After moving house and tightening the purse strings I sceptically purchased this book. I love take aways and im not ashamed to admit that 3 out of 7 nights we would order in. Let me take you through my 'take away secret story'.

Purchased the book. Three pound something, bargain.

Received the book. Looked through the book. There aren't any pictures but lets be honest, I know what a big mac, kebab and curry should look like.

Compiled a shopping list. Lets be honest, most cook books entail recipes that require a vast number of fiddly ingredients. Various herbs and spices which aren't usually found in my store cupboard (and sometimes not even in the shops!) and expensive meats. Not this book. Nice and cheap, dried herbs and spices, all available in the local supermarket. The book had already partly won me over when a shop for 4 different meals from the book came to less than one order placed to our local curry house would have.

Meal 1 - Lamb Donner. I actually can not put into words how simply amazing this meal was. I'm not a huge fan of Donner as I find it terribly greasy but the OH loves it so this was the first meal requested. So so easy to make and better than any donner I've experienced from a kebab shop. And yes this includes the ones after a few too many vino's on a Saturday night! Roaring success, quick, simple and cheap. Win, win, win!

Meal 2 - Garlic Chicken Curry. I will say one thing and one thing only about this meal; Bye bye Curry House, you will no longer have my custom. Once again simple, quick, cheap, easy (OH who is not au fait with the kitchen has made it, successfully I may add :D) tasty and authentic. 10/10.

Meal 3 - Mega Burger. Try it. You have to try it to believe it.

So in short, this is actually the best cook book I have ever got. Both of us are fussy eaters so we're usually hard pushed to find more than 2 or 3 meals in a cook book that we would use but I can't wait for the weekend to try even more of these! The book is a god send if you find yourself over spending on take out and it's in plain, simple easy to do step by step English. Simply a must have!!