The Secret of Cooking
Bee Wilson
£30.00
Mr B's review
Your new kitchen classic. Much more than a collection of recipes, this foodies’ dream companion explores why we cook, and honours the chefs that have come before; the many influences that everyone builds on. Mixing insightful food writing with scrumptious recipes as tools to bring out the best cook in everyone, this collection will sit perfectly on your cookbook shelf alongside Diana Henry and Anna Jones.
Description
A TIMES and GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
NIGELLA LAWSON’S COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR
‘A genuinely game-changing cookbook’ Nigella Lawson
‘Notes from a lifetime of reading, thinking, cooking and eating’ Diana Henry
The Secret of Cooking is packed with solutions for how to make life in the kitchen work better for you, whether you are cooking for yourself or for a crowd.
Bee shows you how to get a meal on the table when you’re tired and stretched for time, how to season properly, cook onions (or not) and what equipment really helps.
The 140 recipes are doable and delicious, filled with ideas for cooking ahead or cooking alone and the kind of unfussy food that makes everyday life taste better.
Publisher Review
‘It’s not often that a genuinely game-changing cook book comes out, but this accomplished, approachable and helpful book – its writing as nourishing as the recipes – is most definitely it. Quite frankly, there’s not a kitchen that should be without a copy of The Secret of Cooking’ Nigella Lawson
‘There is wisdom, and notes from a lifetime of reading, thinking, cooking and eating here. And it’s not just about food but about how we live, and how we look after ourselves and each other’ Diana Henry
‘A wonderful book filled with great things to eat, and wisdom, wit and much kindness’ Susie Boyt, author of Loved and Missed
‘Reading The Secret of Cooking is like sitting in a warm kitchen with an exceptionally articulate friend. I don’t need a lot of convincing to pick up a pan, but Wilson’s tips are so clever, her recipes so tempting, and her vignettes of family life so candid, that this is a book I can read for pleasure alone’ Niki Segnit, author of The Flavour Thesaurus
‘This book is the perfect cooking companion and Bee Wilson is the ultimate kitchen friend: smart, funny, conscientious and patient, this is a book you’ll want to spend time with, in and out of the kitchen’ Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer, authors of Honey & Co: Food from the Middle East
‘Wise, thoughtful and full of fresh ideas’ Mishal Husain, author of The Skills
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