I have been following Marie Rayner's blog for quite sometime now and was delighted when she decided to author a cookbook gathering her wonderful recipes into one comprehensive book. This magnificent volume exceeded even my high expectations. It is huge, well-written, beautifully designed and a sheer pleasure to use. There are many, many color photos illustrating the recipes, which are laid out clearly in an easy to read format. (So many newer cookbooks these days are laid out with fancy page graphics in hard-to-read color variations that make them actually annoying to actually use.) Measurements are provided for both weight and volume (for cooks like me that don't use a scale, but rely on cup measurements.) The only problem I have with this cookbook is deciding which recipe to try next! Seriously, this is one awesome cookbook. Chock-full of traditional English 'home cooking' recipes that are classics as well as a wide variety of recipes and suggestions for every meal of the day as well as cookies/biscuits, scones, cakes, coffee-cakes, puddings--you name it. Whether you're fixing a holiday dinner or a quick supper from leftovers, this one has you covered.
I love a cookbook you can read as well as enjoy using. Having lost count of my own collection (it's well over 800 cookbooks), this one has risen to the top of my list of ones I'd have to take with me if I had to escape immediately. Years ago, I acquired "Great British Cooking: A Well-Kept Secret" (Jane Garmey), which, up until The English Kitchen, was the book I relied on for tried and true British recipes. That introduced me to English 'home cooking.' Marie Rayner's book has taken it up to yet another level.
The English Kitchen is both a cookbook you can enjoy reading and enjoy using. Ms. Rayner should be justly proud of having created such an amazing, practical and utterly useful cookbook. If I could rate it higher than 5 stars, I certainly would.
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Terrific Collection of Recipes but Book could use a little work
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2019
I went to the UK a few weeks before my birthday so naturally, I received 4 British cookbooks for my b-day. I was tempted to return this one when I saw how expensive it was (I could use the money for something more vital); however, I decided to keep it once I started going through it. Not only did it have all the British treats that I was craving when I left the UK, but it also has a lot of basic recipes that I always end up having to find a recipe for online. The recipes appear to be quite approachable and most look SUPER delicious.The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is that I think the editors could have done a better job. For one, there is no index. There is a massive table of contents at the beginning, but no true organization so initially, I thought it didn't have any of the things I wanted. Sausage rolls are under the Tuck Box section, rather than the obvious Sausage chapter, for instance. And in my pics, creamed peas are stuck in with the fish section for no apparent reason. All of this could be remedied with an index, and it's just a bit odd. Now that I understand it and have gone through it, I'm ok with it, but if you are a index person, you'll be disappointed. Also, I think people are being very generous about the photos. There are a lot of photos, but many are poorly done, bad lighting and blurry (see pics, which are in focus on my end but blurry in the book), which again is strange. None of these things is a total deal breaker but I just wanted to give folks a heads up, because this is a costly book. I think it will be worth it for me.
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2019
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