Customer Reviews
converted me to puddings! - By: JC, 31 May 2008 
I have never been able to cook desserts until this book landed in my kitchen. i have now tried several recipes - delicious. the millionaires shortbread & the trick with condensed milk is fab!
Poor ingredient volumes - By: S. MacDonald, 14 Jan 2008 
We purchased this book not because we cannot cook but because we were looking for dessert ideas for dinner parties. We found that the ingredient quantities in the recipes would typicallly be vastly over specified meaning that we would have large amounts left over from the mix. In addition most of the web links in the back of the book are incorrect or don't work. I feel folks will buy this on the strength of the smooth talking chef rather than the merits of the recipies.
Best Recipe Book - By: Heather Horsburgh, 15 Sep 2007 James reallly takes things back to basics. When you read the book, it takes you back to when your gran used to teach you to bake, if you were lucky enough to have one that did that! The recipes have a real comfort food feel to them. When I first got this book the most difficult part was choosing what recipe to make first.
If you only buy one recipe book this year, then I would make it this one.
Good but technical - By: Dr. J. S. Bray, 09 Jul 2007 
I bought this book recently, tempted by the fabulous pictures & the mouth watering recepies. James explains things in a very straightforward way, but my only gripe is that he does assume that everyone owns microwaves, ice cream makers & food processors. It would have been nice to have alternatives ways given. If you want to make ice creams or food without gadgets, I have to suggest Delia or Nigella!
Delicious! - By: Joan Cecil, 05 Jun 2007 This is a book for novice & experienced cooks alike - easy to follow, & great results.Delicious - buy it!
