Classic Conran: Plain, Simple and Satisfying Food (ISBN 1840913495)

Book Description:
In a world where cooking has become increasingly complex it is perhaps an opportune time to demonstrate that simply prepared and cooked food is as good, if not better than the complicated offerings recently in vogue. For years the best ket secret has been that many of the best dishes are in fact perfectly simple. This applies to both the flavor and the preparation. The quality of the ingredients comes first whilst the preparation and the cooking concentrates on bringing out the natural flavours. The recipes are classics not only because of their enduring apeal, but also because of their timeless quality, such as Soupe a l'Oignon, Steak au Poivre and Summer Pudding. This collection of mouthwatering recipes is a resource to return to again and again.

Remember why we cook?:
Do you remember why we cook? Or why we eat? Not merely because we tend to fall over if we don't. The food we cook, the actual preparation of which may feed us as completely as the food itself, connects us to our world, our families, and our cultures. All of which the current pace of life tends to cut us away from. Classic Conran: Plain, Simple and Satisfying Food will help to reconnect you. Oh, and feed you along the way! If you are just discovering your "family menu" and are not already an excellent or expert cook, this is a very good book from which to begin. This is not complicated stuff. Think: authentic food, cooked in small homes and on farms ... . But do not think rude or crude: this is food to die for. The recipes work (not true of all, or even most, cookbooks). The photos show what you should have when you finish. The heritage is multi-cultural, as are we; a little something for most, if not quite for everyone. And the food itself is simply splendid. The "size" of the book is just right. While not an encyclopedia of dishes, neither is it a sketch book. This is a book you can cook from often: a book which will lead you naturally to other, more specialized books; a foundation from which you can build that family menu mentioned above. It is worth mentioning that the Conrans love good, simple food. The problem was that they, just like the rest of us, had trouble finding any. And Terence Conran owns more than ten restaurants ... . What to do? Why, cook at home, of course! And share the results with everyone. As the title states, this is classic.