Very Good in Very Good jacket 9 x 11.5" 240pp inc index and 150 colour and b+w photos and other illustrations-More than 350 recipes for the cook who doesn"t want to compete with professional chefs. Based on, but expanded from, the year-long "Sunday Times" series.Step-by-step illus, colour photos. The illus are quite varied and includes reproductions of artwork, as well as photos of types of susages (for example) but the step-by-step illus are very clear. 350 recipes selected by Arabella Boxer. The contributors' section for various thematic meals are excellent: Caroline Conran, Glynn Christian, Claudia Roden, Melanie de Blanc, Patricia Lousada, Dinah Morrison, Jocasta Innes, Antonio Carluccio, Philippa Davenport, Jancis Robinson. (Lousada's recipe for Boned Stuffed Turkey in Madeira Sauce is a standout). The body of the book is devoted to Boxer's recipes where unlike most authors, she divides them by techniques (steaming, boiling, roasting etc) rather than on the ingredients. Within each technique section there is a master recipe in which the basic technique is explored followed by other recipes using variations of the same methods.The recipes are well and clearly presented for the home cook with the instructions and diagrams are extremely clear. Section on kitchen equipment and wines and drinks.