I try and bake a new recipe at least once a week, so I get good use out of my cookbooks. At the beginning of 2012 I told my boyfriend that I had made something like 80 different cakes in the previous two years, which must have made him panic that I was going to run out of recipes. [Some chance!] Anyway, a few days later he came back from work bearing two new baking books one of which I am reviewing today. It is "Saved by Cake" by Marian Keyes. No, it is not a fiction book, despite the author's fame as a novel writer! THE AUTHOR My boyfriend didn't buy me this book because I am a fan of Marian Keyes, although he thought there was ...  Read the complete review

I was delighted when I saw this book. Marian Keyes is an author that I really enjoy reading. Her books are full of humour whilst actually tackling some difficult subjects. This is a cookery book by herself which also has some biographical parts to it too. Marian Keyes has gone through depression and apparently learning how to bake helped her through the dark days. She has created this book to help others too. The book has recipes as well as some personal stories by Keyes. She talks about what she went through and how baking helped her. What I really like about this book is that the recipes are very straight forward. They are definitely ...  Read the complete review