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    One Cookery Book

    I'm in the process of Deep Cleaning my house because it doesn't seem fair to introduce another kitty cat (or two??) into my life whilst there is still traces of Domino cat around - and, frankly, there really is enough black cat hair, whiskers and claw husks (euwww!) still evident in order to build a cat from scratch.

    Anyway, I've got round to the kitchen, and after clearing out all the cupboards of ancient and out of date food, miscellaneous untensils, and extractor fan de-greasing (euwww! again), I turn my attention to my modest cookery book collection.



    I get a lot of quick tips and techniques on-line these days, but I do like to go through a cookery book every now and again, or refer to an actual book.

    So what's your reference/basic/go-to recipe book, if you could only have one? I'd be inclined to Delia's Complete Cookery course as a good alrounder, although she does get on my nerves a bit.

    Your thoughts?
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    I'm a Hugh Whittingstall fan. My favourite one at the moment is his Veg Everyday book. Though his Fruit cookbook comes a close second.
    Not a big Delia or Jamie fan.
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      I quite like HW, but I really want an 'all rounder' book. That's why Delia might get shelf space (irritating as I find her).

      That 'How to Cook' pt1 is good for - e.g. - what sort of rice is used for what; how to tell if eggs are fresh (or off!) etc. I'd need pt2 and pt3 though.

      Mum has the Complete Cookery course from about 30 years ago, but is strangely reluctant to hand it over to me.

      I like Mary B - does she do a 'complete' cookery book? or just baking?

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        Delia's Complete Cookery course is one of Mrs. BB's go to books, I like Garden to Kitchen Expert from the Dr. Hessayon range of books
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        • #5
          Originally posted by bearded bloke View Post
          Delia's Complete Cookery course is one of Mrs. BB's go to books, I like Garden to Kitchen Expert from the Dr. Hessayon range of books
          I'll check that one out later, BB, thank you.

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          • #6
            I love cookery books and have a lot of Jamie's as I especially like the 15 and 30 minute (takes me bout 90) recipes. If I could only have one it would be my delia complete cookery course which I inherited (maybe stole?) from my mum about 15 years ago!
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            • #7
              SWMBO's go-to book is Marguerite Patten's "Step By Step Cookery". She is so attached to it that she's bought a couple of back-up copies on ebay for when her current copy gets so food-stained that it's unreadable.
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              • #8
                I have an A4 folder of print outs and passed on to me recipes. I tended to find that any cook book I have I may use 6 recipes at most. I really should have a clear out.

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                • #9
                  Mine is a very modest 1000 recipe cook book. As you can tell, it has seen some service and it falls open at the pages of some of our favourite recipes complete with splashes of sauce



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                  • #10
                    Yeah! I too have all the "Run of mill" stuff, Jamie's 15/30 (Sounds more like an Holiday club)

                    Delia's, Hugh's, James Martin, Nigela's, Hmmmmm! Rachel Allan, Hmmmm! Again! Accent to die for! , But if limited to one! Would Defoe be one produced by Readers Digest called "Cookery Year"



                    Brilliant book, details everything from what seafood, what cuts of meat, cheeses, vegetables, etc

                    . Then goes on to break down what should be available at what month of year for seasonal cooking!



                    Certainly gets my "Thumbs Up"

                    Some lovely recipe's in it too!
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by scarey55 View Post
                      Mine is a very modest 1000 recipe cook book.

                      Is that then one printed by .. Octopus .. Scarey ? if so it's Mrs.BB's #2 go to book
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by bearded bloke View Post
                        Is that then one printed by .. Octopus .. Scarey ? if so it's Mrs.BB's #2 go to book
                        Yes it is BB. I had to go and check and a page fell out as I was looking
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                        • #13
                          I don't really have a go to recipe book anymore. I have a couple of Good Housekeeping general cookery books, but after so many years of cooking I have basic stuff at my fingertips without needing to go to a recipe book.

                          I do have an enormous cookery book collection of specialist cook books of every description organised in sections, fish, baking, Greek etc.

                          My favourite go to recipe books are Gary Rhodes because he is a brilliant writer and gives you a recipe and then at the end tells you how you can adapt it and what else you can eat it with. I have all his books.

                          There are some writers that I don't have Jamie Oliver being one and Rick Stein the other.

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                            I spent a year at Prue leith School of food and wine so my reference book for standard quantities, oven temps, cooking time and technique is Leiths cookery bible.

                            For quick and well tested it is Jamie Oliver although to do his meals in you need to be a speed demon

                            For sending the boat out Heston Blumenthal at home. It has some really good recipes including the best &fairly easy chilli recipes I've ever tasted. The tarts aux citron and chicken liver parfait recipes are time consuming but exquisite...you do need a temperature probe.

                            Jerusalem by Yotam Ottelenhi is probably my most used for casual dinner parties as it fits my cooking style best.

                            My coffee table book is the French Laundry. I've never cooked anything in it but it's beautiful to look at. I'd quite like the Fat duck for the same reason.
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                            • #15
                              Oh, if it is just one cook book that is gorgeous on a coffee table but will never go in a kitchen for fear of food marks or you just don't have 4-6 weeks to prepare for each recipe, then mine would definitely be.......

                              Peter Gilmores book - Quay

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