Notes about Recipes in this book

• Cherry ripe chocolate pudding

  • Melanie on July 28, 2016

    Enjoyed this chocolate pudding - managed to avoid being overly rich.

• Green chicken curry biryani

  • RosieB on January 06, 2016

    This is an easy and really tasty dish. I used a good store bought green curry paste. It took a lot longer to cook than the recipe states. I added another 30 minutes to absorb the stock.

• Pork shoulder with apple, fennel and pomegranate salsa

  • e_ballad on March 17, 2017

    Despite the salsa (which was fantastic), the pork tasted really dry. I think something saucier might have been a better fit.

• Butternut pumpkin, chilli and feta loaf

  • e_ballad on September 01, 2020

    Excellent. I had to make this without the chillies due to the kidlets, but would imagine that the original recipe would be even better.

• Spiced apple cake

  • e_ballad on June 27, 2018

    Texturally, this has quite a dry crumb, which is not my preference for cakes. The flavour was really very good though.

• Roast leg of lamb with plum and soy marinade

  • e_ballad on June 11, 2019

    I was a little wary of the amount of soy sauce called for in this recipe, fearing that it would overwhelm the other ingredients, however, it provided a tasty umami that really didn’t taste like itself.

• Fontina and meatball sandwiches

  • e_ballad on November 20, 2019

    A quick & tasty midweek meal, with each component easily prepared in advance.

• Peanut pork san choy bow

  • e_ballad on November 29, 2021

    This disintegrated into a gloopy unappetising mess. Sounds rejected by the kids.

• Coriander-crusted chicken with miso butter

  • e_ballad on July 21, 2019

    Despite the ingredients, only some of the flavours were evident in the chicken pieces. Whilst this was quick to prepare, it was not memorable enough for a repeat performance.

• Plum, soy and maple chicken sausage rolls

  • e_ballad on September 09, 2019

    These are strangely delicious. The wonton-tasting filling wrapped inside puff pastry simply shouldn’t work, but these proved to be moreish. Would make excellent ‘party food’ in smaller portions.