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Grub On A Grant (Paperback)

by Clarke (Author)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Trafalgar Square; New Ed edition (1 Jan 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747235600
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747235606
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 408,562 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Grub on a Grant is the original student cookbook written by ex-student Cas Clarke, who has first- hand experience of trying to feed herself while at University. It includes a huge range of meals to suit all abilities whether you are a Masterchef wannabe or an absolute beginner.

The book starts with lots of quick meals for one--a favourite being the Varsity Pie which is tasty, filling, nutritious and made in less than 30 minutes from store cupboard ingredients. Most of the recipes are quite adaptable and you are encouraged to improvise using the ingredients you have which is useful if there isn't time to shop or if money is low.

There are other useful sections for different cooking requirements--cooking with friends, Sunday roasts, dinner parties, Vegetarian cooking, slow-cooking and food for dieting--a good idea after a few heavy nights out and over indulgence of beer and kebabs! This edition of the book is an updated and revised version of that published 15 years ago, but despite this there is still some uncertainty as to whether it is suitable for the modern student of today.

Since the book was first conceived there has been a massive influx of ready-made, cheap convenience food which it doesn't seem to acknowledge. Cooking may be creative and therapeutic but I doubt many students are going to make homemade pasta, pizzas, hummus or quiche when they can be purchased so easily and relatively cheaply. Also, many of the recipes, in an attempt at elaboration, use ingredients you would be unlikely to find in a small campus shop--for example, brie and gruyere cheese, bulghur wheat and artichokes.

That said, this book is still a cheap and useful little cookbook and written in a friendly manner and enhanced with some funny illustrations. Even though there were a few bizarre combinations of ingredients (Mushroom Kebabs made with mushrooms, banana, yoghurt, orange juice and curry power--Interesting!) the food was on the whole, tasty and cheap and most recipes did work. Additional complimentary reads would be The New Students' Cookbook, Nigel Slater's Real Fast Food or even good old Delia's How to Cook. --Thea O'Connor


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4.0 out of 5 stars Great help to fledgling cooks, 14 Jan 2000
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I read this book when I spent a year as a visiting student in England, and I was cooking on my own for the first time. I found it so helpful. The recipes are delicious, and they inspired me to try (then) new ingredients like red lentils and curry powder!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, highly recommneded. , 24 Sep 2006
By Barry Leslie (Peterborough) - See all my reviews
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I first bought this book when I was a penniless student in 1997. Ihave used this book this over the years and although I pick up the book occassionally now, I still find some easy to use recipes. I have made banoffee pie for the first time today and it was fantastic. A word of warning however, Cas Clarke does like to recommend using tinned and packet products, but you can adapt many of her recipes, and that's what makes this such a versatile book. Don't hang around, just go and buy it!
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1.0 out of 5 stars interesting, if you can stand the "helpful" tips, 8 Oct 1999
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Cas Clarke does have some good recipie ideas, so long as you aren't on too tight a budget and have decent cooking facilities, BUT be warned, her narrative leaves much to be desired. If you can stand being patronised over your cous cous and lamb, then you should enjoy this "scrummy" book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant present for first year University students
A sensible, easy to follow, basic guide to cooking for yourself for the first time. Well split up into sections and covers the basics and then gets a little bit more daring.
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