Sugarsnap1982
Veteran
Do you use celebrity chef recipe books? I never really used to, but people tend to buy them as presents for birthdays and Christmas, so I've ended up with quite a collection and some (Jamie Oliver!) are used more than others. I was making a Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall recipe the other day that involved three different pans, two mixing bowls, a hand mixer, a baking dish and all the associated measuring, chopping and mixing tools. That's fine in itself; I expect one of his recipes to be rather more involved than something out of a more basic cookbook.
But when - after thirty minutes of preparation and cooking - I actually got the dish into the oven, I sat down to have a bit of a break before tidying up the bomb site that had once been my kitchen, and browsing the introduction to the chapter of his book, found that he described these recipes as everyday classics re-interpreted for the busy modern family. I'm sorry? In what possible world does the busy modern family want to spend this much time and effort preparing an everyday dinner? And then the same again cleaning up afterwards?
So, has anyone found a celebrity chef who actually lives in the real world, or are they all as bad as this?
But when - after thirty minutes of preparation and cooking - I actually got the dish into the oven, I sat down to have a bit of a break before tidying up the bomb site that had once been my kitchen, and browsing the introduction to the chapter of his book, found that he described these recipes as everyday classics re-interpreted for the busy modern family. I'm sorry? In what possible world does the busy modern family want to spend this much time and effort preparing an everyday dinner? And then the same again cleaning up afterwards?
So, has anyone found a celebrity chef who actually lives in the real world, or are they all as bad as this?