The Lake House Cookbook
November 12, 2009
One of those classic Christmas moments we have all had – ‘Gee, thanks!’ I had tried to smile brightly when I was given this cookbook for a present. Given in the spirit of the holiday, and I was obviously expected to be delighted to have received such a thoughtful gift.
Sting and his wife Trudie, both born and raised in the city, had become gentleman farmers, moving to the Lake House manor with its sixty-acre organic farm, and were rhapsodic about their new connection with the earth. I can just imagine Sting, coming home from a 50 city tour with his easy listening jazz band, putting on the overalls and going out to pull weeds… right. Ok, so I am a pessimist about all that, but I did try to give the book the benefit of the doubt, and read it without too much bias..
Nah, that didn’t work. This book is so obviously a vanity project, even the family chef couldn’t save it. Both recipes and pictures are very average, with nothing special or even vaguely interesting. I have cooked long enough to know this is a pile of poop that should be avoided…
bad dog!
organic farms could actually save us from carcinogens and toxins”":