Library Book Watch: Blokes With Stoves

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Blokes With Stoves

Margaret Watson

Rain Publishing

Spiral bound enabling it to lay out flat on a kitchen counter, "Blokes With Stoves: Hot as You Like It" by Margaret Watson is a collection of terrific recipes that any guy (or gal) with basic kitchen skills can put together and serve up for friends, family or simply themselves. After an informative and succint introduction, followed by a glossary of terms in "First Things First", the chapters are composed of recipes suitable for cooking with children; comfort foods; brunch lunch dishes; hot and spicy items; quick and easy meals; and (it wouldn't be a guy's cookbook without it) barbeque. Of special note are the chapters 'Clean Out the Fridge Day'; "Out to Impress'; "Breakfast in Bed'. The concluding chapter 'Baker's Dozen and a Bit' offers twenty-five pages of culinary delights. Unique, 'user friendly', and suitable for any kitchen cookbook collection, "Blokes With Stoves" is a particularly ideal choice for guys with limited budgets, demanding appetites, and novice kitchen skills!