sadly, I was unable to download my preview to carry out the review. The recipe's sounded nice having read other reviews and I'm sure I would have enjoyed them. Maybe I will check out the book this Christmas break.

I'd definitely be interested in seeing more of this book. This sampler has 3 recipes: Honey-baked feta with lavender, thyme and rye crisps, slow cooked pork belly with burnt pear and nutmeg and fig and ginger cheesecake.

I don't eat meat so the belly pork is out, but the other two recipes sound amazing. I would never have thought to bake feta but I'm definitely going to try it and I've never been brave enough to use lavender in cooking but this recipe with the thyme has given me the confidence to try it. I have quite a sweet tooth so cheesecake in any form is a winner for me and the ginger biscuit base had my mouth watering.

The recipes I've seen definitely look do-able for even a novice cook like me and I'm sure any guests lucky enough to be served these delights will be amazed and impressed.

Thanks to NetGalley for the sampler, I'll definitely have a look at the whole book to see what other novel ideas Marcus Wareing has.

Nice photography and tasty looking recipes. Not sure I would make them myself though, maybe the cheesecake if I could afford all those figs.

A very short sampler with 3 fairly simple recipes. I'll definitely be trying out the Honey Baked Feta. Hard to judge the book on so few pages but worth a look.

I love to cook and always enjoy trying different recipes. This is a must have cookery book and shall be buying a copy when i next go shopping. I couldn't tell you which recipe i shall be making first, as too many have caught my eye. Just from the few recipes in this sampler, the instructions appear to be easy to follow and ingredients easy to purchase. The notes on ingredients is very helpful. Recommended.

My thanks to Netgalley and the Publishers. This is my honest review.

The sampler itself is not great, the Times supplement is far better. I've tested a recipe on there and it came out great but I wanted to see a list of contents before I purchased it (not a fan of fish so cookbooks that are 50% fish recipes are no good to me). Can't wait for my New Classics to come however, big fan of Marcus' recipes, he's in the top three with James Martin and Delia Smith for recipes you can trust.

Some great looking recipes need to get figs. Looking forward to ginger and fig cheesecake yum yum 😋 I have given 4 stars but that may change once I’ve made a couple of the recipes.

Although this is just a small sampler of the book, the recipes for honey-baked feta and fig and ginger cheesecake look so tempting and easy enough to try at home!

These are definitely mouth watering recipes. I love the sound of pork and pear together. Really looking forward to trying it. I am seriously considering buying the book as well.

I received a sampler version of this new classics sampler cookery book from Netgalley in return for a honest review.

There were 3 recipes included, all with full colour photographs and easy to follow instructions. All the ingredients used seem generally easy to get hold of, though some of it fancy in my opinion, such as lavender & rye bread.

The one recipe that caught my eye was tthe slow cooked pork belly with burnt pear & nutmeg which looked delicious. It a long recipe as it is marinated for at least 12 hours before being cooked over a low heat for about 3 hours. The introduction to the recipe explains why the pork is cooked slowly which is helpful. In this recipe the crackling is made at the end of the cooking process by grilling the pork for about 20 minutes and the vegetables the pork was originally cooked on, are turned into an easy gravy to accompany the dish; however It does not come with any recommendations as to what to serve it with.

Other recipes included were honey baked feta with lavender, thyme & rye crisp and fig & ginger cheesecake.

I really like this little sample of Marcus Wareing's new book. He always comes across as a down to earth chap who is mainly interested in the food he cooks and not himself, unlike so many well known 'celebrity' chefs these days. I cook belly pork a lot and I am looking forward to trying this different take on it. Followed by the fig cheesecake quite likely. Delicious.

Unfortunately, I don't eat pork and I am lactose intolerant and so these were not great sample recipes I received to make a judgement on. I do love watching Marcus Wareing though on Masterchef The Professionals and so I will definitely look out for this book in the shops to have a proper look at it to decide whether I would buy it or not. Lovely photos. Just a shame I couldn't review the book in full to enable me to write a proper review.

I like Marcus Wareing; he comes across as down to earth and friendly with none of the histrionics and ego associated with some names. I have one of his books which focuses on British cooking and was interested in this short sampler.

Based on just three recipes in this sampler, feta, belly pork and a scrumptious looking fig cheesecake, this is a book I'd be delighted to own and use. The photos are stunning and do each dish justice. The book works well as a double page layout on a tablet device where both the photo, ingredients and method are well laid out. But the great joy is the simplicity of both ingredients and preparation. The pork recipe is incredibly easy and reading through was literally making my mouth water. It's a dish which a novice cook could easily tackle and be proud of the result. Equally, it's likely to prove inspirational to old hands at cooking and provide a totally new twist to familiar dishes. It's on my wish list and I'm delighted to recommend.

Unable to download - full review will follow when I can get a copy of the book.

Based on the sampler this book has fantastic pictures and easy to follow recipes using ingredients that are easy to source but that would produce tasty impressive dishes. I would have liked to have seen a full list of recipes included in the sampler but based on what I have seen this appears to be a fantastic cookery book.

Impossible to review from only three recipes. It would help if a list of all the recipes had been provided even if not included.

Good easy recipes that look fabulous. I can’t wait to start cooking

Whilst this was only a sampler I was immediately impressed. The three recipes that were featured all looked lovely and I have added the full book to my Christmas list!! I love watching Marcus on Masterchef so it will be a treat to cook some of his recipes this Christmas!

As always cookery books are a sneaky passion of mine and Marcus is an esteemed chef and well renowned for his fabulous recipes