Notes about Recipes in this book

• Spaghetti with chorizo and almonds

  • Rutabaga on January 31, 2020

    Made as written, we found this dish to be pretty bland. With some tweaks, it could be better. I would double the amount of chorizo, and also add some fresh chopped garlic together with the liquid (the garlic flavor didn't really come through). And since I really like crispy chickpeas, I might pan fry them before adding them. Also, my vermicelli turned to mush after cooking in the pan with the lid on. It may be better to add liquid little by little with the lid off, allowing the pasta to absorb just enough to be al dente.

• Grilled pork chops with garlic lime sauce

  • Laura on May 29, 2019

    This recipe gets mostly rave reviews on Epicurious, so I was surprised when we didn't really love it. We think we would have preferred the pork chops plain. The 'sauce' was more like a salad dressing and I guess we don't like pouring salad dressing on pork chops.

• Smoked bluefish pâté

  • redbird on February 28, 2020

    May substitute smoked trout for smoked bluefish.

• Lemon verbena ice cream

  • chezsandj on July 01, 2019

    Really easy, and no faffing with separating eggs or being left with lots of whites.