Just to let you know that the dinner lady recipie book is only £6.99 at .....

[Blossomhill]

The Book Club. Can highly recommend it, has some really good recipies that are very child friendly.
Would put anyone off buying Annabel Karmel's family recipie book. What a waste of money, her recipies are so faffy and unrealistic for a family. As for her lucnhbox book that I also posted, I really cannot see the things making it to lunch time. They are like works of art!!!

[MarsLady]

Thank you!

[MrsGordonRamsay]

Where is the Book club ??

[Blossomhill]

I think it is online. If you just google "The Book Club"

[Puff]

I haven't got round to buying the Annabel Karmel book yet - is it much more fussy than Dinner Lady?

Cod recommended a recipe book on here yesterday (she met the chef) - I can't do a link at the mo, but search under her current name of fishfinger and you should find it.

[nutcracker]

Hmmm am selling both those books on here, spose no one will want them now.

[giraffeski]

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[fishfinger]

have bumped

[Puff]

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[fishfinger]

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[Blossomhill]

Honestly puff I was very disappointed. I mean who has time to turn a cucumber into a crocodile with cheese and pineapple coming off of it and carrot for teeth?

[Puff]

but you were unhappy with them.

[Blossomhill]

Puff - I honestly could have cried when I opened up the books (I bought 2)
What a waste of £20
I was so close to sending them back!

[Puff]

• I do find recipe books hit and miss - the reason I bought Dinner Lady was because I had a good look through it in a bookshop and knew it was manageable.

[fishfinger]

is the dinner lady all uccumber crocodiles?
Hmm mine still wouldnt eat them
theya re GREEN ffs

whwat recipes has the dinner lady got i it

[fishfinger]

saw BHs htread and the recipes llook a littel simple for me - imean I couldmake a sausage casseroel without a recipe
are they allliek that

[Twiglett]

FF .. yes

[tamum]

They are good, but definitely simple. There's nothing very original in there really- I quite like it because I am fairly crap at cooking, but it definitely isn't one for advanced cooks. They do give you quantities for 96 though, should you happen to have 93 of your sons' friends round.

[Twiglett]

Snurk tamum

[GeorginaA]

blossom - ignore the cucumber crocodile... other stuff is really good. Particularly the marinade recipes (chicken skewers were gorgeous) - REALLY quick and easy (but do have to be organised to mix the marinade at lunchtime or night before or whatever).

[Puff]

Agree with Tamum.

Fave's with my two from it are:

Vegetable Crumble
Tom's Sweet & Sour Chicken
Chicken Meatballs with Fresh Tomato Sauce
Lemon Chicken and Pea Risotto
Tuna Puffs
Turkey, Ham & Veg Pie
Apple and Orange Duff

[lunavix]

I'm going to stick up for annabel karmel. I have her family cook book and I cook from it a few times a week. My only issue is a lot of it is repetitive, but it is simple to make and the kids love it.

[Puff]

I'm a recipe duffer

snot

[GeorginaA]

"They do give you quantities for 96 though, should you happen to have 93 of your sons' friends round." PMSL - love it

[Blossomhill]

If ds/dd's school cooked from the dinner lady I'd let them go back to school dinners!

[Puff]

Yes, thhat made me laugh too when I first bought it! Then again, if I buy a big enough freezer........!