Jamie's Ministry of Food: Anyone Can Learn to Cook in 24 Hours - Jamie Oliver

My boyfriend and I recently moved into our first house which was a really exciting even if it did nearly bankrupt us. After a couple of weeks the novelty of living on our own finally wore off as we realised that the fridge was empty except for some jam and tomato ketchup, the washing basket was overflowing and our bank account was looking quite low. The main reason for the latter problem was that we'd not only been spending a lot of money on things for the house but also the fact that we'd been eating our most nights. Obviously eating out most nights is far from sustainable, especially when running a house as well and so we finally had to face the reality that neither of ...  Read the complete review

This book was written to accompany Jamie's latest Channel Four series. Personally, I am a very big Jamie fan, believing that he deserves a knighthood for his work in school kitchens, the Fifteen restaurants and now his mission to get the UK in the kitchen. BUT I realise from reading the reviews for this book that not everyone feels they same way about him. Don't worry, even if you don't like Jamie - You will love this book! The concept of the show was to get the population of Rotherham cooking easy, healthy, fresh meals from scratch with Jamie's cookery classes and 'Pass it On' scheme. This book contains all of the recipes from the series and ...  Read the complete review

I am an enthusiastic cook with a wide range of cook books (including every other Jamie Oliver book) and when I received this for Christmas, I wasn't entirely sure I needed it. After all, I 'can' cook and I do cook regularly, so why did I need a book that is essentially written for beginners? However, in the two months I have had this book, I have found that it is by far the cookery book that I turn to most, and I am now really appreciating the simplicity of the recipes and how easy Jamie Oliver makes it to cook family meals from fresh ingredients. Overview The basic premise of this book is that everybody can learn to cook, and through learning to cook ...  Read the complete review

I saw the TV programme and liked the look of the type of recipes that Jamie was teaching so I got the book at Christmas and I was not disappointed. This book is full of recipes for real wholesome food which so far I have found to be delicious. It may not be posh dinner party style, but it is definitely hearty nutritious food that I would happily feed my children and serve up to friends. I had got into a routine of cooking the same few recipes over and over and was looking for new ones to make dinners more interesting but while still using normal everyday ingredients and things you would often already have in the cupboard. This book has been ...  Read the complete review

I've never been a huge fan of Jamie Oliver's books; they use too many fresh herbs and odd ingredients that just sit in my cupboard for months afterwards until I bin them. My Husband got given this book for Christmas and seeing as it's me that does the cooking I thought I'd give it a go and I found it to be very different to Jamie's other books, although it still uses a lot of fresh herbs! When the Second World War started the government set up the Ministry of Food in an attempt to stop the food shortages and malnutrition that occurred during the First World War. The main reasons for setting up the Ministry were to make sure there was enough food to go round ...  Read the complete review