Home Cooking

[9780007259717]

I'm a recent convert to Rachel Allen, am a big Delia Smith fan but Rachel's recipes are much easier to follow and workout more often than not.

Try the Smoked salmon, leek and potato pie (delicious), I've made this 6 times in the past 3 weeks and it has gone down a treat (15 minutes preparation, in the oven for 1.5 hours, put your feet up, great winter dish). I also made the marshmallows (they need to set overnight) although delicious, abit too sweet for my liking.

The Millionaire's Shortbread is also delicious (gluten free too). I also made the Chicken gougons on Wednesday night, never thought they'd be so nice (did them with gluten free flour and you'd never taste the difference), I expect that I'll be asked to make these again shortly, I've tried loads of varieties of these and these are the best.

Of all my cookbooks at home, Rachel Allen's are the ones I keep going back to. Her recipes are easy to follow, and the recipes don't have a million ingredients (Jamie Oliver). Its not pretentious food, but practical cooking without being boring.

This is my go-to cookbook since I first brought it home. Rachel's style is simple yet elegant. I've also picked up a few forward-thhinking tips for when you want to make something special with very little notice.