Cooking: Simply and Well, for One or Many

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Jeremy Lee uses an old fashioned soup spoon for measuring which is quite quirky although he says a tablespoon will do just as well. A chapter on blood oranges sits between Biscuits and Breadcrumbs, while Impromptu Dinners provides meals (such as a perfect pork chop and pan juices) that can be made for one or scaled up; and there are simple, joyous meals to feed a crowd (little meatballs, or fennel and lemon spaghetti). Despite his slow start, in the end Lee over-delivered with his manuscript, and some favourite recipes were lost to the editing process.

Any leftover pastry can be sliced thinly, laid on a baking sheet and baked in a low oven until crisp and lightly coloured, making rather wonderful biscuits.Great work from, clearly, someone who doesn't need to sell books to pay the mortgage, although PLEASE come back on Saturday Kitchen. I have often thought about a copper mould for making this lovely dish, as pleasing to look at as it is to eat.

It’s wholesome food with twists but not too much and absolutely something people who love to cook would use. Add the cold butter and salt, then, using your fingertips, work the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs.It is one of the best cookery books that I have ever read, it’s right up there with Elizabeth David.