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Lovely cook book

I hardly knew how to boil an egg when I got married many years ago - but this fabulous cook book helped me a lot.  I also loved it because of the fabulous colour pictures and illustrations.


It is the Hamlyn All in One Cook Book first published in 1976.  The illustrations are by Robin Laurie - aren't they great!



It also has lots of photographs as well as step by step guides to choosing ingredients and very easy to follow recipes.


Always came to my rescue when I was having friends round for dinner and wanted something a wee bit special.


Do you have a favourite recipe book?


Love Liz


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Heidi Ann said…
I've never seen this cookbook before and I love it! Thank you for sharing it; I will have to try and see if I can find a copy some day.
9 February 2016 at 16:07
Lynne said…
Looks like such a fun recipe book . . .
I have more than one recipe book that would call favorite . . .
Non as colorful as yours . . .
9 February 2016 at 18:17
Amy at love made my home said…
Wow, what a fabulous book! I love books like this, the illustrations are always wonderful and the recipes are so fun to look at too! xx
9 February 2016 at 18:39
Lilly's Mom said…
I loved seeing this vintage cookbook. It brought back great memories of that time as I too got married in the mic 70's. But, luckily it doesn't feel that long ago :) Have a wonderful day (evening), Pat xx
9 February 2016 at 18:58
Janet said…
What lovely illustrations. They would certainly inspire me to get cooking.
9 February 2016 at 22:58
Halo Hasta said…
I love the illustrations on that book :)))
9 February 2016 at 23:27
janice15 said…
well one sunset cookbooks helped me a lot as well.. Ur illustrations are lovely. Hope your new week is going well. With love Janice
10 February 2016 at 00:21
Unknown said…
What a lovely cook book! I have a vintage one from Carnation Instant milk that I loved as a kid, and I still love looking at the illustrations. :)
10 February 2016 at 00:24
Deanies Stash said…
Love the illustrations! A fun cookbook can really help inspire!

Hugs, Dianne
10 February 2016 at 06:31
Butterfly 8)(8 Bungalow said…
Neat cooking book, so nostalgic now. xoxo Su
10 February 2016 at 15:15
flowers on my table said…
Hi Liz,
how wonderful that you still have it. I wonder if my mum had this as the cover looks familiar. The illustrations are very colourful. Have a lovely day, Linda x
10 February 2016 at 16:47
Julie said…
A lovely and colourful book, I have an original Bero book that belonged to my nan and has her writing in it from where she has adapted a recipe and made it her own.
11 February 2016 at 16:41
Unknown said…
Its a beautiful looking book.
Fondly Michelle
12 February 2016 at 11:39
Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping] said…
Fab illustrations - I also have one that lists a sample menu for a teenage party, I think it's a Sainsbury's series from the 80s. My Mum and Mother in Law both had them and now I use them. I was a bit of an odd child and enjoyed reading cookery books - another favourite was a Readers Digest one called 'Farmhouse Cookery, recipes from the country kitchen'. It was a big hardback and I especially liked the chapter on making your own sweets!
13 February 2016 at 23:12
Curtise said…
What amazing illustrations! I am often drawn to cook books, but then end up making just a few recipes again and again and ignoring all the others, so I made myself stop buying them! Xx
14 February 2016 at 19:10
On The Green said…
A super colourful cookbook. I do like a browse through a cookbook and in my teens made up two cook scrap books, one sweet and one savoury. Unfortunately I still like looking at the books rather than doing the cooking. Happily my husband likes to cook!
16 February 2016 at 11:56
Sadie said…
such a pretty and colourful book, I'm not surprised you love it so much.

I tend to go to the Hairy Bikers Mum Knows Best book when I need certain things, like a really good gravy in a pie. Their gravy for their meatballs recipe is fantastic. Really easy, super tasty, and works brilliantly every time. That, and an After Tea book with a Victoria sponge recipe that always works for me, are the two books I use most. Which is sad really, I have a lot.
:o)
19 February 2016 at 06:58
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