Erm...there's 90 of them. Yes, I have 90 recipe books and books about food.
I didn't realise I had so many ....at a guess last year I thought there may be 60. Oops...
Some of them are on the bookshelves in the kitchen
Others can be found on the dining table,
by my bed, on the coffee table...wherever I sit and read, there's bound to be a book about food close by.
My collection of books holds the usual suspects that can be found on many shelves....offerings from Nigel, Nigella and Jamie. There's two from Otam Ottalenghi, a couple from Skye Gingell, a tattered , original old copy of Elizabeth David's French Food as well as several paperback copies of her others, there's quite a few books on Italian cookery, Australian fusion food, thai food, books on fruit,and mother and daughter Jane and Sophie Grigson put in a couple of appearances. And if you want to read a book about cowboy food, well I have one right here.
There's even one that I helped to produce with Kim Hall....a book compiled of 25 years of recipes from Miranda Hall which was published by the British Red Cross to raise funds.
Reading a cookery book isn't just about the recipes, the best , for me, give an insight into the culture of the country where they came from, and I'm a sucker for personal stories which accompany the recipes themselves.
There's something so comforting about being able to nestle down and read about food. There's something exciting about planning a different meal, to search for inspiration. Plus, there's something so satisfying about looking for a recipe to make something delicious from fruit and vegetables I've grown myself.
The thing is, I do have my favourite books and my go to recipes of dishes I know and love. Especially if friends are coming around. Better be safe than sorry is my motto.
I also tend to use what I've got...sometimes I'm not organised to select a recipe and make sure I've got all the ingredients in advance!
However, in the spirit of being more organised, and trying out some different recipes , I've decided that each Friday I'm going to be taking two of my favourite or two completely new recipes from a different book in my collection and making them. I'll share them with you.....and let's see where it takes us. Here on this blog, Friday will be Foodie Friday!
In the meantime, why not listen to this?
It's a broadcast from a couple of Fridays ago on BBC Leicester. My friend at work Ed Stagg invited himself around for a late lunch...he wanted to record me making an easy peasy recipe.
So here is what I made....and this is what it sounded like! Go on, you know you want to listen....and the recipe is there too.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02wqp92
I didn't realise I had so many ....at a guess last year I thought there may be 60. Oops...
Some of them are on the bookshelves in the kitchen
Others can be found on the dining table,
by my bed, on the coffee table...wherever I sit and read, there's bound to be a book about food close by.
My collection of books holds the usual suspects that can be found on many shelves....offerings from Nigel, Nigella and Jamie. There's two from Otam Ottalenghi, a couple from Skye Gingell, a tattered , original old copy of Elizabeth David's French Food as well as several paperback copies of her others, there's quite a few books on Italian cookery, Australian fusion food, thai food, books on fruit,and mother and daughter Jane and Sophie Grigson put in a couple of appearances. And if you want to read a book about cowboy food, well I have one right here.
There's even one that I helped to produce with Kim Hall....a book compiled of 25 years of recipes from Miranda Hall which was published by the British Red Cross to raise funds.
Reading a cookery book isn't just about the recipes, the best , for me, give an insight into the culture of the country where they came from, and I'm a sucker for personal stories which accompany the recipes themselves.
There's something so comforting about being able to nestle down and read about food. There's something exciting about planning a different meal, to search for inspiration. Plus, there's something so satisfying about looking for a recipe to make something delicious from fruit and vegetables I've grown myself.
The thing is, I do have my favourite books and my go to recipes of dishes I know and love. Especially if friends are coming around. Better be safe than sorry is my motto.
I also tend to use what I've got...sometimes I'm not organised to select a recipe and make sure I've got all the ingredients in advance!
However, in the spirit of being more organised, and trying out some different recipes , I've decided that each Friday I'm going to be taking two of my favourite or two completely new recipes from a different book in my collection and making them. I'll share them with you.....and let's see where it takes us. Here on this blog, Friday will be Foodie Friday!
In the meantime, why not listen to this?
It's a broadcast from a couple of Fridays ago on BBC Leicester. My friend at work Ed Stagg invited himself around for a late lunch...he wanted to record me making an easy peasy recipe.
So here is what I made....and this is what it sounded like! Go on, you know you want to listen....and the recipe is there too.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02wqp92
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