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I’m feeling far from summery - there is a huge black cloud drawing up that has made my loft so dark I need the lights on and it’s only 2 in the afternoon!
Still the recipes in the June issue of Delicious at least give some indication that summer is on its way. Barbecues feature heavily, […]

Three new cookbooks have come my way. Actually one is getting on a bit, one is quite new but I’ve seen it mentioned on several blogs already now, while the last is so new it’s not actually been printed yet!
For me the visual is the key to liking a cookbook. I can think of only […]

The annual Italian Special issue from Delicious, full, as you would expect, with Italian dishes.
So what do I make first - a classic English dish, Scotch Woodcock with Asparagus. It’s an Edwardian or Victorian dish whose peculiar name’s origin has long since been lost. Basically though, it is just creamy scrambled eggs with anchovy, which might sound […]

Fifteen meals for less than a fiver, Suppers in Under 30 Minutes, Jamie’s brilliant seasonal recipes, Jill Dupleix’s Big Soups - there’s a lot in this issue (as is the norm).
Being a bit of a sweet-fiend, Britain’s Best Puds was the obvious first stop. The five, complete with full recipes, are Jam Roly Poly, Sticky […]

It’s the New Year - time of resolutions on healthier lifestyles, fitness regimes and healthy eating. So up steps Delicious with a seemingly low-everything issue.
They include a free magazine this month, 10 Thinner Dinners, which lists, amongst a few recipes, 50 ways to ‘lighten up and feel great.’ The tips range from steaming your vegetables, making […]

So far from this issue I have made - quite successfully I should add - Rigatoni Milano (which was really superb and knocked my old beef and tomato pasta standby into a cocked hat), Sausage, Onion and Bean Hotpot, Pork Loin with Sautéed Kale, Apples and Chestnuts plus Chargrilled Steak with Green Olive Tapenade and […]

The famed UK book, Roast Chicken and Other Stories by Simon Hopkinson has finally been translated into American! All those on the far-side of the pond can now delve into the delights of heavy cream, cilantro and eggplant with the recipes all written in cups. Wonderful.
The book was voted ‘The most useful cookbook of all […]

Newly released in an English translation is the bible of Spanish Cooking – 1080 Recipes by Simone and Inés Ortega.  Over a million copies have been sold in Spain, making it Spain’s favourite cookbook. The English version has been updated by the creators daughter, Inés, and now contains a fully comprehensive range of recipes, 1080 in […]

Great British Food is one of two new magazines covering the UK’s unique culinary heritage and modern cuisine. This is the glossier of the two, more heavyweight, and more expensively produced. It is exclusively available from WH Smiths in the UK.
Local produce, British chefs, classic British brands, and farmers markets are all subjects you would […]

Meat is not the most photogenic of items. It is generally brown. Brown with shades of lighter brown. It just sits there in all is brownness. It is also why it seldom features highly in the results of such photo challenges such as Does My Blog Look Good In This.
Page 63 of the November Delicious […]