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Slow: Food Worth Taking Time Over
“The most exciting new chef in years – Gizzi Erskine gives food the fashion factor" – InStyle
Food worth taking time over
‘Sometimes I feel out of sync with the modern approach to cooking, which seems to be all about putting convenience over quality. Our obsession with speed and ease is leading us towards a place where we are in danger of losing an appreciation of the joys of technique and process, what it means to really pour love and care into the food we are cooking and growing.‘
Over 80 recipes you can give yourself permission to take time over. Recipes for a Friday night or a leisurely weekend, where quality is put over convenience and speed, the joys of technique and process are appreciated and love and care is poured into the food.
256 pages, Hardcover
Published December 4, 2018
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December 31, 2018
Book Reviewed by Stacey on www.whisperingstories.com
This is the first time I have written a review for a cookbook, but when I made one of the recipes in this book (I’ve now made it three times), and everyone kept asking for more I knew I had to write a review about it.
‘Slow’, is a cookbook with a difference. In a world where everything moves along fast and we have trouble waiting for the simplest of things – such as a web page to open, Slow is all about taking your time with cooking and getting back to basics.
The book is split into categories – Soups and Stews, Poach and Steam, Braise, Bake, Roast, Dough, and Basics. Within these categories you will find recipes for food you will love and know and if you are like me, some that you have never heard of before.
The book covers both sweet and savoury and unlike most cookbooks which have a dessert section, the desserts in this book are within their designated categories. Talking about desserts it is one of these that I mentioned earlier that everyone loved. ‘Lemon Sherbet Meringue Pie’ – It is called Sherbet because it has a sour taste to the lemon, one that makes your eyes squint. It also contains a small amount of Gin too.
The book is simply beautiful both on the inside and out and what you can make from within the pages. When I find the time I am going to give ‘Pork and Apple Stroganoff with Hot Dog Onions’ ago and see if I can make my dish look like the delicious photo. I just need to find a spare 2.5 hours free.
This is the first time I have written a review for a cookbook, but when I made one of the recipes in this book (I’ve now made it three times), and everyone kept asking for more I knew I had to write a review about it.
‘Slow’, is a cookbook with a difference. In a world where everything moves along fast and we have trouble waiting for the simplest of things – such as a web page to open, Slow is all about taking your time with cooking and getting back to basics.
The book is split into categories – Soups and Stews, Poach and Steam, Braise, Bake, Roast, Dough, and Basics. Within these categories you will find recipes for food you will love and know and if you are like me, some that you have never heard of before.
The book covers both sweet and savoury and unlike most cookbooks which have a dessert section, the desserts in this book are within their designated categories. Talking about desserts it is one of these that I mentioned earlier that everyone loved. ‘Lemon Sherbet Meringue Pie’ – It is called Sherbet because it has a sour taste to the lemon, one that makes your eyes squint. It also contains a small amount of Gin too.
The book is simply beautiful both on the inside and out and what you can make from within the pages. When I find the time I am going to give ‘Pork and Apple Stroganoff with Hot Dog Onions’ ago and see if I can make my dish look like the delicious photo. I just need to find a spare 2.5 hours free.
February 12, 2020
Slow is Gizzi's latest cookbook and as you can probably tell by the name, it's dedicated to the art of taking the time to cook food properly - something that seems to be getting lost in our modern busy lifestyles.
Like many of Gizzi's books, this one is heavy on the meat dishes, but with over 100 recipes, I was pleased to find some exceptional and inspiring vegetarian and vegan meals to create. The book is set into easy-to-follow chapters such as 'Soups and Stews', 'Braise', 'Bake', Roast' and 'Dough' etc, and my favourites so far have been the Curry Soy Miso Ramen, Under The Weather All The Veg Soup, Boston Beer Baked Beans, Planet Friendly Bolognese, Braised Sour Red Cabbage and Mushroom & Lentil Shepherd's Pie with Root Veg Mash.
My sweet tooth also adored the tangy Lemon Sherbert Meringue Pie and the Chocolate Pavlova with Poached Pears & Salted Caramel Chocolate Sauce.
The recipes take anywhere from 20-30 minutes to 3-4 days to make, and the book is absolutely stunning to flick through with beautiful photography and matte pages.
Like many of Gizzi's books, this one is heavy on the meat dishes, but with over 100 recipes, I was pleased to find some exceptional and inspiring vegetarian and vegan meals to create. The book is set into easy-to-follow chapters such as 'Soups and Stews', 'Braise', 'Bake', Roast' and 'Dough' etc, and my favourites so far have been the Curry Soy Miso Ramen, Under The Weather All The Veg Soup, Boston Beer Baked Beans, Planet Friendly Bolognese, Braised Sour Red Cabbage and Mushroom & Lentil Shepherd's Pie with Root Veg Mash.
My sweet tooth also adored the tangy Lemon Sherbert Meringue Pie and the Chocolate Pavlova with Poached Pears & Salted Caramel Chocolate Sauce.
The recipes take anywhere from 20-30 minutes to 3-4 days to make, and the book is absolutely stunning to flick through with beautiful photography and matte pages.
May 25, 2020
Strangest mix of recipes ever seen
Very odd mix and nothing new here. Glad it was free with Prime and I would've regretted pay for this going book
Very odd mix and nothing new here. Glad it was free with Prime and I would've regretted pay for this going book
February 4, 2024
beautiful cookbook
I really enjoyed flicking through this cookbook. Some fabulous recipes to try
Goes through the basics too. Worth purchasing or acquaring .
I really enjoyed flicking through this cookbook. Some fabulous recipes to try
Goes through the basics too. Worth purchasing or acquaring .
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