Simply Raymond: Recipes from Home – The Sunday Times Bestseller (2021), includes recipes from the ITV series
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Featuring recipes from Raymond’s ITV series – SIMPLY RAYMOND BLANC
‘Of the many cookery books that I have written, this one has the most extraordinary story,’ says Raymond Blanc. His long-held plan to write a simple cookbook – inspired by his mother, Maman Blanc – began months before the Covid pandemic hit.
Suddenly everything changed, and Raymond, like the rest of the world, struggled to find a way through lockdown. At home, and isolated from his family – as well as his army of chefs at the world-renowned two-star Michelin restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons and his Brasserie Blanc restaurants – Raymond cooked and cooked. He opted for the simple dishes that evoked the happy memories, provided the connection to those he could not be with. He focused on recipes that were neither a challenge nor fussy. They required ingredients that were easily-available and needed only basic kitchen equipment. The result is Simply Raymond. It is a collection of his favourite home-cooked recipes – the dishes that mean the most to him; the ones that connect family and friends, and dishes that took him on stove-side travels to other parts of the world.
Dish by dish, Simply Raymond presents an irresistible feast. This is cooking from the heart, and here you’ll find must-make dishes to add to your weekly repertoire, as well as others for special occasions.
There is also a profound poignancy to this book. Shortly before Raymond finished writing it, his mother sadly passed away. This book is a heartfelt tribute to her, created with passion and thoughtfulness. It is also a testament to the great pleasure derived from stepping into a kitchen, simply to cook simply for others. Something he has done all of his life.
Recipes include:
* Cod Cassoulet with Chorizo and Mixed Beans
* A Quick Ratatouille
* Cauliflower and Red Lentil Dhal
* White Onion Soup
* Beetroot Salad with Hot Smoked Salmon
* Salade Nicoise
* Tartiflette
* Strawberry and Mascarpone Tart
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Additional information
| Publisher | Headline Home (29 April 2021) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 320 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1472267605 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1472267603 |
| Dimensions | 19.6 x 2.6 x 25.2 cm |
by Nicholas
I have been shielding over the last year, and the television programmes on a Saturday, where Raymond cooked in his infamous garden were a delight, seeing the vegetable garden and cooking in it was truly inspiring, so when the book was mentioned I pre-ordered as I hoped to try and recreate some of them at home. I did try and grow vegetables last year with varied success and hoped that this cook book would also mention varieties that had been tried and tested. The book arrived today and having read through I am really pleased and looking forward to cooking a number of the recipes already (and ordering some seeds!)
The book does include details of the vegetable varieties as I hoped, but also lots of useful tips on using all of the vegetable including celeriac tops and fennel roots! Even better to ensure no waste there are suggestions of when to freeze, so if you have a glut of vegetable how to prep a recipe and when to freeze. Each recipe includes not only prep and cook time but also variations, so useful when items are not available.
I liked that there are also tips on recipes that you may have tried before, I am trying the tips on Pear almandine as soon as possible, it is a favourite but sometimes soggy…..not any more. There is also a ratatouille recipe that takes 20 minutes! There are also brand new recipes that sound so intriguing. I have earmarked the following to try
Avocado soup
Remoulade….elevated to the next level with a garnish
Falafel with chickpea mayonnaise
Mussel and saffron Risotto
20 minute Ratatouille
Jasmine Milk pots
I would recommend this book for newbies to the kitchen as the instruction is so comprehensive, but even those who have been cooking a while will find new advice and recipes to try.
by Kinga Szopis
All the recipes are realistic to achieve and very well written. A delightful book to browse through and the recipe that I tried yesterday was accurate and delicious. Thank you.
by Amazon Customer
Love this cookery book easy to follow delicious recipes Follow his tv program that makes it even better with all the back stories to his recipes. A very good cookery lesson
by Wyatt Bell
Easy and extremely fast and tasty dishes
by stephen camps
I’m never going to taste his food but I can bring a bit of Raymond into my life through his cookbook and experiences on tv.
Very late into my mother and father’s life I started to cook for them a dish I’d seen on tv, French country cooking I think it was which featured Monsieur Blanc cooking dishes from various French regions. This dish came from his own family’s region I think and I scribbled down the recipe and method as best I could and vowed to try it sometime. When I did the three of us it was one of the best eating we’d had in a long time and it became a welcome treat for the three of us until my Mama died and a year later Dad too. I’m about ready to make that dish again. It’s reproduced in full in this book and isn’t quite how I made it so I’ll see whose version is better! The main ingredient is thankfully easy to obtain in the uk, the sublime morteau sausage. And the dish is well worth buying the book for this alone.
by Miss Caroline
Great range of recipes, all very much within the capability of the home cook. Highly recommended.
by LadyB
Lovely recipe book, well illustrated and easy to follow recipes! Great Christmas present.
by stephen camps
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