Tireless in pursuit of a good dinner Tom Parker Bowles has eaten some of the best food in the world
- & then recreated his favourite dishes in his own kitchen. Some of the 140 recipes in this book are inspired by food cooked for him by friends & family some by more formal dinners some by his travels. But all have been recreated by Tom to make them easy for the home cook to prepare. A chapter on Comfort food is packed with family favourites such as My mums roast chicken & fish goujons with pea puree. There are also chapters on Quick fixes such as stir fries & steaks & on Slow & low such as braises & casseroles. The From far-flung shores chapter
Includes:: dishes inspired by Toms travels such as ceviche or Lime marinated prawns with avocado & theres a chapter on Cooking for children too. Tom has cooked every recipe in his home kitchen again & again before including it in this notebook. He also explores the basic ingredients that are essential to a good dinner such as fats & stocks offering thoughts on how to prepare & cook with them. Everyday staples such as eggs & steak get a close inspection too with ideas & advice for dishes to prepare with them. Lets Eat is an irresistible hotchpotch of delicious recipes; a trusty cookbook & a very good read. It is packed with photographs of the dishes. Few food writers enjoy eating with gusto quite as much as does Tom. Now with this deeply scrumptious book he reveals how talented he is at the first bit: the cooking. Simon Hopkinson