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‘…a book that combines a love of food with a love of life, and a perfect celebration of how we are what we eat.’ – Justine Picardie, Red
‘Bursting with family anecdotes and some of Sophie’s personal favourite receipes, it is, as she describes it, a “food-moire”.’ – The English Home
‘…an unbridled delight.’ – London Lite
‘The recipes are simple … all of them look utterly delicious, but it’s the little touches that make this cookbook stand out.’ – Heat
‘Bursting with family anecdotes and some of Sophie’s personal favourite receipes, it is, as she describes it, a “food-moire”.’ – The English Home
‘…an unbridled delight.’ – London Lite
‘The recipes are simple … all of them look utterly delicious, but it’s the little touches that make this cookbook stand out.’ – Heat
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Sophie Dahl, one of the most glorious women on the planet, shares delicious secrets from her slinky kitchen, funny stories and favourite recipes in a beautifully illustrated hardback. With delectable recipes for each season, this luscious abundant take on food will delight women everywhere. In this beautifully colour illustrated cookbook, Sophie shares 100 of her favourite recipes that show that healthy can be delicious and indulgent. Sophie lived out the latter part of her adolescence under the public spotlight as the first anti-waif model. Flirting with every food fad from Atkins to raw food, she experienced both misadventures and victories in her quest to have a healthy relationship with food. Now she reveals the recipes that allowed her to eat what she wants while being sylphy as a sapling. Sophie cooks with gusto and passion and here she takes us on a delicious journey through a wonderful collection of her favourite recipes for every meal and every season - from her Grandmother Gee-Gee's ginger parkin, to her dad's amazing chicken curry to what she serves her boyfriend for breakfast. Try out her mama's baked acorn squash and the delicious student-days favourite 'Paris Mash', plus childhood-fun puddings like Carnation milk jelly or decadent desserts like Chocolate chestnut souffle. Sophie reveals compassionate common sense about food, and serves up a lashing of healthy recipes that celebrate the joy of eating so you'll never want to diet again. Original, funny, intimate, and quirky with a bit of whimsy, this glorious book is full of wonderful anecdotes and delicious recipes, scattered with Sophie's own lovely Matisse-like line drawings that slope off the page.
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94 of 97 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a great book for those that love home-style cooking.
So far I am impressed with the recipes that I have made which include: beetroot soup, poached eggs on portobello mushrooms with goats cheese, buttermilk chicken with smashed sweet potatoes and the monkfish with saffron sauce. You can tell the recipes are obviously well-worn favourites of hers, cooked - and tested - over and over again, because they were all a resounding success.
I found the recipes to be easy to follow and the ingredients were easy to find in my local supermarket and (small) village grocery shop! This book is particularly ideal if you are just learning to cook as there are no complicated techniques to master, just good simple recipes that really do taste great. There are a few veggie recipes too.
For those that might be worried about the 'model/celebrity factor', this book is as unpretentious as you can get. The book is written as a type of food memoir. Interspersed with the recipes, there are a few stories that Sophie has written about her background and what lead her to write a cookbook. If this puts you off, then please don't let it... her style of writing is warm, witty and self-deprecating.
Although there are no frills, the book is presented beautifully. The book is divided into seasons, plus a chapter at the back for puddings.
It reminds me of 'Jamie at home' in terms of pictures and style. The food photos are lovely but they don't make you think "Mine will never look like that!"
I would definitely give this as a gift and recommend it, as there are so many easy but delicious recipes in it that even someone who 'doesn't do cooking' would use it regularly!
So far I am impressed with the recipes that I have made which include: beetroot soup, poached eggs on portobello mushrooms with goats cheese, buttermilk chicken with smashed sweet potatoes and the monkfish with saffron sauce. You can tell the recipes are obviously well-worn favourites of hers, cooked - and tested - over and over again, because they were all a resounding success.
I found the recipes to be easy to follow and the ingredients were easy to find in my local supermarket and (small) village grocery shop! This book is particularly ideal if you are just learning to cook as there are no complicated techniques to master, just good simple recipes that really do taste great. There are a few veggie recipes too.
For those that might be worried about the 'model/celebrity factor', this book is as unpretentious as you can get. The book is written as a type of food memoir. Interspersed with the recipes, there are a few stories that Sophie has written about her background and what lead her to write a cookbook. If this puts you off, then please don't let it... her style of writing is warm, witty and self-deprecating.
Although there are no frills, the book is presented beautifully. The book is divided into seasons, plus a chapter at the back for puddings.
It reminds me of 'Jamie at home' in terms of pictures and style. The food photos are lovely but they don't make you think "Mine will never look like that!"
I would definitely give this as a gift and recommend it, as there are so many easy but delicious recipes in it that even someone who 'doesn't do cooking' would use it regularly!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Delightful cookery book which combines beautiful photography, tasty recipe's and a little autobiography and 'how to live life right' thoughts from Miss Dahl.
Miss Dahl has split her book into seasons and meal times, so for each season you have breakfast, lunch and dinner suggestions, all utilising lovely seasonal ingredients, which even include the odd suggested change of ingredient if you find her way less to your taste but the general idea tempting. This is a recipe book with a message, and the message is if you eat regularly, cook your own food and eat in moderation you will lose weight or acheive the right weight for you. It's a nice message and certainly the recipes exude healthy and tasty rather than virtuous and fat free. No calorie counting here, "be sensible" is the message and really it's not a bad message at all.
Miss Dahl has split her book into seasons and meal times, so for each season you have breakfast, lunch and dinner suggestions, all utilising lovely seasonal ingredients, which even include the odd suggested change of ingredient if you find her way less to your taste but the general idea tempting. This is a recipe book with a message, and the message is if you eat regularly, cook your own food and eat in moderation you will lose weight or acheive the right weight for you. It's a nice message and certainly the recipes exude healthy and tasty rather than virtuous and fat free. No calorie counting here, "be sensible" is the message and really it's not a bad message at all.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I found this book truely refreshing. Not only are the recipes easy to make but innovative in idea - the way Sophie writes is truely accessible. It is wonderful to have someone as high profile as her talk frankly about her weight and diet. As a dietitian I often scoff when I read models ideas of a healthy diet, and practically dispair at the strange fad diets alot of people follow. But Sophie's advice is both practical and sensible - after all we all like a little bit of pudding now and again.
I would highly recommend this book to any improving cook. It's maybe not as suitable for a total beginner but as long as you know your way around a kitchen this is definitely an excellent book to add to your repertoire.
I would highly recommend this book to any improving cook. It's maybe not as suitable for a total beginner but as long as you know your way around a kitchen this is definitely an excellent book to add to your repertoire.
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Perfect!
This book is excellent, full of warmth and easy recipes. Sophie's writing and ideas are giving a feeling of comfort. Read more
Published 18 days ago by abeillem
The Best Cookbook I've Ever Read
This is by far the best cookbook I've ever read. I love going back to it again and again, not only for the great recipes, but the interesting and intelligent commentary. Read more
Published 1 month ago by TwoSnapsUP
You MUST try the Beetroot Soup!!
This truly is a delight!!
As a novice cook I have struggled to find a cookbook that truly tickled my taste buds. Read more
As a novice cook I have struggled to find a cookbook that truly tickled my taste buds. Read more
Published 4 months ago by snashpants
Fills a gap that other books can't
The book is spilt into the four seasons and then spilt down again into breakfast, lunch and dinner. The recipes themselves are quite simple and Sophie has included some nice meat... Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Willis
fabulous Dahling!
This book is beautiful.
It can be read either as a cookery book, a diet book or a work of auto-biography from one who has lived a glorious life. Read more
It can be read either as a cookery book, a diet book or a work of auto-biography from one who has lived a glorious life. Read more
Published 7 months ago by VintageFolly
Great treat
Some really fabulous recipes with a unique take on the insight to them. Easy and great tasting treats, mostly pretty quick to prepare.
Published 8 months ago by G Milne
Lovely book but recipes aren't always reliable
I coveted this book for a while before buying it. I had seen some of the TV series and I liked her breezy yet sophisticated style. Read more
Published 8 months ago by noc
much loved cookbook!
I've had this book for almost a year, and everything I've made out of it has been really good. It is organised by season, and within each season it gives recipes for breakfasts,... Read more
Published 8 months ago by hundreds of books
Didn't inspire me
I was given this book as a birthday present because I love a good cookbook. 11 months later, and despite my enthusiasm for both cooking and books I've not been tempted to cook... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Babyblade
Delightful!
I really enjoy going through this book to pick out or recieve some inspiration from these well thought out and easy to make recipes. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mononoke
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