What cookbooks would you 'save' ?

MrsE_2

Economy Gastronomy is up there with my Jamie ones.

Not forgetting my A4 file with all my hand written & photocopied & copied'n'pasted recipes.

thriftlady_2

MrsE wrote: »

. Apparently a Ministry of Food 2 (I think its called the Food Revolution is coming out soon too).
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I saw that on Amazon. It has the same front cover as the M of F. I got the impression that is was just a paperback edition of the M of F. There's no info indicating otherwise. Bit of a con I thought.

Edit: Just had a look at The Food Revolution on Amazon and it isn't a paperback and seems to be more expensive than the M of F. Same pic on the cover though. Not sure now.

Edit again: OK, I think I've worked it out. It is the same book but for the American market. He is very popular over there and the phrase 'The ministry of food' doesn't really have any significance there hence the change of title. Check this out.

MrsE_2

thriftlady wrote: »

I saw that on Amazon. It has the same front cover as the M of F. I got the impression that is was just a paperback edition of the M of F. There's no info indicating otherwise. Bit of a con I thought.

Edit: Just had a look at The Food Revolution on Amazon and it isn't a paperback and seems to be more expensive than the M of F. Same pic on the cover though. Not sure now.

Edit again: OK, I think I've worked it out. It is the same book but for the American market. He is very popular over there and the phrase 'The ministry of food' doesn't really have any significance there hence the change of title. Check this out.

Thank you:beer::beer::beer:
I was going to order than, I thought it was book 2:o

purpleivy

In order to 'Save' my Good Housekeeping Cookery Book (1985) I've had to buy a second hand copy for my dd to take away to Uni, as she said she was going to take mine. Her's is yellowing around the edge but other wise book and jacket are pristine. Was very tempted to give her my old one, but it says on the gingerbread recipe "used for Rosie's 1st birthday - very good!"

Now she's 19 and makes her own gingerbread men. The latest were iced to look like morris dancers for her to take to their AGM for nibbles! *wipes tear from eye*

thriftlady_2

MrsE wrote: »

Thank you:beer::beer::beer:
I was going to order than, I thought it was book 2:o

I think that's the first time I've dissuaded someone from buying a book. Must be losing my touch:rotfl:

Swan_2

MrsE wrote: »

You've got an awe inspiring library of cook books, I was drooling when I read your post:D
For new/med cooks I would say the Ministry of Food, possibly the single best cook book to inspire people back to cooking ever. It worked for me (I wasn't a takeaway queen nor did I use TV dinners, but i did use jars & make the same stuff month in month out).

His Jamie's Italy is great if you like Italian food (which I do).

For a more competent cook than Ministry of Food, I would say Jamie's Dinners.

His greatest all round book, "Cook with Jamie".

I've bought the new US road trip one, but I haven't cooked anything yet. Apparently a Ministry of Food 2 (I think its called the Food Revolution is coming out soon too).

I have his naked chefs books too, the only one I don't have is Jamie's Kitchen (I think).

wow! doesn't he have a lot of books? I'm off to check them out & look at prices, thanks for that

re my cooking library, it has to be said some of the books are rubbish but I can't bear to part with them in case I have another giving-away-the-entire-Time-Life-Foods-Of-The-World-set-and-living-to-regret-it fiasco (not that they were ever rubbish in the first place of course)

freyasmum

geordie_joe wrote: »

The Be-Ro Book.

I prefer Leith's Baking Bible - it's a fanstastic book and everything I've ever cooked/baked from there has come out beautifully. I do like the gingerbread from the bero book though

I love grandma's best recipes - it has the most delicious chilli in there and really reminds me of things that my granny used to make

My most favourite book is Apples for Jam (also have falling cloudberries) by Tessa Kiros. It's the most beautiful book and has some tasty recipes too

I also love: Cook with Jamie, River Cottage Family Cookbook and the Preserves book, a few dan lepard bread books, and a Mrs Beeton box set that my mum bought me Oh! And I have professional chef levels 1 and 2.

I have my eye on Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery Course but I have far too many as it is, really don't need any more Wouldn't bother buying any more Nigellas books, certainly wouldn't buy Delia's newest. Oh! And wasn't that impressed with Delia's compelete cookery course either. Sacrilege :eek:

My books are bedtime reading too :j


ETA: Must say though that some of my best recipes are ones tht have been handed down - my granny's boiled fruit loaf for a start :drool:

Swan_2

freyasmum wrote: »

I prefer Leith's Baking Bible - it's a fanstastic book and everything I've ever cooked/baked from there has come out beautifully. I do like the gingerbread from the bero book though

I love grandma's best recipes - it has the most delicious chilli in there and really reminds me of things that my granny used to make

My most favourite book is Apples for Jam (also have falling cloudberries) by Tessa Kiros. It's the most beautiful book and has some tasty recipes too

I also love: Cook with Jamie, River Cottage Family Cookbook and the Preserves book, a few dan lepard bread books, and a Mrs Beeton box set that my mum bought me Oh! And I have professional chef levels 1 and 2.

I have my eye on Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery Course but I have far too many as it is, really don't need any more Wouldn't bother buying any more Nigellas books, certainly wouldn't buy Delia's newest. Oh! And wasn't that impressed with Delia's compelete cookery course either. Sacrilege :eek:

My books are bedtime reading too :j


ETA: Must say though that some of my best recipes are ones tht have been handed down - my granny's boiled fruit loaf for a start :drool:

arrrgh! I've got to stop reading this thread, it just makes me look up & want to buy more books

some of my favourites are handed down too, my granny's clootie dumpling & my other granny's meat roll

vikingkev

Was just flicking through and out of the 60 books we have !!!! It would probably be Hugh F-W, Nigel Slater, Farmhouse Cookery, Jamie's America and 1080 for me.
Why any one would want a Delia Book is beyond me, her recipes are about as succesful at home as Gordon B$%$#y Ramsay's are !!
PS we both work in Catering so we think that 60 is quite a small number to have for a combined 35 years experiance !!

Chris25

esmf73 wrote: »

Home and Freezer Digest Cooking for Christmas 1976 (use it every year)


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I have the 1986 one ......only by that time it was called Home & Freezer & Microwave Digest

I love the recipes in it