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Cooking For Friends, Raymond Blanc demystifies his cuisine,
showing how anyone can make simple and delicious food
in a relatively short time without resorting to modern-day
conveniences. He demonstrates that you do not need to
spend hours to produce a superb family meal or a complete
dinner party for friends.
The
book imparts a sense of adventure, giving confidence
to anyone wishing to experiment. It is perhaps both
the most exciting and the most practical book for the
home cook ever written.
In
the introductory chapters Raymond describes the intense
satisfaction of using your creativity to give to your
family and friends something that nature has provided;
he expounds the principles of cooking, the equipment
needed, and helps you to recognise quality - so enabling
you to demand it from your butcher, fishmonger and green
grocer.
The
heart of the book consists of a multitude of mouthwatering
but easily prepared recipes, arranged around the preparation
of a dinner party or simple meal - soups, hors-d'oeuvres,
fish, meat course and a range of delicious desserts.
He also writes on making your own bread, petits fours,
liqueurs, preserves and jam and gives wine suggestions
- everything for an enjoyable meal in a warm, relaxed
atmosphere.
Excellent
for entertaining (9 August 2005)
Reviewer: "timfgmorgan"
I've
entertained copiously from this book, and, whilst
some recipes are very time-consuming, others are delightfully
simple.
Very
imaginative recipes and generally not requiring the
best supermarket in the world to source ingredients;
a standard butcher and a good greengrocer are sufficient.
The
'basic foundation recipe' section at the beginning
is a boon, although reference to Mastering the Art
is necessary to flesh out the instructions for sauces,
etc.
Cooking
for friends never made easier (18 March 2004)
Reviewer: Maureen Williams
Another
triumph. I was over the moon with "recipes from
Le Manoir Au Quat' Saisons" and this book is
just as good. all the stages explained so easily,
no need to spend hours over the stove when the guests
arrive, so much forward planning is allowed for. Photographs
provided to show presentation and Raymond's wine recommendations
are "spot on". When is the next book coming
on the market?
An
amazingly fantastic read! (3 April 2000)
Reviewer: A reader
This
is a gem of a book. It is an easy to follow guide
to cooking set out by season and with a wine suggestion
for every recipe. The colour photographs enable you
to see what you should aim for (!) and depict the
cooking in a non pretentious and yet aesthetically
pleasing way! Cooking of substance and certainly a
cookbook of substance. I highly recommned this book
as a cook book for life! No nonsense, I give it 5
stars!
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