Notes about Recipes in this book

• Cabbage dashi

  • Ladyredspecs on December 05, 2015

    Terrific soup base

• Udon with friends

  • treay on October 31, 2024

    This was another delicious and healthy Friday night dinner with our neighbour. I combined this recipe with Shaking beef, from the same cookbook and it worked fantastically well. Hubby didn't like the consistency of the noodles but we did. Next time I might use Singapore noodles or rice to please everyone. The warm dressing brought all ingredients together. It is a yummy recipe.

• Prawn & grapefruit salad

  • Ladyredspecs on December 05, 2015

    My advice is layer the undressed greens, prawns and grapefruit on the plate then drizzle dressing over at the table. The greens wilted very quickly and the dressing discoloured the prawns. Delicious flavours though

• Vietnamese chicken & mint salad (Goi ga)

  • treay on September 15, 2024

    This is a super easy yet delicious salad, especially if you have leftover cooked chicken that want to use. I used a red cabbage, but any other type of cabbage can be used. I normally make it using raw chicken thighs and frying them in a fry pan with some yummy lemongrass butter that I keep in the freezer: Lemongrass and ginger butter 2 Tbsp thinly sliced lemongrass, white part only 1 Tbsp finely grated fresh ginger 1 garlic clove, chopped 2 French shallots, peeled and diced juice of 1 lime 1 Tbsp fish sauce 1/2 tsp caster sugar 100 g diced unsalted butter, softened to room temperature A meal on its own. It is really yummy!

• Thai beef salad (Yam neua)

  • treay on October 31, 2024

    This salad is so yummy... and it is also easy and fast to prepare. I added some Singapore noodles to the salad, I sometimes make a similar recipe from another cookbook that uses noodles and I like it because you then have a meal on its own. The dressing is just delightful, with lime juice, palm sugar, fish sauce (I actually used light soy sauce because hubby doesn't tolerate fish sauce ??), red chilli, garlic, ginger, spring onion and roasted jasmine rice). Have made it a few times now and it's still a favourite.

• Chilli, garlic & eggplant salad

  • treay on October 31, 2024

    I cooked the eggplant in the oven brushed with a bit of oil instead of frying it. I find it is much better this way. Lovely salad.

• Gado gado

  • treay on September 15, 2024

    This is a traditional dish from Indonesia, best described as a very substantial salad that includes blanched and raw vegetables. It is served with a light peanut sauce. It is a great recipe and very healthy as well.

• Tuna, corn & avocado salad

  • lou_weez on January 06, 2022

    Easy, yummy salad that was great for lunch.

• Pork & eggplant

  • Ladyredspecs on December 05, 2015

    Needs more seasonings. We like this better made with beef, and with 5spice added

  • treay on October 31, 2024

    I have made this recipe several times and it's always well received by my guests. So tasty!

• Tom yum fried rice

  • KarinaFrancis on April 17, 2016

    This recipe was just ok, not as good as it sounded, although it could just be the paste I used. Probably won't try it again

• Mulligatawny soup

  • Melanie on March 22, 2020

    Easy to make with lots of standby ingredients that I have access to at the moment. Skipped the chicken and it was still filling enough. I loved the sweet tangy flavour that the apple added to the dish.

• Lamb kheema curry

  • selina_dlxgxk on May 15, 2026

    Used coconut water instead of water. Added 1 tablespoon of dark palm sugar.

• Butter chicken (Murgh makhani)

  • RallyJulie on July 19, 2019

    This is my go-to recipe for butter chicken. It's very delicious. I use commercial tandoori paste to make the Tandoori Chicken for this recipe.

• Teriyaki steak

  • treay on November 26, 2024

    Easy and delicious meal! I served it with steamed eggplant and Japanese style slaw.

• Garlic prawns & broccoli

  • SACarlson on September 14, 2016

    This was a good, quick weeknight recipe. No culinary fireworks, but it tasted good and was on the table quickly.

• Shaking beef (Bo luc lac)

  • treay on November 09, 2024

    This was another delicious and healthy Friday night dinner with our neighbour. I combined this recipe with Udon with friends from the same cookbook and it worked fantastically well. It is a yummy recipe.

• Korean zucchini pancakes (Hobak buchimgae)

  • KarinaFrancis on June 01, 2020

    My pancakes came out a lot thicker than the picture, but they were very tasty. Next time I might shred the zucchini instead and up the ratio of potato flour for a crisper finish. Definitely a good back pocket recipe

• Omuraisu

  • treay on October 31, 2024

    Loved the rice!

• Grilled fish with turmeric yoghurt

  • lou_weez on September 18, 2017

    This was really easy and loved by kids and adults alike. The Garlic and Ginger Spinach was especially delicious. The recipe calls for 150g of baby spinach, I used a 280g bag and it worked out brilliantly.

• Taco rice gratin

  • lou_weez on March 10, 2017

    This was a great, tasty family meal. Next time I would add a can of beans. Leftovers were very happily eaten by the children for lunch the next day too. A rice cooker makes this dish a very simple meal to put together.

• Tandoori chicken

  • RallyJulie on July 19, 2019

    I use this recipe as a base for the butter chicken recipe and use a commercial tandoori paste to save time.

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