Keeping It Simple [Hardcover]

Gary Rhodes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 25, 2007

Despite his reputation for intricate and impressive restaurant cooking, Gary Rhodes believes that the best way to cook something is often the most simple. In his latest book, he strips out complicated techniques and fiddly instructions, in search of the very easiest way to get maximum flavour out of familiar ingredients from chicken to squid and beetroot to rhubarb. In over 200 simple recipes, he demonstrates the fundamentals of cooking and explains how to get stunning results by doing as little as possible. But this is not just a brilliant cookbook for beginners and an essential bible for busy people, it is also a tribute to simplicity and flavour and an invaluable book of simply delicious ideas for cooks of every level.

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About the Author

Gary Rhodes is one of Britain's best-loved, Michelin starred chefs. He appears regularly on television, most recently in Hell's Kitchen, and is the author of sixteen cookery books including the highly acclaimed Great British Classics. He has restaurants in London, Grenada and on board a cruise ship in the Mediterranean sea.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Global; First Edition, First Printing edition (April 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0718146212
• ISBN-13: 978-0718146214
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #543,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple but delicious meals, January 5, 2008

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This review is from: Keeping It Simple (Hardcover)

Gary Rhodes is a great chef. I have eaten at his restaurant in London twice and both times the food was outstanding. I own 2 other Gary Rhodes cookery books and the recipes always turn out wonderfully, although they are more complicated and involved to make.

I was given a copy of 'Keeping it Simple' as a gift and it has become a wonderful resource for delicious mid-week dinners. The list of ingredients is short, instructions simple and the meals easy to cook but the resulting meal is full of flavor. I will be making these recipes again and again, they have not disappointed. I particularly recommend the pork stroganoff with braised rice, beef 'coq au vin' stew, pasta with chicken, sage and onion butter and the blackberry and almond tart.