Posts by: What am I eating?

I am new to this so hope I don't do anything wrong! A book I practically pack when I go anywhere for more than a month is Simon Hopkinson's Roast Chicken and other Stories (the first one) and for retro stuff his 'Prawn Cocktail Years' or 'Gammon and Spinach' both written with Lindsey Bareham, both fit the bill. I thought my macaroni cheese was the best in the world till I followed his recipe. Another favourite is Rick Stein's first ever cook book, English Seafood Cookery, gave me complete confidence with all sorts of fish I had never cooked before and I am at the moment awash with wonder over Atul Kochhar's wonderful 'Simple Indian'. I also love the recipes (and the look of it, talking of retro) my very ancient (1960) edition of 'Great italian Cooking' by Luigi Carnacina. That great Italian cooking has changed very little, as it always relied on really fresh, locally produced ingredients, even in the 60's, and some of these earlier recipes are just less tinkered about with than recent versions. Oh - I could go on, and on, and on.......
Definitely time to stop.