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This is a collection of recipes designed to take the stress out of mealtimes and provide delicious dishes for the whole family to enjoy, without the need to spend hours in the kitchen. 'Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook 200 Fast Family Favourites' contains suggestions for breakfasts, light bites & lunchbox ideas, midweek meals, classic suppers, weekend treats and cakes & bakes.
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Emma Jane is a food stylist and food writer who has been working on books and magazines for over 15 years. She has two children, Jasmine aged 15 and Charlie aged 11, who both share their Mum's love of food and enjoy helping to rustle something delicious up in the kitchen. Emma Jane likes to make her recipes realistic, simple and achievable by everyone.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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One star for being such a dinky, practical size - I can fit it in my handbag if I see any ingredients on offer at the supermarket and need reminding of what else I need. One star for the simplicity of the ingredients used, everything is readily available from medium-sized upwards supermarkets. One star for the ease and speed of the recipes, no faffing around in the kitchen especially when you have hungry children underfoot and you have just got in the door. One star for the fantastic variety of recipes which can be easily tweaked for larger or smaller numbers. And last but not least, a final star for being so moderately priced - I think that makes 5 out of 5 - although maths was never my strong point. ;-)
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The Hamlyn 200 recipe books are an obvious competitor with the BBC GoodFood 101 range. Both ranges are small, both have a one recipe one photo format and both have similar covers.
I have found with some of the Hamlyn Range that the recipes are a bit much for everyday cooking. One book in particular was, in my opinion downright unappetising and detached from the needs of an everyday cook.
However, the Fast Family Favourites is pretty good and has a lot more recipes that are attainable, tempting and have easy to source ingredients. The recipes (and indeed photographs) for the following dishes are particularly tempting: Chocolate Puddle Pudding, Beef Stroganoff, Spicy Beefburgers, Tuna and Pasta Bake, and Falafel Cakes. Out of the whole book, I would probably try over half of the recipes.
However, my main bugbear is that, as with other books in this range, there are not strictly 200 recipes. Variations are often included at the end of a recipe and these can come across as clumsily squeezed in on the bottom of a page. It's a concise way of having 200 recipes on a shelf but it's stretching things a bit to call it a 200 recipe book. Some "variations" are practically brand new recipes in just three or four sentences crammed into one paragraph with no illustration.
The other thing that irritated me is that although I believe in feeding my young children a wide and varied home cooked diet, I would love to meet the person that could get them eating Squash with Red Bean Sauce, Swordfish with Sage Pangritata, or Braised Lentils with Gremolata. Not really fast, not really for a young family, and not really a favourite. 3 out of 5 Hamlyn.
I have found with some of the Hamlyn Range that the recipes are a bit much for everyday cooking. One book in particular was, in my opinion downright unappetising and detached from the needs of an everyday cook.
However, the Fast Family Favourites is pretty good and has a lot more recipes that are attainable, tempting and have easy to source ingredients. The recipes (and indeed photographs) for the following dishes are particularly tempting: Chocolate Puddle Pudding, Beef Stroganoff, Spicy Beefburgers, Tuna and Pasta Bake, and Falafel Cakes. Out of the whole book, I would probably try over half of the recipes.
However, my main bugbear is that, as with other books in this range, there are not strictly 200 recipes. Variations are often included at the end of a recipe and these can come across as clumsily squeezed in on the bottom of a page. It's a concise way of having 200 recipes on a shelf but it's stretching things a bit to call it a 200 recipe book. Some "variations" are practically brand new recipes in just three or four sentences crammed into one paragraph with no illustration.
The other thing that irritated me is that although I believe in feeding my young children a wide and varied home cooked diet, I would love to meet the person that could get them eating Squash with Red Bean Sauce, Swordfish with Sage Pangritata, or Braised Lentils with Gremolata. Not really fast, not really for a young family, and not really a favourite. 3 out of 5 Hamlyn.
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I do like this series of cookbooks. OK - they are never going to turn you into a gourmet chef. If you want that then you need to look elsewhere. What they do very well is provide lots of ideas for simple, fairly cheap to make and yet mostly tasty recipies. I have a young son and a husband who is a picky eater, so I am always looking for ideas for nutritious, tasty meals which both of them will eat. I can usually rely on this series of books to provide me with inspiration for this. Each book is split into sections e.g. soups, fish/seafood, meat/poultry, desserts and so on, and there are plenty of recipe ideas in each section which means you can usually find something to suit all tastes.
The layout of the books is good - each recipe has a double page allocation with a good colour image of the finished meal, a full ingredient list and easy to follow step by step instructions. My only criticism, and the reason I have given 4 stars instead of 5, is that the spine of the book is quite stiff and as a result it is hard to get the book to stay open at any given page without weighing the pages down. When just flicking through the book for ideas this is not a problem, but if you want to follow a recipe step by step in the kitchen as you are working then it is awkward.
The layout of the books is good - each recipe has a double page allocation with a good colour image of the finished meal, a full ingredient list and easy to follow step by step instructions. My only criticism, and the reason I have given 4 stars instead of 5, is that the spine of the book is quite stiff and as a result it is hard to get the book to stay open at any given page without weighing the pages down. When just flicking through the book for ideas this is not a problem, but if you want to follow a recipe step by step in the kitchen as you are working then it is awkward.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The easy recipe book...
I love this series of Hamlyn All Colour Cookbooks, and this is no exception. All these books are well presented, laid out in an easy to follow manner - getting the balance just... Read more
Published 16 hours ago by Kevin
200 superb and easy recipes - Love these books
I love the Hamlyn Cookbooks, there are always a wide range of recipes and all are very easy to follow. Read more
Published 10 days ago by I. Mcintosh
Handy little cook book
I really like this handy sized cookbook, it is colourful which encourages me to attempt the recipes.
I am not into cook books as some people are. Read more
I am not into cook books as some people are. Read more
Published 11 days ago by D. M. Trowsdale
Soooo easy and fast meals for my familiy... Yum Yum :0)
I have a number of their books and there are fantastic. Why are cooking books so large and why so some still not have photos of each recipe? Read more
Published 11 days ago by OrganicGreen
Another fantastic book in the range
Definitely an excellent book for the family chef. Everything from chicken dippers to tangerine beef. All the recipes are quick to cook. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Lindsay Ritchie
No nonsense, just a very good cheap recipe book
I've only got a couple of the books from this series and I think I'd already recommend them as among my favourite cookbooks. Quite simply there's no nonsense about them. Read more
Published 13 days ago by J. Brand
Some new ideas
Short and sweet, some new ideas for me which we all enjoyed trying. I liked the variety of food used as some books are just too samey.
Published 20 days ago by A Friendly Face
Nice collection of simple recipes
The 'Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook: 200 Fast Family Favourites' is a great little cookbook, featuring some simple yet effective recipes. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Mr. Joshua A. J. Bower
Fast Food Equals Good Food
Too often one associates 'fast food' as being food that is not good for one - the hamburgers and chips or pizza quick fix take aways but this is not the case with this little... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Richard M. Seel
200 Fast Family Favourites
I really like the books in this collection, they are small enough to take up practically no storage space and are clear and easy to use with the recipe on one page and a picture on... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Big Bertha
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