Times Literary Supplement
'This is a stupendous achievement ... Norman's recipes are excellent, clear, and wholly reliable.'
Country Life
'Jill Norman fills the book with modern recipes to excite today's demanding cook.'
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well - almost! I bought this in its first edition and it is in constant use. Jill Norman, Elizabeth David's editor and doyenne of the cookbook world, has produced a truly universal, basic reference cookbook which will be invaluable for cooks of any ability and confidence level. Its fool proof recipe's are classic and unfussy, technique information is faultless. It's not flashy or gimicky in any way, so if you've never made souffle, want a proper Christmas dinner, a simple soup or a glam dinner party dish, this should be your first port of call. It does what Nigella Lawson set out to do in How To Eat, another good book, but because of vastly superior, design, layout and structure Jill Norman's version really, really works. What is it they say? Every home should have one. That's it.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Every cookery book these days seems to claim to be the book of the year, the decade or all time, but i can unreservedly say, that if you are an ameteur cook who wants to cook a wide range of modern food but needs a spring board to inroduce you to new methods, ideas and cultures,then this is undoubtedly the only book for you.
Mrs Norman really does cover the entire range of cookery that any everyday cook could want, from traditional British favorites, through the range of modern European cookery as well as the most popular asian and world cuisine. This book is not based on trends and there is no heavy authorial bias, just straight forward, sound advice. Once you have got to grips with this book, you will have the confidence and experience to really get stuck into the more complex reciepts of the glossier modern writers. This book isn't about glamour, it is about cooking good food, something which it will enable anyone to do with assurance. This really is the Mrs Beeton's cookbook for our age... before you buy any other cookery book, buy this one, you won't regret it.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Until I bought this book I could cook, if that means making curry from a jar. Now I own this book I can bake cakes, make Thai curry from scratch and it all tastes good. But all cook books do this, true. However this book has so many recipes when compared to the books published by the celebrity chefs. It is also unpretentious, the majority of the ingredients are readily available from a normal supermarket, you don't have to traipse of to a market in the middle of no where to get the ingredients.
This book is ideal for begginers and more experienced cooks giving clear instructions to make food from so many different cultures including our own.
This book is ideal for begginers and more experienced cooks giving clear instructions to make food from so many different cultures including our own.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Dreadful kindle version
I would give five stars for the paperback version - my favourite all-purpose reference book and NONE for the kindle version. Read more
Published 5 months ago by FRA
Almost perfect!
I wanted an electronic reference cookbook for reading on journeys etc. The objective being to be able to use dead-time to bone-up on unfamiliar techniques, perfect my current... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Tom Holt
Indispensable!
This book has been a constant point of reference for me in the kitchen. Timings, cuts of meat, cooking techniques and a marvellous variety of recipes have been on-hand whenever... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Greekfoodie
Speaking as someone who has used the original Penguin Cookery book for...
For the total newcomer to cookery, or for those of you who have never encountered the original Penguin Cookery book, this will be a good cookery bible with plenty of good advice... Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2009 by J. Matthews
Okay cook book
This book is okay, but I was hoping it would be more like the original 'Penguin Cookery book' by Bee Nilson, which I brought in my first year at University back in 1974 - and which... Read more
Published on 10 May 2009 by Soul Lover
Covers all bases
A clear no-nonsense approach that covers all bases and would be ideal for the newbie house husband (if I'm at all typical of the species, that is). Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2005 by 3Lllama
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