Customer Reviews
Perfection - By: , 05 Dec 2003 
I cannot praise this lovely book too highly. It has all the David magic - exquisite prose, trenchant opinions & luscious recipes: some are of academic interest but nonetheless fascinating; most are dishes of simplicity but also subtlety & finesse. The closing essay 'Para Navidad' is perhaps one of the most perfect writings about food I have ever read. Congratulations too, to the book designer & the photographer. The beautiful cover is a true indicator of the delights within & Elizabeth David, who had a keen visual sense, would have loved the photographs which are not so much of cooked dishes but of simple, pure, beautiful ingredients that make you want to dash off to the kitchen & set to. This is the second book that the editor, Jill Norman, has compiled since ED's death, using the author's notes & files, & a worthy successor to "Is there a nutmegin the house?" Both show great skill & a light hand - ED's unique voice rings clear & true from every page. Brilliant!
Simply Elizabeth David. - By: Amazon Reviewer, 15 Nov 2003 During her life, Elizabeth David (ED) accumulated a vast number of recipes, notes & writings relating to Christmas fayre.
Although the lady did go on to write an introduction, sadly the accumulation of this paperwork materialised after her death,in 1992.
The result is a super book of 224 pages, compiled by Jill Norman, a well-known writerin her own right.
The book includes around 150, tried & tested recipes, writtenin the simple ED style & designed to take the stress out of cooking for the 'Big Day', before & after!
All the favourites are included - from turkey, mince pies & stuffing, to ideas for lighter dishes, thus making this one of the best & complete books dedicated to Christmas cooking, ever.
A great addition to your 'Elizabeth David' shelf, or a very good 'first' if new to the author!
