It's always a pleasure to receive a cookbook at the door, but opening this package was pure delight! Of course the fun, feminine and happy-coloured front cover made it even more delicious.
I come from a long line of potato lovers. My oldest Son is a potato whisperer in any humble garden. In our household, a heaping plate of creamy, whipped mashed potatoes with lots of real butter and thick brown gravy is considered a full, balanced meal.
(By the way is it potato or potatoe?)
Growing up my parents spoke to us in that endearing, down-home Ottawa Valley accent. Potato was pronounced clearly as 'puhdaydoh'.
I quickly began to flip through the pages, knowing I had to select one recipe and try it out immediately. Elements of the books jumped out at me with each flick. Several things were striking:
1. The graphic design. The fonts. Cheeky questions and observations.
2. Humor
3. Categories of recipes, broken down into tasty, organized sections.
Mashed, Roasted, French Fries, Wedges, Hash Browns, 15 Hour, Classics, Baked, Skins, Salads, Easy and Extra Crispies.
I loved the saucy photographs of Poppy herself scattered throughout the book!
I ended up landing on Dill + Pickle Potato Salad. And boy, it did not disappoint.
This cookbook is easy to understand and follow. I gathered my ingredients, even though I didn't have exactly what the recipe called for.
The dressing was so easy and sensational.
I'm in love with this potato salad. I can see it on repeat in my kitchen.
I think every cookbook collection should include this book.
About the Author
Michelin-trained internet sensation Poppy O’Toole created her social media profile, Poppy Cooks, after losing her kitchen job during the pandemic. Known for creating easy-to-follow recipe tutorials, Poppy currently has over 4M followers on TikTok.
Following almost a decade in professional kitchens, Poppy launched her debut cookbook The Food You Need in 2021, which received praise from the likes of Nigella Lawson, Rukmini Iyer and the Daily Mail, who called her the “millennials answer to Delia Smith”. Poppy has been featured across British media like The Times ("The poster girl for TikTok cooks"), The Telegraph ("A first class enabler"), Daily Mail, Observer and Guardian ("one of the ascendant stars of TikTok"). She's appeared on Saturday Kitchen and is the co-host of BBC Three's Young MasterChef. .jpg)
You asked, and she delivered—this is Poppy Cooks' all-potato cookbook. Whether you like them fried, baked, mashed, or roasted, TikTok's High Priestess of the Potato gives you the ultimate potato book.
The spud—the humblest of ingredients—can be made into more than just mashed potatoes (but if it is mash, make it the best mashed potatoes ever), and in this book Poppy O'Toole celebrates the range and variety from just this one mighty ingredient. In these pages, Poppy gives you all the tools you need to achieve the perfect potatoes every time—whether it's a trusted roasted potato, a melt-in-the-mouth fondant, moreish fries and wedges or the perfect bake. Poppy includes all the most-loved potato dishes alongside mouth-watering international classics (think latkes, dauphinoise and patatas bravas), and even some old-school favourites (hello, potato smiles), not to mention a whole chapter dedicated to her sensational 15-hour potatoes.
Across 101 recipes, Poppy shares her top tips and tricks for cooking with different methods and flavours to give you THE book you need to raise your spud game and cook like the Potato Queen herself.
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Appetite by Random House is the boutique lifestyle imprint of Penguin Random House of Canada, based in Vancouver and Toronto. Appetite publishes books into Canada, the US, and International markets, across a range of subjects, marrying books of regional, national, and international flavour in one unified lifestyle list. Whether it’s food, drink, health, or design, Appetite publishes books to celebrate and satisfy your appetite for life!
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