Food in all its splendour (BBC Good Food)

Member Name: meumeu77

Product:	BBC Good Food
Date:	28/11/08 (143 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Beautiful photos, fairly easy recipes, advice from renowned chefs

Disadvantages: None

My husband loves cooking and every now and then, on top of his impressive collection of cookery books, he will buy BBC Good Food.

The last one he purchased is the December issue. It costs £3.10, which you may think is a bit steep but I can assure you it is good value for money.

There are 218 pages, some of which are of course ads but most pages are not.

I was struck by the beauty of the photos. The food is shown in all its splendour and I challenge anyone to look at them and not feel like trying one of the recipes.

This issue is obviously focused on Christmas but the recipes are so varied that you won't find the same old boring Christmas recipes.

BBC Good Food suggests original recipes, easy to make and fairly cheap. The desserts look amazing and every time I turn a page of the magazine it makes me want to have a go at cooking or baking even more than I bother to do usually.
They also suggest alternative recipes to Christmas pudding. I personally hate the traditional one and don't actually know many people who like it. Well, there is a recipe for a chocolate Christmas cake and it looks easy to make and delicious.

My birthday's coming up soon and rather than go to a restaurant I think I wouldn't mind preparing a meal highly inspired by BBC Good Food. First I would make the pineapple, fig and ginger chutney to be served with cold meats then I would have a go at the Salmon en croute and finally for the best part of the meal, I would make a sticky clementine cake with cheesecake cream.

My mouth's watering by just looking at the beautiful dishes.
Whether you're a skilled cook or a beginner, give it a try. It will give you inspiration.

You will find a lot of advice on what wine to buy and where to buy kitchen gadgets. Cookery courses are also advertised.

As a bonus, in the December issue, you also get a free 2009 Calendar with great pictures and a recipe for each month.

I would highly recommend it and subscribing to it would probably make a nice gift to anyone who enjoys cooking or wishes to get better at it.

Summary: A great food magazine