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 Believe me, there are better books than this... February 21, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Although it is not necessarily a *bad* book, I don't believe it is cheap, or simple. Suggested simple meals are "jacket potatoes" and "poaches eggs", and suddenly the jump is made to the likes of "leeks baked with blue cheese" and "pumpkin goulash", which make up the bulk of the book. There are no real intermediate meals. Neither are the meals cheap
The lack of in-between cooking would be fine if something more exotic was what you wanted, but it's not appropriate in a student cook book. The same applies for the likes of the cocktail and juices section. It also does not help that there is no pictures within the book, which would be handy to know what the meal your cooking should look like.
What stops me giving this a lower rating is that there are some good recipes, such as the "sticky muesli bars". But please, don't think that you can leave home with limited cooking experience and that this will help you on you're way.
 Everything you need, student or not September 25, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My student days were over some 15 years ago, but I bought this book because I wanted to increase my repertoire of vegetarian meals. While I don't need to learn how to bake a potato, (which is included in this book) I wanted fairly easy recipes without hugely long ingredient lists. This cookbook suits the bill, perfectly. My Rose Elliot and Leith's veggie cookbooks are languishing in the cupboard barely used at present because I keep on going back to this one.
I've made several recipes so far. Most of them I found delicious and would definitely make again.
The marketing of this book is gimmicky - lots of bright colours, little buzzwords like 'fun, cheap, party' which may or may not appeal, I don't take much notice of it. Usually I prefer books with pictures to show the finished product, but I've generally found the instructions easy enough to follow.
There are a couple of minor mistakes, like mentioning a 'cooking time' for hummous when it's made with tinned chickpeas, and I'm convinced that the fruit cake recipe doesn't ask for enough milk unless my scales are badly inaccurate. Because of that I'm giving it four stars rather than five, but most of the time it is very reliable.
 Pobably best for rich students who don't have a clue!!! September 6, 2007
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
A dull and uninspriring recipe book that is either too expensive for normal students, or just plain boring. My suggestion is to avoid anything that says 'student' on it, and just go for normal veggie cookbooks that don't force us into stereotypes.
 PLEASE BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!! September 3, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We came back from our holidays feeling digestively fantastic because of all the fresh food we'd eaten in Turkey. I bought this book because l was a little bored with my veggie cookery books and l also wanted fresh, quick food after work so this is why l decided to buy this book! It is fantastic - lve cooked 5 meals (no duds yet) for my carnivour partner and myself and the meals are quick, nutrious and so easy to cater to your own taste! YOU HAVE GOT TO BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!
Exceptional cookbook October 2, 2006
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
Sorry to add to the chorus of praise but this book really is remarkable - - don't quite know why! I am a cookery book addict -- I have shelves-full, all of which looked wonderful at the time of buying but very, very few of the recipes I hve tried have made it into my everyday cooking. I bought this book recently, along with a couple of other veggie books, because we had a vegetarian au pair coming to work for us and, although we were committed carnivores ourselves at the time, I thought I'd like to learn a few recipes for her. Well, almost every recipe we have tried out of this book (about 12 so far) has been (a) delicious and (b) easy; we now eat vegetarian 99% of the time from choice as a result and my food bills have gone right down! Interestingly, the other two veggie books I bought, including one with a very similar title from a different publisher, have proved complete washouts and despite repeated read-throughs I've only used once each. Honestly, after literal years of wasting my money on one glossy cookbook after another I can tell you that this one is a class apart.
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