My goodness me. Had this book five minutes. Ok. A little exaggeration. So far tried Chicken curry, beef casserole, chocolate concrete, mint custard. A little explanation first. Son five wanted to recreate school dinners. Especially chicken curry. And he told me. Bad move. Why go to the google for a recipe when you can shop and buy it? And I found this book. Reading reviews, I did NOT go for the republished book! But paid a mint (was that for mint custard I ask?) for the now out of print original.
It was worth EVERY SINGLE PENNY of the £30 I paid. It’s a little hard back. About 178 pages. 80 recipes. Do not listen to the reviewer who said pamphlet size. God only knows what her pamphlets are made of.....The book covers everything. Pies, not pies, puddings, (Don’t even ask.....) it’s a chunky little book. Size of a normal paperback, but hardcover.
And Becky Thorn has not only a wicked sense of humour, but a way of describing school memories that make school NICE! And you begin to remember all the things she talks about! Huge radiators, certain school songs.....And the dinners....now I DO remember chicken pie and chicken curry from school (teen in the early 80s!) I loved those. And those are in this little gem. And I was thinking, ‘Well, yeah, but I’m sure it’s all bland in this book, there’s no real spices!..... It can’t be like I remembered, I must have exaggerated to myself!’....How wrong could I be? I did it. Changed not one bit of the recipe. OMG! It was marvellous. Son five polished it off too. Recipe had major ticks. It was SO good. With just plain white rice (Yes Becky, I used the ladle to make the bowl shape out of the rice, for the curry.....) And the next DAY I said to son five...I really fancy curry....He said, ‘That school one? You liked it then.....’ He sussed me out good and proper! Because he had to listen to my presupposed scorn, before I was trounced by a curry recipe page! Then I did the beef casserole and mash. It was just as well for portion control......until we got to pudding....chocolate concrete and mint custard...yup, I used green colouring.....well... all I can say is of the entire TRAY of it, at least quarter is gone....I blame son five....And I guarantee it will be finished off by tomorrow...
The ingredients are so simple! And just stuff from your cupboard! But the taste is wholesome and delicious! And there are so MANY recipes....All easy. Now for a tired, harassed mum, who gave up on cooking, this has been such a breath of fresh air! Son has seen pudding on the table! Which was as rare as spotting a giraffe in the high street in our house! Well done Becky Thorn! Well done dinner ladies from the 70-80s! They could give Jamie Oliver tips as well as a thrashing at cooking! As you can tell, I highly recommend this book. But get the original! You will not regret it. Although I don’t want to step on my scales I loved that chocolate concrete so much.....
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