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Good Food: The Ultimate Recipe Book [Hardcover]

Angela Nilsen (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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Publication Date: 1 Feb 2007 | Series: Good Food

What does it take to find the ultimate recipe? Angela Nilsen boldly sets out in the name of culinary research, with a quest to perfect the ultimate recipes for 50 classic dishes.

Through a combination of her own research, testing and fine-tuning techniques, as well as consultation with distinguished chefs and writers for their insider tips and advice, Angela has come up with 50 definitive recipes, from making the perfect French omelette with Raymond Blanc and apple-pie inspiration with Gordon Ramsay to simply delicious pizza and roast chicken, super chocolate cake, meringues and lots more.

Angela gives the full background to every recipe, the testing, the discussions and the problems she faced and then explains exactly how to make the best ever version with tips, hints and step-by-step photographs.

Whether you are a novice who needs more confidence, or a practised home cook, this cookery book will become your most trusted friend in the kitchen, enabling you to create winning classic dishes time and time again.

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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: BBC Books (1 Feb 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0563522976
  • ISBN-13: 978-0563522973
  • Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 19 x 24.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 164,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Angela Nilsen honestly confronts the ambiguities in recipes for 50 classic dishes and, in doing so, brings a refreshing new clarity to every one of them" (Rick Stein Obe )

"Mixing the culinary knowledge of others with the vastness of her own has helped Angela create perfect recipes between these pages. The book is not just about cooking, it also provides the right ingredients for bedtime reading, making sure you wake up hungry for more." (Gary Rhodes )

"This book is first rate and I hope it has the success it deserves. Angela describes and explains each dish so that it can be completely understood - why you do things as well as what you do. In a market crowded with cookbooks these recipes are the closest I've seen to definitive." (Shaun Hill )

"A fascinating book. Angela Nilsen goes back to the beautiful simplicity of famous classics and fine-tunes them to perfection with advice from top chefs and food writers. On the way, we get invaluable bits of information and advice" (Claudia Roden )

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50 definitive recipes for classic dishes and the stories behind them.
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic 15 Feb 2007
By KB
Format:Hardcover
I love this book! There are fifty recipes which have all been tried and tested over and over by the author until she was satisfied that they could not get any better. I been trying to make decent chocolate chip cookies for years and this recipe is the best. Each time I have made something from the book it has tuned out great. I can't recommend it highly enough. I hope she writes another one.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend this book to all my friends 17 May 2008
By Avis Read
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I saw a recipe from this book in my Saturday newspaper magazine and gave it a go....brilliant! so I ordered the book and since then have tried most of the recipes which are so good and easy to follow. I have passed on lots of the recipes to friends who have enjoyed my cooking/baking and told them to buy the book for themselves. I'm certain no one will be sorry they bought this book and I speak as someone who has loads of cookery books, some of which turned out to be a big disappointment.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not my cup of tea 5 Feb 2009
By SynysterG
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Was very disapointed when I received this book. I wish I knew what the recipes were before I bought it. I am quite a fussy eater so most of these recipes just don't appeal to me but of course to other people, this book might be a gem. I decided to write a review and list the recipes so that people would know what they are before buying. They are as follows:

risotto primavera
fish cakes
steak
quiche lorraine
fish pie
roast chicken
lamb biryani
thai green chicken curry
spaghetti carbonara
french omelette
scrambled eggs
macaroni cheese
kedgeree
greek salad
potato salad
salade nicoise
caesar salad
coronation salad
french onion soup
fish chowder
watercress soup
carrot and corriander soup
irish soda bread
white loaf
pizza
hollandaise sauce
pesto
hummus
ratatouille
spiced red cabbage
yorkshire puddings
roast potatoes
gratin dauphinois
hot chocolate sauce
scones
blueberry muffins
chocolate chunk cookies
meringues
flapjacks
banana nut bread
chocolate cake
carrot cake
crepes suzettes
lemon tart
vanilla ice cream
creme brulee
apple pie
sticky toffee pudding
summer pudding
lemon meringue pie

I suppose it depends on your tastes as to whether this book is for you. None of these recipes are quick and easy but neither are they over complicated. For me, being able to use just a couple of the recipes was not worth the price of the book.
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