Perfect Plates in 5 Ingredients
John Whaite offers beautiful, innovative, pared back recipes that are simple to cook but stunning to serve. With only 5 ingredients per recipe (plus the essentials of olive oil/butter/salt/pepper), this is practical, fun cooking.
Chapters are divided into Weekend Morning Plates for breakfasts and brunches, Hearty Plates of comfort food, Every Day Plates for easy week-night suppers, Worth the Wait Plates for slow cooking, Posh Plates for easy, impressive dishes, Many Plates for sharing, and finally Dessert Plates for simple cakes and sweet treats.
John's expansion from just baking to a range of cooking demonstrates his striking talent with clever ideas for home cooking that will inspire and delight.
Author
John Whaite won the third series of The Great British Bake Off. He studied at Le Cordon Bleu, though his love of food came from learning at his mother's knee. He writes for the Telegraph and is resident chef on ITV's Lorraine. He is the presenter of ITV food programme The Chopping Block, out in April 2016. He has also opened his own cooking school John Whaite's Kitchen. This is his third book.
Review
I love the pared-down premise of this book. John has created clever ingredient combinations that demonstrate the power of simplicity in cooking. The photography is lickable, too...―Karen Barnes, Editor, delicious. magazine, delicious. magazine
This book ... is as rich in flavor and flair as his previous two titles; the pared-back approach certainly doesn't imply any constraints on his creativity.―Nigella Lawson