Release Date: 27/08/15
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
SYNOPSIS:
There's something about the smell of meat cooking that signals a feast - it's savoury, comforting and tempting. A steak on the grill, a roast in the oven, a casserole bubbling: they make your mouth water.
Si King and Dave Myers, aka the Hairy Bikers, have always been passionate about meat, and this bible is an unadulterated celebration of the fine produce we have available today. MEAT FEASTS includes all their favourite recipes and some new surprises. There are family classics, spicy treats, perfect pies and delicious zingy salads.
Si and Dave love their veggies too, and MEAT FEASTS features some of the very best veg recipes to showcase a Sunday joint or make a little meat of a very long way.
A meaty modern classic, MEAT FEASTS is your one-stop meat cookbook!
REVIEW:
I love the Hairy Bikers and whilst I do like to cook different styles of food from Thai to Italian, for comfort food, I always come back to good old traditional British cuisine. It’s the type of food that I love, puts a smile on my face and all round makes me happy on days when I feel a little down.
This title brings a lot of UK favourites to the fore, adds a touch of the exotic (if you want a bit of spice) and does it all with their flair alongside easy to follow instructions keeping it simple for maximum taste. This is real food, not that Haute Cuisine that requires GPS to find it on the plate, but pure gut filling, family satisfying fare.
For me, this is a book that will have a lot of uses and coming into winter, it’s a time when we want comfort, a time to gives that stick to the ribs feel and all round make everyone happy. I can’t wait.
Release Date: 01/03/12
SYNOPSIS:
With their irrepressible enthusiasm for great food, Si King and Dave Myers AKA the Hairy Bikers travel the length and breadth of Europe to discover the best baking recipes from the Continent. From Norway to Southern Spain, the boys eat their way across ten countries, making friends and swapping recipes along the way. They discover the ultimate Black Forest Gateaux in Germany, the most incredible pastries in Southern France and cook cakes that will tickle the tastebuds of all home bakers. This is a welcome return of the Hairy Bakers. These recipes will delight and will bring a freshness to all home baking.
REVIEW:
OK, whilst I do love cooking the odd piece of Kitchen Showboating, I have to admit that my real passion is comfort food. IE, the recipes that when you’re feeling ill or down always work not only that emotional magic but twist into it that wholesome feeling of an internal hug. Whether this is the proverbial chicken soup for the soul or old family favourites, there are often comfort foods from around the world that you may not be familiar with, and that’s where the Hairy Bikers come into it with this title.
Whilst its mainly a baking title, there are some good wholesome recipes within such as a Hungarian Goulash Soup (served with Bacon Scones, mmmmm) as well as what you might think of as oddities such as the Scandinavian use of Cardamom within their recipes or other cultural icons that you’ve passed by on your everyday trips out such as Pain Aux Raisins.
This book is chock full of all sorts of goodies which when also accompanied by the TV Series Bakeaction makes it a title to turn to for inspiration time and again. All in a wonderful sense of recipes and whilst it’s a European tour, there will be some recipes that will more than inspire those in other countries further afield.
Release Date: 27/10/11
SYNOPSIS:
This is the definitive Pie Bible from the Kings of Pie, The Hairy Bikers. In their culinary homecoming, Si and Dave celebrate a dish close to their hearts. This beautifully illustrated cookbook brings together the Great British classic in 150 brand-new recipes. Featuring an extraordinary range of pies - from the sweet and savoury, deep and small, and to the pies that are puddings - The Hairy Bikers will inspire you to coo and share the mighty dish with the ones you love. With top tips on pastry, the failsafe methods, the secrets and the cheats, the boys will teach you how to choose the right type of pastry and filling for any occasion. Learn the rules of pastry making and how to add the right pickles, relishes and sauces to make your pie an unforgettable dish. And of course, how to make the most of those little left over bits and turn them into delicious cheese straws, jam tarts and turnovers. This is a heart-warming, delicious and nostalgic recipe book that can be enjoyed by families, friends and fans of the nation's favourite dish.
REVIEW:
Food for me is a celebration of life, after all if you can’t have something delicious to delight not only your taste buds but enhance the experience of having a sit down with friends and family there’s no soul within you. Every meal is enhanced with great company, good characters and a star for the table so it’s a great loss when a lot of what I would term staple foods is overlooked by a great many people.
You may sneer at the humble steak and kidney pudding or call a Beef Wellington too 1970’s but these things have been firm family favourites and remembered for generations because of the great taste and experience of sharing at a family table. Add to this firm classic’s such as a homemade Cheese and Onion Pasty or an unctuous Lemon Meringue pie and you can guarantee that your mouth is already salivating.
This latest book from the Hairy Bikers is a feast of celebration and whilst a lot of the recipes may be seen as humble simple food, it’s the taste and the comforts of these that many will love to recreate with their easy to follow as well as carefully constructed recipes. But when you add some wonderful additions to accompany them like a cauliflower cheese or green beans with chilli butter or even glazed carrots, you can feel the love working its way into your heart. Finally add to the mix recipes for great accompaniments such as fool proof custard and great gravy or even the basics on making your own pastry alongside what to do with leftovers and it’s a title that will appeal, charm and also enthral all who spend some time with it. Absolutely cracking and if you’re reading this, Hairy’s your more than welcome to come round and cook some of these for me.
