Title:	The Weekend Cook: Good Food for Real Life
	Author:	Angela Hartnett
	Published:	September 6, 2022, Bloomsbury Absolute
	No. of Pages:	288
	Cover Price:	$35.00 Hardcover, $14.46 Kindle

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Well-known British chef and author, Angela Hartnett cooks every day for a living, so on weekends, she likes to relax a little and prepare fuss-free down-to-earth cooking at home. She introduces her recipes in her cookbook, The Weekend Cook: Good Food for Real Life.

Many of the recipes Hartnett includes in the cookbook are decidedly British, and others are very European. Pasta lovers will enjoy the fact that there are plenty of unique and mouthwatering pasta recipes; most are quite easy to make and will be perfect to make on weekends. Hartnett has also included a few breads, cakes, and other pastries that are definitely worth making. Besides scrumptious savory pasta dishes, there are great recipes for side dishes, including risottos, quiche, and unique main dishes using beef, lamb, poultry, and seafood. There is a good variety of recipes, and the beautiful photographs are mouthwatering. The recipes are written in the traditional manner and can be easily followed by both beginning and advanced cooks. The book is well-organized and is nice enough to generate interest from cooks of all ages.

It’s always fun to cook dishes from other places, especially when they are appealing to everyone in your home or at a gathering at your home. This is a nice cookbook and will inspire some excellent dishes while the family is together over the weekend.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.