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Books Archive
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Book review: Jamies 15-Minute Meals
Posted on November 29, 2012 | No CommentsNot content with producing a 3-course meal in 30 minutes, Mr Oliver has cut that time in half to bring us his 15-minute meals. Even with only one course to prepare and cook, 15 minutes is a short amount of time to produce a decent well-cooked and nutritious meal. So, has Jamie pushed the envelope too far or is his latest a must-buy? -
Book review: Jamie at Home
Posted on September 14, 2011 | No CommentsThis book represents something of a departure for the effervescent Essex-boy. By combining the usual high quality recipes that we've come to expect from Mr Oliver and a new-found passion for home-growing vegetables, he's created an amalgam of cookery twixt gardening book for beginners. The inevitable, accompanying TV series showed Jamie cooking some quite delicious-looking dishes in the cold comfort of a wind-swept allotment and these are all lovingly re-created here, along with quite a few others. It was an enjoyable series (I thought), but does the book live up to Jamie's usually-high standard and accessibility? Boringly, yes but with some caveats. -
Book review: Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals
Posted on September 14, 2011 | No CommentsTo accompany the TV series of the same name, Jamie Oliver's 30-minute meals is a bold and ambitious book, aiming to put good, tasty food on the table in half an hour. Does it live up to Jamie's usual high standards or are the recipes simply too much for 30 frantic minutes of cooking? -
Book review: Jamie Oliver Ministry of Food
Posted on July 5, 2010 | No Comments… or I can teach anyone to cook in 24 hours. Taking his cue from a real-life WW2 Ministry of Food, this book supports Mr Olivers latest campaign to try... -
Book review: The Big Fat Duck Cookbook
Posted on July 5, 2010 | No CommentsIt’s easy to see why Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire is consistently voted in the top two restaurants in the world. The mans imagination knows no... -
Book review: Real Fast Food by Nigel Slater
Posted on June 29, 2010 | No CommentsFirst published in 1992, this book from renowned foodie Nigel Slater claims every one of its 350+ recipes can be made in thirty minutes or less. A bold claim indeed... -
Book review: Cook With Jamie
Posted on June 28, 2010 | No CommentsIn his introduction to this, his seventh book, Jamie Oliver expresses his desire, amongst other things, to create a modern-day classic for the aspiring home chef. What follows is a... -
Book review: Jamies Kitchen
Posted on June 26, 2010 | No CommentsJamies Kitchen, the TV series, was quite a departure for the affable Essex boy. It followed his successful attempt to set up a charitable foundation for under-privileged kids where they... -
Book review: Jamies America
Posted on June 26, 2010 | No CommentsSupporting the TV series of the same name, this book follows Jamie Olivers culinary journey across America and includes all the recipes featured on that show. It was an intriguing... -
Book review: Ursula Ferrigno Complete Italian Cookery Course
Posted on June 26, 2010 | No CommentsUrsula Ferrigno, as well-known for her cookery schools as she is for her numerous writings in magazines, books and newspapers, has produced ‘The Complete Italian Cookery Course’, an Italian cookbook...
