How I Cook: An Inspiring Collection of Recipes, Revealing the Secrets of Skye's Home Cooking

by Skye Gyngell, Jason Lowe (Photographs)

Entertaining needn't be time-consuming or demanding. Discover the pleasure of cooking for family and friends as bestselling author, Skye Gyngell, shares the secrets and techniques behind what make her dishes so special. Including over 100 delicious and easy traditional recipes, from breakfast pancakes, through to hearty pies, rustic roasts and classic cakes, all are delivered with an inventive twist. Ingredients are easy to source and strongly influenced by the seasons, making each dish flavorful and straight-forward to make.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food and Wine

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2010

About the author

Skye Gyngell is head chef at Petersham Nurseries Café in Richmond, Surrey, and an established food writer, contributing regularly to the Independent on Sunday, Vogue and delicious. Born in Australia, Skye has worked as a chef in Sydney, Paris and London. Since 2004, she has been pivotal in establishing Petersham’s reputation for excellent food and an impressive number of awards. A Year in my Kitchen was named the Guild of Food Writers ‘Cookery Book of the Year’ in 2007 and ‘Best Food Book’ at Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards. The sequel, My Favourite Ingredients, was published in 2008.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really preferred this to Skye's previous two books; they had some ok recipes but most were far too complicated to be fun to try and home and didn't sound like they'd be hugely satisfying after all that effort anyway! In How I Cook on the other hand, home cooking is the focus and everything just looks and sounds much more appealing. A lot of recipes veer rather on the expensive side, especially cuts of meat and seafoods, but not so prohibitive they can't be enjoyed ever! I really liked how as well as being organised as meals, within each chapter the recipes were organised into menus, which meant there was lots of ideas and recipes for sides as well as big dishes. Beautiful photography also, as in all her books.

[Philippa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Christmas present from hubby. I love Skye's books and the recipes. It's like an indulgent voyeuristic wander into her kitchen.