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On the cookbook shelf lies a collection of recipes where each has a list of ingredients longer than the Channel Tunnel. Attempts to replicate a couple of these recipes have produced acceptable results; but at the end of all that pulverizing and chopping, the result is the same - underwhelming.
What is the point of all […]

So good I ate two - and that after a full roast lamb dinner. Maybe the excellent wine I served with the lamb lubricated to the point of gluttony!
The warmed Chocolate Croissants are simple to prepare and a joy to eat; like many recipes in Delicious. Next on my list to try from the August […]

I’ve just returned from a shopping trip laden with ingredients all destined for recipes from the latest issue of Delicious.
From the local deli are bunches of herbs — parsley for the Tuna and Chickpea Salad and mint for Breast of Lamb Stuffed with Feta and Mint. I’m really into lamb at the moment, so this […]

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 […]