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''A gift for anyone who is learning to cook'' Diana Henry, Sunday Telegraph

How can I make deliciously squidgy chocolate brownies?
Is there a fool-proof way to poach an egg?
Does washing mushrooms really spoil them?
What''s the secret of perfect pastry?
Could a glass of milk turn a good bolognese into a great one?

Felicity Cloake has rigorously tried and tested recipes from all the greats - from Nigella Lawson and Delia Smith to Nigel Slater and Heston Blumenthal - to create the perfect version of hundreds of classic dishes. Completely Perfect pulls together the best of those essential recipes, from the perfect beef wellington to the perfect poached egg.

Never again will you have to rifle through countless different books to find your perfect roast chicken recipe, mayonnaise method or that incredible tomato sauce - it''s all here in this book, based on Felicity''s popular Guardian columns, along

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The nation's taster-in-chief title belongs unequivocally to Felicity Cloake * Daily Mail *
Brilliant . . . Finely honed culinary instincts, an open mind and a capacious cookbook collection . . . Miss Cloake has them all * Evening Standard *
An essential on your cookbook shelf * Woman and Home *
A gift for anyone who is learning to cook * Diana Henry, Sunday Telegraph *
Completely Perfect is aptly named! * Nigella Lawson *
A classic. The answer to a gazillion 'what shall I buy them for Christmas?' questions. Long may Felicity Cloake test 12 versions of one recipe so we can have one good one * Rachel Roddy *
There's a very good reason why the cover of this paperback looks so like your treasured old Penguins of Elizabeth David and Jane Grigson - Cloake's collection of brilliant master recipes deserves its place there * Tim Hayward, Financial Times *
Properly practical * Rachel Cooke *
A discursive, chatty, knowledgeable and didactic kaleidoscope of a book * Daily Mail *
Reading her thorough assessment of the other recipes is one of the biggest resources out there for anyone wanting to learn to become a better cook. An excellent gift for basically anyone who likes to cook * Elly Pear *

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 01/11/2018
      ISBN13: 9780241367872, 978-0241367872
      ISBN10: 0241367875

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''A gift for anyone who is learning to cook'' Diana Henry, Sunday Telegraph

      How can I make deliciously squidgy chocolate brownies?
      Is there a fool-proof way to poach an egg?
      Does washing mushrooms really spoil them?
      What''s the secret of perfect pastry?
      Could a glass of milk turn a good bolognese into a great one?

      Felicity Cloake has rigorously tried and tested recipes from all the greats - from Nigella Lawson and Delia Smith to Nigel Slater and Heston Blumenthal - to create the perfect version of hundreds of classic dishes. Completely Perfect pulls together the best of those essential recipes, from the perfect beef wellington to the perfect poached egg.

      Never again will you have to rifle through countless different books to find your perfect roast chicken recipe, mayonnaise method or that incredible tomato sauce - it''s all here in this book, based on Felicity''s popular Guardian columns, along

      Trade Review
      The nation's taster-in-chief title belongs unequivocally to Felicity Cloake * Daily Mail *
      Brilliant . . . Finely honed culinary instincts, an open mind and a capacious cookbook collection . . . Miss Cloake has them all * Evening Standard *
      An essential on your cookbook shelf * Woman and Home *
      A gift for anyone who is learning to cook * Diana Henry, Sunday Telegraph *
      Completely Perfect is aptly named! * Nigella Lawson *
      A classic. The answer to a gazillion 'what shall I buy them for Christmas?' questions. Long may Felicity Cloake test 12 versions of one recipe so we can have one good one * Rachel Roddy *
      There's a very good reason why the cover of this paperback looks so like your treasured old Penguins of Elizabeth David and Jane Grigson - Cloake's collection of brilliant master recipes deserves its place there * Tim Hayward, Financial Times *
      Properly practical * Rachel Cooke *
      A discursive, chatty, knowledgeable and didactic kaleidoscope of a book * Daily Mail *
      Reading her thorough assessment of the other recipes is one of the biggest resources out there for anyone wanting to learn to become a better cook. An excellent gift for basically anyone who likes to cook * Elly Pear *

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