Simple Food

by Jill Dupleix

This is a modern recipe collection for people who love real food, simple ingredients and fast preparation. Jill Dupleix's innovative recipes are based on fresh, natural ingredients and effortless culinary techniques, requiring only the most basic kitchen tools and without lengthy ingredients lists and time-consuming methods. Ideas for simple starters include coconut prawns with chilli or spiced quail's eggs, while a simple brunch could feature figs and baked Ricotta or Amish pancakes. For a simple lunch why not try Parmesan lamb cutlets or red mullet with vine leaves? And for a simple dinner, roast pesto chicken or Chinese ginger fish? Separate chapters for each main meal of the day each feature numerous simply-prepared recipes - together with delicious ideas for quick and simple salads, sweets and party dishes.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

Hardcover

First published February 1, 2002

Reviews

[G.G. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I expected to like cooking from this collection more than I did: the author grew up on a sheep farm in Victoria and--true to her origins--all the ingredients she calls for are real, "food your grandmother would have recognised as food," in Michael Pollan's formulation. The photographs are ravishing too. But somehow I didn't find myself longing to cook many of Dupleix's recipes, some of which are rather more suggestions than instructions anyway. There's a bit too much meat for the way we eat now; and a lot of the food strikes me as the sort of thing you'd once have ordered at a smart café. Which is fine if you want to see how to reproduce that sort of thing at home.

My favourite of the recipes I did try: equal parts whipped cream and Greek yogurt, sprinkled with brown sugar and left to melt in the fridge for an hour. Good with almost anything!

[Fiona Peterson-Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fabulous writer, I regularly cook from this book