Catherine Phipps is a columnist for the Guardian's Word of Mouth food pages and a freelance food writer. She lives in London with her partner and two children, juggling writing with a busy family life.
This humdrum tool of grandmother's thrifty cooking is resurrected with an amazing amount of glamour... Phipps shows that high-pressure cooking isn't only quick and economic, but a tool to treasure flavour. -- Nick Wyke * The Times * If pressure cooking speaks to you of grannies, boiled-to-death pulses and explosions, Phipps shows you you're wrong. Recipes you'll want to cook, yes; but her writing style - precision with an almost retro gentleness - will seduce you completely. -- Tim Hayward * Financial Times * Phipps's exceptional book shows that the pressure cooker has moved far beyond its spluttering, drab 1970s incarnation... It is worth buying for the risotto recipes alone: perfect risotto in five minutes, with no stirring (really). -- Bee Wilson * The Sunday Times * The Pressure Cooker Cookbook by first time author Catherine Phipps has genuinely changed the way I cook for the better... This book is a recipe for sanity. If you don't have a pressure cooker, all I can say is: get one! -- Psychologies Magazine * Psychologies Magazine *