Roast Chicken And Other Stories

from kevmalone

The author states he is a fan of Elizabeth David (my favorite cookery writer) and he tries a similar approach to hers - rather than a litany of recipes he separates the book alphabetically by ingredient (Anchovy, Asparagus, Aubergine ...) each section featuring a personal anecdote and a few (prim...

from kevmalone

The author states he is a fan of Elizabeth David (my favorite cookery writer) and he tries a similar approach to hers - rather than a litany of recipes he separates the book alphabetically by ingredient (Anchovy, Asparagus, Aubergine ...) each section featuring a personal anecdote and a few (prim...

from BirgittaUK

A good read and good, mainly British and French classical recipes. Just tried 'Slow-braised belly pork with soy, ginger and garlic' and it was lovely, very good flavours but still very simple to make (used pressure cooker so didn't take more than about an hour in total)

from akagracie

Roast Chicken and Other Stories has been called "the most useful cookbook of all time." While I'm not sure I would go that far, it's certainly in my top five (along with The Best Recipe, Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything, Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, and Mollie Katzen's ...

from bakersfieldbarbara

In Second Helpings of Roast Chicken, author Simon Hopkinson explores 47 ingredients from almonds to vinegar in a very enjoyable way. If you are wanting new inspirations in the kitchen, order and read this book from your local bookstore or the library, put aside one day and treat yourself to not o...