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  • 62 of 62 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    helenmayclark

    5 Stars Naked Jamie - apron optional! Diamond review 25/05/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Wide range of recipes from everyday to special occasions, clear layout and photos

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not a cook book for those who aren't fans of Jamie!

    Love him or hate him, you can't dispute that Jamie Oliver has changed the way cooking is viewed nowadays. He has made cooking more accessible and has brought into the public eye the benefits of healthy eating and using fresh produce. His 'Return of the Naked Chef' is my favourite cook book, so I thought I'd share its delights with you. This book was published in 2000 to accompany Jamie's second TV series, so it is a bit old now but definitely worth adding to your kitchen shelf, due to its diverse array of recipes. As it is a few years old now it can normally be found on special offer - its £9 ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 chrisc92

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    4 Stars The Return of the Naked Chef a great read with useful recipes 26/10/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy recipes that even the modest cook can do and at reasonable cost

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    The Return of the Naked Chef was written in 2000 by Jamie Oliver and published by the Penguin Group to accompany a tv series he had on the BBC. From recollection this was actually before Jamie had fully trained and some of the pictures in the book show him while he was still training. It is nice to be able to smile at the young looking face of Jamie and knowing he's not that many years younger than me! Now 37, he may be filthy rich and been almost everywhere but I'm not bitter - HONEST! As you may or may not know the "Naked" implied in the title relates to the fact that in his recipes Jamie ... more
  • 36 of 36 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 jane2002

    Member since 25/10/2002

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    5 Stars Pucker Tucker 30/11/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages a fresh approach to cooking

    Disadvantages Disadvantages everyone will want to come for dinner

    Jamie Oliver has already been tipped as the new Delia Smith, only this guy has a heck of a lot more style. He isnt one of these frilly kinds of chefs! He enjoys cooking and presenting good food, and you dont have to have a degree in cookery to follow his recipes, just a bit of time and patience, oh and the ingredients of course! The thing I really like about this book, is that the recipes are not too difficult, and you dont have to go out and find some wierd ingredients you have never heard of.At the beggining of this book Jamie suggests a few things you might want to have in your store ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    pvincent

    5 Stars Naked Enthusiasm 17/06/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Clear, original recipes, and wildly infectious enthusiasm

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None, unless you loathe the guy's TV persona

    The great thing about Jamie Oliver is his sheer enthusiasm for preparing food for friends. It's easy to mock his laddish catchphrases on TV, but what counts is that his love of cooking is genuine, and that's what carries us along with him. He doesn't just give recipes, he explains what's so good about each recipe. He describes the ingredients, why they're used, how to prepare them etc, and with the excellent photographs in the book, it's always clear what the finished product is supposed to look like. I've been following TV chefs, and buying shelfloads of cookbooks for years, but I can ... more
  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Panda1976

    4 Stars Jamie Oliver 16/10/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages easy to follow, good tips

    Disadvantages Disadvantages piles on the pounds! Trial and error required

    Jamie Oliver's style of cooking is quite different to a lot of the TV chefs these days, where they go for the perfect finish he tends to concentrate on the finish and the look of the dish whereas he is more interested in the freshness of the ingredients and the taste. I have had this book for years but it has not been until recently that I have been using it. At first glance it seemed too fancy and weird. Not that any of the foods were difficult to find but it was different to the normal run of the mill cookery books. However I did keep it and having watched some of the programmes on Saturday ... more
  • 13 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    spacebaby

    4 Stars A cook book that's a work of art.... 24/08/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Well designed, modern, appeals to men and women

    Disadvantages Disadvantages I wonder if I will pick it up in five years time and think "he looks a prat on that chicken chaser of a scooter".

    OK, I admit it....the book was "in vogue" so I bought it. My mother thought he was a "nice boy", a couple of the girls at work thought that he was "a bit of alright" and I wanted to see if he could provide me with some inspiration in the kitchen. And I was nicely surprised. I mean, not only did the book have some great visuals (colours and styling is far removed from fuddy duddy Delia), but there were actually some useful tips on how to be a smart chef. The book has a really great section of all the ingredients you need to stock your cupboards full of unusual ingredients that make all the ... more
  • 18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    axford25

    5 Stars You wont want to leave the kitchen 18/03/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy to follow recipes, great food, easy to buy ingredients

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Hes a bit of an idiot the program

    Jammie Oliver is a genius, only in the cooking sence. He's not know as being too bright, but who cares. As long as he produces brill recipes I will keep buying his books. I have all four and use them regulary. He named hiself and the series the naked shef because he is going back to basics with his recipes. No poncing about. Proper food for propper people. The ingredients he uses are widely available and things that we have all heard of. I have never had any trouble buying ingredients. Everything is well laid out and easy to follow. Recipes are also easy to find. The book is split into 17 ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jomarley2

    5 Stars typical of jamie oliver! 14/02/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages simple & complex dishes, info on growing herbs, pasta making

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none unless you are looking for traditional dishes

    If you are a fan of jamies cooking then it is a fantstic book. It has full-page colour pictures of the dishes which make you just want to try them out. The thing i found most helpful about this book was he tells you how to grow herbs, dry your herbs and it has a good selection of marinades and dressings you can make and use at any time. I also found his pasta making recipe and risotto recipe very effective. It feature very simple dishes such as pan-cooked english breakfasts, fish pie and party cake. It also gives you ideas of what types of ingredients go well together that you probably ... more
  • 16 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Tempesta

    5 Stars "This Food Is Amazing" 11/08/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Quick and Easy Recipes, Great Results

    Disadvantages Disadvantages No Content Directory at Front of Book

    I am an avid cook and a rather experimental one at that, as most of my friends and family can attest. The kind of person who'll open a recipe book and think "Oh, that looks interesting. I think I'll try that.", and usually on occasions when I have guests over, generally for the first time. To find a recipe book that doesn't yield any negative results, comments, or feedback is somewhat unheard of, so the very fact that each recipe I personally have tried from this book has been met with "This food is amazing!" and "Please can't you tell me what your secret is?" should say something. His recipes ... more
  • 16 of 22 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    girlinlove

    4 Stars Mix it , rip it and get 5star cuisine 26/04/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Cooking easy and with all you´ve got

    Disadvantages Disadvantages I don´t like his TV show

    Have you ever thought of just grabbing in your fridge and on your shelves and mixing together the wildest ingredients? And in the end you´ll end up with a superb menue every mother in law would be pleased. This is my impression of Jamie Olivier. Of course he uses only the best ingredients like extra virgin olive,olive or sunflower oil or dijon mustards and tree different versions of sugar and salt. But the combination of things is what makes his recipies extraordinary and exciting. Never realized all the things you can eat with olives, capers or anchovies (all from pasta to pizza to meat and ... more
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