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The River Cottage Family Cookbook (Hardcover)

by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (Author), Fizz Carr (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 415 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (10 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340826363
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340826362
  • Product Dimensions: 24 x 19.6 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,411 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Fizz Carr and I share the view that there are no really good cookbooks for the whole family to use together. It is our immodest intention to write a classic of this genre' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 'This is the most honest cookbook I have found, reeking with helpful, hands-on wisdom. It is everything it should be and more... deliciously funny, well written and neither macho nor sanctimonious.' - Jill Dupleix, The Times, on THE RIVER COTTAGE MEAT BOOK 'The best new book of the year without a shadow of a doubt, a serious treatise, a meat cookery bible and a supremely appetising recipe collection. Fearnley-Whittingstall is our most important and eloquent food writer today.' - Philippa Davenport, Financial Times, on THE RIVER COTTAGE MEAT BOOK 'Ripe and magnificent... a good and beautiful book' - The Guardian on THE RIVER COTTAGE YEAR 'If only all the men who put on an apron once a year to take charge of a barbecue had Hugh's knowledge and charm.' - Spectator on THE RIVER COTTAGE MEAT BOOK


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'Fizz Carr and I share the view that there are no really good cookbooks for the whole family to use together. It is our immodest intention to write a classic of this genre' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's well-loved RIVER COTTAGE books have become a phenomenon, inspiring hundreds of thousands of people all over Britain to cook and enjoy good food.
His new book THE RIVER COTTAGE FAMILY COOK BOOK, co-written with Fizz Carr, brings the River Cottage philosophy to the whole family. It will give pleasure to everyone: toddlers and grandparents, families discovering the fun of cooking together, and everyone who enjoys simple home-cooked food. From how to make butter from a jar of cream to how to make your own sausages, THE RIVER COTTAGE FAMILY COOKBOOK will inspire everyone with the magic and fun of cooking.


‘A great way to learn the basics without feeling patronised … You come away from the experience not just with a tasty supper but with a better knowledge of food … comfortingly old-fashioned … will almost certainly go on my shelf of “genuinely useful cook-books”, cross-referenced with my folder of “ways to entertain the kids at weekends”’ Time Out
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious recipes with new ideas added, 24 Oct 2006
By Ms. Sl Ives "babyx1uk3" (Uk) - See all my reviews
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I love this book, it really is a wonderful book. I hacve nearly made all the recipes in the book and they are all delightful. I wish there were more books like this. I cant recommend this book enough, the recipes are lovely, the pages are set out well and the instructions he gives you are perfect if you get a little flustered in the kitchen like me. He explains everything so you just cant go wrong which is great if you sometimes get a bit confused. He even tells you on most of the pages how to eat the food, and what to eat it with, great if you are running out of insperation for dinners ideas. I also like the introduction where he tells you where is best to buy your food and how to check whether the food is good quality. Overall i loved this book and would recommend it very highly to all buyers.
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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This book got me started cooking in the UK, 27 Sep 2006
By K. Odell (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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I moved here from America last year and wanted something that would help me with the new recipes, ingredients, and cooking terms for British cooking. I got this book from the library, and liked it so much that I re-checked it out twice before finally just buying my own copy.

This book is NOT one for an encyclopedic source of recipes. He covers many basic dishes, but you likely won't find everything you'd like to try and cook. If anything, the majority of recipes tend to center on basic, wholesome comfort food. Not much in the way of chi-chi new trends and no consideration for being low-carb or low-fat or "healthy." The emphasis is also on being "hands-on." I consider it an improvement that I've gone from using store-bought jarred spaghetti sauce to making my own with tomatoes and fresh basil, but if you want to try your hand at making your own pasta from scratch, he'll tell you how.

What's great about this book is the background information on the food. He tells you all about, say, sugar. The history of sugar, where it comes from, what it does when exposed to certain conditions, the uses for all the different types of sugar, etc. His chapter on bread is similarly interesting. There's even a tiny bit of science in here - like the role of gluten in bread making or how yeast works. Frankly, it just plain makes interesting reading! And, the benefit of this sort of background information is that you'll be empowered to vary recipes, since you'll know the purpose of every ingredient.

The recipes are probably all do-able for a child with a parent's supervision, but the book isn't actually written for children. The prose reads at about the same level as a newspaper and is of general interest to anyone wanting to know more about food and cooking. It's an excellent place to start for a person of any age who wants to cook good, healthy food from scratch.

I've since moved on to other cookbooks for my actual recipes, but I still enjoy referring to this book when I am trying to remember if I need to use hard flour or plain for pizza dough, or I've got the urge to try my hand at making scones for the first time. Any book or website will tell you the ingredients and tell you what to do with them, but Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall EXPLAINS the what and the why of every step so that you've not only ended up with tasty scones, but have mastered another sort of baking.
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73 of 91 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A family experience, 21 Oct 2005
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Having only just received this book I feel limited in review capabilities, however it looks amazing! From what I have read it is easy for the whole family to follow. My almost 5 year old son loves being read recipes as bedtime stories- we look at the pictures and then later cook the recipes. This book will feature prominently in our family as we try to ground our children with sound nutritional principles and develop a love for food that will help assist their health (and ours!) in the future.

I would recommend this book to families of all varieties and suggest it to be an ideal Christmas present from grandparents, aunties, uncles, grandchildren etc.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A really good easy cookbook to use!!
It's a really good easy cookbook to use. The whole family can use it and enjoy it, the reason I bought the book was I was moving way to uni and I used it as much as my parents. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Emma L. Lang

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have cookery book
I love this cookery book. It's fun, inspiring and brilliantly easy to follow. If I need to cook pancakes, macaroni cheese or spaghetti bolognese for my children, it's the book I... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book
A firm fav to return to again and again.

Lovely quality paper.

Broken down by food groups with an intro to each item before a selection of recipes... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. B. Handford

5.0 out of 5 stars My husband is cooking!!!!
My husband and two year old are working their way through this book and producing delicious food- now if they can do it anyone can!!!
Published 3 months ago by Ceri James

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for sunday baking!
I, an 18year old daughter in a big family think this book is fantastic - i bought it for us and we all use it! Read more
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This book is fantastic, I can not fault it one bit. Hugh and Fizz create a world where it is easy and fun to cook home made produce. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Lorna Keene

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book for beginners, children and everyone else
Yes, this book does contain recipes that are too basic for people with decent cooking skills, but there are recipes for those people too. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Sabine Zimmermann

5.0 out of 5 stars Great family cookbook
Having two small children I was looking for a cook book that would be both fun and educational and help me as a parent to get their hands dirty in the kitchen with some real... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Dr. T. I. Simpson

5.0 out of 5 stars Good cook books
Having watched Hugh's series on living in Dorset, where we live, I am already a big fan of his cooking and this book did not disapoint. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2007 by Mrs. Virginia H. Stewart

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic book and recipies
This book is for every budding cook from begginers to more talented experts! The recipies are fantastic and truly inspirational, they make you want to cook. Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2007 by Ms. Michelle A. White

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