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...you can practically smell barbecue smoke wafting on the salt-tinged Sydney air. That and the scents of ginger, lemongrass and five-spice. --Delicious Magazine
Excels in the instant yet impressive recipes that make Asian cooking an irresistible match for our hectic Western lifestyles. --Elle Decoration Magazine
Just like the man himself, Granger's books are handsome affairs, but this one is the prettiest yet. --The Irish Times
The book is visually sumptuous. --The Telegraph
Excels in the instant yet impressive recipes that make Asian cooking an irresistible match for our hectic Western lifestyles. --Elle Decoration Magazine
Just like the man himself, Granger's books are handsome affairs, but this one is the prettiest yet. --The Irish Times
The book is visually sumptuous. --The Telegraph
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The big, bold taste explosions of Asia and the fresh, lively combinations of ingredients have had Bill Granger hooked since childhood. To him, the Asian dishes he most loves to cook and eat aren't exotic but quick, easy and healthy everyday food, whether intensely fresh and zingy or deeply savoury and satisfying. For Bill's Everyday Asian Bill has simplified his favourite classics to create the very best that Asian food has to offer, drawing on his own colourful and varied experiences: from a home-cooked dinner in Singapore to a businessman's breakfast in Japan, along with his most memorable flavour encounters at beach shacks, restaurants and roadside stalls. Beef rendang, pad Thai, satay chicken and bibimbap have all been given the Bill makeover to tantalise the tastebuds and fit our busy lives.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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It's so much more fun to write a review of something that you really, really love or really, really hate... well, which is it to be? Hm. Ok, I'll come out with it and say - I LOVE this book. I have never tried any of Bill Granger's other cook books, but I adore Asian food and liked the idea of a book that would make it simple and easy to cook. This really does fit the bill.
The absolutely beautiful photos are what make the book for me. I was so taken with them that I had to go and google the photographer's name and look at their other work. The images really are visually stunning and inspiring. It makes me want to cook the recipes and try to make them as beautifully presented. Some people might think there are too many photos in this book, I suppose. 'Some people' definitely isn't me, though - I love a well illustrated cookbook and find it adds to the experience of using it as it gives me something to aim for with my finished product.
Of course, I should really be talking about the star attraction here - the recipes. This really is a very comprehensive collection. There are the usual suspects (thai green curry, pad thai etc) but there are also many quirkier options such as meatballs with tamarind glaze. The recipes cover a range of different cuisines including Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Malaysian and more. Though probably not very authentic, these are adapted to use easy-to-find ingredients (for example lime and normal sugar rather than kaffir leaves and palm sugar). This makes the book much easier to cook with here in the UK. It also comes with suggested 'store cupboard ingredients' at the start of the book, including suggestions for types of oils. I found it easy to buy everything I wanted to.
I will come out and admit it: I am a vegetarian. I buy cookbooks of all descriptions, but then like to adapt them to be vegetarian (for instance, I'll make the same thing but using tofu instead of chicken). There are some dedicated vegetarian recipes in the book - for example the cubed silken tofu with chilli sauce - and equally many other recipes are relatively easy to adapt.
All in all - I love this book. My mum covets it. Everything I've made from it has been delicious. It's also a fantastic source of inspiration, because it's so beautiful to look at (apart from all those photos of Bill on holiday. Sorry, Bill.)
The absolutely beautiful photos are what make the book for me. I was so taken with them that I had to go and google the photographer's name and look at their other work. The images really are visually stunning and inspiring. It makes me want to cook the recipes and try to make them as beautifully presented. Some people might think there are too many photos in this book, I suppose. 'Some people' definitely isn't me, though - I love a well illustrated cookbook and find it adds to the experience of using it as it gives me something to aim for with my finished product.
Of course, I should really be talking about the star attraction here - the recipes. This really is a very comprehensive collection. There are the usual suspects (thai green curry, pad thai etc) but there are also many quirkier options such as meatballs with tamarind glaze. The recipes cover a range of different cuisines including Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Malaysian and more. Though probably not very authentic, these are adapted to use easy-to-find ingredients (for example lime and normal sugar rather than kaffir leaves and palm sugar). This makes the book much easier to cook with here in the UK. It also comes with suggested 'store cupboard ingredients' at the start of the book, including suggestions for types of oils. I found it easy to buy everything I wanted to.
I will come out and admit it: I am a vegetarian. I buy cookbooks of all descriptions, but then like to adapt them to be vegetarian (for instance, I'll make the same thing but using tofu instead of chicken). There are some dedicated vegetarian recipes in the book - for example the cubed silken tofu with chilli sauce - and equally many other recipes are relatively easy to adapt.
All in all - I love this book. My mum covets it. Everything I've made from it has been delicious. It's also a fantastic source of inspiration, because it's so beautiful to look at (apart from all those photos of Bill on holiday. Sorry, Bill.)
37 of 45 people found the following review helpful
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I have just received this from Amazon after spotting it was due for publication this month, and being a big fan of Bill's books (his recipes are usually inspiring and simple to make) I thought it was worth getting, plus I absolutely love asian food (which if you didn't you wouldn't really be reading this review, I'm guessing)! This book is fairly similar to a lot of Bill's books in layout - lots of pics of Bill in white jeans hanging around either a rustic shack or a beautiful stretch of water!! There are a lot of lovely pictures of the food - most of the recipes either have a pic on the same page, or overleaf on a double page picture spread. Possibly too many pictures for some? This really is a great and very comprehensive collection of asian recipes - some are new and very tasty looking plus there are all the usual ones you expect to be included - Sweetcorn Soup, Tom Yam Gai, Green Thai Curry, Pad Thai, and Massaman Curry to name just a few. Pretty much all the ingredients are ones you would find in a big supermarket, and there are some lovely ideas for desserts (lots of tropical fruit & coconut). If I could have have given four and a half stars I would have done, as I would have liked more of the recipes to jump out and say cook me, plus there are a couple of recipes with rather anaemic pics that are not exactly mouth watering (specifically chicken and mushroom soup, and cubed silken tofu with chilli sauce) but I am sure they would still taste nice, especially if you like your tofu pale and wobbly! I know I will use this book, and I am very glad I bought it (and not just for its beautiful cover). So, top marks again for Bill.
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This book contains a really great selection of Asian food recipes with Starters, Soups, Salads, Seafood, Poultry, Pork, Lamb and Beef, Noodles and Rice, Vegetables and Tofu and Desserts.
There are a lot of meat dishes but I was delighted that there were also plenty of fish and vegetable dishes because I don't eat meat myself although I do cook it for other people. Every single dish looks delicious - even the desserts which are usually not great in Asian cookbooks are great. I love the look of those custard tarts and the mango and sticky rice.
Fantastic photos which make me want to look at the book again and again. Although I haven't got round to trying anything yet - I'm more of an armchair cook having tons of lovely recipe books which I drool over.
There are a lot of meat dishes but I was delighted that there were also plenty of fish and vegetable dishes because I don't eat meat myself although I do cook it for other people. Every single dish looks delicious - even the desserts which are usually not great in Asian cookbooks are great. I love the look of those custard tarts and the mango and sticky rice.
Fantastic photos which make me want to look at the book again and again. Although I haven't got round to trying anything yet - I'm more of an armchair cook having tons of lovely recipe books which I drool over.
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tasty
This is the first book from Bill's I have and I love it!
I had it for a month now and cooked from it every weekend and nor I not any of my family have been... Read more
I had it for a month now and cooked from it every weekend and nor I not any of my family have been... Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Kubicek
not to my taste
There are some lovely ideas in this book, which is well presented and laid out. The pictures are also great. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mad Saint Uden
Curries My Favour
My fiance and myself enjoy trying new dishes and experimenting, and particularly enjoy Asian cooking. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. T. Mannell
Tasty and Fascinating
This is a great book with some really tasty recipes in there. Bill makes it really easy to make the recipes and there's a little bit of background around them too. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Richard Stowey
BURSTING WITH FABULOUS RECIPES
Every recipe I have tried from this book has been to die for. Stir fried prawns with chilli and tomato, hoisin chicken, sticky roast chicken, sesame bean salad, stir fried chilli... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gianna
An excellent antidote to the typical country-specific cook book
This is a beautifully put together and easy to follow East Asian cookbook. Lacking the specialisation of individual country tomes, the author instead embarks on a 'best of' tour of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by J A C Corbett
Bill's Latest
This is a lovely looking book, with lots of beautiful photographs of elegantly arranged food. It must be easy to cook from as well, surely, as the book is called 'Bill's Everyday... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Basement Cat
Judge the Book by its Cover
Normally it's wrong to judge a book by its cover but this one is an exception. The cover is simple, bright, eye-catching, uncluttered and colourful. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J Grainger
Lack of Fresh Ideas?
I've heard quite a lot about Bill Granger but this latest offering failed to convince me. The first thing I noticed was the preponderance of slaw recipes, not to mention slaw-like... Read more
Published 3 months ago by J. Dawson
Fantastically easy
What a pretty cover for a recipe book, as vibrant as the food; just as pretty without the cover as well (lovely pink). Read more
Published 3 months ago by SJSmith
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