Bliss on Toast is as much a toolkit for quick fridge-raids as it is inspiration for seasonal delights. A wonderful collection of recipes to suit the every day kitchen, embracing seasonality, flavours, and drawing on the depth of knowledge that the great Prue Leith has. Her tasty recipes are divided into chapters for dishes that include cheese and eggs; vegetarian and vegan ingredients; fish; meat and poultry; and desserts. Expanding on the British Sunday supper of beans-on-toast, her take on this culinary tradition includes indulgent yet simply composed small plates that satisfy even the most sophisticated palates with recipes hitting all the high notes of flavor and texture . And when you top it with a few cleverly paired ingredients, it becomes a full meal--not to mention pure bliss.

The recipe that looks really yummy right now is toasted panettone with bananas sautéed in butter, syrup and vanilla ice cream. I don't know why Dagwood became synonymous with "sandwich", seems like a better definition would be "one who loves sandwiches". just about ANYTHING on toast is delicious but some of these concoctions are exactly what I need for those days when I don't want the same old turkey sandwich or grilled cheese.In Bliss on Toast , Great British Baking Show judge Prue Leith toasts sourdoughs, focaccias, baguettes, flatbreads and more, then pairs them with everything from seasonal vegetables to meat and fish. I was lured in by the dish on the cover, but it isn't a great representation of the recipes to be found inside. There is a photo for every recipe, and really many of these are just stacking ideas - the amount of actual cooking involved generally is pretty minimal. With easily swapped components, the sky's the limit for creating these elevated, simple-to-build, open-faced eats. I was hoping for some simpler recipes, meaning everyday ingredients, but there are some good recipes in there!

Very British-centric ingredient wise but also many recipes I look forward to trying, as well Leith gave me and other fledgling cooks permission to experiment using left-overs and pantry items--always a useful skill. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Can’t believe that a modest idea I had about a monthly recipe in the Oldie, consisting of delicious stuff on toast for Sunday night suppers, has turned into a really lovely little book.