COOK: Serve up Joy: Recipes for sharing: The first book from the much-loved frozen meals brand
Hardback Published on: 05/06/2025
Price: £28.00
Synopsis
Nothing brings people together better than sharing a good meal, and no-one knows more about gathering friends and family around a table than the award-winning COOK kitchens. Whether you are short on time, looking to entertain with a minimum of fuss or wanting to impress, Serve up Joy has you covered. More than 80 recipes for worknight wonders, feeding the family, special nights in, salads and sides, cooking for a crowd and, of course, irresistible desserts complete with kitchen wisdom and menu-planning advice.
Recipes include:
Chicken Alexander
Mushroom and Aubergine Lasagne
Halloumi with Pesto and Roasted Veg
Moroccan Lamb Tagine
Warm Prawn Noodle Salad
Fruit Vacherin
Making and sharing good food is one of the fundamentals for a happy life. The COOK ethos is simple: good people; good food; sitting down together and serving up joy. Welcome to our table.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9781804192924
- Number of pages: 224
- Dimensions: 248 x 192 x 26 mm
- Weight: 951g
- Languages: English
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A great cook book
A brilliant cook book with a wide variety of recipes for all the family. My favourites are the macaroni cheese and the cheesecake!
Great recipes
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Serve Up Joy Cookbook
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Yummy
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Great cook book so easy to follow and we made some amazing meals as desserts
Lovely
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Great family meals
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Accessible tasty cooking for all!
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Great Cook Book.
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Great recipes for all the family.
Would recommend this book.
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This book does exactly what it says on the cover and Serves Up Joy
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Delicious recipes
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Serve up Joy
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Overall, I’d say it’s decent
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Favourite cookbook
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Love this cookbook
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Flavoursome recipes for favourite dishes
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Comfort on Every Page
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Brings joy to the table!
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Great family cook book
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Great selection of every-day recipes
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A beautiful well written cook book.
Hospitality aid
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Great home cooking
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My new favourite recipe book!
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Best cook book I’ve had for a while
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Family mealtimes just became a lot more wholesome!
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Great for newbies and professional cooks!!
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Great recipes
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So much variety
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What a lovely well written and illustrated cook book!
What a lovely well written and illustrated cook book!
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Food for all the family!
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Great cook book
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A great collection of easy to follow recipes
Versatile to everyone’s tastebuds
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Gorgeous Recipes for when you have time
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Fantastic!
A great books for a variety of different meals throughout the week. Easy to follow, beautiful pictures and a book I’ll keep forever.
Beautiful Cook Book
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Its okay
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Serve Up Joy (for family or friends)
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Serve up joy - Ruth
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Great recipes that are easy to follow and taste delicious
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The... READ MORE
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It’s a yes from this family!
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Fantastic book
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A really lovely little book
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A kitchen must have!
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Great range of recipes for the prepared cook
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Great selection!
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COOK-Serve Up Joy- Brilliant Cook Book
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Exceptional recipes for amazing family meals
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A decent book
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Great to inspire new cooking ideas
Easy to follow, step by step, makes meal prep easy! This book brought a lot of fun to our busy kitchen