Notes about Recipes in this book

• Banana, date & walnut breakfast mini loaves

  • e_ballad on October 13, 2019

    While I have loved all the recipes that I’ve tried from this cookbook so far, we weren’t a huge fan of the texture of these, in a dense ‘health food’ kind of way. The recipe absolutely works, but not for us from a personal preference standpoint.

• Pea, broad bean & avocado bruschetta with poached eggs & feta whip

  • bevchris on November 03, 2017

    I made this for a light dinner and it was delicious. Lovely flavours.

• Stormy night carrot, cumin & coriander soup with red lentils & dukkah

  • e_ballad on November 08, 2020

    An excellent soup. It seems like a lot of honey, but it works, without any cloying sweetness - definitely use the 'finishing' honey as suggested by the author as it was offset by the yoghurt & dukkah.

• Smoked fish croquettes with smoked paprika mayo

  • e_ballad on October 15, 2018

    Very quick to prepare & could easily be prepared ahead. We used smoked barramundi fillets, but could imagine hot-smoked salmon would be even more fantastic.

• Evening-after-the-night-before soup with cauliflower, peas & zucchini

  • e_ballad on February 28, 2021

    Just what it says on the label. A quick nutritious soup, but nothing especially memorable.

• Perfect scrambled eggs

  • e_ballad on December 31, 2017

    Decadent & delicious. The perfect way to start off 2018!

• Bacon, leek & Gruyère tarts

  • e_ballad on July 02, 2019

    Not quite sure how it happened as I used the same sized tins & exact ingredients, but managed to score 4x tarts instead of the 3x indicated in this recipe. Which is great as these are delicious & very simple to prepare.

• Roast side of salmon with pomegranate glaze & herby yoghurt mayo

  • ChelseaP on July 08, 2022

    Gorgeous!!! Both in taste and in the looks department.

• Porcini & field mushroom risotto

  • e_ballad on September 22, 2020

    Very good recipe for mushroom risotto. Nothing to make it especially stand-out, but a perfect step-by-step recipe.

• Pot roast chicken with fennel, apples & cider

  • e_ballad on May 27, 2018

    Tasty, though the fennel/apples did not remain whole like in the book’s photo, instead becoming more like a savoury applesauce. I used a cast iron dish that appeared to have similar dimensions to the one in the photo, but to more closely resemble the pictured end product, I suspect that a much bigger dish is required.

• Mexi-burgers with avocado, smoked paprika mayo, & crunchy slaw

  • e_ballad on August 13, 2018

    The citrus really overwhelmed, rather than complemented, the dish. The burgers were fine, but we expected more of a flavor-hit.

• Addictive freekeh salad with almonds, zucchini, feta & pesto

  • e_ballad on October 17, 2018

    Very moreish & easy to assemble.

• Classic lemon tart

  • e_ballad on December 13, 2017

    STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING & MAKE THIS NOW. Sorry to go all 'shouty capitals' at you, but this is genuinely amazing. My husband is a lemon tart connoisseur & he was floored by this. The best lemon tart we have ever eaten.

• Mr McGregor's mini carrot loaves

  • v.t on February 17, 2026

    Made 3 slightly larger loaves than the recipe called for. Absolutely delicious