Jamie's Dinners

Jamie's Dinners is like no other cookbook you've ever picked up. Next to your oven, it's the single most vital element you could add to your kitchen. Why? Because by taking home Jamie's Dinners, you're not just getting over 120 superb new recipes - you're making a life choice.
This book isn't about creating restaurant food. It's about giving you quality options for the way you and your family live now. Most of the recipes use ingredients you can buy in any supermarket, and you'll find accessible, affordable new ideas for all the old favorites: soups, salads, pasta, meat, fish, desserts, and creative veg; alongside some truly ground-breaking stuff. For example, there's a whole chapter on the not-so-humble sandwich (or "sarnie" in Jamie's lingo). There's a genius section called Family Tree, showing you how, by mastering one core principle, you can expand your repertoire as a cook and start thinking about food in a whole new way. There's also The Top Ten: the best recipes for the ten favorite meals in the whole world, as voted for by thousands of people globally on Jamie's website. You'll also find tips on the best way to lay out your kitchen.

Jamie Oliver grew up in his parents' country pub, the Cricketers in Clavering, where he started cooking at the age of eight, before studying at London's Westminster Catering College. He then went on to work with some of the top chefs in England namely Antonio Carluccio at the Neal Street Restaurant and Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers at the River Cafe. The author of such popular titles asThe Naked Chef, Jamie's Kitchen, and Jamie's Italy, among others, he has written for theSaturday Times, served as Food Editor at GQ and Marie Claire magazines, and hosted the popular television showThe Naked Chef. He lives in London with his wife Jools and their daughters, Poppy and Daisy.