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The Hairy Bikers' Best-Loved Recipes: Mums Still Know Best!
When Hairy Bikers Si and Dave toured the UK in search of ordinary moms and their families' favorite recipes, they had no idea they would unearth such a wealth of talent, tradition, and nostalgia. So began their search for best-loved dishes. This beautiful cookbook brings together more than 100 of the nation's favorite recipes from the season two of BBC2's Mums Know Best. It includes Si and Dave's personal family recipes as well as their favorite recipes that they discovered through the mums they meet and the recipe fairs they hold. Episodes include Comforting Food, High Tea, School Dinners, and Al Fresco. An irresistible collection of recipes that will inspire readers to keep cooking with love for the people that matter to them most.
224 pages, Hardcover
First published February 10, 2011
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Hairy Bikers
181 books37 followersBig hearted, down-to-earth cooks with a love of good food, they have been cooking together for more than twenty years. They have created haute cuisine dishes with Michelin-starred chefs and travelled the world in the pursuit of great food. They've also explored the length and breadth of the British Isles to discover brand new recipes and create their own fresh takes on cooking classics. The stars of several hit television shows, they are the UK's most popular cookery writing duo.
Si and Dave are life-long foodies and passionate cooks; they met through work on the set of a drama (appropriately enough on a Catherine Cookson adaptation) and they take every opportunity they can to pack their panniers and head off in search of authentic culinary and cultural experiences in all corners of the world.
Si and Dave are life-long foodies and passionate cooks; they met through work on the set of a drama (appropriately enough on a Catherine Cookson adaptation) and they take every opportunity they can to pack their panniers and head off in search of authentic culinary and cultural experiences in all corners of the world.
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February 16, 2011
If you have never had a chance to browse through one of the Hairy Bikers' Cookbooks, give yourself a treat! My favorite, to date, is their '12 Days of Christmas.' Don't let the titles fool you, these guys know food. The cookbooks are stunning with their beautiful pictures of the dishes that are created for their books.
Though many dishes I would probably NEVER make (I can't think of eating fluffy bunnies), I still love leafing through a 'Hairy Bikers' cookbook.'
One thing that I love about these cookbooks, this one is no exception, are the notes to tweak a recipe, and a little bit about the Mum from which the recipe came. Half of the recipes are from Si and Dave, who have taken some of their favorites, and made them more 'up-to-date.'
The directions are well-written and, as I mentioned before, the photos that accompany most of the recipes are gorgeous.
For we Americans, there is a bit of converting and learning what the different ingredients are (caster sugar = superfine sugar) and having a scale that does measurements in grams, as well as ounces, is VERY helpful with British cooking. To be quite honest, weighing ingredients does give you a better measurement than using simple measuring cups.
I have to admit that when I first heard of the Hairy Bikers and that they put out cookbooks, I was a bit reticent to look at their books. Please don't be put off by the name, their cookbooks have a wonderful elegance to them, and have made this cook want to try their wonderful recipes!
Though many dishes I would probably NEVER make (I can't think of eating fluffy bunnies), I still love leafing through a 'Hairy Bikers' cookbook.'
One thing that I love about these cookbooks, this one is no exception, are the notes to tweak a recipe, and a little bit about the Mum from which the recipe came. Half of the recipes are from Si and Dave, who have taken some of their favorites, and made them more 'up-to-date.'
The directions are well-written and, as I mentioned before, the photos that accompany most of the recipes are gorgeous.
For we Americans, there is a bit of converting and learning what the different ingredients are (caster sugar = superfine sugar) and having a scale that does measurements in grams, as well as ounces, is VERY helpful with British cooking. To be quite honest, weighing ingredients does give you a better measurement than using simple measuring cups.
I have to admit that when I first heard of the Hairy Bikers and that they put out cookbooks, I was a bit reticent to look at their books. Please don't be put off by the name, their cookbooks have a wonderful elegance to them, and have made this cook want to try their wonderful recipes!
September 21, 2016
This book didn't quite hit the spot for me, failing to convey the pleasures of watching The Hairy Bikers in action and not propelling me towards the kitchen.
Quite properly it shouldn't be a book full of terribly novel dishes but about family favourites and in this I think it succeeded. I wanted more than a few lines about the people who contributed half the recipes and a lot more context and discussion for the Bikers own offerings. Without that it is a bit too dull.
Quite properly it shouldn't be a book full of terribly novel dishes but about family favourites and in this I think it succeeded. I wanted more than a few lines about the people who contributed half the recipes and a lot more context and discussion for the Bikers own offerings. Without that it is a bit too dull.
July 17, 2012
signed by Si and Dave
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