I bought this book looking for some inspiration and some good home cooked food for cold wintry January, I love all of the recipes and am thrilled that my dishes turn out as they are meant to - which is a first for me ! I was eating the same old bumpf and bored with my lacklustre diet and wanted to make delicious, nutritious and heartwarming food.... this book has helped me put my heart back into my cooking and I now feel like lady gourmet extraordinaire !! AND have had two very successful dinner parties (folk LOVED the food) thanks to this book.Buy this book either for yourself or as the perfect gift,it's a delightful book !