Watts Cooking: Deliciously simple recipes to inspire home cooks

I’ve made a lot of Jons recipes from his Instagram so was delighted when he brought out this book - and it does not disappoint.Highlights…* 90% of the recipes are meals I’ll actually cook… so unusual for a cookbook to have so many crowd pleasing dishes! Easy ingredients and lots of flavour.* there a photo for every recipe - YES! So much easier to follow a recipe that has a picture too.* a decent amount of garlic is used in the recipes. 3-4 cloves that’s what I’m taking about. lolWhat would make it 6 out of 5 stars?* nutritional information - would be good to see the calories etc (or maybe not with the amount of recipes which include double cream 😅)* the infamous potato dauphinois recipe. We need that on paper.

Like everyone else, I discovered this chef on instagram, with his Marry Me chicken recipe (which, by the way, lives up to all the hype and is one of my favourite recipes ever!). I haven't tried everything in the book yet, but his Pear Frangipane, flapjacks, chocolate chip cookies in particular are excellent. His sweet pastry recipe is now a staple for me, and never cooks anything but crispy, no matter what fillings I use. And it stays crispy for at least 3 days afterwards! Another major bonus for me is its layout, which I love.

Jon has literally thought of everything. These meals are not only delicious, easy and quick to make, and inexpensive, but they're also nutritious and fun. You can get the kids cooking along and make tasty meals that will feel like you're having a takeaway every night. What I love about the book is that EVERY recipe has a gorgeous picture, the instructions are simple and easy to follow, and you get information at the start of the book about the kind of ingredients you'll need. The fish curry is one of my favourites, but I do like the sweet treats and easy side dishes too. The attention to detail is evident and you can tell that Jon's heart and soul has gone into making this book. He's brought together so many wonderful recipes and ideas and achieved something that other well known chefs haven't. At this price, the book is a bargain for a hardback. It will definitely take pride of place in my kitchen. I will also be gifting it to friends and family - it's the ideal Christmas present.

Since receiving the book few weeks ago I've cooked 5 of his recipes, very tasty and full of flavour although not exactly slimming due to the amount of cheese etc. The only criticism I have is his prep and cook times are way out. The prawn and asparagus risotto is delicious but doesn't freeze well. As I live alone I cook the full recipe and eat one freeze one, works well with most of his recipes but be prepared to take a lot longer preparing the ingredients, what I don't like is I'm now buying pre chopped and grated items which don't last as long so you end up buying more. All in all though very tasty recipes.

I was introduced to Jon Watts by my sister and it is the best cookbook I’ve ever had, easy to follow very tasty recipes which I can say my family and friends always enjoy. Cannot recommend this book enough.

I have bought many cookery books but this one has lots of easy recipes that I know I will actually give them a try

I’ve had a few cook books but this is by far the best one I’ve seen and continue to use!!! First impressions are that it’s visibly pleasing to the eye, nice and bright and even the title sums it up, it’s the chefs name! Says it as it is.The dedication on the first page is touching as you begin the journey through this book, the recipes are simple and easy to follow and taste scrumptious, so much so that we’re slowly but surely working our way through these fabulous tastes!I also love his story and the little notes of interest through the book.My favourite?… they’re all good recipes but the one I keep going back to is page 140, Prawn linguine .. so yum!!

Bought as a gift. Lovely easy to follow recipes. Excellent quality book. Would highly recommend.