The Lazy Cook (Book 2): Quick And Easy Sweet Treats

by Susie Kelly

"I like a dessert to make me feel slightly guilty about eating it, but not enough to make me stop." Susie Kelly The 2nd instalment of the travel author's delightful round-ups of her favourite quick, simple, easy recipes, sprinkled with anecdote and humour. Susie makes no claims to being a cooking queen. She admits that over the years she has made every cookery mistake possible, including pouring hot oil back into a plastic bottle and watching the bottle melt and flood most of the kitchen. Then there was the great icing sugar misunderstanding.... but in The Lazy Cook she has put together an irresistible collection of the tasty, comfort-food recipes that are enjoyed by her family and friends, spattered with generous blobs of anecdote and humour. Quick & Easy Sweet Treats follows on from The Lazy Cook Book 1: Quick & Easy Meatless Meals. One of those rare cookery books that won't be left on the shelf, but will mature with well-thumbed age as its pages become patterned with stains of food, wine, cream, butter and all things delicious "Susie Kelly has an easy laid back style, which I find very pleasant reading. Her descriptions and commentary are delicious, and I enjoy just browsing the book." US Amazon reader

Genres: Cookbooks

49 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 3, 2015

Reviews

[Susan Keefe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Susie Kelly has always been one of my favourite author’s and so when she wrote her first cook book The Lazy Cook (Book One): Quick And Easy Meatless Meals I could not wait to read it. Since then I have tried and enjoyed many of the recipes it contains. Therefore, when I saw its sequel The Lazy Cook (Book 2): Quick and Easy Sweet Treats I couldn’t wait to download it.

This book is a must for everyone who loves deserts. I enjoy cooking and am quite happy to slave over a stove for a long time, if necessary to make a special desert, however, I could not believe how many quick and easy deserts there are. Inside this amazing book you will find pages of recipes, some using only a couple of ingredients and many which can be made a day or so in advance.

The classic Eaton Mess which can be made in moments, light and tempting deserts which can be whipped up in minutes and others like the evil Malakoff which look incredible, but are really quite simple and quick to prepare. Included is also a wonderful ice-cream recipe which has variations to suit any taste. To complete this gem of a book, the author has also included hot deserts, sweets, baking recipes and even some delicious drinks.

I for one am looking forward to experimenting with these tempting recipes at every opportunity I get.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was hoping for more of a journal / log of things that she had cooked and her experiences with them. instead after the brief introduction you're given a few recipes under several dessert categories most of them are fairly basic and look quite delicious. There's a few that are in no way a lazy person's dessert.

[Vickie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book

The "voice" of the author was so friendly and comforting. Made me feel I could make any of these recipes and I have tried a few. The recipes were easy and practical and so delicious. Great book, great recipes and so casual and welcoming!

[Susan Molloy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting recipes from an English author, but I, personally, would only make some since most are not my taste.

We make our own ice cream, so I would use the violet, lavender, and Earl Grey ice cream recipes.

The Highland Scottish Shortbread looked good, too.

[Shani · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm all for easy ways to make treats! I have three teenagers and lets face it, they don't like to help mom bake like they used to. this was fairly enjoyable and some of the recipes sound tasty. However I was a little confused as the conversions/references (I live in the states) were a bit different than what I'm used to. Several of the items I'd have to look up to get it right. It's a good mix of anecdotes and simple recipes.