I’ve been dying to tell you that my new book,
The Ultimate Student Cookbook (or TUSC as we’ve come to refer to it) is finally on its way! Basically it’s a compilation of all the best recipes and most useful tips and techniques I’ve accumulated during the six years I’ve been running this site and writing the Beyond Baked Beans student cookbooks PLUS - and this is the great thing - extra tips and recipes from our three most active student cooks, Guy, Sig and James who are all currently at university.
It will not only give you a fantastic collection of easy-to-follow recipes but spell out the crucial things you need to know to get them right. There are all the usual suspects such as Spaghetti Bolognese, Chilli con (or sin) Carne and Sausage and Mash but also more quirky and adventurous recipes and techniques such as Tea-bag Smoked Salmon (a James speciality) and Hair-dried Duck (don’t ask) Sig has indulged her passion for baking and Guy will transform your stir-fry technique. And yes, there are plenty of veggie options too
We’ve also gone - shock, horror - into colour! The book will be lavishly illustrated (I think that’s publisher-speak) with beautiful colour photos which will inspire you to get in the kitchen. How’s that for blurb?
We’ve learnt some surprising things over the last few years: that you’re much more concerned about healthy eating than students are generally given credit for so there’s plenty of ideas for getting your five a day and making fruit and veg more seductive. We’ve learnt there are occasions when you’re prepared to invest in more expensive ingredients and try new things so we’ve included some flashier recipes than have been in the books so far. We’ve also learnt how important safety in the kitchen is (Guy had a terrible accident last year) so we’re pumping up the
How Not to Poison Your Friends section
Critics have always been kind enough to say that the Beyond Baked Beans books broke new ground because they didn’t talk down to students. “
There’s a ton of useful advice for novice cooks but the author doesn’t patronise“ said Time Out. '
Like its forerunner Beyond Baked Beans Green is unpatronising and treats students as adults' (Independent) or as as writer and broadcaster Nigel Barden simply put it “
Direct and unponcy”
So if you know anyone who’s coming to uni this autumn tip them off. It’ll be out in August.
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