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Loading... Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life (original 2007; edition 2008)by Jamie Oliver
Work InformationJamie At Home: The Complete First Season by Jamie Oliver (2007)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Inspired somewhat by the British show, The Good Life, Oliver not only provides recipes, but also gardening tips on how to grow your own fruits and veg. There are chapters on tomatoes, peas and beans, onions, and strawberries. There are sections about growing and cooking according to the seasons, and he addresses egg production, hunting, and fresh game such as pheasants and rabbit. While I won't be shooting my dinner anytime soon, I did make his version of tomato salad and Indian carrot salad. I've tried many of Oliver's recipes and have found them to be flavorful and easy. ( ) I must say that his 'voice' grates on my mental ears. 'Your mates will be so impressed when you say you made it yourself.' Yes, I do understand that he's trying to reach a different group of (non)readers and (non)cooks. but it grates on me. He's also too cheerful and enthusiastic about everything. 'It's so easy!' A lot of his recipes depend on having a lot of 'mates' to eat it all up. What is a reasonable amount of effort for 6 or 8 just isn't for 2. The growing instructions are fairly standard, and would probably work fine for anyone having lots of space and time (and strength). Again, they aren't aimed at me. On the other hand, every now and then you turn the page and see just what you need for supper in a day or two. Like Italian ham and spinach (or chard) tart. Personally I didn't like this book, I wouldn't use it, but for those who are in to very natural foods with the explanations: all the different types of eggs & how they are produced; how to grow asparagus; how to grow rhubarb; how to barbecue; types of lamb; and or chilies & peppers....... This is a good book for you. In fact I view it more of a text book with recipes rather than a cookbook. It is 398 pages! The pages are non-glossy paper; the photographs (although abundant) are neither always of the dishes nor are they very appetizing; the color of the pages varies as does the color of the font; the font is not always readable as the ingredients are in bold font, but the instructions are small non-bold font. Contents: a nice little chat; spring; summer; autumn; winter; useful stuff; thanks; and index Spring: asparagus / eggs / lamb / rhubarb Summer: barbecue / cabbage family ' carrots & beets / climbing beans / zucchini / onions / peas & fava beans / pizza / potatoes / strawberries / summer salads / tomatoes Autumn: chillies & peppers / feathered game / furred game / mushrooms / orchard fruit / pickles Winter: leeks / pastry / squash / winter salads / winter veg Useful stuff: my favorite seed & plant varieties / where to buy them / other good addresses & websites no reviews | add a review
Explains the benefits of buying seasonal, locally grown produce and cultivating one's own vegetable garden, offers more than a hundred recipes organized by season, and presents tips on growing and preparing fruits and vegetables. No library descriptions found. |
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