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Book tip October 2017: 5 Ingredients by Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver is one of my absolute food heroes, he’s one of the people I turned to (well not in person obviously) when I started cooking – for recipes, inspiration, tips, .. so it should come as no surprise I have almost all of his cookbooks and watch all his tv shows. Although I love all of his books, his latest book ‘5 Ingredients’ straight away became my favourite cookbook of all time. The look & feel, the recipes, the simplicity of it all are just stunning! I have tried a few recipes from it already and they’ll be on my menu regularly from now on as they were an absolute hit. Let me start by going over the look & feel of the book. Each page has the same style as every other page in the book. On the left side of the left page you'll see a photo of each of the ingredients. Right next to it you'll find the overview of ingredients and the method for the recipe. On the right page then you'll find a photo of the finished recipe, always shot on a marble background. Simplicity at its finest but boy does it do the [...]