Sunday Lunch Signed edition

click here for more details, find new or used items	Gordon RAmsay Pages: (Hardcover) ISBN: 1844004848 Pub: Quadrille Pub date: 2006-05-19 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 200888

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Back to Basics - Dining at the Table with Family and Friends - SIGNED by GR! (45/45 people found this helpful)

For someone special (or treat yourself!) - a signed copy of Gordon Ramsay's best-selling book, at a sensible price, on Amazon, today.

`I decided to launch my `Sunday Lunch' campaign because I was shocked to discover how many families never sit down to eat together.....
Eating together is really important to me - in my house we sit down as a family at least once a week to share good food and lots of laughter. This is always my favourite day of the week.
Only 20% of families in the UK sit together on a Sunday to eat lunch - Let's make it 100%. GR'

The main aim of this chunky Gordon Ramsay book is indeed to get family and friends back to Sunday dinner type of dining, but don`t be put off by the title reference to 'Sunday Lunch', because contained within is oodles of `other recipes from the f word` that could be enjoyed any day of the week!

255 high quality matt pages split over menu 25 chapters, and 5 `ways with' sections:-

The Mediterranean Flavours
Spring Greens
Winter Casserole
`5 Ways with Cabbage'
Chicken Chic
Easy Entertaining
Taste Sensation
Classic Sunday Lunch
`5 Ways with Potatoes'
Keep it Simple
Easy Barbecue
Seafood Special
Roast Lamb
Malaysian Curry
`5 Ways with Onions'
Salmon in a Parcel
Surf `n' Turf
Essence of Italy
Wild Food
Fast Food
Quick & Easy
`5 Ways with Greens'
Retro Dining
Sole Food
`5 Ways with Carrots'
Spring Chicken
Christmas Dinner
Pig Roast
Paella for a Crowd
Summer Entertaining

sandwiched between a 'Recipe List'/'Introduction' and a 4-page section entitled `Basics', finished up with a concise index.

Easy-to-read, well laid out recipes, arranged as menus, which have clear guidelines on preparing ahead as well as defined recipe benchmarks.

`The menus take the effort out of planning a balanced three-course meal and guide you on scheduling your time to ensure a stress-free meal.'
Easy to mix and match.

The selection `ranges from traditional Sunday roasts to lighter summer fare, from easy 30-minute meals to Italian, Indian and Moroccan influenced family feasts`.
Emphasis is put on buying the right ingredients, preparation and serving as well as helping to co-ordinate the cooking of several dishes to arrive on the table at the same time, a skill even the most talented may not master at the best of times!

A highly enjoyable DVD is included, with some editions, from Optomen TV - showing Gordon's unfussy cooking style and presentation of:-

An Antipasti Plate of `Stuffed Courgette Rolls', Marinated Mushrooms', Beetroot with Roquefort', 'Whole Baked Salmon with Herbs and Caramelised Lemons with Pink Grapefruit Sauce', Passion Fruit and Banana Soufflé.
(note the reference to a successfully cooked soufflé - `the `love handle' - the sign of a perfect soufflé`!)

Without doing Gordon any injustice there is a faint hint of Jamie Oliver in his TV mannerisms and presentation, and not a mention of the real 'F' word, so suitable for all the family to watch.

A very good first if new to Gordon's unique style of cookery writing, but also a handy book to add to your GR collection, if a fan.

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