Gemma Stafford

My Mother-in-law gifted me with this cookbook for my birthday, and I finally got around to reading it and bookmarking recipes I want to try. This is very much my kind of cookbook--lots of delicious-looking recipes that don't use unusual ingredients, and everything has a color picture! That last point is an important one for me. I love to see what the final result should look like! As for the ingredients, the one 'unusual' one by American standards would be golden syrup, which is in many recipes, and it makes perfect sense for Stafford to favor it since she's from Ireland; but even where I live on the edge of nowhere, I can find Lyle's Golden Syrup in many grocery stores, though it is a touch pricey.

If you love banana as an ingredient, this cookbook should be of particular interest, as Stafford loves it and has fresh takes on banana in many recipes.

As for me and my preferences, I want to try Quick Vanilla Cookies, Blueberry Frangipane Galette, and Linzer Tort, among many others!… (more)