Notes about Recipes in this book

• One-pot carbonnade

  • Hillfran on August 04, 2018

    The pain d’epice gives it a strange flavour, I would avoid this recipe.

• Chilli

  • saladdays on March 16, 2018

    If you like a really hot chilli this recipe is not for you, but if you like a mellow rounded flavour it is good, probably due to the large amount of butter used to sauté the onions, mince and garlic! A very French version of chilli. It is really easy too, as are all the recipes in this book.

  • Astrid5555 on March 18, 2018

    As mentioned by saladdays this is not a spicy chilli but definitely a kid friendly and easy one to make.

• Macho nachos

  • lou_weez on August 30, 2018

    Good served with guacamole and a tomato salsa.

• Pork cheeks with spicy pineapple

  • lou_weez on August 03, 2020

    Couldn't get pork cheeks so substituted with shoulder. Also added frozen peas and yellow capsicum in the last 30 minutes. Served with rice. This was a great family meal.

• Sausages with lentils and cumin

  • saladdays on February 16, 2018

    Used British sausages as can't get French ones! A classic French recipe with the added flavouring of cumin seeds which adds a piquancy to the dish. The lentils were just a bit dry by the end of the cooking time so an extra 100ml of stock or a splash of water wouldn't go amiss. Very easy and very tasty.

• Lamb shanks with white beans

  • saladdays on March 16, 2018

    We really enjoyed this. I cooked it long and slow in a low oven. Used tinned haricot beans and after it was cooked took the meat of the shank bones so that is was easier to eat. The leftovers made a very good soup.

• Chicken and ratatouille

  • saladdays on August 04, 2018

    This is such a simple idea, cooking chicken and ratatouille together. Why haven't I thought of that before? It really works and tastes delicious.

• Chicken garam masala coconut

  • lou_weez on August 30, 2018

    I used chicken thigh fillets instead on bone-in pieces. The flavors were good but next time I would add some broccoli and peas for added goodness.

• Seafood stew

  • saladdays on February 14, 2026

    Cooked this with a pack of frozen fruits de mer. I was a bit doubtful with the use of radishes and tomatoes but it worked! I really like this book, there are quite a lot of quirky recipes.

• Eggs with sorrel and sesame

  • Astrid5555 on April 27, 2019

    The method for baking the eggs did not work at all. After double the time in the oven the eggs were still raw, even thought I followed the instructions for making the bain-marie exactly. I then poured the mixture into a small pan and let it set there. Nice taste, liked the crunch from the sesame seeds.

• Baked lettuce with mint

  • lou_weez on April 29, 2018

    Having never eaten baked lettuce we weren't sure what to expect but we all really enjoyed this side dish. The flavours were subtle and the lettuce still had some crunch to it. Will definitely do these again.