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 Easy to follow September 17, 2008
Claire M. Giles
63 out of 80 found this review helpful
Gordon Ramsay is a GREAT chef - but sometimes his recipes can be too complex for the enthusiastic amateur like myself.
br /However, this book is just right - in that the recipes are excellent and there is some great stuff in here but, most importantly, the recipes are well written and easy to follow.
br /I think this is perfect for those who want to cook quality dishes for dinner parties but not spend several days in the kitchen preparing for it!!
br /Highly recommended.
I love everything about this book November 16, 2008
Gayle Hartley (Andalucia)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book is full of inspiring and easy to follow recipes, delicious photography and lots of personal touches and anecdotes which make it a 'real' book. I like the way the dishes are made using accessible ingredients as sometimes celebrity cook books are full of ingredients which are difficult to come by or expensive. In fact I love the old fashioned and 'simple food' element, but above all the recipes are for 'proper' good food, ideal for family meals and social gatherings without days of worry and preparation beforehand.
br /A must have for everyone who loves to cook good food with simple, quality ingredients.
Great food, great book February 16, 2009
Mr. M. Randall (Sale, Cheshire United Kingdom)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There seems to have been a shift in Chef Ramsays style of books recently, since the launch of 3 * Chef he has moved back to more basic home cooking. And for all keem home cooks thats a good thing. Although hos previous books were beautiful to look at and filled with gorgeous recipes they were costly time consuming to make.
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br /Cooking with friends is a real back to basics, quality cook book, one to have by the stove all the time.
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br /As usual well presented with great pictures, hints tips from the great man and some pretty good dishes too. It's the sort of food you want to cook and eat on a regular basis things like chicken pie, Broccoli soup, blue cheese tarts etc. Real quality home cooking. The book is well layed out with sections on:
br /1. Hot Cold Soups - Inc Roast Chestnut, Parsnip Apple, Curried cauliflower cheddar, oxtail, chilled cucumber
br /2. Pasta Grains - Linguine with lemon feta basil, Kedgeree, goats cheese lentil beetroot salad
br /3. Fish shellfish - fish curry, Red mullet, Devilled mackerel
br /4. Meat poultry - Rabbit stew, Honey roast ham, Duck wit port cherries,
br /Pies tarts (my favorite bit!) - Raised Game Pie, Chicken pie, smoked salmon horseradish cream tarts
br /5. Vegies salads
br /6. Puddings - Apple pie, lemon meringue, Trifle
br /coffee chocs, - dark chock cake, coffee choc pots
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br /A great book that will keep your testbeds happy for a very long time
Another excellent Ramsay book February 7, 2009
Mr. G. M. Morris (U.K)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Full of quick and easy recepies that even someone with the most basic knowledge of cooking would find easy to follow,full marks for amazon for a great price.
Gordon Ramsey: Cooking for Friends October 10, 2008
Cook book Addict (London)
3 out of 22 found this review helpful
I have all Gordon Ramsey's books and this one is ideal for people who think everything he creates is expensive
br /This book deals with things like Oxtail soup which is a simple recipe and easy to make
br /I really recommend this title for everyday cooking with the Ramsey touch
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