Oh Cook!: 60 easy recipes that any idiot can make

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Oh Cook! is a foolproof manual packed with practical information and delicious recipes for even the most basic of home cooks. If, like James May, the sight of the kitchen strikes fear into your very heart and you can’t identify a spatula from a fish slice – this is the book for you. **Accompanying a major desertcart Prime TV Series ** ‘The silent millions of reluctant home chefs have been waiting for decades for Oh Cook! the cookbook that, finally, drives a blunt meat skewer through the burgeoning pseudo-intellectualism of foodie media.’ – James May Oh Cook! is a foolproof manual packed with more than 60 delicious recipes for even the most basic of home cooks. In this TV tie-in, James May, star of desertcart Prime’s The Grand Tour , Our Man in Japan and previous host of Top Gear , seeks to unpack the mysteries of cooking, unearthing the secrets behind the perfect poached egg, smooth custard and how to impress your friends and family with a cracking Sunday roast. Taking readers on a culinary tour (around his kitchen), James builds upon his cookery skills, recreating dishes from his travels as well as rediscovering some nostalgic childhood favourites along the way. Chapters include: Brunch Pasta Pub Grub Roasts Curry Night Asian Fusion The Great Outdoors Spongey Things With Storecupboard Saviours (for when the fridge is empty), which includes recipes for his beloved Spam, as well as hints and tips, James May is here to prove that really anyone can cook. On his journey to becoming a more accomplished home cook, he makes use of some his favourite gadgets and ingredients and through a traditional process of trial and error, knocks together some surprisingly delicious recipes, so that you can avoid all the common pit falls at home. Review: Oh Cook! - Great book with the voice of James May coming clearly through the text Review: James May Oh Cook - Selling me a cook book is almost impossible. I have bought many in my life and none were ever used. After watching the desertcart series Oh Cook! (twice - itself a miracle because I have little interest in cooking) I just had to buy this book. And what a joy it is. Reading it is just like listening to James May on the series. It is funny, it is serious, it is informative and it is even funnier. A great size, excellent colour photographs, easy to read text - nothing at all I could fault on the print side of things and so well worth the money. The recipes are clearly laid out, the ingredients needed are mostly basic household staples, nothing outlandish or impossible to get, and all the recipes are worthwhile trying. My only "complaint" is that there is not enough vegetarian dishes. The focus is on easy-to-make everyday meals but for the next series (and I am sure there will be one), let's see more vegetarian options. Great stuff and I am glad I bought it.