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- Publisher: Michael Joseph (28 Sep 2010)
- ASIN: B004OOOATK
- Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 19.4 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (768 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 740,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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413 of 422 people found the following review helpful
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I don't think I would have bought this book if I hadn't seen the programmes. The book's layout has a one page photo of the finished meal, one of the work in progress and then, on one rather crowded page, the ingredients and the method - and because it's for the whole meal the method skips back and forth between dishes, so it all looks very busy. However, I watched the show and was inspired by Jamie - as others have said, 30 minutes might not be doable for those of us not quite so speedy but it's definitely doable in 45 to 50 minutes. So, under an hour and delicious...and no, that doesn't include the washing up (nor the full meal always) but I haven't suffered the wrecked kitchen effect as luckily I have a dishwasher.
Enthused by the gorgeous food and the simplicity of his serving style I've cooked the vegetarian rogan josh, the thai prawn curry with jasmine rice, the piri piri chicken and the jools pasta to date....Yes, it's no coincidence these were some of the first screened - they looked so good I was craving them. I can confirm that they are all delicious, although I haven't attempted all the sides or puddings.....I will have to buy a better food proceesor I think and a better chef's knife..oh and some more wooden boards!
Highly recommended
EDIT - an update to say that I'm still really enjoying the dishes in this book and loving the salads. As other reviewers have said you can get closer to the 30 minutes once you know a recipe. Love it.
Enthused by the gorgeous food and the simplicity of his serving style I've cooked the vegetarian rogan josh, the thai prawn curry with jasmine rice, the piri piri chicken and the jools pasta to date....Yes, it's no coincidence these were some of the first screened - they looked so good I was craving them. I can confirm that they are all delicious, although I haven't attempted all the sides or puddings.....I will have to buy a better food proceesor I think and a better chef's knife..oh and some more wooden boards!
Highly recommended
EDIT - an update to say that I'm still really enjoying the dishes in this book and loving the salads. As other reviewers have said you can get closer to the 30 minutes once you know a recipe. Love it.
471 of 482 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
When I first opened this book my heart sank. Where were the chapters? Starters, Pasta, Meat, etc etc. It seemed chaotic, and I didn't really expect much of it. Next day we had a power cut and ironicaly because I couldn't use my cooker, and had no meal to prepare. I sat down and really studied the book. By jove I got it! What Jamie has done is broken each full meal with all components into tasks and there lies the genius of it.
I have followed two full meals now, the Thai red curry and the meatball sandwich and I am flushed with sucess. They were very well received by the family I am delighted because they are very healthy but still super tasty and satisfying. Follow the instructions and Jamie will have you cooking like a chef in your own kitchen. Service!
I have followed two full meals now, the Thai red curry and the meatball sandwich and I am flushed with sucess. They were very well received by the family I am delighted because they are very healthy but still super tasty and satisfying. Follow the instructions and Jamie will have you cooking like a chef in your own kitchen. Service!
81 of 84 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have tried a couple of the recipes which turned out very well but the format of the book is not as simple as it could be.
The book is set out so that it will show you how to create a starter, main and dessert all in 30 minutes but unlike other books where it will explain all the steps for the starter then the main for example this book jumps between them all so will tell you to fry the chicken then it will jump to preparing the sides and then to the dessert then back to the chicken.
This works very well if you making all the items but if you just want the starter or the dessert you will find yourself having to work out the various timings or what steps you have do to. I would have preferred to have all the steps for each course.
The book is set out so that it will show you how to create a starter, main and dessert all in 30 minutes but unlike other books where it will explain all the steps for the starter then the main for example this book jumps between them all so will tell you to fry the chicken then it will jump to preparing the sides and then to the dessert then back to the chicken.
This works very well if you making all the items but if you just want the starter or the dessert you will find yourself having to work out the various timings or what steps you have do to. I would have preferred to have all the steps for each course.
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Fantastic
This book is brilliant, one of the best cook books iv ever bought... Lots of ideas... I do think some take longer than 30 min but overall brilliant.
Published 8 hours ago by Lilybet
Food for thought
We purchased this book after watching some of the TV programs. Cooking the dishes was not as easy as it looks on TV. and they certainly take longer than thirty mins. Read more
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Published 12 days ago by Louise
Can't wait to start cooking
Book looks fantastic,can't wait to test all the recipes -all of them look good&easy. will recommend this book even before i've even tasted any of the yummie dishes
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Fast, healthy and delicious.
I tried some recipes from this book and I am really thankful that with some tips we can create a nice atmosphere on our table.
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great recepies
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Published 14 days ago by C. J. Robinson
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Great for quick and healthy meals for the family. We have a busy family life and we never had time for family meals, but now we do.
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not storecupboard weekday meals
Very good- but we were looking for storecupboard ingredients to come home from work and prepare in 30 mins. Good for weekend cooking though but not the cheapest way.
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