Notes about Recipes in this book

• Beef and olive empanadas

  • DulcieD on April 20, 2015

    Made for me fab! Need to make sure pastry circles not too small

• Peri peri chicken skewers with tahini and avocado dip

  • ithyt on September 06, 2015

    4.14 Great way to cook chicken skewers. Flavours ok - could use method w different flavours. Dip yum.

• Smoked babaghanoush

  • ithyt on September 06, 2015

    1.15 Tasty - makes heaps.

• Pork and ginger dumplings

  • DulcieD on April 20, 2015

    Easy and very nice. Make double for freezer. And make extra nuts for snack with a cuppa tea

  • ithyt on September 06, 2015

    1.15 Scrummy - makes loads. I froze mixture to use again another day.

• Prawn, caramelised cashew and mango dumplings

  • ithyt on September 06, 2015

    1.15 H and I preferred the Pork and Ginger to this flavour.

• Salmon hash cakes

  • DulcieD on September 14, 2013

    Forgot fresh salmon so made this with tinned, I know sacrilege ! But still really good.

• Ripe red quinoa salad

  • ithyt on September 06, 2015

    12.13 Had to substitute quite a bit. Dressing great - yummy healthy salad. 4.14 Yummy again 1.5 x the dressing. Edamame add great colour.

• Raw broccoli, cranberry and pine nut

  • DulcieD on September 14, 2013

    Trying to be a bit healthy I halved the mayo it was still fab. I make extra to use as a side dish through out the week.

  • ithyt on September 06, 2015

    6.15 Scrummy - I cut back on nuts and mayo - was fine. Could almost of had one other head of broc depending on size.

  • vintagerose on October 27, 2020

    A beautiful salad. We have this about once a week and always enjoy it.

• African wild rice

  • RosieB on August 09, 2015

    This was delicious and looked fantastic. I made it for a sunday night light dinner but it would be equally good as part of a shared plate. There were no left overs!

  • ithyt on September 06, 2015

    6.13 Need to try again.

  • RosieB on October 05, 2015

    I made this dish again but with Chorizo. It was as good as the first time I made it. The Ripe books are two of the most used cook books in my library. The recipes are all delicious.

• Big fat eggplant and chickpea

  • ithyt on September 06, 2015

    4.15 Quite different but tasty.

• Caramelised beetroot and bulghar wheat pilaf

  • ithyt on September 06, 2015

    11.13 Could double beetroot - plenty of spice mix.

• Coronation chicken with orecchiette pasta

  • ithyt on September 06, 2015

    4.15 Used a whole box (500g) of orzo - made a huge salad - yummy.

• Mexican meatball soup

  • e_ballad on May 18, 2021

    I was unsure whether the raw rice would cook within the meatballs within the amount of time specified, but they were perfectly cooked through. Seemed dominated by the tomato paste flavour.

• Caramel custard flan

  • e_ballad on May 18, 2021

    Very rich & super-sweet.

• Chocolate cherry cheesecake

  • ithyt on September 06, 2015

    6.13 Very rich - definitely needs the cherries.

• Rhubarb and gingernut baked cheesecake

  • Fiona on July 29, 2013

    This was absolutely fantastic - I love the combination of rhubarb and ginger, often stew them together (Melissa Clark) so when I saw them combined in a cheesecake I couldn't go past it. I hadn't made a cheesecake for years, wasn't even sure if I still liked them, but this reminded me what a good cheesecake should taste like. Only thing I would have done differently is cook a bit more rhubarb to go on the top.

• Pink powder-puff cake

  • ithyt on September 06, 2015

    2.14 Made for AK's bday - scrummy - v much a dessert.

• I want you I need you peanut butter and jelly layer cake

  • ChelseaP on May 22, 2021

    Made this cake for a peanut butter jelly lovers birthday and it was delicious.

• Quinoa fruit cookies

  • e_ballad on July 13, 2021

    The flavour is great, but the texture is quite gritty from the quinoa.

• Ripe's shepherd's pie

  • RosieB on February 11, 2016

    I made this with some cooked goat meat which I minced adding it as per the recipe but I did not cook it for long before putting into a baking dish and topping with potatoe and cheese. It was a great recipe to use up left over cooked meat. The flavours were great.a good comfort food dish.

  • e_ballad on May 15, 2021

    Excellent. Inhaled by the kids.

• Cashew and honey crusted pork fillet

  • DulcieD on April 20, 2015

    Great with fresh crunchy steamed veges but I like my meat hot / warm so would not rest for full 10mins

• Macaroni and cheese

  • DulcieD on April 20, 2015

    Not cheesy enough for me, will add sharper cheese nest time, as well as adding a little more bacon

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