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Everybody, Everyday [Hardcover]

Alex Mackay
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10 May 2012

Alex Mackay believes that cooking is an adventure and that good food should be for everyone. He knows that most of us shop in the supermarket, work long hours, and are often stuck for inspiration in the kitchen. The trick, he has discovered, is to know a few basic recipes inside-out and to reinvent them so they never grow tired.

In Everybody, Everyday he shows how to cook six basic ingredients, six sauces and six slow-cooked meals, and then offers a kaleidoscope of variations for each. So, once you know how to bake salmon fillets, it's a short step to paprika salmon with fennel and balsamic tomato dressing or one of five other options. Homemade basil pesto can become pesto meatballs with tomatoes and garlic or again, one of five other options. Imagine what can be done with roast aubergine, burgers, tomato compote, roast chicken and the rest of the heroes...

With 126 adaptable recipes, this really is a book for everybody who wants to cook delicious food everyday - be they young, old, single, part of a large family, new to cooking or an old hand. Let the adventure begin!


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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (10 May 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 140881093X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1408810934
  • Product Dimensions: 18.9 x 2.8 x 24.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 70,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"I wish I had owned this book years ago. What he teaches through his book is to know a few basic recipes inside-out and to reinvent them so that they never grow tired. This book is a winner." - winefoodhotel.com

"We really like this book, it’s very practical and down to earth, and as the title suggests is full of ideas that anyone can master. Taking basic ingredients that are available to everyone he creates delicious and wholesome recipes, perfect for your main meal of the day. Highly Recommended!" -hotbrandscoolplaces.co.uk

"One of those rare cookbooks, one that doesn’t stint on mouthwatering photography but which doesn’t let you down with poorly explained, badly edited copy either. Nor does Alex waste our time with whimsical guff about food discoveries and food stories. He has a job to do and he gets on with it very well. The clever bit, is the family-friendly angle." - 
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"A superb new cookery book that ticks all the boxes, written to inspire us all, even knowledgeable cooks who are open to new ideas." - Helen Peacocke, The Oxford Times

"Having been a cookery teacher for years Alex knows how to get his message across. He’s a brilliant chef, but he makes his recipes appear effortless. This is a book that knows what it’s doing and knows who it’s aimed at. It’s informative without being patronising and it’s imaginative without being intimidating." - eggsontheroof.com

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5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely useful 15 Jun 2012
By Loulou
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This book has a fantastic idea behind it: the teaching of a few simple, core skills (i.e. how to cook a salmon fillet perfectly) and then expands on each of these with a huge number of possible recipes. Even each of these has variations for changing things up depending on what you have in the cupboard. It's a very practical book that understands how real people really are in the kitchen (me and my mother, at least!), offering good tips for managing to cook something everyday without being at all patronising or didactic about healthy eating, fancy ingredients, etc. I think it's a really nice book, the writing is lively and engaging, the recipes are just the sort of achievable, contemporary cooking that I like, and I think it is probably perfect for busy mums (there's advice about which recipes are good to puree for your baby, freeze for later, etc). So, yes - highly recommended!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Everybody, Everyday is an inspiration. 27 Nov 2012
By LP
Format:Hardcover
I am so glad I bought this book, and I use it often. The recipes are relatively easy and fun - and the very best thing of all is that my husband - a reluctant cook - is inspired to try some of the recipes. The layout and instructions give him confidence to try new things and use different ingredients. We both eat a lot of fish and I particularly like the ideas for cooking salmon. The photography is beautiful and it makes my mouth water everytime I look through the book. Many of the recipes are not too difficult, but there are also more challenging dishes, like the salute to tartiflette. I will try this one day - on a special occasion when dishes have no calories! Lynn Preston.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A really useful cookbook. 27 Nov 2012
Format:Hardcover
Alex Mackay has written his book in sections...for example on ways to cook salmon fillets, with a basic racipe and then with 6 different variations. I tried the salmon with sunblush tomato ketchup and another time I did salmon with white butter sauce, leeks and asparagus, both were delicious and the beurre blanc sauce the best recipe I have tried. Other sections include a variety of ways to cook aubergines, pork chops, risottos and burgers, for example. There are also chapters on various things suitable for slow cooking and some excellent new ways of cooking side dishes.

I liked his detailed descriptions of pre-preparing ingredients and also how to adapt recipes to make them suitable for babies and toddlers and also for freezing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring
I don't collect every cookery book out there, especially not just because of the name on the cover - but this is one of the few books that's actually caught my interest enough to... Read more
Published 24 days ago by K. CHAMBERLAIN
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant chef endorsed by Raymond Blanc & by Delia Smith!!
This is a great book by a great chef although Alex refers to himself as a cook. The recipes use healthy ingredients & are easy to obtain (not like some cook books which use some... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Katie
5.0 out of 5 stars Cookbook
A very easy to use simple look at everyday cookery.
Alex is an inspiration. I have his first book also and I just love the photography in it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really useful book
This is a really good cookery book, not only is it full of good easy recipes, it also gives lots of time saving tips.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Bought this book for a "gift" but will probably have to send for another! It is a truly lovely book, looking at the blurb I thought it would be a basic cookbook, for someone who... Read more
Published 4 months ago by pixie
5.0 out of 5 stars Best cookery book I've bought in years
This book was recommended by a friend and it's truly a gem. I cook for my young family most evenings (except Friday take-away night!) and this has really refreshed our menu. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Helen E
5.0 out of 5 stars Alex does it again!
Another super book by Alex Mackay! I loved his book on French cooking which was a delight to read & to use. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ma Banon
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic mine of information and inspiration
Everybody, Everyday has been so well used and perused since its arrival, not only by us but by our 6 year old grand daughter who loves the recipes and excellent photography and... Read more
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