The Lake House Cookbook

by Trudie Styler

"Moving to Lake House brought back to me my childhood dream of living on a farm. Although Sting and I are both from urban working-class backgrounds, it is with some sense of returning to our roots that we have come to Lake and are trying to live off the land . . . [as] my father and Sting's father were both keen vegetable growers." Since it was built in the English countryside in the sixteenth century, spectacular Lake House had been lived in by only...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609604120
• ISBN13: 9780609604120
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.1" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Good food!!

Regardless of what you think of the author(s), the true test (or proof) of a good cookbook is "in the pudding," so to speak. I have owned this cookbook since it came out here in the United States, and not only do I find it charming, I have had the opportunity to try many of the recipes. They have been received with rave reviews by friends and family. I find they are easy to read and follow. The ingredients have been readily available, and the taste, in a word "superb!" Buy it, you won't regret it. But you must take the time to use it, and see for yourself!

Trudie Styler has give us a gift.....

Be you novice or and old timer when it comes to vegetarian thoughts this is an excellent bool to have. Not only are the photographs stunning, but the book is simply a joy to hold, and use. It has an aura that is a tad zen, a tad British and a tad bit Californian. Well laid out and a book that men and women would appreciate, and would love to recieve as a gift. Yes, she is the wife of STING. But she (Trudie Styler) holds her own and gets my respect and applause for doing such a good job talking food. She seems to understand the ritual nature of growing, as well as preparing food. And if having STING in her life will help sell the book, more power to her. Fact is food is a sacrement that comes from the earth and the book shares this with the reader. Helps the reader see that food should be healthy and whole and need not be bland.

Chillingly BEAUTIFUL!!!

This is truly a----keep it easy to find--book!Trudie and Joe have put together wonderful, easy to do, good for us recipes. The information on the organics was so educational> My desire now is to be able to be a part of that incredible home!! The photography is awesome!!! Thank you, Trudie, Joseph and you too, Sting!!

Brilliant! Only wish I had ..

all the same facilities that Sponzo gets to work with! ;)Seriously though, if your a Sting fan like myself, or not this is the book to have! Interesting facts on the history of Lake House, the families organic farm, and very creative food ideas!Tom Pogson Singer/Songwriter

Self-sufficiency from earth to table: great recipes, photos

This is a rich and useful book, one that, if you buy it as a gift, you will want to keep. (I bought it for myself, gave it to someone I love, regret that I don't have it now, and will buy another for msyelf!)The Lake House Cookbook presents the practical and and artistic elements of a self-sufficent, organic food style. Trudie Styler (Sting's wife), and Joseph Sponzo (chef for the Lake House, Trudie and Sting's house in Wiltshire, GB), have collaborated to create one of the most interesting and refreshing cookbooks I've seen in a long while. The book design and photos are beautiful. The recipes are great. Ms. Styler handles the discussion about converting the Lake House property into a self-sufficent, organic farm for fruits, vegetables and animals--a very interesting and entertaining tale. Mr. Sponzo presents his philosophy and attitudes about food and cooking, and oh! -- those recipes! What I like best about this book is that both Ms. Styler and Mr. Sponzo present their information in a dyamnic, not a didactic, way. This leaves plenty of room for the reader to respond personally and uniquely to the information in the book. You can take Trudie's story about Lake House, and apply the underlying philosophy to your own circumstances and garden. And you can use Joe's approach to food, and his recipes, as the swing point for making your own new flavor and texture combinations. It's clear that both writers have great respect for all of life as a whole, for vegetable and animal food in its role in nourishing life, and for the interplay between all elements of life; that they both celebrate and honor foodstuffs, their preparation, and their presentation, from the earth to the table; and that they understand and can manage all the tightly interwoven aspects of life, food, finances, responsible action, and a life filled with health on all levels.A great book, one that you'll keep pulling off the shelf to peruse, instead of reading your favorite mystery!