Published September 2012 Five Mile Press
From the publisher:
Take your tastebuds on a trip around the world and learn to cook these authentic, simple and delicious recipes. Explore the signature dishes and cooking techniques from Morocco to Mexico and many places in between!
To
be honest, I have wanted to include a children’s cookbook all year. It does feel a bit like cheating, because
obviously there’s less reading involved, and it’s a different kind of reading. As soon as I saw this one, I couldn’t
resist. The cover got, me and as soon as
I looked inside, I knew I had to use this one.
It
has recipes from the following countries: Australia ,
Vietnam , Thailand , China ,
India , Russia , Greece ,
Italy , France , United
Kingdom , Spain ,
Morocco , United States of America , Mexico and Uruguay
There
isn’t too much information about each country, just a short paragraph of
introduction. If I were to be picky, I
would say that I would have liked a more detailed background, but it is a cook
book, not a travel guide, so that’s fine.
There’s
an introduction at the beginning of the book where the author provides a
general checklist of things you might need and the message to have fun when
creating this amazing food. While this
cook book does not have step by step instructions on each page, it does have a
section on ‘Kitchen techniques’ at the beginning, where it does have detailed
instructions on things like, using a mortar and pestle, bruising lemongrass,
de-veining prawns and aromatic frying.
And
again, before we even get to the delicious looking recipes, there’s a few pages
looking at some of the ingredients that might be needed, things that may be new
to some cooks, like, atta flour, palm sugar, kecap manis and pomegranate
molasses. As you can tell by some of the
ingredients, just because this is a children’s cook book, it doesn’t mean that
the authenticity of each dish is compromised.
I would say that’s it’s not a ‘first cook book’, but more a cookbook to
extend your culinary skills. The truth
is, this cookbook wouldn’t be out of place in any adult cookbook collection.
One
of my reasons for wanting to include a cook book this year is so that I have an
excuse to cook. I figured if I actually
cooked something (and included a pic as proof), that would make up for the
shorter reading time. So here’s a look
at what I whipped up, I made brownies from the USA and
Who will like this
book: anyone who likes good food and cooking
Read it if you like: to think you're a budding Master Chef
Read it if you like: to think you're a budding Master Chef
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