• sck on July 28, 2010

  Yummy food, but beware many recipes take days to prepare so you have to plan ahead.

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Artichokes à la provençale

  • okcook on March 26, 2012

    The flavours are very rich with the pancetta but a great side dish in small quantities. I used large artichokes because we can't get the baby ones and they were fine after I cut them in eighths and took all the tough leaves off.

• Casserole of lentils, eggplant, and mint

  • metacritic on September 06, 2020

    A spectacular dish. Deeply flavored, bright with acid, and a one-dish meal due to the lentils. Like all Wofert recipes it is sneakily time-consuming but worth the effort.

• Fresh cod roasted on a bed of potatoes with olives

  • blintz on February 28, 2013

    Made this with 1-inch thick Hake fillets, and it was delicious. With careful reheating, it still tasted great the second night. There's a bit of fussing with the potatoes in the oven that might not be necessary and next time I'll double the garlic and olives.

• Moroccan chicken with lemon and eggs

  • mcvl on August 23, 2020

    You will laugh, but I just made a version of this using cauliflower instead of chicken (#CovidCooking). The egg sauce/topping/ whatever is so delicious I was eating it all on its own with a spoon. By the way, the EYB ingredient list is mistaken -- no yogurt is called for, although it wouldn't be a bad addition.

• Moroccan chicken with pumpkin, sweet-and-sour plums, and toasted almonds

  • runoutofshelves on February 24, 2023

    This was rich and and sweet and delicious. We had a sort of pumpkin we had never tried, the delicato, and thought this recipe would be a great way to cook it, was very excited to find the dried plums she describes, a new recipe on a weeknight is always a stretch but it tasted great.

• Mussel soup with toasted almond-cinnamon picada

  • Kringler on October 14, 2013

    Excellent. Lots of flavor, but mussels are not over-powered.

• Pignata of lamb stewed with sheep's milk cheese

  • mcvl on September 15, 2020

    Oh yes, this is very good. Lacking the right cheese, I used Boursin for the underlayer; it was quite good, and I'd do it again for preference rather than as an emergency substitute.

  • metacritic on December 07, 2023

    This is an absolutely fantastic recipe that melds lamb, sheeps cheeses, broccoli rabe, and small amounts of pancetta into a single sumptuous dish. I used leg, rather than shoulder, with no ill effect. It's a long set of cook times but the end result is absolutely worth the patience required. Have made before and will again as the flavors meld beautifully. It is a family favorite but also could be served as a company-worthy dish.

• Potato gratin with julienne of mushrooms and comté cheese

  • stepharama1 on December 29, 2021

    Excellent and super comforting! I used dried and fresh frozen porcini mushrooms.

• Slow-cooked pork with sage, mustard, and tomatoes

  • br22 on January 14, 2024

    Pork very flavorful, tender and moist. Easy, quick prep with excellent results.

• Stuffed breast of lamb Aegean style

  • nvernon on November 14, 2024

    I never saw lamb breasts for sale where I currently live, but then they showed up at Aldis, along with chops, shanks, and racks. It was cheap so I grabbed a few split breast packs to freeze, and made this with one (doubled recipe). It was fabulous. But it took me extra time to trim the fell and fat at the beginning and sew at the end. So, unless you are a professional, plan ahead. Next, I am doing the Turkish lamb breast breast on the previous page.

• Sweet tomato jam

  • metacritic on April 26, 2020

    An incredible side dish that invariably steals the show.

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