Maryanne MaddenHamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Halogen Oven Recipes: Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook

This is a British cookery book, with quite ordinary recipes in it. I think confusion may arise from the differences between the U.K. And US versions of English. Here is a quick guide to translating ingredients, or substitutions where useful. Hopefully I didn't miss too much:Tomato purée = tomato pasteCoriander leaves or fresh coriander = cilantro leavesMinced chicken (or other meat) = ground chicken (or other meat)Back bacon - substitute Canadian baconGoujons = battered and fried strips or sticks or fingers of something e.g chicken goujons are fried chicken stripsHob = stove topMuscovado sugar = brown sugarCayenne pepper = red pepper (hot)Roasting tin = roasting panCaster sugar = fine sugar (you can use regular sugar)Chestnut mushrooms = cremini mushrooms (you could use plain white mushrooms)Sorrel is a slightly sour tasting weed - you could substitute watercress or arugula (different but still would be tasty)Swede = large turnipPancetta is in all our New Hampshire supermarkets, but you could substitute bacon if you can't find any.Leeks are also common in NH. They are like very mild onions. If you can't find any, try substituting shallots.Streaky bacon is just regular bacon here.Gammon steaks = ham steaksPolythene food bag = ziplock bagGround coriander = coriander seeds ground up to form the spice you find in little jars at the supermarketGaram masala = Indian curry powderNatural yogurt = plain yogurtButton mushrooms = regular white mushroomsPlain flour = all purpose flourKitchen paper = paper towelsCourgettes = zucchiniSuet - can use frozen, shredded butter as a substitutePrawn = shrimpDouble cream = whipping creamSingle cream - you could use half-and-halfRoquefort = blue cheeseCrostini = bruschettaStrong white flour = bread flour

Got the oven, now what? Got this cookery book--Wow! Not sure what I expected, but certainly not a little cookery book chock full of easy to prepare dishes that cook up in no time. This is a U.K. cookery book, so minor adjustments are the norm. But minor conversions aside (and they are minor), this little book packs a big wallop when it comes creating flavorful meals in these tabletop convection ovens.Would I buy this for friends? In a minute!

I like the book, good recipes. Wish I had known the size of the book is small and so is the printing. Also since it is British it took some time to interpret their unique phrases. But a fun good book.

There is nothing I would cook in this book

Wasn't what I thought it would be, not that impressed.

How refreshing to get a book that actually deals with counter top halogen cooking rather than cooking in a built-in unit like 'Cooking with Convection'. The instructions are so very easy to follow, even for an old guy, and the colored pictures are a plus. Measurements are in USA not metric. numbers. Took 'forever' to get here but I like the book enough to over look the slow boat shipping.

Good reading. Lovely photos. I hope to start a food biz and the recipes are useful. Will try out many recipes from here.

UK Recipes not US. nice compact book with pics. Not familiar with many ingredients but would not have purchased if known.

J'ai bien reçu le livre de recettes dans les délais mais je ne pensais pas que le livre serait aussi petit. Mais il semble assez complet.

I recently purchased the Hamlyn 200 Halogen Oven Recipes: All Colour Cookbook. I find halogen oven cooking very helpful as I am an elderly person and stooping down is difficult for me. I was looking for a collection of recipes designed specifically for the halogen oven. This book is well formatted and contains some useful general information to help you get the most out of your oven. Recipes are categorised conveniently eg Beef, Chicken Vegetarian etc and the book is full of nice colour illustrations. Whether you are a newcomer to halogen ovens or a seasoned pro you will find plenty to enjoy in this book. I thoroughly recommend it.

There is a picture with every recipe and there not to complicated

Quite a few good hintsAlso metric as well as American measureAll halogen ovens are a little differentSo the book is a good starting point

Excellent