kiironekolady's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
4.0
I was not ready for that afterword, that was depressing. also that is no way to make scrambled eggs
bamairi's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.25
aj333's review against another edition
5.0
I'm a vegetarian who often finds cook books intimidating but I love this book. It is uplifting and charming. Ella's writing is fabulous.
kellyroberson's review against another edition
5.0
I don’t usually read cookbooks but this one - part memoir, part meditation ... it’s beautiful.
mrkthrnmln's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
sad
4.0
brynnabailermango's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
5.0
heather_kassman's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.25
I mostly loved her writing. A glug of olive oil, a hammy kiss, ambosial leeks and the tall man’s Insights.
cosetthetable's review against another edition
5.0
This is my favorite *reading* cookbook I have read in my life, and I enjoy reading cookbooks. Part no-nonsense cookbook, part memoir, part life affirming manifesto, it's the kind of cookbook you can read how you like- cover to cover, leafing through, however you prefer.
I have laughed hard enough someone in the other room asked if I was okay. I have insisted on sharing snippets with whoever was closest as I was reading. I have put it down several times in order to better sob. I've carried it around in my bag since it arrived, showing it to friends, "look, I have a new cookbook!".
I've looked into which items will be tricky but totally doable to source in the US (pigeon), and what just isn't going to happen (samphire). I've considered cooking every recipe in the book, in order. This plan is unrealistic, I don't have the attention span, and also there's the trouble of that one samphire recipe. But I am going to start with the Midnight Chicken. I have all the ingredients, and if I start right now, it might be ready by Midnight.
I have laughed hard enough someone in the other room asked if I was okay. I have insisted on sharing snippets with whoever was closest as I was reading. I have put it down several times in order to better sob. I've carried it around in my bag since it arrived, showing it to friends, "look, I have a new cookbook!".
I've looked into which items will be tricky but totally doable to source in the US (pigeon), and what just isn't going to happen (samphire). I've considered cooking every recipe in the book, in order. This plan is unrealistic, I don't have the attention span, and also there's the trouble of that one samphire recipe. But I am going to start with the Midnight Chicken. I have all the ingredients, and if I start right now, it might be ready by Midnight.