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'Humorous and bittersweet' OBSERVER ** 'Katharine Whitehorn's long-awaited and beautifully achieved autobiography, the best present you could give, a book to treasure for its wit, honesty, good sense and warm laughter ... What she writes is timelessly intelligent, agelessly elegant' TELEGRAPH ** 'Dry, aphoristic, keenly intelligent' TIMES ** 'One for flagging feminists everywhere' DAILY MAIL ** 'Her lively, witty autobiography is a highly entertaining read' THE GLOSS
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'There is one powerful smell closely associated with the making of coffee in bedsitters. It is the smell of burning plastic, and will go away if you move the handle of the pot away from the flame.' Katharine Whitehorn's classic handbook of quick, simple meals -- including Swedish Sausage Casserole, Lamb Tomato Quickie and Shrimp Wiggle -- became the essential survival manual for the busy single person living in his or her first rented room and remained in print for forty years. Now brought back into print, Whitehorn's trademark intelligent, practical and fabulously funny writing shines as brightly as ever, addressing the problems of 'cooking at ground level, in a hurry, with nowhere to put the salad but the washing-up bowl, which is in any case full of socks'. Delightful, entertaining and utterly indispensable.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This little cookery book was first published, I believe, in the early 70's and as a non cooking person it was absolutely vital to my survival as a student. It's basic, in simple english, and assumes you know nothing. Everything can be cooked on a single ring and there is no need for a huge larder and/or freezer to back up the recipes, and yet the meals are interesting and tasty. With so many of us not receiving 'cookery' lessons at school any more and a greater dependence on pre-prepared food, this little book is a godsend for anyone wanting to learn how to 'do it yourself'. Oh yes, and I still have my battered, gravy stained copy!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first encountered this book over 20 years ago when I was a student - and it was over 20 years old then! I've never lived in that kind of bedsitter but when you're sharing a kitchen with a horde of other students, only taking up one ring of the cooker helps. Today I live alone and recipes for one are still a vital need. There are a lot of us! - a point recognised by Delia Smith when she did a whole TV series and book called "One is fun" - but this book contains simpler more practical recipes. Some are even quite improbable - the fricassee of veal sounds very weird but trust me, it's quick and surprisingly tasty even done with beef mince! I'm still trying new ones. Just this weekend I tried the lamb rissoles, which were a definite success, as I happened to have some leftover diced lamb. (Hint: buy a Kenwood mini chopper as recommended by Delia. For recipes like that it cuts out an incredible amount of work as most of it is mincing/chopping the ingredients.)
Highly recommended for anyone needing ideas on cooking for one.
Why does the Product Description refer to Whitehorn's autobiography? This is a cookbook, not her autobiography.
Highly recommended for anyone needing ideas on cooking for one.
Why does the Product Description refer to Whitehorn's autobiography? This is a cookbook, not her autobiography.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I purchased a 1968 edition in a second hand book shop in Fremntle Western Australia for some ideas for some quick receipes at home. Little did I know that I would be taking it away in my caravan for a trip to Darwin and back.
I found this book excelent for use in the caravan as your traveling most of the time and cannot have too much food in the fridge.
It look like I now need another copy one for the caravan(then I will not forget to take with me) and one for home.
I found this book excelent for use in the caravan as your traveling most of the time and cannot have too much food in the fridge.
It look like I now need another copy one for the caravan(then I will not forget to take with me) and one for home.
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A friend wanted to give it to a teenager before he went off to uni. Read more
A friend wanted to give it to a teenager before he went off to uni. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ellie Mae's grandad
Coking in a bedsitter
I've used this excellent and witty book since I was an undergraduate and wanted to give it as a gift to a young US student going to the UK to graduate school. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Eric Binnie
Good service
Bought this to send to my mother, who moaned it was a later edition than she wanted, but that's just her moaning, overall good service and would definitely use again.
Published 7 months ago by Mr. J. Woodcock
Actually very useful!
I adore this book. I have my mum's ancient, singed copy from the late 60's, and took it to university. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Philip Beaman
One on its own
I was given a copy of this classic when I was a student. It has now fallen apart, so when I discovered it had been reprinted, I bought one for my nephew and treated myself to... Read more
Published 16 months ago by tephie
If only it had an index
The publisher has, unbelievably, omitted the index, making it hard to find a recipe. This completely ruins this reprint unless you only want to use it as a nostalgic read, not the... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jim
cooking in a bedsit
I learnt to cook from this book 30 years ago and bought it for my nephew going to university. Excellent.
Published 20 months ago by mtjhaa
Highly entertaining
I purchased this book nearly thirty years ago as I started out on university life. I ended up dipping into it off and on at bedtime as a fantastically entertaining read on how to... Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2009 by Lulu
The book my father bought us all when we left home
An excellent book of easy, mainly one pot dishes. With advice for basic budget meals for yourself to entertaining others (always fix your hair before the potatoes, you can excuse... Read more
Published on 11 April 2009 by mum22boys
A gem for beginners and anyone on a tight budget
This is the book I took to college in 1973 and it taught me to cook on a very small budget and limited equipment. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2009 by Ms. V. Stowe
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