Bad Cook

Bad Cook
Esther Walker

The ebook inspired by the hugely popular Recipe Rifle blog.One of the funniest cookbooks you are ever likely to read. And definitely the sweariest.For over three years now, Esther Walker has been entertaining foodies with her hilarious Recipe Rifle blog. Charting her progress from bad cook to, well, not-so-bad cook, she is blisteringly honest about what works, and what doesn’t, in the kitchen. If a recipe works for her, it will probably work for you. If it doesn’t, she will swear quite a lot.Crammed full of recipes, tips for entertaining, stories of pregnancy and tales of her husband (restaurant critic Giles Coren) coming home drunk, The Bad Cook will make you laugh out loud. It will also make you want to start cooking.

BAD COOK

Esther Walker

Copyright

William Collins

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First published by The Friday Project 2013

Copyright © Esther Walker

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Ebook Edition © March 2013 ISBN: 9780007515721

Version: 2017-08-17

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Contents

Title Page (#u163b53e9-7cd7-5a10-adcf-eeeeb0bb8f2b)

Copyright (#uc59c98f8-3e31-59f7-b0eb-f365afc9f68f)

Dedication (#uc2732ccb-69d6-5d42-b3cc-d76f2c03fdca)

Prologue (#u3861c7dd-a59c-56cc-ad4e-ff122cb755f0)

How to Stay Married (#u5c80342e-2363-51e5-ad2b-7ef523d47aa8)

Lamb Shank Curry (#u2a93c8ee-043b-5051-aba0-8562b2dc6f2e)

Connie’s Mango Salsa (#u2d950b8f-5673-5b7e-8ba7-846d1d9a328d)

Osso Buco (#u7da27350-d4e1-578d-8b48-c652e0dbc424)

Why I Hate Myself Part 1 (#u1c258b19-efb2-58b8-a5cf-c4107d538f8c)

Note: How to Be a Good Host (#u1a471c12-dd2e-5345-9baf-d6757c8680e2)

Meat Fear Part 1 (#u64f5a655-3c65-5f79-9217-be3a1abda214)

My Husband the Eighties Hero (#u8a9d66cc-0f30-5070-a182-ac6d3e2217be)

Are You an Alcoholic? (#u1d072032-ec47-5d87-a344-6e0e9a737111)

The Shitty Food Diet (#u0c215e87-4a2d-52d7-9fcd-f02ddac0d2f9)

Note: What You Need in Your Kitchen (#u5c17b8fa-e124-5332-be2a-d108d240928d)

Toad in the Hole (#ue0eb0c74-61bd-5a6f-9154-9954f5016fae)

Offal (#uac0d57d8-5a3d-52f7-99b5-8bc4aaefab8b)

Home Alone (#ufe0d126d-7f24-54bb-b260-5e3fe6aac059)

Cheat’s Mayonnaise (#u3e913657-a5dc-5838-81fb-0a66b4c8a094)

Baba Ganoush (#ub6a31c8b-003e-5716-8faf-56ffdc3e9fee)

Advice (#u06495ef5-5bf6-54f9-8ce3-b7cd7e63c0f4)

Things No-one Ever Tells You About Cooking (#u457431c5-2737-5897-8a83-ff0c31d26f7d)

Valentine’s Day (#u9af65387-a29d-545f-a871-20e37c256028)

Poached Pears in Marsala (#u5b8443a5-60cf-545b-80da-5dfcfea012f4)

Brain Fail (#litres_trial_promo)

How to Make a White Sauce (#litres_trial_promo)

Fig and Goat’s Cheese Salad (#litres_trial_promo)

Juicing (#litres_trial_promo)

Who Needs Friends? (#litres_trial_promo)

Choritzo (#litres_trial_promo)