Home Comforts

by James Martin

James Martin’s huge popularity is due to his simple and accessible recipes. This tie-in book to his enormously successful Home Comforts series sees James in his comfort zone, cooking the food he loves best. He champions local produce and loves growing his own, and this irresistible collection of recipes ranges from fancy dinners to impress friends, to those times when you just need to grab lunch for one in a hurry. The chapters reflect this, they are divided into Lighter Comforts, Quick Comforts, Easy Comforts, Slow Comforts, Spicy Comforts, Sweet Comforts and Baked Comforts. Much-loved for his trademark wholesome, hearty British food, in this book James shows off a fresh, light and ultra-modern side, too, in dishes like Shaved cauliflower salad with barbecued honey tomatoes. The very British love of spicy foods is properly indulged with recipes from all over the world, including Indian deep-fried soft-shell crab with a delicious home-made lime pickle. There is also the true comfort food - such as Chicken and wild mushroom frying pan pie - and old favourites such as chicken Kiev. James is famous for his fabulous puddings and this book does not disappoint. Try the mouth-watering Chocolate and clementine steamed pudding, or bake Lavender shortbread to eat with Lavender crème caramel. Beautifully shot in James’s own home, this is a book of irresistible recipes to use everyday for years to come.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 4, 2014

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Reviews

[ReadAlongWithSue recovering from a stroke★⋆. ࿐࿔ · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you’re looking for more extravagant dinning or special recipes then this is for you.

Some nice photos in there, even if his dog!

A recipe that appealed to me was the Chicken and Chorizo bean stew. Looked and sounded tasty so I’ve written down the recipe for this.

Celeriac slaw was another that caught my eye as I do enjoy celeriac, and underrated veg I think.

Nicely presented and laid out on each page and an array of photos.

Borrowed this from my library.

[Jenni McCartney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been watching James Martin on television for about a year now and have been keen to try some recipes so I thought Home Comforts would be a good starting point.

James Martin's recipes are easy to follow, and turn out looking pretty much as they are in the book. As a confident cook, I enjoy the fact he sticks with ingredients that are easily sourced and you don't have to run around the shops or scour the internet looking for obscure ingredients few have heard of.
I will be adding a few more of Jame's books to my shelves.

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

I borrowed this off a genuine foodie, so some of the recipes were a little daunting for a kitchen novice. But is written in the same warm style as his TV show which helps, and I was chuffed to master JM's take on toad in the hole.

[Mrs Rachel Newson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely recipes. Forget it if you are in a diet. The clue is in the name of the book.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another one for my collection. Easy to follow and makes me look good in the kitchen lol