Cooking with the Two Fat Ladies
by Jennifer Paterson, Clarissa Dickson Wright
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Author: Clarissa Dickson Wright, Jennifer PatersonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 1998-02
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
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Book Review: Real English scratch cooking at its very best.. plus the hilarity! (details)
Summary: 5 Stars
When The Food Network decided to air a cooking program with these two very colorful ladies as the hosts I immediately became a huge fan. In addition to the underlying humor of their motorcycle and side-car travels to their local markets, they have adopted the essential Julia Child ambiance (Julia Child - The French Chef) with their "grab a chicken [or a big fish] and get on with the recipe" approach to scratch English cooking.
The "two fat ladies," Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson, have assembled a cookbook which markedly epitomizes the essential culture of English prepared dishes. This is the real deal and here are a few of my favorites of the many recipes you'll discover in the book:
-- Scallops with Leeks (p. 26)
-- Pork Tenderloin in Pastry (p. 48)
-- Duck in Honey Sauce (p. 62)
-- Chopped Walnut and Coffee Cake (p.79)
-- Bubble and Squeak (It doesn't get more English than this, p. 97)
-- Partridge Roasted in Grape Leaves (I substitute wild ruffed grouse which can be hunted here in southern Ohio, p. 129)
-- Elizabethan Rabbit (p. 142)
-- Potato Salad (p. 181)
This cookbook also features lots of black-and-white pictures of the gals whisking about here and there on that hilarious contrivance which they use for transportation; however, many of the actual dishes are conveyed through beautifully effected color photographs, and these are mostly full-page spreads so you can see the smallest details of the finished dishes.
The large format of the book and the adequate font size makes for easy reading (all ingredients are published in bold type) and there are 192 pages in all, including a coherent index.
I practically stole this 1996 hardcover treasure, in perfect condition with the dust jacket, just a few days ago at the local Goodwill Store for three bucks! I hope you get a good deal too.
Highly recommended!
Another of my favorite Food Network English Chefs (albeit, he's a bit unorthodox at times!) is Jamie Oliver: The Naked Chef. His recipes are always hearty and typically well thought-out.
Summary of Cooking with the Two Fat Ladies
A recipe from Cooking with the Two Fat LadiesSCONES
Makes about 12
Fresh scones, still warm from the oven, are part and parcel of the delicious teas of our childhoods. No one seems to make them nowadays; instead, they buy terrible things in supermarkets tasting of soda and studded with soggy fruits. Scones take but a moment, so do try them.
1 2/3 cups self rising flour
small pinch of salt
4 tablespoons butter
2/3 cup milk, fresh or buttermilk.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until it all resembles crumbs. Mix in the milk. Form into a soft dough with a metal spatula. Knead lightly on a floured board, then pat out into a round 3/4 inch thick. Cut into 2-inch rounds with a cutter.
Place the rounds on a greased and floured baking sheet and brush with milk. Bake for 10 minutes until well risen and brown. Cool on a rack, but eat when still warm, with lots of butter, clotted cream, and jam. Yummo.
Variations:
Fruit scones: Add 1/3 cup dried fruit and 2 tablespoons superfine sugar.
Savory scones: Add 3/4 cup grated hard cheese and 1 teaspoon dry mustard, or 1/3 cup minced olives, anchovies, or what you fancy.
Cooking with the Two Fat Ladies is a delectable, calorie-filled breath of fresh air from the usual low-fat cookbooks. The dynamic duo of Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson roars across the U.K. on their Triumph 950 motorbike, gathering fine recipe ideas from villages and towns all over the idyllic British countryside. Based on a popular BBC cookery program of the same name, the book bursts with the unbeatable flavors of heavy cream, real butter, and full-fat cheeses. The book is divided into five important food groups: fish, meat, cakes, fruit, and game. Tempting color photographs of the Fat Ladies' recipes titillate the taste buds. Irresistible is Jennifer's Adult Chocolate Cake; the combination of ingredients--bittersweet chocolate, sugar, butter, and eggs--form a divine creation certain to elicit groans of ecstasy from all who sample it.
The featured recipes are rich in flavor and texture. How about Ham with Leeks and Cream Sauce to warm up a rainy afternoon? Or Yorkshire Gingerbread, a stunningly beautiful dessert heaped with cream. Some of the recipes are not for the faint of heart (or vegetarians); Rabbit with Anchovies and Capers, and Pigeon Breast with Honey and Ginger may not be everyone's cup of tea. Cooking with the Two Fat Ladies is quite an event--a culinary trek into the land of politically incorrect butter and chocolate, laced with a dash of quintessential British humor.
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