Product Description

"What am I going to cook tonight?" Anyone who cooks regularly for friends, family or just for themselves will be very familiar with that question. The difficult part is often not preparing the food - which can be enjoyable and simple - but coming up with ideas in the first place. "Rachel's Favourite Food" offers inspiring ideas for the different kinds of meals that make up each week, from Sunday brunch to simple comfort food, from great family meals to a dinner party for friends. Based on the television series of the same name, "Rachel's Favourite Food" is an essential kitchen companion to everyone whose lifestyle demands flexibility, fresh thinking, good food - and all in a hurry. Great but simple recipes based on fresh ingredients that are widely available are combined with bright ideas for entertaining with flair while ensuring that it's all fun. Not just an ordinary cookbook, but a treasure trove of ideas as well, "Rachel's Favourite Food" is bound to find an eager and enthusiastic readership. Also by Rachel Allen: "Rachel's Favourite Food for Friends".

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16082 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

About the Author
Rachel Allen is a professional cook and busy mother. A native of Dublin, she lives in Cork with her husband and two young children. She teaches at the Ballymaloe Cookery School. She is also the author of Rachel's Favourite Food for Friends.

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Book
Bought this book and it was an excellent tie-in to the series on TV. The receipes are easy to follow with wonderful results. I would recommend this to anyone who loves cooking, and trying new and different tastes and textures.

Good no nonsense range of recipes
Excellent range of recipes most of which are not difficult or time consuming to do. Most can be done quite quickly and/or do not need constant supervision or fiddly preparation. Down to earth writing with tips for variations and ways to dress up the recipes for entertaining. Will definately be buying her next book which is already on my wishlist!

Wide range of delicious recipes
I bought all of Rachel's books so far and they're all excellent - easy to follow recipes for many occasions. These are cookery books for people with a normal busy life (meaning you don't have the time to spend all day shopping and cooking) who still want good food. There always are some recipes that you can knock up even when you can't really be bothered to cook at all, like "Gremolata Sauce for Pasta", which doesn't even require any actual cooking (apart from the pasta you've only got to chop and mix). The perfect kind of convenience food - fresh, quick and without the nasty stuff you so often find in ready made meals. Of course, the book also contains lots of recipes for those moments when you really do feel like cooking, there's even a chapter on children's parties. A book that should be on every kitchen shelf!