Went a bit mad on books....

[Glaucus]

In Search of Perfection (Hardcover)
by Heston Blumenthal (Author)
Further Adventures in Search of Perfection (Hardcover)
by Heston Blumenthal (Author)
Tapas: 80 of the Best (Hardcover)
by Joanna Farrow (Author)
Field Guide to Meat: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare Virtually Every Meat, Poultry, and Game Cut (Paperback)
by Aliza Green (Author)
The Good Food Guide 2009 (Paperback)
by Elizabeth Carter (Editor)
Tapas (Spiral-bound) http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/140544861X/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
OZ CLARKE 250 BEST WINES: Wine Buying Guide (Paperback)
by OZ CLARKE (Author)

and Fate of the Jedi: Omen

Not bad for £61 especially as the star wars book is £13

[Burble]

What are Heston's books like? I quite like his TV shows and absolutely loved dinner at the Fat Duck so am tempted to grab a book or two.

[Glaucus]

I'll let you know, ordered them from amazon, so should get them next week sometime.

[Burble]

Good man, ta :)

I've often considered making tapas at home but I thought it'd be a lot of work to make a larger number of smaller portions but I do really enjoy tapas so maybe I'll give it a try.

[Fayshun]

I read the adventures of someone making a Heston Blumental meal at hoome once. They had to spend something stupid on scientific equipment, like freeze dryers and hundreds of pounds on ingredients for teaspoons of "garnish".

[Glaucus]

yeah some of his recipes require that. then others are pretty straight forward. You have to remember it's not there as an easy to make at home book. It's what is called his Idea of perfection.

Most dishes can be created at home or slightly modified though.

[Rusty Shackleford]

Bit of a spree myself, got an old edition of Real Fast Food (Slater) for 40p in a charity shop couple days back (well, was actually bogof with another book that cost 80p). I do like his writing and general philosophy on food. Day before that picked up a copy of Roast Chicken and Other Stories (Hopkinson) for £2.50 from a second hand book shop/cafe. Covers a lot of a recipes I've already got but it's a nice format, focusing on 40 ingredients with a section for each.

Similarly curious on how you find the Heston books, as much as I like him I'm also put off by some of the methods/techniques I've heard.

[NokkonWud]

Hestons books are great. I think for the most part it's understood that they aren't really practical, but it's the science of it all that makes it interesting.

his best one is http://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Fat-Duck-Cookbook/dp/0747583692 as you'd expect from the price, but it truly is amazingly beautiful to look at, even if it's the size of a coffee table. It does have a bit about his upbringing with food (quite a lot actually, over 50 pages), but it's a really lovely book that I keep diving back in to for a quick look.

[Glaucus]

received further adventures in search of perfection. Got to say I' loving it. only read the burger one. But so much detail about his journey and research. I really like that type of thing in the recipe books. Also The burger one is something you can certainly do at home.

[Jonny69]

Field Guide to Meat: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare Virtually Every Meat, Poultry, and Game Cut (Paperback)
by Aliza Green (Author)
That one sounds awesome :cool:

[Glaucus]

That one sounds awesome :cool:

I haven't had a good look yet at that one. But it's tiny so not expecting great things. But I'll let you know.


If anyone likes cook books you have to read. Then I can't recommended the Huston ones enough. They are brilliant. Much like the hairy bikers books if you have read them. All about the adventure and research for pages. then the recipe.

Still waiting for a few of them.

[Jonny69]

Just re-read the title and I thought it sounded like a hunting guide but on second reads it sounds like a guide how to identify what's in the box in the supermarket :(

[Glaucus]

Just re-read the title and I thought it sounded like a hunting guide but on second reads it sounds like a guide how to identify what's in the box in the supermarket :(

It's neither really. It just talks about all the different cuts of meats, where they are from. It's not a great book. but I can see it being a semi usefull reference book.

I'll try scanning some pages in.

[Glaucus]

Like this got like 30 animals although the less well known the less info. Then a fair section on ham, dried meats and sausages.

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So yeah not really what I expected, I was thinking more along the lines as you where. But it only cost like £3 or something. God bless 2nd hand amazon.

[Jonny69]

Step 4 on page 8: you need a frying pan and two fires :cool:

[Glaucus]

Has anyone else been watching floyd in India? I so have to get his book. No wonder I can never make good currys. Have you seen how much spice, ginger and garlic he uses. It must be like two bottles worth of each.

[Jingo]

I always find using 'excessive' ginger, garlic and spice is to make up for rushing a 'base'... a good base will be flavoursome enough to provide for any curry of choice, then adding top level flavours and textures (creams, chillies, nuts etc) to suit your desired dish at the time of cooking :)

[Glaucus]

Just got an amazing book.

Dine with Europe's Master Chefs (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/3833111585/ref=oss_product)

All recipes have a full colour double page, the book is huge. These are all top fine dinning like recipes, which look amazing and I'm sure taste likewise. Some you will know and then other stuff like brains. It really does look like an amazing book and can't wait to try some recipes out.

[Jingo]

I'm really tempted by this:

http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&productId=138524&cm_mmc=googleBase-_---_---_-Roald%20Dahl%20Collection%20-%2015%20Books&utm_source=google&utm_medium=basefeed

Wahoo for childhood memories relived at just over a pound a book! :D

[Belmit]

That's great man. Are you considering whipping up some marvellous medicine, or possibly creating something involving snozzcumbers? ;)

[Glaucus]

I think he should. I

[Jingo]

There's certainly plenty of whizzbangs going off and even some crow pie! My giant peach is also coming along well in the garden... :eek: ;D