One of the best things about having a blog is being lucky enough to try out products that I might otherwise not get the chance to. I was contacted a few weeks ago by Mat from PGUK and he very kindly offered to send me a copy of 'The Cookiepedia' by Stacy Adimando. You all know how much I like baking and I thought that it would be a good opportunity for me to try out some new recipes and hopefully showcase a fantastic cookbook at the same time... win win all round right?
First off, I have to say, I love the bright primary colours and the details throughout the book really help to make it both easy and fun to use.
 |
| So true! |
The book (obviously) is devoted to all things cookie and is helpfully split into different sections, with pictures for each recipe. I personally like to have some idea of what a finished product should look like in order to measure how well the recipe came out, so I love this!
 |
| Buttery cookies... |
 |
| Chocolate-y cookies... |
 |
| Fancy cookies... |
 |
| Fruity cookies... |
 |
| Spicy cookies... |
 |
| and nutty and seedy cookies! |
The book is actually American so all of the quantities are measured in cups which was a bit disconcerting until I found the conversion chart at the back...doh!
Each of the recipes has tips and a space for you to add notes which I like as I am always adding bits and pieces to recipes... another thing this book encourages!
One thing I really disliked was the spiral binding as I meant it was difficult for me to flip through the book quickly in search of the recipes and I had to turn each page individually, which left my book covered in flour. I guess though it means that once you have a recipe open you can stay on that page but as most of the recipes cover two pages, it seems a little strange...
I made amaretti biscuits and gingerbread snaps using the recipes from the book (which I will devote proper posts to!) and truly, they were fantastic, I can't wait to try a few more out! For anyone who likes baking with a pinch of humour, I would say that this book is a must, especially if you are a cookie fiend like me, I have a feeling that Danni would approve too...
Do you like cookies? What's your favourite recipe book?
.JPG)
14 comments
oh my bloody god, I need this book.
I agree with Laura - I need this book in my life!
My favourite recipe book is Gizzi Erskines one - Gizzi's Kitchen Magic.
Beautiful pictures, beautiful food, beautiful woman.
Love it.
xo
So many different delicious looking cookies! This looks like a great recipe book, and really handy that it has the conversion chart included, I'm rubbish at converting from cups! x
ooh this does look lovely!
I really want the Mary Berry book that jsut came out, it's part of a series and onlt £3.99. I always come back to my Nigella and WW cookbooks though x
This book looks amazing, I need it! x
a book all about cookies you say?! im there, where can i buy it? need it in my life!
all the recipes look lovely, i'll be interested to see how they turn out:)
xo Elly @ strawberrylacemoustache.blogspot.com
Looks like a really good book, but the recipe being split up would really irritate me! May have a peek in the shops and see if I could get on with it!
Dear god you are right! This is definitely going on the xmas list!!! x
Love the look of this book and how wonderful that you've got to try it. Thanks for sharing dear xxx
oooh looks yummy! Spreading recipes over 2 pages is my pet peeve though - I want to keep my cookbooks looking nice, not floury!
oooh this looks amazing! im gonna get this for my sister for xmas now! thanks for sharing! :) xx
That book looks awesome, I love cookery books with pictures. I want to see what I'm cooking/aiming for before I start. Will definitely check it out.
Cookies are the thing I've struggled the most with when baking and still haven't quite mastered the perfect one! This book looks so good, I need this!! Is it available from standard bookstores?xxx
This is on my Christmas list now! Can't wait to see the cookies you made.
Post a Comment