Synopsis The cookbook that really understands what you need in the kitchen, answering all your culinary questions, from what the finished dish should look like and if it can be prepared it ahead, to what to do with leftovers.

Over 1,000 mouth-watering recipes, thousands of explanatory photographs, and superb step-by-step guidance will teach you how to get great home cooking on the table without fuss. Plus a 90-minute DVD demonstrates over 25 everyday techniques.With a pull-out Pocket Shopping Book listing every recipe's ingredients, perfect for dropping in your handbag so you’ll never need to write a shopping list again

Hot Brands Verdict
This is a superb book containing absolutely everything you need to know about cooking. What we love are the step-by-step sequences making is easy to follow the recipes, with mouth-watering photographs of the finished result.

This comprehensive book includes recipes for Appetizers and Snacks, Breads, Sandwiches and Pizza, Soups and Salads, Eggs, Cheese, Pickles and Chutneys. Pasta, Pulses, Rice and Grains. Vegetables, Fish and Shellfish, Poultry and Feathered Game, Meats, Cakes and Desserts, including Puddings and Ice Cream, Cakes and Pastries, Fruits and Jellies

The DVD gives really clear and easy to understand demonstrations of basic techniques, and also cross-references to further information in the book.

There is a great Shopping List, which includes all the ingredients of all the recipes, which is so useful.

This is a perfect gift for anyone who loves cooking; it is suitable for an absolute beginner, or for an experienced cook. If you are looking for the ultimate all in one cookbook, this is the one!

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