Full-flavoured, generous and easy to reproduce recipes have won food blogger Niamh Shields a huge following as well as critical acclaim (The Times included her in its top ten food bloggers from around the world). Now for the first time her adventurous though frugal food and warm, bright writing style is collected in a book. Niamh's gastronomic curiosity has gathered together the cookery of her native Ireland, in such dishes as the Cork speciality spiced beef, exotically greedy but delicious Asian chicken skin skewers, and elegant raspberry and ricotta tarts, in dishes that embrace the passing of the seasons, the foods of the world, and both the intimate and celebratory occasions of a modern life ...not forgetting what to do with leftovers. Comfort & Spice is also sprinkled with Niamh's passions, such as making your own butter and cheese (easy!), slow-cooked pork in all its forms, and the delights of edible flowers. Always keen to produce spectacular meals on a budget, Niamh reveals how to treat just six or seven jars of spices as a palette to accent each dish you cook. This is a book both to read in bed and to splatter with sauce next to the stove, whether you're a nervous novice - a group of potential cooks very close to Niamh's heart - or simply someone who wants to make their food sing.
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'There is something jaunty, fresh and homely about the first cookbook by Niamh Sheilds.' --Imagine, Interiors and Living Magazine
'Lively writing and delicious, doable recipes'
--Mail on Sunday (YOU), September 24, 2011
'Packed full of recipes which are easy to make, taste delicious and always turn out right' --Irish Tatler, June
'She cleverly blends and matches ingredients to produce a wealth of flavours' --BBC Good Food, December 20122
'This collection of recipes for brunch, speedy suppers, slow-cooked dinners for long-weekends and sweet things will have you heading straight for the kitchen' for Comfort and Spice --Delicious magazine, Dec 2011
'This is an appetising book, with pretty photography and bags of youthful appeal' for Comfort and Spice --The Daily Telegraph, Dec 2011
'Lively writing and delicious, doable recipes'
--Mail on Sunday (YOU), September 24, 2011
'Packed full of recipes which are easy to make, taste delicious and always turn out right' --Irish Tatler, June
'She cleverly blends and matches ingredients to produce a wealth of flavours' --BBC Good Food, December 20122
'This collection of recipes for brunch, speedy suppers, slow-cooked dinners for long-weekends and sweet things will have you heading straight for the kitchen' for Comfort and Spice --Delicious magazine, Dec 2011
'This is an appetising book, with pretty photography and bags of youthful appeal' for Comfort and Spice --The Daily Telegraph, Dec 2011
About the Author
With thousands of followers every day for her blog, Eat Like A Girl, London-based Irish ex-pat Niamh is already a powerful voice among those who have a passion for eating well. She loves to travel, eat and cook, and is a role model for her generation of young adults whose mothers did not cook. (Her mother still doesn't, but she loves to eat!) Self-taught, apart from the help of school home economics lessons, Niamh is on a mission to bring her gastronomic passions from near and far, canny kitchen tricks and sparkling recipes to all those who love food.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Grr
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I am a complete food lover and my book shelves are already bulging with many wonderful cookbooks, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to add to my collection! Niamh Shields is most famous for her her food blog 'Eat Like A Girl', and Comfort & Spice is her first cookbook and what an achievement it is. The book is written in an informal and relaxed style with recipes that are possible for even novice cooks (like my girlfriend). Throughout the book the recipes she gives are simple but tasty without the reams of complex instructions you might find with some other cooks out there. Niamh also provides a little history of the dish or a travel tale to accompany the recipe so people get a feel for the food itself and where it hails from. This is a lovely little touch and really helps to ground each recipe.
There is a wide range of recipes covered throughout the book allowing you to pick and choose the complexity of your dish depending on your mood - an essential option for those of us with a busy lifestyle who can only spend a long time cooking at weekends and need quicker recipes during the week.
There are 5 sections to the book covering Brunch, Speedy Suppers, Long Weekend, Sugar and Spice and Drinks as well as the standard introductions and appendices. The only real issues I have with this book are that not all the recipes have a photograph - I realise this is not essential but it is good to know that your mountain of colourful mush looks roughly like it should - and also that the cover is not exactly kitchen friendly. Although the simple rough card cover looks effective when combined with the red foil design, it is not particularly wipe clean and has a habit of absorbing any minor spills that might happen nearby. Not that I keep my cookery books pristine but I do like to have a bit of protection for them. Perhaps others out there are just tidier cooks than I but until I get a plastic cover for this book I won't feel comfy with some of the messier recipes!
There is a wide range of recipes covered throughout the book allowing you to pick and choose the complexity of your dish depending on your mood - an essential option for those of us with a busy lifestyle who can only spend a long time cooking at weekends and need quicker recipes during the week.
There are 5 sections to the book covering Brunch, Speedy Suppers, Long Weekend, Sugar and Spice and Drinks as well as the standard introductions and appendices. The only real issues I have with this book are that not all the recipes have a photograph - I realise this is not essential but it is good to know that your mountain of colourful mush looks roughly like it should - and also that the cover is not exactly kitchen friendly. Although the simple rough card cover looks effective when combined with the red foil design, it is not particularly wipe clean and has a habit of absorbing any minor spills that might happen nearby. Not that I keep my cookery books pristine but I do like to have a bit of protection for them. Perhaps others out there are just tidier cooks than I but until I get a plastic cover for this book I won't feel comfy with some of the messier recipes!
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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This book comes from Quadrille's great series "New Voices in Food" and is by the equally great food blogger, Niamh Shields (Eat Like a girl - follow her on twitter). All four books are beautifully designed, with a useful wrapover cover and are intended to bring young cooks to the attention of a wider public.
Comfort and Spice has five main sections - Brunch, Speedy Suppers, Long Weekend and Sugar and Spice, plus a Drinks section. Most of these are subdivided again - Speedy Suppers, for example into Veg, Fish, Poultry and Meat. Long Weekend includes a useful section on what to do with leftovers - roast pumpkin and chilli soup for example. The recipes are clearly laid out, as is the index, on decorated pages, which enhances the appearance without becoming confusing, as can happen when less care and attention is paid to the details, as Quadrille's books always have. Lovely photographs too, showing off the food without glamorising it and some recipes labelled "Passion" which are clearly special to the author. Ones which jumped out were:
Lemon and ricotta pancakes with raspberries (Brunch)
Crab linguine with chilli
Chicken and chorizo pie
Lentil shepherd's pie
Orange and cardamom jelly
Simplish recipes but using good ingredients and with a twist very much of the author's own.
I loved this book - it will lead any cook to gentle experimentation and has lots of unexpected recipes - vinegar, bread, preserves - as bonuses. It's generous and warming - a brilliant debut and well done to Quadrille for supporting and encoraging these younger writers!
Comfort and Spice has five main sections - Brunch, Speedy Suppers, Long Weekend and Sugar and Spice, plus a Drinks section. Most of these are subdivided again - Speedy Suppers, for example into Veg, Fish, Poultry and Meat. Long Weekend includes a useful section on what to do with leftovers - roast pumpkin and chilli soup for example. The recipes are clearly laid out, as is the index, on decorated pages, which enhances the appearance without becoming confusing, as can happen when less care and attention is paid to the details, as Quadrille's books always have. Lovely photographs too, showing off the food without glamorising it and some recipes labelled "Passion" which are clearly special to the author. Ones which jumped out were:
Lemon and ricotta pancakes with raspberries (Brunch)
Crab linguine with chilli
Chicken and chorizo pie
Lentil shepherd's pie
Orange and cardamom jelly
Simplish recipes but using good ingredients and with a twist very much of the author's own.
I loved this book - it will lead any cook to gentle experimentation and has lots of unexpected recipes - vinegar, bread, preserves - as bonuses. It's generous and warming - a brilliant debut and well done to Quadrille for supporting and encoraging these younger writers!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By J.R.Hartley
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I enjoyed a lot of the recipes in this book that I've tried and generally found the directions easy to follow, although a little more blunt clarity for a duffer like me might help, but I have to say that a lot of these recipes seem somewhat familiar and I have seen probably at least half in other books. Now there's nothing wrong with that as we all like our old favourites but nothing really struck me as being a brilliant new take on an old favourite. I also often find that in that quest to be original some cooks will put things together that simply don't belong together. Nothing I have tried from this book has been like that but a few have left me thinking that it was okay at best. It's a nice book to have and maybe provide inspiration to lift you out of a moribund diet, or to give as a gift, but I'd say there are better books out there if you want to look.
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A collection of personal discoveries
Niamh Shields writes personally as she meanders through some of her favourite brunches, speedy suppers, weekend dishes, sweets and drinks. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mark Loughridge
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Wonderful alternative to the 'mainstream'
This cook book has become a favourite and I've made a lot of the recipes. Current favourites include:
Slow-roast belly of pork
Roast pumpkin & chilli soup... Read more
Slow-roast belly of pork
Roast pumpkin & chilli soup... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dulwich Guy
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Just my kind of cooking
I have something of a love hate relationship with this book ... What I love is the food ... glorious, just my kind of cooking and there are too many favourites to list them here... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Nick Flynn
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a little gem
This really is a beautiful cookbook.very well designed and laid out.written with a good dash of wit and very user friendly. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Deise Tony
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AVOID the choc mousse with honeycomb receipe
AVOID the choc mousse with honeycomb receipe, my decent quality sugar thermometer would not go to anywhere close to 150 degrees C so my honeycomb was a solid inedible disaster and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ms M Drummond
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nice recipes, a bit random to use
A nice book with some great recipes and photos, easy to follow instructions. However, it's all a bit random and lacks any structure. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Syd
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Not quite as easy as it looks
This is an excellent cookbook, but it is not for the fainthearted or nervous chef. Whilst the recipes are excellent and well illustrated the techniques required are not for the... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Donald Thompson
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Great gift book
I bought this a for a food-loving friend, and she loves it. The recipes are varied and seem to capture an essence of indulgence, simplicity and pleasure. Read more
Published 13 months ago by R. Tait
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Easy as ABC
The recipes are really simple yet interesting and the best part of all they work. That means that this is a great book for those people who like me want to make tasty alternatives... Read more
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Something new, something old....
I love cooking and i love seeing all these new books coming out with very different cooks/authors behind them. Read more
Published 14 months ago by A R Hartley
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