The Naked Chef

Well I don't know why I thought he would be. Perhaps I was supposed to be naked when I cooked with it.A young boy, pukka meals, easy chicken easy this bish bash bosh.Superb. Buy it, make them, eat up

Personally I dislike Jamie Oliver, but this first book of his remains inspirational (despite his 'Mockney' slang) with ideas as fresh then as they remain today. I bought The Naked Chef pre-used, but in vgc and am very pleased with my purchase and seeing it back on the shelf since the last cookbook got lost in our house move.

Having been bored with cooking for myself, being a recent widow, Jamie Oliver`s TV programmes have inspired me into giving dinner parties again which is why I have both of his books. I like his simplicity & figured if he can do all this in a half-hour prog. I can surely do the same in just a little longer. I have tried more than seven so far this month and one comment from my guests "That was a cracking meal!"- to the carpaccio of beef. And the tray-baked pork chops - absolutely mouthwatering - from my daughter & son-in-law who are both top chefs. What more can I say- I rave about the lad!

Having most of jamies modern books I thought I'd take a look at this. Not seen anything that jumps of the page on first glance. This book being from a different publisher than the other books clearly makes a difference to the format and the layout of the book. I'm not very keen on it and not every recipe has a photo which is a let down. It's nice to see that Jamie has stayed passionate about food from start to present. Can't really complain for £2.81 though

I love this beautifully illustrated book. Some of the recipes are a bit dated but very relevant given the current money and time saving climate. Jamie teaches without lecture and his tips are given unreservably. I have a some of his newer books 30min meals etc but this book has back to basic recipes which produce wholesome meals with the aid of ingredients from the store cupboard.