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Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life
by
Jamie Oliver
This book is very close to my heart. It's about no-nonsense, simple cooking with great flavours all year round. When I began writing it, I didn't really know what recipes I would come up with, but something began to inspire me very quickly... my vegetable patch! I came to realise last year that it's not always about looking out at the wider world for inspiration. Being at...more
Hardcover, 407 pages
Published
2007
by Penguin
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This book is huge! The gardener and tree hugger in my equally appreciate Oliver's take on food. Oliver weaves conversations about food production, environmental issues, balancing hugging trees with real life, etc. in with his great recipes. He promotes local food, eating foods in season, and discusses the reality of our current food production world. The recipes are mostly straight-forward and simple, which is helpful for us ADD folks. ;-)
If you're trying to figure out new ways to highlight the bounty of your garden, this is it. Using simple, everyday pantry items (for the most part) Jamie really brings out the best in fresh, ripe produce.
The photos are gorgeous, and the recipes are very easy to follow. The book is broken up into seasons, and the Mothership tomato salad is not to be missed. It is stupidly easy, but tastes like everything tomatoes ever promised to be. A bottle of wine, a loaf of crusty bread, and maybe some chees...more
The photos are gorgeous, and the recipes are very easy to follow. The book is broken up into seasons, and the Mothership tomato salad is not to be missed. It is stupidly easy, but tastes like everything tomatoes ever promised to be. A bottle of wine, a loaf of crusty bread, and maybe some chees...more
I love the unconventional format of this book. Oliver groups the recipes by season/ingredient. This is a great companion to his television series, ironically titled "Jamie at Home." His passion and enthusiasm for fresh ingredients and simple recipes translates very well to the page. Personally, I like to have a companion photo with as many recipes as possible for presentation ideas and this book has wonderful photographs of the food. I haven't cooked all the recipes yet but, I must say that most...more
It's been more than a year and I'm still working through this inspirational collection of seasonal recipes. Frankly, I'm appalled it's taking me so long when everything I make turns out lovely.
Jamie Oliver, my cooking icon, uses veggies as the centerpiece in the majority of the recipes grouped here and every passthrough I find something droolworthy. One of my favorite recipes, the Asparagus and Potato Tart, has made numerous dinner appearances, despite the pitfalls of creating a filo crust. Grrr...more
Jamie Oliver, my cooking icon, uses veggies as the centerpiece in the majority of the recipes grouped here and every passthrough I find something droolworthy. One of my favorite recipes, the Asparagus and Potato Tart, has made numerous dinner appearances, despite the pitfalls of creating a filo crust. Grrr...more
This is one of the most interesting cookbooks I've come across. It's divided by season and subdivided by main ingredient...with gardening tips thrown in to boot! Very cool way to organize recipes, IMHO. And the photography is gorgeous.
In the Introduction Jamie gives a shout out to the Brittish sitcom The Good Life. I fell in love with that show back in the late 80s. The show was produced in the 70s and was way ahead of the curve telling the story of a couple who went off the grid to live a susta...more
In the Introduction Jamie gives a shout out to the Brittish sitcom The Good Life. I fell in love with that show back in the late 80s. The show was produced in the 70s and was way ahead of the curve telling the story of a couple who went off the grid to live a susta...more
SO CHARMING. Many of the recipes are titled things like Beautiful, Incredible, Amazing, or Really Very Delicious, and include instructions like "Preheat the oven to full whack." There are gorgeous, gorgeous photos of Oliver's garden and the beautiful food that comes out of it, and the whole thing is just incredibly (amazingly! really very deliciously!) inspiring, a celebration of food and cooking and eating. Arranged seasonally, with some basic instructions for growing various kinds of vegetable...more
Love the format of this book. If you're fond of gardening or just dreaming to own a vegetable garden despite living in a cramped urban apartment like me, this book is a great treat! Like most Jamie Oliver's books, this one is filled with great photos, colors, and pretty illustrations.
Whenever I peer into this book, I'm attacked by the green monster of jealousy. How gorgeous (and gigantic) is his garden? It's so fantastic! And that's what's really interesting about his latest cookbook. He intimately describes his garden and teaches you how to grow veggies...shortly, it's awesome.
I've tried a few recipes from his book. I tried his asparagus dishes, which were all fantastic. And I made his onion soup, which turned out yummy. The best thing I think I made so far was the blackbe...more
I've tried a few recipes from his book. I tried his asparagus dishes, which were all fantastic. And I made his onion soup, which turned out yummy. The best thing I think I made so far was the blackbe...more
I'm a pretty big fan of Oliver's and have been for many years. He's about the only celebrity chef I really like, though I've recently gotten hooked on the Rachel Allen:Bake! show. Anyway, I do actually use Oliver's recipes on a regular basis and this book has several I'm going to try out, especially a beautiful meringue and chocolate dessert.
This book is sectioned off by ingredients, such as an all mushroom section or all leeks. In each section are instructions for growing that fruit or vegetabl...more
This book is sectioned off by ingredients, such as an all mushroom section or all leeks. In each section are instructions for growing that fruit or vegetabl...more
This isn't really a cookbook as much as it is a manifesto or a lifestyle book. The photography is GORGEOUS, and the book itself is just beautiful, with thick textured paper and a lovely cloth cover. I'm just beginning my cooking experiments, so a lot of the recipes here seem very unfamiliar to me -- not what *I* would consider simple fare. Aside from that, I thought that the gardening / vegetable information was extremely helpful and really liked that portion of the book. This is one to really s...more
Each chapter of this book was an episode of Jamie at Home (all of which were fantastic). It's in seasonal order and highlights the food Jamie makes at home throughout the year, which includes most things he grows in his garden, as well as broader topics like eggs, barbecue, foraged mushrooms, feathered game, pastry and pizza. He does 3-4 recipes for each section (all complete with beautiful photos) as well as a short write up about each - mostly his planting, growing and harvesting tips, but als...more
It's really weird to say, that I read a cookbook. But I really did read this cookbook, from cover-to-cover.
I figured out that I have something in common with Jamie Oliver, we both describe the food in the same way. It's something that lives it's own life.
This book has very good recepies, a good ideas how to grow your own vegetables and other food that you can grow by yourself.
I recommend this book for everyone I know having a thing for cooking. : )
I figured out that I have something in common with Jamie Oliver, we both describe the food in the same way. It's something that lives it's own life.
This book has very good recepies, a good ideas how to grow your own vegetables and other food that you can grow by yourself.
I recommend this book for everyone I know having a thing for cooking. : )
This book provides some excellent recipes all of which tie in with home grown vegetables that I have grown in my back garden. All the tomatoes, peppers, beans and peas that me and my friends have grown have well and truly been put to use after reading this book!
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Jamie Oliver's latest cookbook is gorgeous. The paper quality is lovely, and the photographs, many of which are multi-page spreads, are of an almost-dreamlike quality. It also reflects Jamie's obsession with his garden and cooking with the fresh produce from it. As always, his recipes are easy-to-follow, full of surprising taste combinations, and delicious. For a cook and a gardener, this is another must-have.
Joe
Joe
I realise that its rather trendy to hate on Mr Oliver at the moment but I just need to say, God I love you and your garden Jamie Oliver! I have a flourishing herb and veg garden, am in the process of building my own little wood fired oven and building a chook pen and I have never loved cooking more! Thanks for the inspiration Jamie and more power to you and your obvious love of food and cooking.
This is based on the television show (currently airing on The Cooking Channel) of the same name. Simple recipes, from the garden to the table. Includes tips on how to grow vegetables, how to make pizza dough, etc. Excellent photographs, easy to follow. The US version has measurements converted (UK version in metric). Fantastic.
I can't wait to make the butternut squash cupcakes.
I can't wait to make the butternut squash cupcakes.
This is the most beautiful cookbook I've ever owned! The pictures, the layout and organization are just beautiful. I love the way he's organized it by seasons, so we can cook by what we harvest in our own gardens or by what we buy locally at produce stands and farmer's markets.
I highly recommend the pizza dough recipe, best I've ever tried, and I've tried quite a few!
I highly recommend the pizza dough recipe, best I've ever tried, and I've tried quite a few!
Beautiful food photos and writing. This is a cookbook to read. I don't know how much I'll use it to cook so much as inspire, because some of it seems laborious. Great info on gardening - also to inspire the future garden! Bonus - hilarious (and sad, but made me laugh to be in a cookbook) photos of dead animals, presumably to bring one closer to the origin of their food.
One of my favourites by Jamie Oliver. I love the clean flavours and pairings that are suggested throughout this cookbook. Definitely great if you want to try something different! Some of the recipes are a little off when it comes to seasoning and spices. Make sure you add a little less if you don't want certain flavours to overwhelm your dish.
Great cook book for those with a veg garden. Don't know what to do with all those tomatoes in March? Just refer to this book and you could have a batch of home made tomato ketchup proudly sitting on your pantry shelf to enjoy when tomato season is over. The salad section is particularly good. I just made the Grilled Peach Salad with Bressaola and a Creamy Dressing for my lunch - simple, quick and delicious.
Ummm, if you don't count the section on fowl, I pretty much want to make every recipe in this book. I love how it isn't a diet cookbook, but just focuses on fresh, REAL, ingredients to star in a recipe. i haven't actually made any of them yet - just marked to make them, so I will update review after I try a couple.
rustic, closest to slow food movement, herbs and all things ediblely delicious varied and never boring. Read alot of different variations, something that is rustic and easy enough to vary around yourself (with tips on how to grow some vegetables and colorful graphics).
I was hoping for more out of this book; I actually found the plant facts and growing information to be really useful and interesting, but I wasn't especially floored by the recipes. A little heavier and somewhat more involved than the recipes of Oliver's that I've really liked.
I love the idea of this book - a gardening/cook book. It makes me wish we didn't live in a condo so I had more room to garden. I have a little strip of dirt behind the house that I use to grow herbs and plant flowers, but there's not really room for much else.
Pretty cookbook. Lots of photographs that do not relate to the recipes but still gorgeous to look at. Didn't cook anything from this. Not because I didn't want to, just simply due to lack of time. I'm a huge fan of Jamie Oliver but would not suggest this book as an introduction to his recipes. Start with one of his earlier ones first.
This book is inspirational! If you love gardening and cooking, this is a must read. And yes, I mean read, not just peruse as one usually does with cookbooks. Jamie Oliver's easy conversational writing style is fun to read.
I made 2 recipes from this book so far and both were a success. This is organized by season and even includes gardening tips and how-tos. I am inspired to get back to the earth and back home. Cook your way to the good life.
I really want to cook with more fresh ingredients and now that the garden is ALMOST planted, I have heard from good resources that this is the cookbook to use. Now I just have to cross my fingers that my kids will eat it!
This is not only a cookbook, it's also an amazing inspirational book about growing your own vegetables and living in the countryside. I so adore Jamie Oliver for his never ending passion for good and healthy food.
Lamb kofta kebabs... one of the best recipes I've ever made. This book is organized by season, then by ingredient. It's pretty delightful to read, and so far, all the recipes have been hits with my family.
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James Trevor "Jamie" Oliver, sometimes known as The Naked Chef, is an English chef and media personality well known for his growing list of food-focused television shows, his more recent roles in campaigning against the use of processed foods in national schools, and his ca...more
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James Trevor "Jamie" Oliver, sometimes known as The Naked Chef, is an English chef and media personality well known for his growing list of food-focused television shows, his more recent roles in campaigning against the use of processed foods in national schools, and his ca...more
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