WARNING! Do not read this book if you have an empty stomach, particularly if you are trying to lose a bit of weight. This book’s tagline encapsulates its contents perfectly: “Delicious recipes for seasoned meats, vegetables and cheeses baked in perfectly flaky crusts.” A deceptively small book, bursting all over with full colour photographs all sending …
This is a book that many people might automatically assume is out of their reach, since eating game birds is not something that the average family seems to do nowadays. This is a great shame but this book is more than just game as poultry and fish are also brought under the author’s expert gaze. Part …
The book’s title is clearly descriptive, if not slightly ineloquent for some: Bits on Sticks. Well, this reviewer sees no problem with the title. At least straight away you can guess what it is about – a book full of recipes for food on sticks, served with associated sauces, salads or other sides. There is something …
There are plenty of great barbecue books out there all vying for the reader’s attention and it can be very hard to find a little niche to squeeze into to become another ‘great barbecue book’. This book managed it, with honours. Essentially this is just like oh-so-many-other books: lots of great recipes (more than 50), that …
Just like a nice, seasoned side of beef that has been grilled to perfection, served with some potatoes and a bit of salad it can be a great, complete meal. This book, offering over 150 different barbecue recipes and a shed-load of advice, is that dish in printed form! Branded by grill manufacturers Weber, yet on …
A nice sizzling steak, grilled to perfection on a garden barbecue and served with a few sides, something to drink and then eaten in good company is, for many, a key definition of summer. Not that, of course, the barbecue necessarily has to be put away at the end of the season. In this relatively-slim book …
On many occasions you can find recipes that appear to be authentic representations of that served in their original country, yet upon closer inspection they are either a shadow of their real-life versions or they would be totally unknown of back home. A manufactured, artificial foreign dish if you will. So authentic, where possible, not “adjusted” …
The subtitle or strap-line to this book could equally read “Finally, you have no excuse for serving your guests boring, cremated remains!” Outdoor grilling could even be fun. How about that! This heavy, soft-covered book (oh, how this reviewer hates those combinations – make it hard and make it proud!) is immediately discernible as a reference …
Lard, lard, wonderful lard. A thing eschewed by many in these health-conscious times. A thing misunderstood. So straight away kudos to someone who had the foresight to even think that a book about lard should and would be published. You can understand Jews and Moslems being less than enthusiastic about lard due to its porcine derivation, …
