Notes about Recipes in this book

• Fennel salad with pistachios and oven-dried grapes

  • KarinaFrancis on January 23, 2022

    Roasted grapes are the bomb! A great salad, perfect to cut through some sardines. The grapes take a bit of pre planning, but they are totally worth it. A definite make again

  • elysedc on June 17, 2022

    this was a little heavy on the fennel for me, but my husband adored it. the roasted grapes are really interesting and delicious.

• Brown rice with caramelised onion and black garlic

  • e_ballad on June 11, 2019

    This recipe can also be found in his cookbook “Simple”. A tasty side dish that really shows off the flavour of the black garlic. I don’t think the drizzle of Greek yoghurt added a great deal to the dish.

• Jacket potatoes with chorizo and Gruyère

  • debkellie on October 06, 2019

    Made a great tapas style starter to a Grand Final BBQ: well received by guests. Can be completely prepped in advance.

• Chinese five spice-and coffee-marinated chicken skewers

  • debkellie on October 06, 2019

    Flavour of the chicken was great: I did them in the oven as per recipe, but next time will just grill on the Weber. Would benefit from a sauce of some sort .. the marinade didn't shape up as an accompanying sauce.

• Lamb and pistachio patties with sumac yoghurt

  • chawkins on August 01, 2020

    We enjoyed these. I added 2 oz of ground pork because I only had a lb of lamb. Since I had 4 burger buns that needed to be used, I made 4 burger size patties and 6 mini patties. The patties held up well even without refrigeration and did not fall apart during cooking. The tartness of the sumac in the yogurt sauce complemented the lamb quite well and the sauce was beige with brown specks all over, maybe the sumac was supposed to be sprinkled on top and not stirred in.