Beyond River Cottage (DVD)

River cottage Cookbook

Advantages: A real treasure of a book
Disadvantages: None

The River Cottage Cookbook by Hugh Fearnley-Whitingstall is a real book about cookery. There's none of the plastic-looking artistically arranged fripperies that pass for food in the cook books of many so-called chefs and self-styled experts. Hugh Fearnley-Whitingstall gives us real food, cooked really well. The book won the Glenfiddich Trophy for 2002. It is not hard to see why. With Hugh, there's none of the schlepping down to Waitrose, Tesco, Sainbury's or wherever. No. Hugh preaches the gospel of good, wholesome food. Now, whilst Hugh is keen on people growing their own food, he is not silly enough to believe that everyone can grow their own food, as he does. But Hugh does point out that just about everyone can grow something at home. Even if it is just herbs grown in small pots, inside or out. Hugh also believes most ...

Martinscholes 29.12.2005 · Read full review
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Review of The River Cottage Cookbook - Simon Wheeler, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

River Dyfi cottage..a fairytale retreat.

Advantages: Scenic.Traffic free.Mountains..so many.
Disadvantages: Few.see op.

what I callthe REAL wales!! Any how,moving along to hopefully send a taste of it to tickle yer taste buds and using my senses and memory to enlighten and share with you my thoughts and opinion on this Welsh holiday cottage,you will see I have put a few disadvantages but for the main part-99% excellent. This cottage comes complete with a tiny front garden with seating-breathtaking views,a terraced/gravel stoned back garden consisting of more woodland /farming views with a tumbling rushing waterfall,-this is the famous River dyfi; the upper Dovey part of the river tumbling past the cottage high in the pure clean air complete with fairy bridge! ..here we go..over black slate and white boulders,off road parking,its'own terrace to sit and drink in the quiet atmosphere/musical sounds of the tumbling waters out back,-all just within ...

christina44 29.05.2003 (31.05.2003) · Read full review
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Review of River Dyfi Cottage

River cottage forever

Advantages: Wonderful book
Disadvantages: Absolutely nothing

As soon as I found out that Channel 4 were releasing a tie-in book for Hugh Fearnley Whittingstalls latest series "River Cottage Forever", I rushed out to get it. The book cost £20.00 from Waterstones (RRP £25.00), so I was already pleased at getting a discount! This is a hardcover book containing 447 full colour pages and has some wonderful photography throughout. If you enjoyed the series, then this is the book for you, it offers a complete guide to life at River Cottage with all the info from the show and more. Firstly, most (but not all) of the recipes featured in the series are present, so if Hugh made you hungry for any of his recipes, they're here with detailed ingredients, peperation & cookery instructions. The book is divided into section to cover varying topics such as Fruit & Veg, meat, fish & livestock etc. In this ...

kevuk109 16.10.2002 · Read full review
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Review of The River Cottage Cookbook - Simon Wheeler, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall