You've GOT TO BUY THIS

What can I say except this and Why Men Marry Bitches are the PERFECT books whether you are single, dating or further down the line. Argov writes with wit and total insight and from the first couple of pages you can see where you (the nice girl) goes awry and from the onset you can see by having this new insight and dealing with a blokey in this new way, how much of a difference it makes to a relationship.
If you read these Sherry, please do one for married/co-habitating couples!

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Belching Out the Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola

The author offers a honest and unbiased account of a journey across the globe to find the truth behind coca-cola. The writing style is warm and entertaining packed with interesting facts which bring you to really question what else you could have with your whisky. Belching out the devil offers a clear and concise account of the sociological, economical and political problems coca-cola brings to communities when it sets up business. I will never drink coca-cola ever again, and I hope you wont either.

SIMPLY MOUTH WATERING

I have just spent my lunchtime pouring over this book, and I cannot wait to try the recipes out. Rosemary starts out with her usual splurg about dieting, and then explains about the Slim to Win Diet. There is a fat attack to start your diet, or you can simply personalise your own diet, and after looking through the book, you cannot fail by personalising. There are starters, lunches, recipes for meat eaters, fish eaters and vegetarians, and whole section on roasts and also a fail free christmas menu, and for those of you who have a sweet tooth a whole section on puddings. I simply cannot recommend this enough -

I can't praise this enough - the most used of my cookbooks!

I bought this book about five years ago and it is the book to which my husband and I refer over and over for guidance as well as recipes - for cooking cuts of meat, poaching eggs etc. I still use Delia's recipe for Christmas cake and Christmas pudding, not to mention her recipe for roast leg of lamb (a butter and herb coating). Even just for the definitions and descriptions of cooking methods, along with recommended equipment for cooking, I would recommend this book. May it be as well-thumbed a volume in your kitchen as it is in mine.

Awful !!

This diet is my idea of torture, I happily read the blurb and was even excited at the prospect of diet, and unfortunately this was short lived.

The first juice resembled a dark green colour, has the most awful smell, stagnant pond water is an apt description.

About half way through consuming this juice, I threw it up.
I did persevere, but most of the juices are disgusting.
Don't bother wasting your money on this book.

Yummy but strange...

This book was a godsend to me when i first moved to London from"up north" – suddenly everything was about double the price and i had to get used to eating on a budget!! Some of the resipes do use slightly odd ingredients, some of which work excellently (herb and garlic philadelphia with milk to make a pasta sauce) and some of which aren’t so good (crisps as a topping for pasta bake), but overall, everything that i ahve tried from it so far has been tasty and interesting. I especially recommend the red pepper chicken, the creamy pesto rice cake and the chicken and tarragon dauphinoise. It shows you that you can still have an interesting and varied diet and makes good use of store cupboard ingredients like tinned tuna and frozen staples such as peas.

Delicious

I have made several of the recipes in this book and all have been delicious, i particularly like the section on Traybakes, which as a mum is perfect for school teas and birthdays, i have had lots of compliments from the results of this book and am always recommending it to others.

excellent recipes

Have this book for 6 months and have tried many recipes from within very successfully - one of the best cook books I have bought.

Ok but not comprehensive

The only recipe I use a lot from this book is the very simple one for Italian bread, which I actually adapt to make ciabatta rolls. It isn't comprehensive enough for me. I'd have liked to have seen a Sahara Sand recipe, and many more ideas for rolls for my kids' lunchboxes.

Great book for all ages.

Although I am no longer a student, I heartily recommend it to would-be cooks of all ages. I have a toddler and we have enjoyed making several of the recipes together, especially the cinnamon jam buns. The idea of cooking on a budget should appeal to families and students alike. A great book.

An easy and interesting read

A most informative, and enjoyable book to read. Clear and understandable text and pictures, without loads of medical or jargon words. A great source of help & interest for my Sports Massage Therapy Diploma.

Most used cookbook I own...

I love this book - I've cooked so many recipes from it and they all turn out great. I love Rachel's approach - there's too many tv chefs who use tv to show off their restaurant food, yet fewer and fewer people cook at home. This book is full of easy, great food you can cook at home for everyday meals. If you are having friends round, try the lamb tagine recipe - it's to die for!

well trodden

as a really big fan of rick stein, and having all of his previous books, this is just a bringing together of his favorites. not worth purchasing if you have previous books, but a nice little pressie for a newbie

Honestly life changing

I bought this book in mid-March of this year, based on three things. Firstly, I saw the segment about Marisa on Supersize vs. Superskinny, secondly I read an article in Elle magazine where the reporter found it very successful and thirdly based on the strength of the reviews here on Amazon. Being a natural cynic, I wasn't very convinced that it would work and before i read it I actually didn't want to not want chocolate anymore (although now i've read it i know why that was!It was just the sugar high and comfort i sourced in sweet, sugary things especially that i craved, not actual chocolate itself). However when the book arrived I took a weekend to read and absorb it and do the exercises and begin listening to the cd. Within a month I was feeling SO MUCH better: i was no longer bingeing on stodge, wheat, dairy and sugar now didn't feature in my diet and i was actually in control of what i ate and how much of it. I have honestly not missed pastries, cereals, milk, cheese, sugary sweets, cake etc. as I no longer see them as a food option when i see them. I have attended birthday parties where it has just been so easy to (politely) refuse cake and biscuits in favour of a fruit salad and i don't feel akward doing so. I am now 2 1/2 stone lighter, with only 1/2 a stone left which i KNOW will go forever! :]
Starting out as someone with a relatively small amount of weight to drop in the first place, compared to others who start with BMIs that put them in the very overweight or obese catagory, i am so pleased that i found this as it has given me the self confidence and motivation to do something about my weight before it ever spiralled out of control
I would recommend this book to anybody with weight issues or food or eating problems without a second thought! I am so grateful i found it when i did, and i will update when i reach my body's ideal weight range!

If you only buy one cookbook make it this one!

I was given this book as a gift and since then I have bought it for three friends. It really is the best cookbook on by shelf.

I have not made one recipe from it that did not turn out fantastically well - and there's a fantastic combination of modern and old fashioned recipes, quick and easy and more complicated meals.

I don't have a garden or an aga or a double oven or any fancy cooking equipment and it is quite usable for the urban cook! There are so many brilliant recipes that it would be quite possible to cook just from this book all year long.

Also the book is so pretty, brightly coloured with two bookmark ribbons that it makes an ideal gift.

An Excellent Guide

There is nothing more satisfying than making your own jam! It's a quicker process than you might imagine and the results are well worth the effort. When you use this book you feel that the author is with you in the kitchen, guiding your jam stirring arm, and reassuring you with her clearly written instructions.

I highly recommend it (and the pleasures of jam making) to you!

different recipes

i tried the mincepies which were a great new taste with the marzipan in, I also copied the christmas cake with the stockings around - again a grea idea. Also did the shortbread recipe but decorated them in my own way but also lovely. Oh and I did the Christmas pudding recipe with the grated butter!! yes quite tricky but well worth it best pudding I've ever had and even when I made it.