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The  range of Vicky Bhogal's book is astonishing. Remember the last time you cooked risotto? I bet you didn't use it all and threw away the leftovers. Next time, put them in the fridge and make Arancini (fried risotto balls) with Green Pepper and Green Chilli Butter using the recipe in "Flavour". Want something a bit more exotic but easy to make? Then try Vicky's Lapsang-Souchong Scented Salmon with Nutmeg Butter and Kale. You'll only need six ingredients, one of which is two teabags. That's right, teabags!

If you use teabags of the Lapsang-Souchong variety then you will steam in a smoky-bacon scent to the salmon.

Want something complicated? Then try Keema, Chilli and Coriander Pie. With 22 separate ingredients that's about as complicated as you can get. Vicky Bhogal has a writing style which is clarity itself so even complicated dishes are within reach of the amateur.

This book covers recipes using ingredients from around the world. For instance, why have the Greeks kept baked Feta a secret from the rest of the world. We cooked Vicky's Foil Baked Feta Cheese. It took us ten minutes to prepare and ten minutes to cook. The result was a delicious dish which we had never even heard of before let alone tasted.

We could go on and on picking out other unusual but simple recipes from this book but we advise you to buy it for yourself. The photography is stunning, the range of recipes delightful and the descriptions clear and concise. We can fully recommend this cookery book as a source of inspiration.

Published By: Hodder & Stoughton
First Published: April 16th 2009
Author: Vicky Bhogal
Title: Flavour
ISBN: 978 0 340 96318 0
Price: £20
Number of Pages: 224
Publisher's Website:
www.hodder.co.uk

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