Do you have these cook books please? Reviews needed.

Peem

I have the first Tana Ramsey book

I find it to be really useful. The pizza danishes I've made several times. The spag bol is now our standard spag bol recipe (really tasty, and hidden veggies). Other recipes are good too. The only one that didn't turn out was the mango and chicken one - but then I tried it in the slo cooker, and I'm not a slo cooker fan anyway.

I've requested the second Tana for Christmas (even though she's a celeb wife and does annoy me somewhat. )

competitionscafe

Clutterfree wrote: »

Hi All,
I am thinking about buying some of these cookery books and was wondering if any OSers already have them and if they are worth buying please.
Many thanks!

Fifty Recipes To Stake Your Life On
by Charles Campion

Of the ones on your list this is the only one I have - to be honest nothing from it jumped out at me and I haven't made anything from it yet. It also has no pictures and I like pictures in my recipe books. :-)

I got it cheap from thebookpeople - 2 books that they have which I can highly recommend are Home Cook (£3) which is full of good, simple British home cooking and the wonderful Falling Cloudberries by Tessa Kiros (£4.99) - beautiful to look at and everything I have made from there so far has been fab - try Ludi's chicken and the greek lamb dish with potatoes. The other book I got from there which I use all the time is the Divertimenti Cookbook, a pleasant surprise as I took a chance on it without seeing it and it is now one of my favourite cookbooks - the bookpeople seem to be out of stock of it now though :-(

Home Cook:
https://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10051_24053_100_10025_10024_category_

Falling Cloudberries:
https://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10051_35531_100_10025_10024_category_

There are some bookpeople free delivery codes on the vouchers board I think?

Murdina

I've got the Good Housekeeping one and personally found it quite disappointing. Uninspiring even for a very modest cook who just wanted to try a few new simple things.
Now what I would like is a book where you could tell it my children only eat X, Y and Z and my husband won't eat A, B and C - and can find a recipe which they might all eat. Currently I think I have just one dish which meets this test. (the husband is the real problem, but luckily works away in the week, and does the cooking at weekends).

Stargazer_Lily

Peem wrote: »

I have the first Tana Ramsey book

Could you get the minestrone soup to be edible? Mine came out like... well watery red cabbage soup

Lil

cdg1111

I haven't any of those but recently invested in this.

The Good Granny cookbook - Traditional Favourites for Modern Families by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall (sister of River cottage guy).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Granny-Cookbook-Traditional-Favourites/dp/1906021104/ref=sr_1_1/026-6255511-5906062?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194015053&sr=1-1

Must say it has been fantastic - made Billabong Stew in slow cooker, fork biscuits that are fantastically easy, cinammon toast and loads of others.

Can't recommend it highly enough but watch the measurements. They have metric and imperial but they don't always add up. i.e in the fork biscuits the imperial measurement for something was 4 oz but that equated to 15g.

Got mine in Tesco for £12.49 but it is on Amazon for £9.99.

Enjoy!

Raspberry_Swirl

the first Tana Ramsay book is ok but don't bother with the 2nd one, IMO.

freyasmum

Clutterfree wrote: »

Thanks FM!
Is this the one?
https://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productSearch_10001_10051_35529_100___10_SimpleSearch_2_1_2__basicSearch_

EDIT: Does that show my log in details please?
It does on my screen!

That is the very one! Psst... don't tell the other money savers but I paid £35 for it. And I'll tell you, it was worth every penny! I find it easy to follow and it is absolutely packed with recipes and information.

The river cottage family book (as mrsmetal mentioned) is also good, very detailed.

And no, it doesn't show your log in details

Lx

thriftlady_2

cdg1111 wrote: »

The Good Granny cookbook - Traditional Favourites for Modern Families by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall (sister of River cottage guy).

Mother of Hugh I think -hence the Granny tag

saving-grace

Clutterfree wrote: »

Whereabouts in Morrisons would I find it please Horace? Thanks!

Thought I'd reply since Horace doesn't seem to be around - you'll find the BeRo books next to the flour.

Clutterfree

Thanks for all your replies.
In the end I went for the Good Housekeeping one and the Leith Baking Bible that Freya's mum recommended.

Still have the others on my "wish list" though - especially the Mrs Beeton set.

I was in the flour aisle in Morries last week and didn't see a Be Ro cook book but will check again next week.

Oo hope they arrive soon! :T