Pretty hilarious, and actually helpful at the same time. She's got some wonderful cheats that still work great. The illustrations are delightful, the narrative voice is honest and charming, and it's one of my favourites (and the first book is every bit as good).

(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). ( )

No idea yet whether the recipes are any good, but her commentary is certainly fun to read. And my favorite part of these old cookbooks is seeing how differently people ate back then. Lots of chutney! And I wouldn't make the blender coleslaw, with all the vitamins going down the sink like that. But quite a few quick-sounding things that I really do want to try. Adorable illustrations. ( )

1st ed dw. with over 140 recipes and 323 afterthoughts. ( )