Customer Reviews
Simply great cooking - By: Trisha, 08 Nov 2008 
I was given this book about nine months ago by a friend & I can't recommend it highly enough. I'm a big fan of Nigel Slater's & I guess this book isin a similar category for me - just easy cooking with everyday ingredients - and, more importantly, that taste great! I like the pictures & the variations she offers too.
Accessible, Unfussy Recipes - Everyday Cooking! - By: The Village Green Preservation Society, 31 Aug 2008 Another stunning book by Diana Henry. Based around simple ingredients & some store cupboard essentials, Diana has created a book which allows you to easily create something delicious. Recipes aren't long winded or complicated - they are equally suitable for a dinner party of a mid week dinner. All the recipes I've tried have turned out beautifully - & I've repeated them time & again! I can't wait for more from this author.
Recipes include:
Chicken baked with red onions, potatoes & rosemary
Pork Chops with plums & chinese spices
Italian sausages with purple-sprouting broccoli, chilli & penne
Roast leg of lamb with anchovy cream
Lamb stuffed with goat cheese, blush tomatoes & basil
Sea bream with lebanese herb sauce
Spaghetti with bacon, egg & smoked cheese
Goat cheese & fig salad
Warm potatoes with beans & avocado
Courgettes with ricotta, mint & basil
Scandinavian potatoesin sour cream
Peachesin rose syrup
All-in-one chocolate cake
Rhubarb cakeD
does what it says on the tin (except you don't need tins any more!) - By: victoria sponge, 06 May 2008 Yum, yum, yum. Diana Henry was the name that always appeared at the bottom of the recipes that I just had to cut out & tryin the Telegraph. I was never tempted by any of their other writers, but her delicious sounding recipes always hit the mark instantly with enticing dishes that said This Woman Understands Yum.
What's more, she understands what it is to be a busy person who loves food but hasn't got time to spend hoursin the kitchen & who is most likely to get home tired from work & quickly have to cobble something together from what they can findin the fridge or store cupboard.
Well, if you've got a pack of sausagesin the fridge & some grapesin the fruitbowl you can cook the unctuous 'vine growers' sausages'. Bit of blue cheese left? Why not try penne with roasted onions, gorgonzola & walnuts? This woman's recipes have such a high hit rate! You want to try all of them - & probably will because they are definitely good enough to serve to friends at the weekend but also easy enough to cook midweek for the family.
Diana Henry deserves a much, much higher profile, although if she did you'd probably end up eating nothing else as all your friends would serve you Diana Henry all the time too.
Must Have - By: S. Bowles, 28 Apr 2008 If you only buy one cookbook this year make sure it's this one. I have a huge collection of cookery books (I am addicted!), but I have cooked at least a dozen from this already. Perfect for everyday, but some recipes are great for dinner with friends too. Almost all are child friendly too, with perhaps a bit of tweeking depending upon the child. Quick, easy & no fuss - my favourite book for quite some time.
First class book brimming with workable tasty recipes.... - By: F. Draper, 10 Apr 2008 I am addicted to cookery books & recently have been culling those that I have not used recently, not used at all or have used & the recipes have not worked at all. I have also made a decision not to buy any more until I have been through all the books I have got to make sure that I have not missed any really good everyday recipes - I have loads of time consuming & worthy dinner party recipes but to find a recipe for every day that is tasty, easy & practical is not so easy. However Diana Henry's book ticks all the boxes & this book now is a prime example of a well used & well loved "scratch & sniff" cookery book. All the recipes work, they are not complicated & can easily be made after a day's work. Please try the drunken potatoes they are worth the price of the book on their own! Well done for putting such a great book together -
highly recommended. Thank you!
