
Roast Chicken and Other Stories
Lindsey Bareham
‘There’s not a recipe here I don’t want to eat immediately.’ - Nigella Lawson
Roast Chicken and Other Stories provides an insight into Simon Hopkinson's unique style of unpretentious cooking with 160 of his favourite recipes. Simon Hopkinson's forty favourite ingredients include everyday basics as potatoes, chicken and cod as well as more exotic foods such as asparagus and truffles. The cookbook is arranged alphabetically with a chapter on each food. Unable to hide his great love of food, Hopkinson writes about why he likes each particular ingredient, and gives sensible advice on quality, variety and good cooking principles together with the recipes. The book is aimed at home cooks and all the recipes can be prepared by anyone with basic cooking skills. From Grilled Augergine with Pesto to Roast Chicken and Homemade Ice Cream, Simon Hopkinson's food is always honest and inviting, designed to please rather than simply to impress.
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Reviews for Roast Chicken and Other Stories
Rachel Cooke, Observer
The most useful cookbook of all time
Waitrose Food Illustrated
Retro, yet somehow timeless, it is a delightful, engaging read
Telegraph Weekend
Clear, unpretentious vision...Hopkinson is the best
Daily Telegraph
Brilliant, easy to use, always entertaining
Daily Mirror
If you love to cook, this will become a sauce-splattered favourite - and it contains the recipes for the finest, simplest chocolate tart known to man.
Waitrose Food Illustrated
Excellent
Spectator
Simon Hopkinson is a genius...an instinctive gift for knowing what goes with what and what works
The Tablet
A tasty read for wannabe wizards in the kitchen
Sun
No kitchen should be without it
Easy Living