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Jamie's Dinners: The Essential Family Cookbook
Cooking sensation Jamie Oliver returns with a cookbook designed to delight the entire family! estselling cookbook author Jamie Oliver takes his signature fresh, fun cooking style into new territory by putting his focus on the family. Designed to encourage us to eat healthier meals at home and enjoy our time spent in the kitchen, Jamie's Dinners features over 100 new and si...more
Hardcover, 336 pages
Published
November 3rd 2004
by Hyperion
(first published January 1st 2004)
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Oliver's energy and enthusiasm about food burns on the page--he tries new things, finds out new things, is constantly learning. I love the quickness to these meals--there's a whole section of gorgeous five-minute meals.
Politically, I'm totally behind Oliver. I think that people need to rethink their relationship to food, and they need to learn how to cook. I don't know how you can be in control of your health or your impact on the environment if you can't control food, if you are a slave to pre...more
Politically, I'm totally behind Oliver. I think that people need to rethink their relationship to food, and they need to learn how to cook. I don't know how you can be in control of your health or your impact on the environment if you can't control food, if you are a slave to pre...more
This is probably my most frequented cookbook - my husband is British, so he likes most of the recipe styles... but there are many international dishes. Tons of great recipes. I still haven't tried everything I'd like to... but there are plenty that I make over and over.
We, hubby and me, love Jamie Oliver and are trying more and more of his recipes. Have decided as a new years resolution to do more cooking of new recipes together in weekend days... This cookbook is full of elementary great recipes, pastas, chicken, beef, soups, fish, etc. etc. We are actually trying his "Ultimate onion soup" this evening. Last week we tried his rib-eye stir fry & dan dan noodles, which was an adventure in itself! I love it that he uses so much fresh herbs, learnt a lot abou...more
I have dozens of cookbooks. While I often use the Internet to find recipes in a hurry, I find that these cookbooks are the ones I turn to just for his comments about food. His enthusiasm for food is contagious. I love that he tries to make you think about where your food is coming from and how it is prepared. And all of the recipes I've tried in this book are delicious and not too difficult.
GREAT recipes from this one. I made the following many many times:
Roast Chicken and potatoes:
http://tinaculbertson.blogspot.com/20...
Chicken and Sweet Leek Pie:
http://tinaculbertson.blogspot.com/20...
Minestrone:
http://tinaculbertson.blogspot.com/20...
Roast Chicken and potatoes:
http://tinaculbertson.blogspot.com/20...
Chicken and Sweet Leek Pie:
http://tinaculbertson.blogspot.com/20...
Minestrone:
http://tinaculbertson.blogspot.com/20...
I give 5 stars for the artistic side of this cookbook. It was so much fun to read and the picture were great. For an "essential family cookbook" I thought that William would not eat a majority of the recipes and they were too complex for me. I guess I was looking for something a little simpler. I did like the lunchbox tips and am going to try a few of the pasta recipes.
I have to confess that the absolute best "fries" I've ever made have come from this book. I know some (okay, any) people find Oliver's tone irritating, and I do as well, more often than not. But his recipes are in fact quite practical and simple for every day cooking, without resorting to pre-made junk. Well done, and pass the fries . . .
I love to read cookbooks (don't always cook from them, but that's a different story). I'm a Jamie Oliver fan, and I really liked the tone and messages in this cookbook. Will definitely try some of the fav recipes from this book, as well as some of the veggie recipes.
Feb 25, 2008
Sita
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who likes to cook
Shelves:
cook-book
I knew Jamie Oliver from his shows. In it he always makes cooking looks like so much fun. Which it could be actually. One thing I notice is that Jamie rarely cooks with utensil, most often he just uses his hand to turn stuff on his skillet! Good thing knives don't grow on his hand otherwise he probably really won't need anything beyond pots and pans. That aside, his writing style is quite chatty, he talks you through the recipe, peppering it with anecdotes here and there. I haven't actually trie...more
wasn't full of my taste so just 3 stars...didn't find too much recipes on which I could say to me I'll definitely want to cook this!
Was a little disappointment for me.
Was a little disappointment for me.
Ok book for simple ideas.
Most usable for families. Lots of fast carb dinners rather than complex flavors or protein and veggie centric dishes.
Most usable for families. Lots of fast carb dinners rather than complex flavors or protein and veggie centric dishes.
Everything I've made from this book turns out well. More than that, I want to make pretty much everything in it. Great simple tasty food.
Mmmm...I want Jamie to come cook for me...plus, he's so cute and likable! I have had this book now for about a month and still haven't actually cooked anything from it, but I take it off the shelf and read it often during a Cartoon Network episode with kids. Filled among the recipes are really interesting side-notes about food, shopping, and his family. This book has mostly family-friendly fare, but my kids basically eat 2 meals: pasta with butter and chicken nuggets...I bought it with wishful t...more
Not my favorite all-time Jamie cookbook but there are several excellent recipes that I have tried in this one.
Aug 02, 2011
Fiona
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Jamie's recipes sound fantastic, but they are less attractive when compared to Nigella Lawson's.
Jamie's trademark: passion, I like this guy and the stuff he is learning me.
I love the focus on multiple approaches to a single ingredient.
my hands down all-time favorite cookbook.
Second book I cooked my way through.
There isn't much I can say that hasn't already been said about this book (and Oliver himself). I'm not sure I need to reiterate how awesome it is.
What I will say is that Oliver has a wonderful way of writing, and with each book of his I read (yes, I read them cover to cover), I feel like I'm getting to know him and that each book is a continuing conversation picked up from where the previous book finished.
I can also confirm that the dishes in here are as delicious as they appear in print and pi...more
What I will say is that Oliver has a wonderful way of writing, and with each book of his I read (yes, I read them cover to cover), I feel like I'm getting to know him and that each book is a continuing conversation picked up from where the previous book finished.
I can also confirm that the dishes in here are as delicious as they appear in print and pi...more
Very good...and very british.
Brilliant!
It's totally basic and balanced. If I had a kid, I would probably use it a lot more often for it's simplicity and overall awareness to feed your family a healthy meal. I like his other books more, but this one is still a keeper.
This is probably Jamie Oliver's best, most useful and accessible book. It's a fantastic reference full of original tips and fresh ingredients. His white sauce shortcut (creme fraiche and anchovies) is ingenious.
I've had this book over a year and haven't made 1 thing from it. I like the pictures and his style of writing out recipes and categorizing them, but there is nothing in it that has really grabbed me and said, "COOK ME!"
Sep 11, 2008
skye alena
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone. its not vegetarian but many of the recipes are or can be.
this book is amazing. i never know if i should put it on the cook book shelf or the art book shelf. beautiful photos and really wonderful recipes, so many of which are really easy and quick to make.
This book has gorgeous pictures and makes you really want to cook (and eat)! But, from a practicality standpoint, not the most useful cookbook on our shelves.
OK, it's not a real book, per se. But it's a wonderful cookbook. Great ideas. That chopped salad is great and his story is interesting too.
I use this cookbook often and have not been disappointed yet with the great recipes! Each one I've tried has become a favorite.
Found many hopefully delicious recipes. A must own book b/c there were so many recipes I found I wanted to try.
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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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