Notes from My Kitchen Table

I originally wrote this off as yet another celebrity cookbook glad I gave it a go as it s excellent Loads of vegetarian, vegan and gluten free recipes, and a lovely insight into GP s life, showing a very different side of her The stories about her father are very touching, and the story of her last meal with him had me in tears.

Cookbooks like this have a story to tell By reading this you learn about Gwyneth Paltrow s upbringing and the love she has for family, especially her father.The recipes all look and sound delicious.It became quite a scandal that Gwyneth did not write this book alone I m not sure why there was so much drama around this She says it right from the get go that she had someone helping her with this She also couldn t try all the recipes herself as she is a vegetarian or vegan.The cover definitely sets [...]

When I picked this book up at the library I didn t know what to expect But Gwyneth has produced a high quality cookbook It is made up of simple recipes with short interesting anecdotes and lots of recipe photos She does try and make the recipes some what healthy but still delicious For example she shares her mother s recipe for traditional blueberry muffins, and on the following page, her a little healthy version I have made both versions and both are equally scrumptious If it cost to photocop [...]

This book is nice, I suppose, if you like Gwyneth Paltrow And I do, hence why I bought it, but as a cookbook, it s pretty dire Most of the recipes are just common sense, like assembling salads and sandwiches There was about three recipes in total that I wanted to try, the others didn t sway me in the slightest The anecdotes are sweet, but seem a bit forced sometimes And the constant health reminders are quite annoying I ll give this 3 stars, and that s just because I like her Stick to the acting [...]

The recipes are pretty basic, but there are a lot of other basic cookbooks available I definitely feel like you re paying for Paltrow and pictures of her, rather than quality recipes Nothing from it made it to the table without being pretty heavily modified I don t really like that the attempts to make healthier recipes involved leaving less healthy ingredients out without adding vegetables or spices to make up for the loss of flavor.

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I love her books, she makes lovely hearty recipes and the books are lovely

Full of brilliant recipes for healthy but delicious eating I am a convert