Cook Simple: Effortless Cooking Every Day

Cook Simple: Effortless Cooking Every Day

by JonathanLovekin (Photographer), Diana Henry (Author)

Synopsis

'Thrust this book into the hands of anyone who thinks they can't cook' - the Sunday Times

Diana Henry shows you how to turn everyday ingredients into something special with the minimum of effort. Cook Simple is packed with over 150 recipes and ideas - many of which Diana has harvested from her world travels - that offer simple ways to make every meal spectacular.

Diana dedicates a chapter to each of 12 everyday ingredient groups: chicken, chops, sausages, leg of lamb, fish, leaves, summer veg, winter veg, pasta, summer fruit, winter fruit, flour and eggs. Each recipe takes only minutes to prepare with ingredients easily sourced from your local supermarket.

Features stunning pictures by award-winning photographer Jonathan Lovekin.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 02 Aug 2010

ISBN 10: 1845335740
ISBN 13: 9781845335748
Book Overview: Diana Henry has sales of over 50,000 through TCM. Diana has a huge following - she has a regular column in The Sunday Telegraph. Diana won Cookery Writer of the Year at the Guild of Food Writers Awards in 2007. Diana's previous books are critically acclaimed and have all been hugely successful. Quick and easy recipes for all those with little time to cook but who still want to eat well e.g. new parents and working professionals. Packed with delicious ideas for good, authentic food for all those with no time to cook complex dishes. Uses everyday ingredients that everyone can find at their local supermarket. Stunning pictures by award-winning food photographer Jonathan Lovekin.

Media Reviews
'Superbly illustrated, the design of the book is clear and uncluttered' The Good Book Guide (Review for Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons)
Diana Henry performs alchemy on ordinary ingredients, turning the ho-hum into the yum-yum.
Red
Diana Henry's easy, oven-ready recipes will bowl you over with their hearty, feel-good factor.
The Lady
Diana Henry's secret is to take simple, everyday ingredients and transform them into something special - the minimum of effort for the maximum effect.
Food & Travel
If you are contemplating buying Nigella Express, get this instead.
Culture (supplement to the Sunday Times)
Author Bio
Diana Henry is one of our best-loved food writers. She has a weekly column in the Sunday Telegraph and also writes for BBC Good Food, House & Garden and Waitrose Weekend, as well as being a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 4. Diana has won numerous awards for her journalism and books, including Cookery Journalist of the Year from the Guild of Food Writers (three times, most recently in 2015), Cookery Writer of the Year at the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards in 2013 and 2015 and Cookery Book of the Year for Simple at Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2017. A Change of Appetite was voted Cookbook of the Year by the Guild of Food Writers in 2015 and A Bird in the Hand won a James Beard award in 2016. Diana has written ten other books including Crazy Water Pickled Lemons, A Bird in the Hand, Cook Simple, Salt Sugar Smoke, Roast Figs Sugar Snow, A Change of Appetite and Simple. Diana studied English Literature at the University of Oxford and journalism at City, University of London. She was a TV producer for the BBC for over ten years before starting to write. She lives in London with her children. www.dianahenry.co.uk Instagram: @dianahenryfood Twitter: @dianahenryfood