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The Ultimate Recipe Book (Good Food) (Hardcover)

by B.B.C. "Good Food Magazine" (Author), Angela Nilsen (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: BBC Books (1 Feb 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0563522976
  • ISBN-13: 978-0563522973
  • Product Dimensions: 25 x 19.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 84,672 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This work talks about 50 classic dishes and the stories behind them. It conains foreword by Raymond Blanc. What does it take to find the ultimate recipe? Angela Nilsen boldly sets out in the name of culinary research, with a quest to perfect the ultimate recipes for 50 classic dishes. Through a combination of her own research, testing and fine-tuning techniques, as well as consultation with distinguished chefs and writers for their insider tips and advice, Angela has come up with 50 definitive recipes, from making the perfect French Omelette with Raymond Blanc to Apple-Pie inspiration with Gordon Ramsay. Angela gives the full background to every recipe - the testing, the discussions and the problems she faced - and then explains exactly how to make the best ever version with tips, hints and step-by-step photographs. Whether you are a novice who needs more confidence, or a practised home cook, this book will become your most trusted friend in the kitchen, enabling you to create winning classic dishes time and time again.

About the Author
Angela's career has always involved food, either teaching or writing about it for books, magazines, newspapers, both in England and North America (here she was a food writer with the Vancouver Sun newspaper, Canada for 7 years). From May 1994 to July 2004, she was Food Editor of BBC Good Food magazine, and is now a successful freelance writer and editor.

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 15 Feb 2007
I love this book! There are fifty recipes which have all been tried and tested over and over by the author until she was satisfied that they could not get any better. I been trying to make decent chocolate chip cookies for years and this recipe is the best. Each time I have made something from the book it has tuned out great. I can't recommend it highly enough. I hope she writes another one.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not my cup of tea, 5 Feb 2009
By SynysterG (London) - See all my reviews
Was very disapointed when I received this book. I wish I knew what the recipes were before I bought it. I am quite a fussy eater so most of these recipes just don't appeal to me but of course to other people, this book might be a gem. I decided to write a review and list the recipes so that people would know what they are before buying. They are as follows:

risotto primavera
fish cakes
steak
quiche lorraine
fish pie
roast chicken
lamb biryani
thai green chicken curry
spaghetti carbonara
french omelette
scrambled eggs
macaroni cheese
kedgeree
greek salad
potato salad
salade nicoise
caesar salad
coronation salad
french onion soup
fish chowder
watercress soup
carrot and corriander soup
irish soda bread
white loaf
pizza
hollandaise sauce
pesto
hummus
ratatouille
spiced red cabbage
yorkshire puddings
roast potatoes
gratin dauphinois
hot chocolate sauce
scones
blueberry muffins
chocolate chunk cookies
meringues
flapjacks
banana nut bread
chocolate cake
carrot cake
crepes suzettes
lemon tart
vanilla ice cream
creme brulee
apple pie
sticky toffee pudding
summer pudding
lemon meringue pie

I suppose it depends on your tastes as to whether this book is for you. None of these recipes are quick and easy but neither are they over complicated. For me, being able to use just a couple of the recipes was not worth the price of the book.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Angela Nilsen chocolate cake IS the Ultimate!, 7 Sep 2007
By Valan "Mands" (Staffs, UK) - See all my reviews
I first came across Angela Nilsens' Ultimate series in the BBC Good Food magazines, so was very interested in this cookbook. Angela has out done herself on researching and coming up with the 'ultimate' of a lot of classic/family favourites and some more modern dishes. Using tips from top chefs and experimenting with tried and tested versions of a range of dishes, to eventually present the reader with foolproof recipes that are easy to follow and bursting with taste.

The chocolate cake alone is worth the price of the book. I made enough for 200 people for a works charity event, ever since then I have had people asking me to make them a chocolate cake on a near weekly basis...it really is the best chocolate cake ever, rich and decadent!
I'll be looking out for more of Angela's cookbooks as I know her recipes wont disappoint!
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is so good I bought it twice!
I have bought this book twice. Once for myself and now for my brother who lives in Australia. If you have ever wondered why you just can't make those perfect scones you see in... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lis

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Recipe Book (Good Food)
This should be the first book I bought not the 'nth'. It gives an excellent introduction to 50 modern classic dishes. The apple pie is just terrific. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Just starting to cook

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book!
I love this book!! Every recipe that i have tried has turned out perfectly. The lemon tart and the carrot cake are both divine and I have also recently made the banana nut loaf... Read more
Published 8 months ago by A foodie

5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend this book to all my friends
I saw a recipe from this book in my Saturday newspaper magazine and gave it a go....brilliant! so I ordered the book and since then have tried most of the recipes which are so... Read more
Published 14 months ago by J. Davidson

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and informative
Highly enjoyable as this book gives a great background to the recipe itself, and the author's attempts to find the 'ultimate' version. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Glen

5.0 out of 5 stars It really is the ultimate!!
I own loads of cookery books and this is definately one of the best. I have never been able to make meringues without them falling apart or drying them out too much, with this... Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2007 by Gal

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth buying!
Well, how often do you buy a recipe book, and then read it cover to cover in 1 day? That's what I did with this book. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2007 by TKP

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