Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook | Jamie Oliver

Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook | Jamie Oliver | Cooking is simple

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	Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook Jamie Oliver Hyperion, 2007 - 448 pages average customer review:based on 36 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

My guide to making you a better cook.I can't tell you how long I've dreamed about writing this book. It's the biggest book I've ever done, and I've really tried to make it a timeless, modern-day classic. Whether you're a student, a young couple, an established cook, or a novice, I'll take you through a whole load of simple and accessible recipes that will blow the socks off your family and any guests you might have round for dinner. There's information on the equipment that I think you should have in your kitchen, advice on how to recognize and cook loads of different cuts of meat, as well as on how to get the best value and quality when you're out shopping. With all of us consuming more processed food than ever, it's a sad fact that most people just aren't confident enough to cook anymore. With this in mind, now is the time for you to get stuck in and reclaim your fantastic cooking heritage!You know what . . .if you're going to eat three times a day for the rest of your life, you might as well learn to cook properly and enjoy it! So roll up your sleeves and let me help you. P.S.: By the way, you should feel good about buying this book because every single penny I make from it will go toward training and inspiring young kids from tough backgrounds all over the world to have a career in food through the Fifteen Foundation. So on behalf of them, thank you.

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super super super

I had a dinner party a couple of nights ago & cooked 3 recipes from this book, & it was fabulous! Jamie is really genuine in his love of food & writes so passionately about it. His simple, friendly (not too 'chef-fy') tone makes his book a pleasure to have & read.

Cooking is simple

The quality of the book is very high. The book is big and full of delicious receipts that make you an excellent cooker. All the receipts are very well described and with illustrated pictures. The harcover of the book makes it also a beatifull item to have in your personal library.

Easy, Classy, Tasty

The illustrations are beautiful and clearly show how to do some of the important techniques required for many of the recipes. I respect Jamie Oliver a lot, as he hasn't let fame go to his head and still is devoted to helping people, whether inner-city kids or the readers of his books. The book's a little big and heavy, but I don't mind. It's packed with useful information! The recipes are classy and delicious but still easy enough for a novice.

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Great!

I got this from my brother for my birthday (although at first he refused to get it because he hates when chefs "use their own name in the title of their cookbooks", but I'm so glad he caved.) I've started looking more for cookING books rather than cookbooks, to teach me different techniques around the kitchen and it's really a fun book just to sit down and look through. It includes great "how-tos" from picking out meat to differet kinds of chopping, it gives definitions and uses for different herbs and spices, and it does include a ton of very delicious looking recipes. I haven't tried any yet but soon! I can't wait.
If you're the least bit interested in cooking, I highly recommend this book.

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Jamie describes his favorite recipes

I just love to watch Jamie on his BBC program, and this is the first of Jamie's books that I've purchased. (I'd now like to order one more of his famous books).

Anyhow, what I simply love about this particular cookbook are all of Jamie's wonderful HINTS and GOOD INFORMATION that Jamie lays out for the reader at the very beginning of each Chapter and also within each sub-category.

Because I've seen Jamie on TV so many times, I am very familiar with his (rather cute) lingo, such as "dollop" and "knob",for example. His lingo does not turn me off,as some have stated, but rather, I like his way of speaking because it makes Jamie seem more REAL to me! .....And because Jamie projects such an approachable personality, the readers (and TV viewers) are, of course, instantly drawn to him and his cooking style.

YES, there is a photo of every single recipe, and YES, that is a good thing!....As another commentator stated, "there is alot to be said for photos of every recipe".

Some of the recipes would be hard for a beginner to duplicate , or even to comprehend. For example, "The Squash Sage and Amaretti Risotto" would be a difficult recipe for a beginner cook to visualize. Yes, the photos are tantilizing, however, some of the combinations may be hard to phathom (from a novice cook's perspective). Another example is the "Squid with Black Pudding stuffing and sticky tomato sauce" (hum???), or the "Perfectly Cooked Crispy Duck with Spiced Plum Chutney". Would a beginner "get it" or be turned off? (Just something for beginners to keep in mind).

However, if a reader of this book has seen Jamie actually cook on TV and has seen how his chosen flavors can actually "work", then MOST of the recipes in this book are very doable,FUN,and exciting! These are some of my favorites:

~~Summertime Tagliarini , p. 68
~~The best Onion Gratin, p. 333
~~Must-Try Red Cabbage, p. 358
~~Overnight SLOW Roasted Pork, p. 174
~~Rib Roast, p. 154
~~White Fish, p. 222
~~Black Cod, p. 226
~~Lemon Drizzle Cake, p.383
~~Easy Shortbread, p. 412
~~Schnitzels, p. 182
~~Baked Ham Shanks, p.162

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