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From: Northern England,

Joined: October 7th, 2012

About me: I've embarked on a mission to cook something new from every cookery book I own - currently 260 - and am planning to use my account here to keep track (thanks to rfb from Librarything for tipping me off to the existence of this site). I've made a couple of rules for myself: to cook the recipe as given, with no substitution or variation unless suggested by the author; and to try to pick a genuinely new dish from each book - in other words, as I've cooked many Leek and Potato Soups in my time, I don't get to count Leek and Potato Soup as a new dish just because I haven't used this specific recipe before (unless it has really significant differences from the usual versions).

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Hodge Podge from Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book

Beef and vegetable soup with beer - turned out disappointingly bland. The recipe had no seasoning other than salt and pepper - having tried it, I added a stock cube and some Worcester sauce, which helped... read more >

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Title		Tags	Ratings & Reviews
	Anjum's New Indian By Anjum Anand Quadrille Publishing Ltd - 2009		(1 recipe review) 4 1
	Arabella Boxer's Book of English Food: A Rediscovery of British Food From Before the War By Arabella Boxer Penguin - 2012		(1 recipe review) 2 1
	The Cook and the Gardener : A Year of Recipes and Writings for the French Countryside By Amanda Hesser, Kate Gridley W. W. Norton & Company - 2000		(2 recipe reviews) 12 1
	Cooking with Pomiane By Edouard De Pomiane, Elizabeth David, Peggie Benton Serif - 1993		(1 recipe review) 3 1
	The Cuisine of the Sun : Classical French Cooking from Nice & Provence By Mireille Johnston Biscuit Books, Incorporated - 1996		(2 recipe reviews) 3 2
	The Curry Club Indian Restaurant Cookbook By Pat Chapman Salem House Pub - 1986		(1 recipe review) 1 1
	Fine English Cookery By Michael Smith, Geraldene Holt, Benedicte Barford Serif - 1998		(1 recipe review) 1 1
	The Flavour of France in Recipes and Pictures By Narcissa G. and Narcisse Chamberlain Hamilton - 1960		(1 recipe review) 2 1
	Jane Grigson's Fish Book By Jane Grigson, Sara Dickerman, Amy Sherman, Yvonne Skargon Penguin UK - 1998		(2 recipe reviews) 3 2
	Jenny Baker's Cuisine Grandmere: From Brittany, Normandy, Picardy and Flanders By Jenny Baker Faber & Faber - 1995		(1 recipe review) 1 1
	Kettle Broth to Gooseberry Fool: Book of Simple English Food By Jenny Baker Faber & Faber - 1998		(1 recipe review) 1 1
	On Drink By Kinsgley Amis Harcourt - 1973		(1 recipe review) 2 1
	The Really Helpful Cookbook By Ruth Watson Ebury Press - 2000		(1 recipe review) 1 1
	Recipes from a Greek Island By Susie Jacobs Conran Octopus Ltd - 1991		(1 recipe review) 1 1
	The River Cottage Cookbook By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Simon Wheeler Ten Speed Press - 2008		(2 recipe reviews) 11 1
	The River Cottage Year By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Hodder & Stoughton Ltd - 2003		(1 recipe review) 9 1
	Rose Elliot's Vegetarian Meals in Minutes By Rose Elliot Harpercollins Reference Hbacks - 2005		(1 recipe review) 2 1
	U.S.A. Cookbook By Sheila Lukins, Carolyn Vibbert Workman Publishing Company - 1997		(1 recipe review) 11 1
	Ultimate Slow Cooker: Over 100 Simple, Delicious Recipes By Sara Lewis Hamlyn - 2008		(1 recipe review) 1 1
	How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking By Nigella Lawson Hyperion - 2001		(7 recipe reviews) 72 3
	50 Great Curries of India By Camellia Panjabi, Peter Knab Kyle Cathie - 2004		(3 recipe reviews) 4 2
	How to Eat: Pleasures and Principles of Good Food (Cookery) By Nigella Lawson Chatto & Windus - 1999		(3 recipe reviews) 14 2
	Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book By Jane Grigson Michael Joseph Ltd - 1978		(3 recipe reviews) 4 1
	Nigella Express By Nigella Lawson Chatto & Windus - 2007		(11 recipe reviews) 16 2
	Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking By Marcella Hazan Knopf - 1992		(89 recipe reviews) 97 1
	The Complete Asian Cookbook By Charmaine Solomon Tuttle Publishing - 1992		(26 recipe reviews) 20 2
	A Bird in the Hand: Chicken Recipes for Every Day and Every Mood By Diana Henry Mitchell Beazley - 2015		(7 recipe reviews) 6 1
	The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand and Vilna to the Present Day By Claudia Roden Penguin - 1999		(2 recipe reviews) 8 2
	The Cuisine of the Rose: Classic French Cooking from Burgundy and Lyonnais (Penguin Cookery Library) By Mireille Johnston, Milton Glaser Penguin Books Ltd - 1992		(2 recipe reviews) 4 1
	Fat Girl Slim By Ruth Watson Quadrille Publishing Ltd - 2004		(2 recipe reviews) 2 2
	The Food and Cooking of Eastern Europe (At Table) By Lesley Chamberlain Bison Books - 2006		(2 recipe reviews) 2 2
	Frugal Food (Coronet Books) By Delia Smith Coronet Books - 1987		(2 recipe reviews) 4 1
	I [Symbol of a Heart] Curry: The Best Indian Curries You'll Ever Cook By Anand, Anjum Anand Quadrille Publishing - 2010		(6 recipe reviews) 3 2
	In Praise of the Potato: Recipes from Around the World By Lindsey Bareham Michael Joseph Ltd - 1989		(2 recipe reviews) 4 2
	Joy of Cooking By Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. - 1964		(4 recipe reviews) 18 1
	The Mushroom Feast By Jane Grigson Penguin Books - 1983		(2 recipe reviews) 3 2
	Nick Nairn's Top 100 Salmon Recipes By Nick Nairn BBC Books - 2007		(2 recipe reviews) 1 2
	Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special: More Than 275 Recipes for Soups, Stews, Salads and Extras By Moosewood Collective Clarkson Potter - 1999		(18 recipe reviews) 33 1
	Tender: v. 1: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch By Nigel Slater Fourth Estate Ltd - 2009		(11 recipe reviews) 24 5
	The Classical Cookbook By Andrew Dalby, Sally Grainger British Museum Press - 1996		(3 recipe reviews) 2 3
	Samarkand: Recipes & Stories from Central Asia & The Caucasus By Caroline Eden, Eleanor Ford Kyle Books - 2016		(3 recipe reviews) 3 3
	Madhur Jaffrey's Ultimate Curry Bible By Madhur Jaffrey Ebury Press - 2003		(7 recipe reviews) 11 3
	The Silver Palate Cookbook By Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins, Michael McLaughlin Workman Publishing Company - 1982		(42 recipe reviews) 80 1
	A Celebration of Soup: With Classic Recipes from Around the World (Cookery Library) By Lindsey Bareham Penguin Books Ltd - 2001		(4 recipe reviews) 6 3
	The Moosewood Restaurant Cooking for Health: More Than 200 New Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes for Delicious and Nutrient-Rich Dishes By Moosewood Collective Simon & Schuster - 2009		(4 recipe reviews) 18 1
	Tender: Volume II, A cook's guide to the fruit garden By Nigel Slater Fourth Estate - 2010		(8 recipe reviews) 15 3
	The River Cottage Meat Book By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Hodder & Stoughton - 2004		(5 recipe reviews) 13 1
	Eat - The Little Book of Fast Food By Nigel Slater Fourth Estate - 2013		(6 recipe reviews) 7 2
	The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking By Susanna Hoffman Workman Publishing Company - 2004		(182 recipe reviews) 30 1
	River Cottage Veg Every Day! (River Cottage Every Day) By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 2011		(13 recipe reviews) 21 3