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🏛 Mitchell Beazley 📅 2016 📔 Hardcover ISBN: 9781784722043
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Discover fuss-free cooking packed with flavor with this book from the bestselling author of A Bird in the Hand. As featured in Glamour's 'best cookbooks ever written, to help inspire your daily cooking at home' No-one is better than Diana Henry at turning the everyday into something special. Here is a superb collection of recipes that you can rustle up with absolutely no fuss, but which will knock your socks off with their flavor. Peppered throughout the book are ingenious ideas such as no-hassle starters and sauces that will lift any dish. From Turkish Pasta with Caramelized Onions, Yoghurt and Dill and Paprika-baked Pork Chops with Beetroot, Caraway and Sour Cream to Parmesan-roasted Cauliflower with Garlic and Thyme, Diana takes the kind of ingredients we are most likely to find in our cupboard and fridge - or be able to pick up on the way home from work - and provides recipes that will become your friends for life.

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This volume appeals to pragmatists who value taste over theatricality. It suits cooks tired of intimidating gastronomy and craving honest, robust flavors derived from familiar ingredients. However, it does not suit those seeking intricate French techniques or avant-garde molecular gastronomy. The tone is encouraging but utilitarian, focusing on utility rather than artistic presentation. Readers expecting elaborate plating instructions or deep historical context may find the content sparse. It is best viewed as a functional toolkit for daily sustenance rather than a culinary manifesto. The lack of detailed background information leaves the edition feeling somewhat thin, relying entirely on the promise of effortless flavor to carry its weight.
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This volume appeals to pragmatists who value taste over theatricality. It suits cooks tired of intimidating gastronomy and craving honest, robust flavors derived from familiar ingredients. However, it does not suit those seeking intricate French techniques or avant-garde molecular gastronomy. The tone is encouraging but utilitarian, focusing on utility rather than artistic presentation. Readers expecting elaborate plating instructions or deep historical context may find the content sparse. It is best viewed as a functional toolkit for daily sustenance rather than a culinary manifesto. The lack of detailed background information leaves the edition feeling somewhat thin, relying entirely on the promise of effortless flavor to carry its weight.

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