vegetarian friends, be prepared to change your recipes if you cant find the right ingredients.
not what I expected, 28 Mar 2008
I have a few of these little goodfood books and they have been brilliant. After deciding to cut right back on the amount of meat we eat in our house i opted for this book but was a little surprised. Many of the recepies contain quite a lot of cheese (which my husband and son will not eat)meaning that it probably wont be thumbed through like the rest of my books. The dairy free chapter and the casseroles chapter did have some really good ideas but i have been a little put off with the calories and cheese content in the other chapters.
High calories alert!!!, 22 Jan 2008
Yes the recipies do look delicious, but the calories are so high!!
On average most of the recipies contain over 300 - 400 calories per serving and some into the high 500s! Even the salads are 350-450 calories!
I'm sending it back.
good but indeed cheesy, 16 Dec 2007
i have used this book alot but do agree with another reviewer that there is a fair lot of recipes that have cheese in them.
At last! Interesting, delicious, easy slow cooker recipes for vegetarians, 01 Mar 2008
Almost every slow cooker recipe I've ever made has been tomato-based. Recipe books are full of slow-cook meat recipes and stews, but I was bored already, after just a few months of owning my slow cooker.
So I had high hopes for this recipe book and I have to say it has exceeded my expectations.
Firstly, the recipes actually are vegetarian (many of them are vegan). I say this because other slow cooker recipe books have "vegetarian" sections which are packed with meat stock, chicken soup, fish sauce and bacon in the ingredients!
Secondly, the recipes are easy and they work. Again, despite being pretty experienced in the kitchen, I've had the experience of embarrassing failures with other slow cooker recipe books.
Thirdly, just reading the recipes made me want to get cooking! They are inspiring, delicious and simple to follow. There are hints for how to prepare the night before, to save time, and also variations on the recipes, to keep them interesting.
I highly recommend this book for vegetarian slow cooker users and also non-veggies who are bored of meat casseroles and fancy a change.
So far my favourite recipes from this book are:
Peanut & Potato Loaf
Raspberry Custard Cake
Lentil Shepherd's Pie
Wild Rice With Mushrooms & Apricots
French Onion Soup
Caramelised Onions
Hot Roasted Nuts
I hope you enjoy this recipe book!
A great book for beginners with a slow cooker, 21 Jan 2008
This book is great it has a helpful guide at the start on how to use your cooker including some tips. Which are really needed as my cooker didn't come with very good instructions and tips.
The recipes are clear and have tips down the side which I have found very useful. I really like the make ahead tips as you can flick through and find recipes which you can prepare the night before, leave in the fridge and then put in the cooker the next morning.
Yes the book does not contain many pictures, but the descriptions/tips are so good you know what you are doing by following the instructions.
What an amazing cookbook!, 08 Nov 2007
I love this cookbook, it is fantastic. I've made loads of recipies from it which were all easy to follow and yummy. I use this cook book almost every day now. I have alot of other cook books and usually try two or three of the recipes but this one I've made about 12 things from and I'm still working my way through it. The ingredients are all easy to find and it is a great book if you are trying to eat seasonally. I make my family's dinner in the morning but I don't need to wait around for it to cook, I just switch the slow cooker on and then go about my day. Fantastic book!
Slimming World 30 Minute Meals, 28 Jan 2008
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.
Easy to use slimming cook book, 12 Aug 2007
Bought this book and cooked several recipes from it, then bought a copy for my Mum too who also thinks it's great. If you're into Slimming World original and green days, then here is a great selection of quick and easy to make recipes which help you to keep on track. I haven't cooked a nasty tasting recipe yet - all have been quite delicious.
Have Your Vegan Vake and Eat it!, 13 Mar 2008
I love this little book and its small enough to carry around (why do cookbooks have to be so big). An ideal book for a vegan beginner or those of love western style comfort foods (which I do!).
"In the Kitch" shows that you can have your vegan cake and eat it with recipes such as Cheezy Cream of Broccoli Soup, Potato and Pumpkin Curry, Stuffed Shells with Red or White Sauce, Dream Bars, Fresh Fruit Crumble, and Hot Fudge Brownie Sundaes
There are more international recipes too such as Pad Thai and Japanese Soba Noodles with Steamed Vegetables and Tofu. No pictures but some funny ass girl talk between sections which I loved.
Great Book, 21 Feb 2008
Felt I had to write a review after the last one was so bad! I actually tried becoming a vegan after reading their first book but became quite ill since buying this book have found it much easier and am no longer ill! The recipes are tasty and simple, plus alot of them are fairly quick and easy to do.
Veggie Burgers - 'open the packet'..., 16 Jan 2008
I was searching for some kick-ass vegan recipes but this book really disappoints - filled with meat, cheese and even egg replacement products, it really lacks imagination and innovative recipes.
If you have just turned vegan or vegetarian then fair enough you can still have a 'chicken' sandwich or a 'tuno' sandwich but to those more seasoned this book lacks variety.
easy and cheap vege cooking, 11 Oct 2008
It's one of my very fav cookbooks. here is why:
1) It doesn't assume any previous cooking knowledge, doesn't use jargon and gives very clear instructions.
2) most of ingredients are easy to get or you may even have them in your cupboards already.
3) includes information on time required to make a given dish, number of servings and how difficult it is to make.
4) recipies are very easy locate in the book. they are grouped into chapters with a "theme", eg. oriental, italian and so on. you can also find vegetarian ways of making our familiar dishes. or even things like pouched eggs or pancakes.
5) it's cheerful and enthusiastic, includes things like hangover juice remedies and nice easy desserts.
6) the layout is clear and neat, easy to follow. no pictures though.
if you are new to cooking or new to vegetarian cooking, you will probably like this book as much as I do. enjoy!
Believe me, there are better books than this..., 21 Feb 2008
Although it is not necessarily a *bad* book, I don't believe it is cheap, or simple. Suggested simple meals are "jacket potatoes" and "poaches eggs", and suddenly the jump is made to the likes of "leeks baked with blue cheese" and "pumpkin goulash", which make up the bulk of the book. There are no real intermediate meals. Neither are the meals cheap
The lack of in-between cooking would be fine if something more exotic was what you wanted, but it's not appropriate in a student cook book. The same applies for the likes of the cocktail and juices section. It also does not help that there is no pictures within the book, which would be handy to know what the meal your cooking should look like.
What stops me giving this a lower rating is that there are some good recipes, such as the "sticky muesli bars". But please, don't think that you can leave home with limited cooking experience and that this will help you on you're way.
Everything you need, student or not, 25 Sep 2007
My student days were over some 15 years ago, but I bought this book because I wanted to increase my repertoire of vegetarian meals. While I don't need to learn how to bake a potato, (which is included in this book) I wanted fairly easy recipes without hugely long ingredient lists. This cookbook suits the bill, perfectly. My Rose Elliot and Leith's veggie cookbooks are languishing in the cupboard barely used at present because I keep on going back to this one.
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