Category Archives: Cookbooks

My life in 10 cookbooks: Day 6/10 The Naked Chef

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

Day 6/10 of my cookbook challenge, the books and cooks who have influenced my kitchen over the past 40 years: Jamie Oliver, The Naked Chef.  First published in 1999, Jamie Oliver’s refreshing mix of youthful enthusiasm and unconventional approach inspired a … Continue reading →

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My life in 10 cookbooks: Day 5/10 Moro The Cookbook

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

Day 5/10 of my cookbook challenge, the books and cooks who have influenced my kitchen over the past 40 years: Moro, The Cookbook by Sam and Sam Clark.  I love Moro’s wonderful restaurant on Exmouth Street in London with its long … Continue reading →

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My life in 10 cookbooks: Day 4/10 Floyd on France

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

Day 4/10 of my cookbook challenge, the books and cooks who have influenced my kitchen over the past 40 years: the late Keith Floyd’s Floyd on France.  The inimitable Keith Floyd came laughing, ad-libbing, drinking and generally causing mayhem on our … Continue reading →

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My life in 10 cookbooks: Day 3/10 Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

Day 3/10 of my cookbook challenge, the books and cooks who have influenced my kitchen over the past 40 years: the wonderful Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery. Having been brought up in rural Lincolnshire in the seventies, I had had no … Continue reading →

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