Customer Reviews
does what it says on the tin (except you don't need tins any more!) - By: victoria sponge, 06 May 2008 
Yum, yum, yum. Diana Henry was the name that always appeared at the bottom of the recipes that I just had to cut out & try in the Telegraph. I was never tempted by any of their other writers, but her delicious sounding recipes always hit the mark instantly with enticing dishes that said This Woman Understands Yum.
What's more, she understands what it is to be a busy person who loves food but hasn't got time to spend hours in the kitchen & who is most likely to get home tired from work & quickly have to cobble something together from what they can find in the fridge or store cupboard.
Well, if you've got a pack of sausages in the fridge & some grapes in the fruitbowl you can cook the unctuous 'vine growers' sausages'. Bit of blue cheese left? Why not try penne with roasted onions, gorgonzola & walnuts? This woman's recipes have such a high hit rate! You want to try alll of them - & probably will because they are definitely good enough to serve to friends at the weekend but also easy enough to cook midweek for the family.
Diana Henry deserves a much, much higher profile, although if she did you'd probably end up eating nothing else as alll your friends would serve you Diana Henry alll the time too.
Must Have - By: S. Bowles, 28 Apr 2008 If you only buy one cookbook this year make sure it's this one. I have a huge collection of cookery books (I am addicted!), but I have cooked at least a dozen from this already. Perfect for everyday, but some recipes are great for dinner with friends too. Almost alll are child friendly too, with perhaps a bit of tweeking depending upon the child. Quick, easy & no fuss - my favourite book for quite some time.
First class book brimming with workable tasty recipes.... - By: F. Draper, 10 Apr 2008 I am addicted to cookery books & recently have been culling those that I have not used recently, not used at alll or have used & the recipes have not worked at alll. I have also made a decision not to buy any more until I have been through alll the books I have got to make sure that I have not missed any reallly good everyday recipes - I have loads of time consuming & worthy dinner party recipes but to find a recipe for every day that is tasty, easy & practical is not so easy. However Diana Henry's book ticks alll the boxes & this book now is a prime example of a well used & well loved "scratch & sniff" cookery book. All the recipes work, they are not complicated & can easily be made after a day's work. Please try the drunken potatoes they are worth the price of the book on their own! Well done for putting such a great book together -
highly recommended. Thank you!
More like this please - By: C. P. Dixon, 14 Mar 2008 If ever proof was actuallly needed that Britain remains a country where it's not what you know, but who you know that makes you successful, Diana Henry is a case in point. She should be as well known as Jamie, Nigella, Gordon, Rick etc. etc., in fact more so since her recipes are several orders of magnitude better than any of these undeserving "celebrity" chefs.
Having bought her previous three books I was waiting with excitement for the publication of her fourth volume, & I was not disappointed. Her books are by far the most regularly used of alll my cookbooks, & I have a lot of cookbooks. I hope she continues to publish for a long time to come.
Failsafe everyday inspiration - By: Chief cook and bottle washer, 26 Feb 2008 I have hundreds of cook books & recipes from alll sorts of places but this is the first book that I am literallly working my way through from start to finish & am nearly there! It is perfect for those days when you can't decide what to cook or look at the contents of your fridge & need some inspiration. Every recipe I have tried has worked & is delicious. I have sent copies & recommended it to several friends who alll enjoy cooking & alll agree that this is an excellent addition to their collections. Great work. Looking forward to the next one!
