Pastry & Bakery

Alex Hollywood: My Busy Kitchen - A lifetime of family recipes

'Lavish straightforward plans, roused by Alex's movements and family social events.' Mary Berry

'Home cooking that is completely appropriate for midweek family dinners or exceptional events with companions. Appreciate it individuals!' Tom Kerridge

As Bake Off adjudicator Paul Hollywood openly concedes, it's his significant other Alex who is accountable for cooking in the Hollywood family. She's the person who plans, shops and cooks so they can appreciate heavenly home-made food with loved ones. A cultivated self-trained cook who originates from a group of food-darlings, Alex is enthusiastic about food however immovably accepts that cooking and eating are around a certain something: satisfaction. Her plans can be categorized as one of two classes - fast and basic for when you don't have a lot of time during the week, or moderate and basic for a lethargic end of the week at home.

However, basic doesn't mean common. With a couple of cunning turns and drawing on impacts from her movements and her family (an exciting French grandmother, a dad raised in Spain and a Norwegian distant grandma) Alex's plans are simple, cheap and only somewhat extraordinary.

For any individual who needs motivation for fast mid-week dinners, offhand kitchen dinners with companions or loosened up end of the week socials, My Busy Kitchen is the book for you.

About the Author

Alex Hollywood is passionate about food and firmly believes that cooking and eating should be about one thing: enjoyment, not worrying about presentation and whether your roux is made to Michelin-star standards. Having grown up in Kent, Alex's cooking has been shaped by her Norwegian great-grandmother, her French godmother, her father's love of Spain, and her time living in Cyprus. Her twitter feed @Hollywood_wife has quickly built up fans eager for recipe ideas and food tweets. Alex is a regular on ITV's Lorraine. My Busy Kitchen is her first book

I like this book. There are plenty of recipes that I have and will cook again. Despite some negative reviews, she is quite thrifty on the whole but will push the boat out for an occasion. I’v ordered another of her cook books since receiving this. --Lakeskip

I have been using this book for a while now and was reading the customer reviews some of which are very unfair ! This is a GREAT book !! Fantastic recipes and all delicious the Coconut Dahl is my favourite and even my very fussy daughter loves this and its so healthy ! I am looking forward to Alex's next book and this one is great so well worth a purchase. --Pumkin

Delighted with this cook book. I enjoy reading cook books and this one inspires me to try out new recipes in my busy, sometimes hectic, kitchen. Great new ideas and some old favourites. Covers every meal time, snacks, cakes & treats. --G. Vicary