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David Cameron on whether The Thick of It accurately represents the Conservative publicity machine: "I love The Thick of It. V funny... but only true about the other lot (not)."

 

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penguinmum's creamy fish pie: smoky, seasonal fish in a creamy white sauce with grated, rather than mashed, tatties on top - a meal of the highest comfort-food order.

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Report this review From: crazygracieuk on 10-Jul-08 13:27 Overall rating 9.0
I have a few of these and use the "Cheap eats" , "Bakes and Cakes" and "for kids" books regularly.

The recipes have been featured in Good Food magazine so are probably available on their website but I like having a real book rather than laptop to cook from.

Like the magazine, the recipes are described clearly and are often straightforward. There is a picture that accompanies each recipe. I end up cooking most Good Food magazine recipes a couple of times before finding the perfect results. For example my children enjoy crunchy food so I might add extra pine nuts or might use raw rather than cooked carrots. I find that a lot of the recipes are adaptable so you can easily swap ingredients eg. fish for meat or leave ingredients out without affecting the final result.

I can definitely recommend this for cooks who are not able or willing to go for "fancy" recipes that have long ingredients lists and are too time consuming for every day eating.

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