Jamie Oliver's FoodTube : The Family Cookbook

Hi Guys, Jamie Here!

I'm really proud to introduce you to the illustrious Kerryann Dunlop. As one of my ex-students at Fifteen, I've had the pleasure of cooking beside Kerryann for many years now, and boy this girl can cook. Since her stint at Fifteen, she's honed her cooking skills, had a family, become a super-mum, and now she's got this beautiful book of 50 signature dishes from her busy household. As a mum on a tight budget, Kerryann's recipes are all about food that'll make you feel like you've had a big old hug, from comforting dinners and easy breakfasts to clever batch-cooking and naughty treats.

This little book is one of the first in a collection of no-nonsense, beautiful cookbooks, inspired by the incredible cooks, chefs and artisans on my Food Tube channel. If you don't know the channel already, hunt us out on YouTube, where myself and a bunch of super-talented people, including Kerryann, are uploading exclusive videos every week, with plenty of clever tips, tricks and methods that'll transform your cooking. We're a community of food lovers and experts, who simply want to share our passion with you guys, so if you have any questions, please leave a comment and we'll be happy to answer.

Kerryann is such a friendly character with a tone and style that are super-warm, motherly and gentle – so armed with the recipes in this book and the thrifty family tips and tricks from her Food Tube videos, you're guaranteed a bunch of homely recipes that you'll keep going back to time and again. That's enough from me, over to the wonderful Kerryann.

Big love,

Jamie Oliver



Hello, I'm Kerryann

I've always loved cooking. Ever since I was little, I'd watch any kind of cooking programme on TV (Delia was always my favourite!) and when Food Network started, it was like Christmas. I'd always be in the kitchen, looking at what my Mum and Nan were cooking, and it's from them that I learnt how to cook. I grew up on good home-cooked food and it was my Mum and Nan who showed me that it's more than possible to make good food on a tight budget. Money's a big thing (I'm not rich!), but people are under the illusion that to eat well you need lots of it. You don't – you just need to be clever about how you shop and how you cook.

A lot of the recipes in this book are versions of my Mum's and Nan's, who passed down their knowledge to me. Since having kids, my cooking has become much more family-orientated – I don't want to feed them ready-meals and processed food, I want to feed them like my Mum fed me.

Even if you think you can't cook, it's not that difficult to learn – once you've got five recipes down, you're good. After that, you'll have the confidence to play around with those five recipes and make them your own, then who knows what you'll make next (my hidden vegetable pasta sauce on page 78 is my favourite – I use that sauce in so many recipes, from chilli and lasagne to pizza and meatballs).

I hope that you find your five recipes somewhere in this book, then you can do exactly what I did and make them your own.

Good luck and happy cooking!