Feed Me Now

by Bill Granger

If anyone knows how to please a crowd, it's Bill Granger, the man behind the landmark bills restaurants. Bill's food is fresh, simple, healthy and delicious - it's food for people who love to eat but are short of time to cook, people with too much to do to fuss in the kitchen and at the table, people with families and friends to feed, people just like you.Divided into quick reference chapters so you can find the meals which best suit you, Feed Me Now!, Bill Granger's seventh cookbook, gives you new ideas for breakfasts - for which Bill is world famous - lunches and dinners; food for two, food for more, meals on a budget, snacks and nibbles, and meals you can freeze now, eat later. Recipes are accompanied by beautiful photography and handy kitchen tips from Bill.Destined to become a kitchen essential, Feed Me Now! is Bill Granger at his best, bringing you real food you can enjoy every day.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food

First published April 3, 2009

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.

Bill Granger was a self-taught cook, restaurateur and food writer, based in his native Australia, but also working internationally.

He was recognised in January 2023 with a Medal of the Order of Australia in recognition of his contribution to tourism and hospitality.

Reviews

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great range and simple recipes for many different occasions.

[Alena]

I 'rescued' it years ago from a friend who wanted to throw it out. Never used it, so I think it’s time to once more set it free.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have most of Bill's other books and love his recipes for their simplicity. The recipes I want those most are those for everyday eating, not recipes that are only dragged out when you have guests coming round. For this reason I was a little disappointed with his last book Holiday which had much more of an emphasis on "occasion recipes". Feed Me Now is just the kind of everyday cookbook that I love.

The recipes are all practical, reasonably quick and are made from scratch using relatively easy to get ingredients. They're a good compromise between fresh, lighter meals with healthier fats and the odd bit of butter where it's needed. Most of the recipes include vegetables and also have suggestions for easy salads to prepare alongside. We have tried two recipes to date, both of which have been delicious:
- Pumpkin salad with grapes and soft cheese (in the midday fuel section but a reasonably substantial hot salad, and with delicious candied walnuts on the side)
- Tuna burger with olive and parsley salad

My one criticism is that there are not enough vegetarian recipes in it, which is a shame because Bill has come up with some fantastic veggie recipes in the past. However, if you ignore the section headings there are rich pickings for veggie suppers in the Midday fuel and Rise & Shine sections.

I'm yet to try any but there are some delicious sounding recipes for healthier baked goods such as muesli bars with apricots and sesame seeds, date and sultana spice bars and pumpkin and cinnamon muffins.

The book design, typography and photography are all stunning.

[Tricia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nicely formatted, but not too many 'keep' recipes from this one.

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having read a library book, I am putting this on my wish list for Xmas.