When I
bought this book (over the internet so with only a brief preview) I
was a little worried that the recipes might be a little too
easy and simplified since Bill Granger's books are generally always
filled with fairly straightforward, relaxed recipes, however, I
shouldn't have worried. What fills the pages are beautiful recipes
that aren't too complicated but still have a bit of oomph to them so
that I wasn't bored or had seen the recipes hundreds of times
already. It became obvious very quickly that this was a book that I
really wanted to cook from and with 100 recipes I had plenty to
choose from.
One of
the first things that I loved about this book was the fact that the
chapters are divided up by specific ingredient such as 'Piece of
Chicken', 'Slab of steak', 'Mince & Sausages' and 'Carton of
Eggs', (to name a few). I found this approach really helpful cause it
means you can go raid your fridge or freezer, decide what you want to
cook with and then just jump straight to the chapter for instant
inspiration. There were so many recipes that I wanted to try that I
literally gave up bookmarking them since it seemed I was putting a
sticky note on almost every page! In the end I managed to try 6
recipes but I still have quite a few that I want to try!
The
Tested Recipes:
Orange
and Oregano Marinated Pork
Marinated
Steak Rolls & Barbecue Sauce
Light
Butter Chicken
Spanish
Fish Stew
Individual
Baked Beans with Eggs
Chilli,
Sausage and Broccoli Pizza
