by Jp McMahon I’ve always struggled to answer the question ‘What sort of food do you have in Ireland’. I worked in multinational settings for …
The Irish Cook Book
Cook, eat, repeat
Ingredients, recipes and stories By Nigella Lawson There was a lot of publicity around this book coming up to Christmas ’20. Nigella was all over …
Nothing Fancy
“unfussy food for having people over” By Alison Roman This is my second Alison Roman book (but it’s the first one I’ve reviewed). I ordered …
My new best gadget!
Stepping away from the usual book review to introduce you to my newest gadget, which comes with 1000s of built in recipes so is technically, …
Crazy Water Pickled Lemons
Enchanting dishes from the Middle East, Mediterranean and North Africa By Diana Henry How could you not want to own a book with a name …
Cookbooks v The Internet
Why bother with a cookbook when you have the internet? Lots of people tell me that when they need a recipe they just search online …
Mowgli Street Food
Stories and recipes from the Mowgli Street Food restaurants. by Nisha Katona. I’m on a bit of a ‘restaurant cookbook’ roll at the moment. I …
From the oven to the table
From the Oven to the Table. Diana Henry. This book projects a sensible, safe, homely aura. I picked it up a number of times in …
Dishoom
Dishoom “From Bombay with Love” Shamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar, Naveed Nasir. Dive in headfirst and join the authors on a day of food and cultural …
Midnight Chicken
Midnight Chicken (& other recipes worth living for) Ella Risbridger. After reading a rave write up about this book in a newspaper I snapped it …
Fearless Food
By Lynda Booth Fearless Food By Lynda Booth I was drawn to this book because Lynda Booth is the owner/operator of an award-winning cookery school …
Clever Batch
Healthy batch cooking with lots of imagination – great if you’re looking to increase your veggie intake and limit some of the baddies!