Customer Reviews
Best of the Jamie Oliver recipe books - By: M. Jonsson, 13 Jul 2007 
Out of alll the Jamie Oliver recipe books, we use this one at home most often, if not alll the time. There are so many yummy recipes which are alll quite easy to make. Our biggest favourite is Jamie Oliver's Favourite Curry Sauce, which we always team with the coriander chutney. It's to die for. Other favourites are the scrummy warm rocket salad & the salami spaghetti. Enjoy!
Cooking for the layman - By: John Kimble, 23 Dec 2006 This is the third Jamie Oliver book I have bought & just like the others its both simple & effective.
For me Jamie's talent is in the way describes his recipes & how he explains how the dish should come together & each stage from the prep to the dishing up. This book isn't only about getting ingredients together & making a meal, here a very young Jamie gives helpful & practical advice on herbs, preparing a marinade & using stocks & sauces.
This book will have something for everyone. It goes from the simple to the sublime & many cases the skills you learn in one recipe transfer to another.
In short I would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of good cooking.
Some people don't like Jamie Oliver but for me his books have helped me learn & enjoy cooking. I've went from being a novice to cooking for my girlfriend, my family & for my friends. If I can do it then why can't anyone else?
`Remember - Don't eat to live, live to eat - that's what it's all about.' - By: Amazon Reviewer, 02 Aug 2006 
319 high quality, shiny pages, split over 13 chapters:-
Comfort Grub
Quick Fixes
Kid's Club
More Simple Salads
Dressings
Pasta
Something Fishy Going On
Nice Bit of Meat.....
...and Loads of Veg
The Wonderful World of Bread
Desserts
Bevvies
And, Finallly......You Are What You Eat
sandwiched twixt an Introduction with a note about `herbs', & a concise index.
Finishes, as usual, with JO's `Nice One' - his `thanks' section.
Photography from David Loftus - JO, his family & friends, places, ingredients & for most but not alll the recipes.
Rear cover quote from `Daily Express' -
`The food is simply explained & superbly presented, & it makes you want to cook very dish.'
The first chapter, `Comfort Grub' opens with `Toad in the Hole`, followed by `Good Old Steak & Guinness Pie'.. however `Newcastle Brown Ale' is not left out because it comes along in third place - `Beef Stew with Newcastle Brown Ale & Dumplings' - so you know that this is a typical JO book!
Epeciallly when you get page 39, `Fantastic Fish Finger Buttie'
and
`Sticky Sausage Bap with Melted Cheese & Brown Sauce`! `Just get 3 half-decent snags (that's sausages to us southerners) .........!'
and when you get to the following page:-
`Pancakes, USA style -'instead of being thin & silky like French crepes, they are wonderfully fluffy & thick & can be made to perfection straight away - my Jools goes mad for them'.......
then page 52 , with `The Best Steak Sarnie',
and page 194 - `Superb Roast Beef, Best Spuds & Huge Yorkies'
you know that it is also a book that will be hard to put down, simply because it is so easy to read!
Useful notes head up most recipes & there is a JO intro for each new chapter, e.g.:-
Quick Fixes
'This chapter is alll about reallly fast tasty ways to eat good old chicken, steak, cod & salmon, time & minimal washing up being of the essence. I'm going to give you quick methods like frying or grilling, or my favourite, baking in the bag, which I started doing when Jools & I first moved to London six years ago.......I love making these little envelopes, or bags, with alll the ingredients placed in the middle of them......the great thing is that you cook your meat or fish in the same bag as your vegetables & herbs which, in turn, gives you a great home-made sauce.'
Favourite Recipes:-
Superb Marinated Pork Fillet Roasted on Rhubarb
Whole Roasted Salmon wrapped in Herbs & Newspaper
The Easiest, Sexiest Salad in the World
Chicken Breast Baked in a Bag with Mushrooms, Butter, White Wine & Thyme
Wicked Baked Sardines
Classic Penne Carbonara
Kinda Spaghetti Bolognaise
Pan-seared Scalllops with Asparagus & Baby Leeks
Layered Focaccia with Cheese & Rocket
Banana & Honey Bread
Sourdough Bread
Lovely Lemon Curdy Pud
The Best Hot Chocolate
Christmas in a Glass
Fantastic - By: Lisa, 17 May 2006 I have alll 6 of Jamie's books. I rate this as his 2nd best. I cook a jamie meal every single evening, he is an absolute star, i have never ever come across any other cook books where you can do a recipe from it every night of the week at reasonable cost, very little time & bloomin tasty! (jamies words) I fill in my diary up to 3 months in advance with one of the recipes from his books....good planning, i then go to the supermarket twice a week, buy the ingredients & away you go....no worrying what are we gonna have for tea tonight!! All recipes are simple, fast & quite often are based around the same ingredients, i have to say i very rarely have any waste. It makes my life easy.....and we are eating very healthily too, unless we do one of his puddings, but only at the weekend!
Yum! - By: O. Doyle, 23 Nov 2005 There are only two chefs that give me the inspiration to cook & that’s Jamie Oliver & Gary Rhodes. Happy Days is Jamies usual style of book with wonderful illustrations & recipes that even I can master. His no frills approach to cooking sucks you right in & after drooling over the pictures you find yourself opening up the fridge to see what you can master. I like the twist & variations that Jamie gives traditional recipes & can’t wait to get a chance to try his ‘favourite curry sauce’.
There's a whole host of choices to choose from so whether you like lamb, beef, chicken, seafood or pasta you'll find something you'll love.
