Product Description

Gordon Ramsay Easy sees Britain's most celebrated chef moving out of the restaurant and into the home kitchen. Having reached his zenith in the culinary establishment, Gordon is now focusing on making his food accessible to a wider audience. This book features dishes which have all the hallmarks of Gordon's cooking - the best ingredients, great taste combinations, superb culinary skill - but the overall feel is more informal and the emphasis is on ease of preparation and simple techniques. Arranged around actual meals - Breakfast & Brunch, Great Fast Food, Family Lunches and Posh Dinners, Summer Bar-B-Qs and Cooking for Crowds, Bellinis & Blinis and Romantic Dinners for Two, High Teas and Midnight Feasts - each chapter contains 6-10 recipes either arranged as a selection or as menus. In addition, each chapter features a classic dish - such as an omelette, risotto, souffle, sauce or style of pastry - which Gordon demonstrates in close-up step-by-step photographic detail. The end result is therefore a great selection of dishes and an invaluable culinary handbook. Glorious photographs, 100 sophisticated but effortless recipes, and smart graphic design will make this book a must for all Gordon Ramsay's fans.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4503 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-06
• Released on: 2005-05-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

About the Author
Gordon Ramsay has earned an extraordinary 12 Michelin stars for his restaurants in London and New York. Now a celebrated television presenter too, his award-winning television series include Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, The F Word and Hell's Kitchen. His other bestselling cookbooks, A Chef for All Seasons, Just Desserts, Secrets, Sunday Lunch, Fast Food, Healthy Appetite and 3*** Chef, are all published by Quadrille.

Customer Reviews

Great Value as it includes a five-recipe DVD filmed in GR's kitchen!

'In this book GR shows you how you can eat great food at home all the time without breaking the bank or spending hours in the kitchen. Includes a c30 minute DVD showing Gordon cooking in his own kitchen and explaining every step of the way,' (plain cooking - not an 'F' word to be heard, football, or anything else)!

256 high quality, shiny pages, split over 9 main chapters:-

Breakfast & Brunch
Great Fast Food
Families & Friends
Summer Barbies
Just for Kids
Bellinis & Blinis
Posh
Dinner for Two
Cooking for a Crowd

plus an intro, an index and notes entitled 'My Store Cupboard & Equipment'.
Useful notes written, interspersed with the familiar GR humour, throughout, e.g.:-

'The secret of cooking fish is mastering the 'cuisson' or the point at which it is ready but not overcooked. Fish firms up during cooking and when it has reached 'cuisson' it will feel firm but give slightly if you press the flesh gently with your index finger.'

'Ready cooked lobsters are never as good as those you cook yourself, so I recommend that you get to grips with handling a live lobster! Their claws will be wrapped in thick bands so they won't nip you!'

Favourite recipes:-
Gordon's Fish Pie
Gordon's Trifle
Sandwich of Crispy Pork
Banana and Passion Fruit Smoothie
Braised Shin of Beef
Creamy Spinach Tart
Barnsley Chops
Cheese Toasties
Mini Meg Burgers
Roasted Pumpkin Crostini
Steak Tartare
Lobster Thermidor
Oven-Roast Duck Breast
Aubergine Gateau
Clam Soup with Samphire
Crab Salad
Chateaubriand for Two
Tagine of Lamb
Hot Chocolate Fondant -'Whenever I am asked for my favourite recipe, this is the one - it has a divine melting texture and the liquid centre is sublime.'

A 5 recipe DVD, filmed in GR's own kitchen, is included making this a super item at a super price, on Amazon, today.

The DVD foreword:-

'This book is not about the food I cook in my restaurants. Every dish is designed specially for you at home. The recipes are simple and sophisticated, they use the absolute best ingredients and they work every time. BUT they don't take hours to make or break the bank. And to make it even easier, I've cooked five at home - just to show you how to do it. GR'

I couldn't possibly spoil it by telling you what the recipes are!

Good Food
Having always found his cooking wonderful but his style a little abrasive, I was pleasantly surprised by this book. As always the recipes sound delicious and are beautifully complimented by the photography, but this time it seems to be that the whole ethos is different.This book is not about reproducing a five star restaurant meal in your own kitchen, more a sensible, pragmatic approach to modern cooking for family and friends. The chapters are divided into different occasions ('summer barbies','just for kids','posh'etc), and the recipes whilst short and to the point are still distinctly Gordon Ramsay. One for both old and new fans, experienced and not so experienced cooks.

A great book for the starting and more experienced cook
This book is a great book for both the starter and more exprienced cook. Where his previous book "Kitchen Secrets" was about those special occasion recipies this book is all about spicing up your daily food. It has lots of recipies that are easy to make and have great taste.

I highly recommend this book and hope you will enjoy the fantastic taste combinations that Gordon Ramsay creates in his recipies.