The Ultimate Student Cookbook - Fiona Beckett

Peas in Carbonara sauce?! Not even as a student! (1525 words)
by sun-is-shining - written on 01/06/11 (Very useful, 77 readings)
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As you can see from the title I am not too keen on the ultimate student Cookbook - putting peas into a pasta carbonara is like going jogging in high heels. When I finished high school I moved to Milan in Italy to live with an Italian Family for one year. On my first day (and mind you, I not speak much Italian beyond ciao ) the lovely but fairly intimidating Italian nonna thought me how to cook proper pasta. With her not speaking English at all it was quite an entertaining day. The one thing I learnt was definitely NOT to put peas into any carbonara sauce. But we digress here... The ultimate student cookbook is another book in the endless line of books aimed at ...

The Frugal Cook - Fiona Beckett

The Frugal Cook - Move Over Nigella! (558 words)
by LAURALILIA - written on 07/02/09, updated on 07/02/09
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The Frugal Cook by Fiona Beckett *What s it all about? * In keeping with the fashion for all things frugal, Fiona Beckett has written a cookbook to make the most of feeding your family. It starts with some tips on how to generally analyse the way you think about food. She first looks at the skill of stretching food, being more energy efficient and the frugal store cupboard to name just a few tips. Then the main emphasis of the book is on recipes, including sections on: ~Budget breakfasts and brunches ~Light lunches and snacks ~Easy midweek suppers ~Big weekend cook-ups ~The frugal host Finally there is a section containing and A-Z of leftovers and what you can do ...