- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Ebury Press; 1st edition (27 Aug 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0091865018
- ISBN-13: 978-0091865016
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 20 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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291,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2 in Books > Food & Drink > Food Writers > Jennifer Paterson
- #16 in Books > Food & Drink > Food Writers > Clarissa Dickson Wright
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Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright--the Two Fat Ladies--must be Britain's quirkiest cooks. They are not only famous for their lard-laden fare, but also for their political incorrectness and their trademark motorcycle and sidecar.
This cookbook coincides with the third series of their BBC television show. In it they visit typically British evens such as a Pony Club gymkhana and cook for the Cambridge First Boat crew. What they dish up is hearty British fare made with good home-grown produce. They provide us with their versions of such British standards as tripe and onions, baked rabbit, and pot roast of beef. But there are also some imports, such as Sardinian artichoke pie and harrira.
Each recipe is accompanied by amusing asides from the Two Fat Ladies on topics like the dangers of vegetarianism and the statistical likelihood of contracting BSE from quality beef products. The recipes are also illustrated with excellent colour photographs. Black-and-white photographs show the ladies on their motorcycle at Kylemore Abbey and dressed up for bee keeping.
Paterson and Dickson Wright are fabulous and so is their food as it's guaranteed to inspire and will have you in the kitchen in no time. --Dale Kneen
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Having shared their delight in good, robust food in their first two series, the "Two Fat Ladies" (Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright) have been commissioned again by BBC TV to investigate the best that the UK has to offer. The book contains all the recipes from the series and more.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If, like me, you enjoy watching the Two Fat Ladies on TV then this book is a must have. Combining the recipes from the third series with many more great British dishes this book has helped me cook dozens of successful meals. It has also solved my Christmas and Birthday present crises - I've so far bought eight friends and family the book and they've all really loved it. (And best of all I get to enjoy the food from the book every time I go there to eat!) Buy it.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Excellent book highly recommended - better than delia smithTwo Fat Ladies: Full ThrottleTwo Fat Ladies: Gastronomic Adventures (with Motorbike and Sidecar)Two Fat Ladies Ride AgainTwo Fat Ladies: Gastronomic Adventures (with Motorbike and Sidecar)
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
I will *dearly miss Jennifer Patterson, though...
19 Aug 1999
Format:Hardcover
If you've come this far with Jennifer and Clarissa, this is truly "full throttle", and you won't be disappointed! You can, literally, *hear*, both of their voices when you read Clarissa's comments at the start of each chapter and both of them commenting about the receipts they've compiled for this book, which is just entirely wonderful! I happen to listen to anyone who sings the praises of animal fat, butter and the like with my my own good sense telling me, "No! It's not good for you!" And then, my French-based culinary training kicks in and says, "So what? You don't eat like this everyday, so *enjoy*!" This is why I love "The Ladies" books. If, twice a year, I can make a true Alsatian choucroute and please everyone, I'm sure I can also pull a recipe out of a "Ladies" book and remind everyone what home cooking is all about.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Inspirational recipes
7 Feb 2000
Format:Hardcover
When my beloved and I want to cook something special -- one of our favorite hobbies -- we check out the Two Fat Ladies' cookbooks. (I recommend their previous two books, too). I love the stories and explanations that preceed the recipes -- they add depth and luster. I can't read the book for very long without feeling hungry. Their recipes are forgiving, leaving plenty of room for adaptation if you can't find an ingredient indiginous to England. Don't miss watching their series on the Food Network.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
British cookery at its best
29 Nov 2002
Format:Hardcover
Classic British cuisine for the modern world. Baroque indulgence as opposed to lean, mean, designer fare. Something for everyone, from the experienced cook to the beginner. Served up in a very witty style.
For those who can't cook and would like to impress their friends, not to worry - just whip up some Cosmopolitan cocktails (vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice ...mmmmmmm) and Welsh Rarebit Souffles (gourmet version of cheese on toast) with salad on the side. If you can't manage those, I suggest cooking classes.
Intermediate and experienced cooks will find many recipes for soups, fish, fowl, meat and game and vegetable sides which are also easy to adjust to one's own taste. I myself don't follow all the recipes slavishly but use them for inspiration, tweaking a bit here and there to suit available ingredients and personal taste. In addition, there are a few rabbit recipes, which I found useful - organic rabbit meat has just become available in my town.
There is something for every occasion, from leek soup to trout in a good French rose (the wine). For every budget as well - from cheap fish and cuts to pheasant and salmon.
For the cutting edge postmodernist cook, I suggest Fragomammella (Strawberry Breasts), taken from the Italian Futurist Cookbook and Penis Stew (apparently an old Orthodox Jewish recipe).
The core of the book is classic British cuisine (Beef Wellington and grouse anyone?) with a world twist - a touch of the medieval and Elizabethan, India, Singapore, Spain, Russia, I can't count the countries that inspire some of the recipes. If you don't fancy British, there is a good recipe for Singapore Prawns with Bugis Street Sauce. Lots of down to earth recipes as well as haute cuisine fare - tripe and onions, the classic tomato tart, even an American inspired Strawberry Shortcake.
I myself am weak on desserts but Plum Kuchen looks yummy and not to difficult to attempt. Chocolate souffle is included for those more classically minded.
In my humble opinion - a Desert Island Keeper of a cookbook.
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