Which cookery book did you get for Christmas?

[AuntyQuated]

what have you tried out of it/them?
what was it like?
any tips?

Feast - her maple syrup roasted parsnips are yummy.

Nigella's Feast!

have tried a few now

we are having italian fusilli sausage 'ragu' from Ainsley's f & f tonight, sounds easy and scrummy

what about others?

I had Lindsey Bareham's "Just One Pot" and it is excellent. Use it a couple of times a week and every recipe has been a success. These are just a few of the goodies - After-work coq au vin, Boston bean soup with watercress, Pork tenderloin with beer, Lamb and barley broth, Smoked chili con carne with cherry tomatoes , Spag bol Florentine... Have got loads of cookbooks but this is just the sort of stuff that sees me through the week.

anyone else?

pasta was lovely btw

Ainsley Harriots Meals in Minutes. It's great, if you can stand the annoying commentary he does all the way through it

which dishes have you tried mrsd

have nigella's feast and bought myself jamie's school dinners too. tried baked rigatoni from feast and the veggie chilli with cornbread topping. both lovely. haven't tried jamie yet

Hugh FW's meat one and 'Jamie's Dinners'. Still haven't had time to even open then.
Did you check out Dean&Delucca when you were in NY Thomcat? I sooooooo want to go there.

AuntyQuated - Uhmmmmm...the cassoulet, puff pastry pasties (can't remember the name he gave them) and haddock with egg (can't remember that one either). Dead easy and tasted pretty good too. I could remember them to do again without looking at the book which is the best thing.

i think we ahve the same book; we had 'speckeld eye stew' out of there last night. yummy but i make it milder than he syas