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Crazy4Cookbooks
, March 19, 2023
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I’m almost embarrassed to admit I had never heard of Nigel Slater prior to this book! But his self-description of being a cook who writes, and a writer who cooks had me interested from the first line. The fact that he is a home cook, versus a “chef” was an added bonus. I related to his commitment to constantly rework and improve tried and true methods and therefore decided to dive into the volume’s 500 pages. The book was as enjoyable to read, as it was to cook from! The directions were clear; the recipes themselves were quite a comprehensive collection (10 pages alone devoted to roasting a chicken!), and perhaps most important - the prose actually inspired me to cook! The book is actually quite a love story to preparing a meal at home, and the recipes I tried were quite delicious. I would never have considered mustard to be an ingredient in a pasta dish, but it worked well in the recipe on page 257. And not even presented as a formal recipe, is a gem of an asian leaning chicken thigh recipe included in a narrative on page 197. The brownies, the focaccia, both excellent. The list of recipes I still want to try is long. Ten Speed Press provided me with a free copy of this book, however the opinions and experiences I have had cooking from this book are my own. I really enjoyed this book. It makes you want to get in your kitchen and cook! Not much more you can say for a cookbook than that!
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