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Family Food: A New Approach to Cooking (Penguin Cookery Library) (Paperback)

by Heston Blumenthal (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (2 Nov 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140295399
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140295399
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 19.4 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,302 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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‘Family Food is a sure candidate for recipe book of the year’

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'An eye-opening approach to what little angels should eat'

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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Cooking, but is it really for kids?, 31 Dec 2004
By P. Yale "philipyale" (England) - See all my reviews
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Firstly, this is a great book - right up there with my all-time favourite cooking books. There are some inspirational recipes in there, and even the apparently more traditional ones are discussed in such thorough detail beforehand that you are forced to think through the whole process of preparation and cooking. It really does make you regard these recipes in a new light. Having just acquired a digital temperature probe, I'm especially keen to try the low-temperature cooking that Blumenthal champions.

The only quibble I have with the book is that for one that claims to be aimed at getting children involved in cooking, I could find very few practical techniques or methods or recipes for achieving this. There's a fair bit of theoretical discussion about the merits of getting children involved in cookery, which I fully endorse. There are also some interesting food tasting experiments, which kids could find fun (and so could adults!) Apart from that, though, the other references to children are almost exclusively about simply urging the reader to get their children involved, about how much Blumenthal's own children enjoy a particular recipe, or how they themselves enjoyed making it. Mr Blumenthal is lucky - I can't imagine my own children tackling those particular recipes (too daunting), and some more specifically children-oriented recipes would have been nice. Blumenthal does explicitly distance himself from "gimmicky...happy parent monthly magazine" style recipes in the foreword, but I can't help feeling that in trying to avoid that particular trap he's swung the pendulum too far the other way.

Nonetheless, for adults it's a great book. Don't hesitate to buy it.

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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Family Food: A New Approach to Cooking, 4 May 2004
I have never before read a cookery book that has excited me in this way. This book is revolutionary and worthy of it's many awards. I have heard of the author and his restaurnt The Fat Duck before and thought that the dishes would be difficult to follow and indeed they were the exact opposite! I have used the recipes with my two daughters age 4 and 16 and we have all enjoyed the experience. Mr Blumenthal manages to not only create delicious food but recipes that let you understand and respect the ingredients. My husband and i have used the recipes successfully for diner parties and also with the children for our midweek pasta nights. Well done Mr Blumenthal and Thank you. I cannot recommend this book highly enough!!!
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book - really does what it says, 10 Mar 2003
By A. Weston "Adrian Weston" (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Food: A New Approach to Cooking (Paperback)
If you read Heston Blumenthal's column in the Guardian - put aside your prejudices. His column is notable for its championing of weird and rather unappetising food marriages - innovation at the cost of edibility! However, this book is really thoughtful and a brilliant way of getting your kids into the process of cooking. Also some of his recipes are very good indeed - even some of the really basic stuff makes you stop and think - he actually has a recipe for cheese-on-toast that could be life changing (it's baked rather than grilled, with wine and scope for other additions). My son (who is 12) uses it all the time. It hasn't made him like aubergines (nothing short of magic would do that) but it has converted him to lentils!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not a blumen-marvellous as I'd hoped
Disappointing. It's not particularly well written and nor are there many recipes in it, so it neither works as an educational work nor a cookbook. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Kindred Spirit,
Although I do not have children I was drawn to the book by Blumenthal's awesome reputation. The book is very easy to follow he even points out where problems might occur and how... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Here Comes the Science Bit...
Awarded his third Michelin star a scant month before Family Food came out in paperback can't be bad publicity for Heston Blumenthal. Read more
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This book in my opionon is the best cook book on the market at the moment ,not only does it show you how to cook great food but it will help you create interesting new dishes for... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A welcome change
A fantastic new direction for cooking! Heston Blumenthal treats the food with new and traditional techniques that really, get the best from produce. Read more
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