Notes about Recipes in this book

• Harira

  • Futuregirl23 on April 20, 2023

    This is really good! I didn’t need to add any water at the end and it really needed the whole lemon. But an absolute pleasure to eat and I think will become a regular favourite in this house!

• Chicken with red peppers, capers and black olives

  • Clog on December 11, 2022

    I cooked this with chicken thighs which turned out beautifully tender and juicy. The thickened sauce sauce complemented the chicken perfectly. Served with sauteed potatoes, as recommended in the recipe, it made a very easy and satisfying meal.

• Sardines in tomato sauce

  • Clog on June 07, 2023

    Very straightforward to prepare. You can vary the spices to your preferred taste.

• Basque squid stew

  • Fazlet on June 10, 2024

    This is wonderful! Beautiful rich broth and great with bread.

• Vegetable baked beans

  • Clog on March 02, 2023

    A tasty and most acceptable alternative to the usual tomato sauce-based baked beans, and packed with a variety of vegetables too.

  • Futuregirl23 on April 11, 2023

    Really easy and really lovely. A big hit with the kids.

• Garbure

  • Clog on March 24, 2023

    Take the advice in the recipe to cook this a day in advance of serving. It works much better.

• One-pot lentils with sausages

  • Clog on May 24, 2023

    Very simple to put together. It's also a great starting point for infinite variations on a theme of lentil stew.

• Brussels sprouts with chestnuts and bacon

  • Clog on March 28, 2023

    I didn't think there was enough liquid to allow my pressure cooker to build up to pressure, and there wasn't. Happily my machine is clever enough to detect this and close down safely, and by the time I opened it up the sprouts were properly cooked. With this proviso, it's a nice, tasty side dish for any time of year that you have sprouts to cook.

• Braised leeks, peas and little gems

  • Pimlicocook on August 14, 2021

    Made half the recipe of veg as a main for one, but used full amount of butter/oil/wine, which meant there was a tasty stock to pour over the dish, with some dill and feta cheese (I didn’t add bacon) and a drizzle of olive oil. Really quick and easy. Would make again.

• Yum.Fi

  It is a good book, it encourages you to try something new and there will be a lot of benefits once you master it. However it perhaps gives a slightly overly-false impression of just how easy it is...

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• Ms. Marmite Lover

  Catherine's quietly competent book has tons of inviting and most importantly, thoroughly tested recipes, but has only one drawback, you need to possess a pressure cooker.

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• Fuss Free Flavours

  ...for those who are looking at the pressure cooker stuck at the back of the cupboard, and are looking for inspiration, it’s well worth considering this book.

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