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The Naked Chef grows up: Oliver, the ebullient British lad who enchanted the Friends generation of Food Network viewers, turns his focus from throwing impromptu dinner parties to cooking family meals and school lunches. As always, the emphasis is on tasty food that anyone can prepare—and the book's best sections are devoted to simple fare such as sandwiches and pasta, where Oliver brings new life to staples like grilled cheese, with his Double-Decker Cheddar Cheese Sandwich with Pickled Onions and Potato Chips. The chef romps through shopping, kitchen tools, basic ingredients and core dishes, tying together his 120 recipes with the family-friendly theme of value for money. Readers already weary of Oliver's chipper British persona—the enthusiastic descriptions of everything from poached chicken to herb-infused salad as "genius" or "brilliant," the exhortations to eat more "veg," another "best" sausage and mash recipe—will not be won over by this fifth addition to the Oliver shelf. The extravagant package, which includes mouth-watering food shots, hand-drawn graphics and bright color text spreads, seems to include more photos of the chef and his family—photogenic wife Jools and children Poppy and Daisy—than of the dishes. But those who continue to be seduced by Oliver's infectious love of food and his cheerful narcissism will eagerly queue up at the cash register with a copy in hand.
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Cooking sensation Jamie Oliver returns with a cookbook designed to delight the entire family! estselling cookbook author Jamie Oliver takes his signature fresh, fun cooking style into new territory by putting his focus on the family. Designed to encourage us to eat healthier meals at home and enjoy our time spent in the kitchen, Jamie's Dinners features over 100 new and simple recipes for easy-to-afford, easy-to-prepare gourmet dinners that will get even the busiest of families back into the kitchen. Jamie's pared-down style and inventive use of fresh, uncomplicated ingredients will ensure that even novice chefs can cook up delicious dinners with confidence and ease using accessible, stylish recipes that the whole family will love, such as Farfalle with Carbonara and Spring Peas and Japanese-Style Saturday Night Steak.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Makes A Shy Cook Feel Like a Great Cook,
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This review is from: Jamie's Dinners: The Essential Family Cookbook (Hardcover)
At the risk of sounding overly dramatic, Jamie Oliver has changed my life. Well, at least my life as a cook. I've always thought of myself as a mediocre cook - but Jamie's Dinners has made me a very good cook (and my family agrees). I started with the simpler recipes and moved my way up (although even his "harder" recipes are easy to follow) -- and I agree with the other reviewer, each recipe is hands-down delicious. He's not particular about measurements, either - I love his "handful of this," "glug of that" approach. I now have four of his cookbooks - but again, like the other reviewer, this one is still my favourite. He's made me see that I can cook well for my family and friends AND have it be a pleasant, healthy experience.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jamie's most useful book!,
By Jamie (St. Catharines, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jamie's Dinners: The Essential Family Cookbook (Hardcover)
I have four Jamie Oliver cook books and I enjoy all of them, but this one is hands down my favorite! I have been blown away by every recipe I have tried. The Tomato sauce seems so simple, it's hardly even a recipe, but whenever I serve it I get rave reviews. I highly recommend this book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book for people who enjoy their kitchen time!,
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This review is from: Jamie's Dinners: The Essential Family Cookbook (Hardcover)
I love Jamie Oliver's books, and his philosophy, because he encourages healthy, sane and ethical use of great food products, to make lovely and tasty stuff. I think highly of all his books: every one I read pushed me one step further towards loving to cook for me and all my loved ones!However, this book is labeled as a family cookbook, which I believe to be a bit mis-leaded. It's an ideal book for a young couple, but most of the recipes in here are not what I would necessarily recommend for a family with more than one child. It is remarkably interesting for the working folks (such as my boyfriend and I), as it gives plenty of ideas for healthy and delicious lunches, quick dinners for when we get back home too tired or too hungry to fuss around more than 10 minutes, and more sophisticated stuff for when you fancy something more special. He also covers excellent basics and crowd-pleasers, and gives good advice on how to play with them. Note that he gets a bit exotic, so this is not a recipe book for those afraid to try new things. You need a minimal taste for adventure to get into some of his stuff. As with his other books, it is plainly explained so that even the completely inexperienced cooks can get amazing results, it's beautifully laid-out with great pictures, and the conversational style makes the book a lot more engaging than boring step-by-step instructions. My only disappointment was the salad chapter, in which I didn't find anything particularly interesting (as opposed to the salad chapter in "Jamie's food revolution", which was amazing!). I would recommended it as the next step to "Jamie's food revolution", even if it technically pre-dates it, especially for those who just start getting interested in cooking, because it seems to me like it takes things to another level, as where 'Revolution" simply gets you really comfortable and happy in your kitchen. For more experienced cooks, it's a beautiful and welcome addition to any cookbook collection!
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