The River Cottage Family Cookbook - Hardcover

Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh; Carr, Fizz

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9780340826362: The River Cottage Family Cookbook

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340826363 ISBN 13: 9780340826362

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2005

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'Fizz Carr and I share the view that there are no really good cookbooks for the whole family to use together. It is our immodest intention to write a classic of this genre' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's well-loved RIVER COTTAGE books have become a phenomenon, inspiring hundreds of thousands of people all over Britain to cook and enjoy good food. His new book THE RIVER COTTAGE FAMILY COOK BOOK, co-written with Fizz Carr, brings the River Cottage philosophy to the whole family. It will give pleasure to everyone: toddlers and grandparents, families discovering the fun of cooking together, and everyone who enjoys simple home-cooked food. From how to make butter from a jar of cream to how to make your own sausages, THE RIVER COTTAGE FAMILY COOKBOOK will inspire everyone with the magic and fun of cooking. 'A great way to learn the basics without feeling patronised ...You come away from the experience not just with a tasty supper but with a better knowledge of food ...comfortingly old-fashioned ...will almost certainly go on my shelf of "genuinely useful cook-books", cross-referenced with my folder of "ways to entertain the kids at weekends"' Time Out

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From the Publisher:

A distinctly educational cooking primer for the whole family with more than 100 recipes that can be made by children. * Written by a father of three and a mother of five who perfected the recipes with help from their kids and their kids' playmates. * Ideal for passionate parents who want to instill in their children a love of healthy food handmade from fresh, natural ingredients.

From the Back Cover:

The latest addition to the best-selling River Cottage cookbook series inspires the entire family to venture into the kitchen to prepare delicious, wholesome food together. Featuring a comprehensive repertoire of recipes that cooks of all ages will enjoy--plus special projects such as making butter, curing bacon, and building a kitchen garden--The River Cottage Family Cookbook teaches lessons for a lifetime of joyous cooking and eating.

"Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is a brilliant, argumentative British cook and food writer. . . . [His] recipes happen to be terrific, for meat and other things: His chocolate-chip cookie recipe in The River Cottage Family Cookbook finally released my children from years of substandard attempts."
--Cynthia Zarin, Gourmet

"A book that promises children a better start in the kitchen and at table by putting real food well within their grasp. . . . [It] sets the imagination alight, engages all the senses in a voyage of culinary discovery, encourages young cooks to think for themselves and to want to learn more."
--Phillippa Davenport, Financial Times

"On my shelf of `genuinely useful cookbooks,' cross-referenced with my folder of `ways to entertain the kids at weekends.'"
--Time Out

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