5 Ingredients - Quick & Easy Food: Jamie’s most straightforward book

Another great book from Jamie! I bought this book after watching the first few episodes of the TV series on channel 4. As usual, Amazon was the cheapest place to buy it from and I ordered it in the evening just before 8pm and received the next day with Prime! It's been quite a while since I've felt inspired to actually purchase a recipe book, but a combination of work becoming busier and going on an exclusion diet as part of allergy testing, this book presented itself at the right time. One of the foods i've been asked to exclude is wheat, which seems to be in about every pre-made sauce, meal or seasoning so it's becoming increasingly difficult to plan a variety of meals whilst cutting out a range of common ingredients. The book is very simple and easy to follow. 5 ingredients listed on the left with images, instructions alongside as well as nutritional info and a large picture on the right of the finished product. I'm not sure why, but I really didn't expect it to have as many recipes as it does - 130 in total! Classic Jamie style, nice relaxed cooking, no overly-fancy preparation, just simple, easy and delicious food. Some of the recipes aren't as quick as they would first seem (unless you're a professional chef). For example, one of my favourite recipes, the Quick Asian Fishcakes are probably quicker to make than a standard fishcake, but mincing using a chef's knife (as shown on the show and in the instructions) is not all that quick - tasted absolutely amazing though! The categorisation is quite nicely laid out too: salads, eggs, pasta, meats by type, fish rice and noodles and then sweet treats - this comes in handy if you see a joint of meat on offer and are not sure what to do with it. There are quite a few recipes that are ideal for those working long hours - nice and easy to prepare and then can be put in the oven with no more fuss. Personally, there's three recipes I am really looking forward to trying: - Harissa Chicken Traybake - Herby Chicken Traybake - Messy Meatball Buns Overall, I think this book is a real gem - for anyone struggling to think of quick and easy meals to cook (without all the 'additional' ingredients in ready meals, sauces and seasoning packs), I highly recommend this book!

As a mad keen home cook I have loads of cook books from all the well and not so well known chefs. I have quite a few of Jamie's and was eager to get my hands on this one! It's a typical Jamie Oliver Cookbook - nicely put together - very easy to understand - dead easy to follow the well written recipes and he provides us with a nice colour photograph of how the finished dish should look. Not that it always does in my case! Each left hand page shows you the 5 ingredients down the left side and has the nutritional info along the bottom. The right hand page is a full colour photograph of the finished dish. Really plain and easy to follow. I have already made the Asian Fried eggs which were delicious and I'm making the Nutty Kale Salad for my dinner in work tonight. If you want to see what's inside before you buy - here's a list of the dishes/recipes in order as they are presented in the book. . . . SALADS Hoisin Chicken Lettuce Cups Carrot and Grain Salad Sorta Salmon Nicoise Harissa Squash Salad Broad Bean Salad Smoked Salmon Plates Duck and Orange Salad Tuna Butter Bean Salad Beef Beets and Horseradish Cherry Chard Wild Rice Crispy Smoked Mackerel Tasty Warm Lentil Salad Tahini Carrot Slaw Watermelon Radish and Feta Salad Proscittu Celeriac Salad Sweet Potato Salad Nutty Kale Salad PASTA Super Green Spaghetti Easy Sausage Carbonara Crab Fennel Spaghetti Aubergine Penne Arrabiata Hot Smoked Salmon Pasta Sicilian Tuna Pasta Lemony Courgette Linguine Garlic Mushroom Pasta Spicy 'Nduja Vongole Pork Porcini Pasta Pear and Gorgonzola Farfalle Rose Pesto Prawn Pasta EGGS Scrambled Egg Omelette Egg and Mango Chutney Flatbreads Korean Eggs and Rice Asian Fried Eggs Chilli Crab Silky Omelette Hot Smoked Salmon Fritatta All Day Mexican Breakfast Egg Ribbon Salad Smoky Mushroom Frittata CHICKEN Sticky Kickin Wings Roast Tikka Chicken Chicken Noodle Stir Fry Chicken Pot Pie Gnarly Peanut Chicken Harissa Chicken Traybake Crispy Garlicky Chicken Thai Red Chicken Soup Sweet Cicken Surprise Flaky Pastry Pesto Chicken Creamy Mustard Chicken Sticky Hoisin Chicken Herby Chicken Traybake FISH Smoky Chorizo Salmon Crazy Simple Fish Pie Sizzling Seared Scallops Quick Asian Fishcakes Crispy Squid and Smashed Avo Seared Sesame Tuna So Easy Fish Curry Crispy Skin Lemon Sole Creamy Cornish Mussels Smoky Pancetta Cod Asian Tuna Steak Salad Sticky Mango Prawns One Pan Fabulous Fish Thai Style Crispy Sea Bass Speedy Spiced Prawn Soup VEG Potato and Artichoke Al Forno Gnarly Garlic Brussels Spiced Whole Roast Cauli Speedy Spinach Curry Asparagus Eggs and French Dressing Baked Garlicky Mushrooms Easy Rustic Gnocci Amazing Dressed Beets Papa Al Pomdoro Soup Cajun Sweet Potato Peas Beans Chilli And Mint Sticky Terriyaki Aubegine BEEF Epic Rib Eye Steak Ginger Shakin Beef Sizzling Sirloin Italian Seared Beef Messy Meatball Buns Steak Sandwich Bangin Beef Stew Dukkah Beef Carpaccio Meltin Mustardy Beef Liver Bacon Onions Rendang Beef and Cauli Rice PORK Crazy Good Pork Burger Sausage and Apple Bake Pork and Mash Gratin Golden Pork Escalope Peachy Pork Chops Chickpea Chard Pork Sticky Pork Stirfry Comforting Sausage Bake LAMB Tender Lamb Shoulder Lamb Kofta Flatbreads Lovely Lamb Hotpots Aromatic Lamb Curry Ale Barley Lamb Shanks Spring Lamb Succulent Lamb Stew Sticky Lamb Chops RICE AND NOODLES Egg Fried Rice Sweet&Sour Chicken Noodles Baked Saffron Rice Black Tahini Noodles Spiced Lentils and Rice Sesame Shiitake Egg Noodles Italian Baked Rice Ham & Egg Curried Noodles Hoisin Pak Choi Rice SWEET TREATS Cherry Chocolate Mousse Almond Pastry Puff Apple Crumble Cookies Orange Polenta Cake Chocolate Rye Cookies Speedy Steamed Pudding Pots Flaming Rum N Raisin Chocolate Orange Shortbread Peach and Almond Alaska Plum Tarte Tatin Pineapple CarpaccioFrozen Banoffee Chesecake Watermelon Granita Boozy Pears and Chocolate Mango Rice Pudding Honey Berry Filo Smash Buddy's Flapjack Biscuits Walnut Whip Affogato St Clements Polents Biscuits Berry Meringue Ripple There's nutritional notes at the back of this book in regards to how to balance your plate with Veg and Fruit - carbs - Proteins - Dairy - fats and Oils. I really like this one from Jamie. It's clear, concise and very easy to follow. As somebody who grows theIr own veg I found there's loads of good veggie options in here too. Loving the egg dishes in here as well. I think I'll be buying a few for christmas for foodie freinds. Recommended.

Good ideas not over complicated

Muy recomendable con buenas recetas

Great cookbook

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Love your simple recipes Jamie, they are so yummy

As advertised! I things come out great which is really surprising that its just 5 main ingredients. Can't wait to try it all.