There is one area that I am organised. Cookbooks. I have my so-not-nerdy sticky label system to keep track of what I want to cook ;) Blue means recipes to try out for everyday cooking – so relatively healthy and not too expensive ingredients. Red is for red-alert for special occasions – so if I need to make someone a birthday cake these are the bookmarks I turn to.
SO, as a major cookbook fan, what was my favourite cookbook of 2007?
People seem to get very divided over Nigella Lawson but I will stand up and say that her latest book is very good. I much preferred it to Domestic Goddess. That is because this was much more up my street – less pats of butter and full cream and a bit more lemon juice and vegetables. It suits a busy lifestyle, as the recipes really are great for a weeknight dinner; they only have a handful of ingredients and really are quick (which is the point of the book). Interesting everyday cooking.
I have cooked a good many of the recipes and these four recipes have already entered the canon of often-cooked recipes:
Mustard Caper Sauce for Broccoli
Potato and Mushroom Gratin
Linguine with Lemon, Garlic and Thyme Mushrooms
Goujons of Sole
Which is pretty good going. Most importantly it has given me a good bit of inspiration to mess about myself.
