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Cooking for Friends

by Gordon Ramsay
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Cooking for Friends
Cooking for Friends

Uncomplicated recipes, Ramsay's home-cooked favorites.

If you cherish the joy of cooking for loved ones, Gordon Ramsay's "Cooking for Friends" is a heartfelt compilation reflecting both his professional finesse and personal touch. It invites you to experience the casual yet sophisticated side of Ramsay's kitchen, where each recipe promises to elevate your gatherings into memorable culinary events.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Cooking for Friends

by Gordon Ramsay
$15.90 Now $10.90 Save 31%
ISBN: 9780007382781
Authors: Gordon Ramsay
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date of Publication: 2011-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Food & Drink, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Cooking, Culinary, Food, Biography, Memoir, Autobiography
Goodreads rating: 4.06
(rated by 954 readers)

Description

Cooking for Friends is full of Gordon's best-loved versions of classic dishes--try a slow-cooked dish like Honey Roast Ham or Corn-Fed Chicken Legs with Braised Peas and Onions, or invite people around for a Sunday lunch of Roast Rib-Eye with Caramelized Shallot and Red Wine Gravy. Cook the ultimate in comfort food, Shepherd's Pie with Branston Pickle or Bakewell Tart, and get the kids involved in making Farfalle with Bacon, Peas, and Sage or Grilled Vegetable Lasagne. Cooking for Friends contains more than one hundred of Gordon's favorite recipes that he loves to cook and eat with friends and family--uncomplicated recipes but all with Gordon's remarkable feeling for flavor and his extraordinary technical know-how.
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Uncomplicated recipes, Ramsay's home-cooked favorites.

If you cherish the joy of cooking for loved ones, Gordon Ramsay's "Cooking for Friends" is a heartfelt compilation reflecting both his professional finesse and personal touch. It invites you to experience the casual yet sophisticated side of Ramsay's kitchen, where each recipe promises to elevate your gatherings into memorable culinary events.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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