Product Description

Ainsley Harriott is a best-selling BBC author and has sold over a million copies of his books to date. As fans of his "Meals in Minutes" titles already know, Ainsley is the chef who really understands the sort of food most of us want to make at home. Now he's back with his "Friends and Family Cookbook", the ultimate reference book to reflect the way we cook and eat today. The book covers everything from planning what to eat for the week ahead and shopping, to timing a Sunday lunch and organising a supper party. Ainsley's "Friends and Family Cookbook" also contains step-by-step sequences to make particular techniques even more straightforward, lots of alternatives for everyday recipes like pizza and pasta and plenty of low-fat dishes if you are watching what you eat. The book contains over 230 brand new delicious recipes all using readily available ingredients, and with each one illustrated to encourage you to have a go, it is an essential addition to any kitchen shelf.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12042 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-14
• Released on: 2004-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

AMAZON.CO.UK
Ainsley’s Friends and Family Cookbook is the latest entry from one of television’s most popular and ebullient chefs. And if Ainsley Harrriott’s in-your-face TV persona is a little overwhelming for some, no such problems arise with his exemplary cookery writing, as this latest large format book conclusively demonstrates. In fact, the measured, perfectly judged recipes on offer here (laid out in highly accessible, crystal clear formats) demonstrate that there’s more to Harriott than the hyperactive individual we see on screen: the ‘22 Reasons to Eat In’ that the jacket promises us are totally appropriate to modern tastes in both food and cooking methods: the lucid instructions, low-fat recipes (something no chef can ignore these days – even Delia Smith has had to take less fattening food on board) and time-planned menus are well within the range of the intermediate cook; there’s an avoidance (probably wise) of more eccentric and exotic recipes, with the bulk of the menus being based on everyday favourites, usually spruced up in an adventurous or novel fashion. The ‘lunch on the go’ section is particularly useful, demonstrating that even the humble sandwich can be made more intriguing: the Roquefort, grape, radicchio and walnut example here is a sure-fire taste bud tempter, while the ‘after eight dinners’ section (including a mouth-watering recipe for monkfish on crispy potato cakes) is equally inspiring. And inspiring is what Ainsley Harriott really does best – after reading Ainsley’s Friends and Family Cookbook, most of us will want to tackle almost everything detailed in these pages. --Barry Forshaw

Synopsis
Ainsley Harriott is a best-selling BBC author and has sold over a million copies of his books to date. As fans of his "Meals in Minutes" titles already know, Ainsley is the chef who really understands the sort of food most of us want to make at home. Now he's back with his "Friends and Family Cookbook", the ultimate reference book to reflect the way we cook and eat today. The book covers everything from planning what to eat for the week ahead and shopping, to timing a Sunday lunch and organising a supper party. Ainsley's "Friends and Family Cookbook" also contains step-by-step sequences to make particular techniques even more straightforward, lots of alternatives for everyday recipes like pizza and pasta and plenty of low-fat dishes if you are watching what you eat. The book contains over 230 brand new delicious recipes all using readily available ingredients, and with each one illustrated to encourage you to have a go, it is an essential addition to any kitchen shelf.

Customer Reviews

A must have cookery book!
This was the first book I bought by Ainsley Harriott and up to now all of the recipes I have tried have been fantastic. You seriously can't go wrong with his recipes!

If you do buy this book, please, please try his Tikka Massala, it's to die for. I can guarantee you will think twice about ordering a curry from the local Indian Takeaway once you have tried Ainsleys! My husband and I made it for 20 hungry RAF personnel and it went down a storm!!

I would also recommend the salmon fish cakes, cheesy fish pie, the quiche recipe...oh the list goes on.

I always turn to this book when I'm not too sure what to make for our evening meal and we are never disappointed with the results, it truly is a fantastic asset to any kitchen.

AINSLEY IS BETTER THEN GORDON AN NIGELLA
I BOUGHT IT FOR MY SISTER AND SHE LOVES BECAUSE SOME OF THE FOODS IN THE BOOK ARE EASY AND QUICK TO MAKE AS WELL AS TASTY TO EAT. AINSLEY IS UNDERATED IN

The first, and one of the best , cookbooks on my shelf
When it comes to cooking, almost everyone turns straight to Delia's book when they start out. I turned to Ainsley's Friends and Family for a variety of reasons. It looked simpler and the meals looked more like meals that I would enjoy making.

Now that I am much more experienced, I have bought Delia's work and find it uesful for many things, but this is the book I use more often. The recipes are really simple to follow for someone with minimal cooking experience, and the recipes are simple and down-to-earth. No lobster here, folks!

The chicken curry, the Carribean Lamb and Sweet Potato, the Fajitas, and "Speedy Coq au Vin". Not exactly haute cuisine, but this is food that people want to eat. It is full of flavour, easily accesible and the recipes themselves are simple and enjoyable. And if you do purchase this, be sure to try his lasagne!

If this is not on your shelf, it really should be. Whilst Harriott may not be considered the definitive word on cooking by many, once you buy his book you will find yourself turning to it more often than you would imagine, especially if cooking for a family. An essential edition to any collection.