Reviewing books

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Other posts have revealed my fondness for books and printed matter generally. Over the years I have had to invest heavily in IKEA Billy bookcases to help keep this predilection from taking over the house. Its sort of worked but I know there are many books I have that I have looked at only a few times and then moved on to the next must have item. Some of the books cast aside were great,some mediocre,some utter rubbish. But mostly when it comes to food related books I still have every single one of them. I have made [...]

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British seasonal resources

When I did my G20 menu post (where I looked at whether Saint Jamie had delivered or not menu wise at the G20 dinner) I promised that I would put some resources up for you so here is a selection of recommendations:

For checking out what’s in season/cooking the seasons try the following:

Internet:

Eat the Seasons BBC What’s in Season River Cottage Seasonality Table Waitrose British Seasons

Books that are organised by season:

Hugh F-W:The River Cottage Year (great stuff and quirky as ever –love this book) River Café Cookbook Green (based more on Italian seasons [...]

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