Notes about Recipes in this book

• Garlic prawn spaghetti

  • Starjay on January 26, 2026

    This was delicious. I made a few variations to suit what I had on hand - I had frozen garlic marinated prawns, thus omitted the garlic and butter; used linguine rather than thin spaghetti; and sprinkled with fresh parsley to serve. Would be good to have some crusty bread to mop up the leftover sauce in the bowl.

• Bacon and tomato cheat's risotto

  • Starjay on May 08, 2023

    This recipe was chosen as a last minute meal on Sunday. I had all the ingredients on hand, so it was quick and easy. I will admit that I cooked the Arborio rice in the way that I normally do (in a pot, adding the stock bit by bit) rather than cooking it separately in a plastic rice cooker in the microwave (whilst cooking the other components). I seem to have lost my microwave-friendly rice cooker! Added 15g of dried shiitake mushrooms too (reconstituted, stem removed, sliced thinly) at step 2. It was surprisingly delicious for how simple it was, and I enjoyed the leftovers the next day. Add some chilli oil to serve, if so desired!