Notes about Recipes in this book

• Little grits soufflés

  • EmilyR on March 10, 2021

    Super light and airy with a slight grits texture. Could use some spice.

• Deep-dish chorizo quiche

  • Lsblackburn1 on May 09, 2023

    Delicious bold flavors. 60 minutes was perfect to produce a golden brown, fluffy quiche.

• Sweet and sticky orange cardamom rolls

  • EmilyR on March 10, 2021

    I used fresh ground cardamom. These are a bit sweet (due to the glaze), but another quick and simple recipe - save rising time, of course.

• Green shakshuka

  • Lsblackburn1 on March 24, 2021

    Breakfast for dinner was delicious! Served this with toast and bacon.

• Oatmeal cream pie muffins

  • EmilyR on March 10, 2021

    These are easy and delicious. Obviously kids love the frosting, but they are great without, too.

• Grilled chicken and romaine with Alabama white BBQ sauce

  • tarae1204 on May 11, 2024

    I'm giving this recipe five stars: simple, economical, and absolutely delicious. Recipe is clearly written, and the mayonnaise-based Alabama white sauce kept the boneless, skinless chicken breasts moist and made a good salad dressing. We subbed Ranch dressing for the kids (less vinegary). We also pounded the chicken breasts before marinating for better grilling results. We agreed a double batch of the chicken would've been a good call. We used three heads of Romaine lettuce instead of the two, and liked the ratio of lettuce to chicken.

• Green chile chicken enchilada pie

  • Lsblackburn1 on May 09, 2023

    Kind of hybrid pot pie/ enchiladas. Very delicious and easier than rolling actual enchiladas. I used canned Hatch sauce.

  • jimandtammyfaye on May 16, 2023

    The filling for the pie was delicious; would be just as good without cheese. While corn tortillas were tasty as a crust, I prefer the ease of puff pastry for a top crust. Really liked the accompanying verde sauce.

  • julesamomof2 on November 03, 2023

    This was quite good, and leftovers held up well too. I did make the green chile sauce as I couldn't find anything comparable store bought (green enchilada sauce probably would have worked) and it taster fresher that way anyway. I wonder if frying the tortillas can be skipped and they could just be stacked in the dish and baked. I might try that for an easier and healthier alternative.

• Sorghum butter spatchcocked chicken with parsnips

  • julesamomof2 on October 30, 2023

    Very good, moist chicken. My market was out of parnsips so I subbed carrots. I did buy a jar of sorghum syrup for the 2 tablespoons I used to make the butter so I will be looking for more ways to use it. I was not familiar with it and it seems like a cross between molasses and maple syrup.

• Baked chicken tenders with buttermilk ranch

  • EmilyR on March 10, 2021

    I didn't make the buttermilk ranch, but the chicken tenders have a great flavor.

  • tarae1204 on June 26, 2022

    I made these gluten free using a 1:1 GF flour and all GF panko, and they turned out really well! Reheated well too.

• Chile relleno meatloaf

  • hbakke on June 05, 2021

    I don't know if I would say this tastes like a chile relleno, but it was tasty nonetheless. It had a nice spiciness from the poblano and the cumin added an interesting flavor. I used too small of a loaf pan, so it took much longer to fully cook and the pan was overflowing. I would make this again.

  • Cheri on November 06, 2021

    We loved this. Baked free form on a sheet pan, and it worked very well. One to repeat

• Slow-roasted char with creamy leeks

  • julesamomof2 on October 31, 2023

    Slow roasting produced silky moist salmon, which I used instead of char. The leek preparation was a bit bland while at the same time rich from the heavy cream. Overall we liked this but probably not a repeat.

• Citrus baked fish with watercress pesto

  • julesamomof2 on September 13, 2021

    Very light and flavorful - used cod. Served with plain steamed rice and charred broccolini for an easy dinner. I don' t own the book but after trying this recipe I am considering it.

• Cheesy cauliflower enchiladas with mole sauce

  • Lsblackburn1 on April 25, 2021

    Yum - this was delicious. The mole was pretty easy - just blitz lots of ingredients together and cook it down (splatters!) Nice vegetarian dinner, but this sauce would also be amazing on chicken or beef enchiladas.

  • hbakke on June 08, 2021

    Delicious. We loved the mole sauce with the cauliflower. This wasn't the quickest weeknight dinner for sure, but was worth the wait. I would make this again.

  • tarae1204 on February 21, 2024

    Exceptionally delicious mole sauce, that doesn't call for hard-to-find ingredients except for, perhaps, anise seeds. I subbed fennel seeds for those. I did not add salt beyond what was specified as the salted cauliflower and naturally salty cheese balanced the rich mole. The recipe calls for a medium cauliflower but doesn't specify how many cups of chopped cauliflower you should have. My cauliflower was on the larger size and I had a couple cups of roasted cauliflower left over. I used a spoon to add extra cauliflower to the enchiladas' before baking, so they were really packed.

• Gram's corn chowder

  • EmilyR on March 10, 2021

    Feels like a down home Grandma recipe... not in a bad way. I used fresh corn on the cob.

• Ground beef and pickle tacos

  • EmilyR on March 10, 2021

    These little tacos are excellent. I was in disbelief as my kids kept asking for more and I could hardly make one for myself.

  • tarae1204 on June 01, 2022

    Note that Recipe produces way more diced raw onion than needed, and (more importantly) does not remind you to dice extra pickle for a topping until the very end. For me, this was a good but not great family friendly meal. I left out everything spicy, used bison instead of ground beef, green cabbage instead of lettuce. So maybe it’s due to my own substitutions! Still, it’s really a nice change from your standard taco night.

• Roasted cauliflower with fried capers and pine nut gremolata

  • julesamomof2 on October 30, 2023

    This is restaurant worthy cauliflower- the gremolata topping makes it. I can't see myself frying capers and garlic last minute for guests and it was a lot of work for an everyday side dish so while I don't see myself making it again it was really good.

• Butter bean and cauliflower soup with herb pistou

  • Lsblackburn1 on July 27, 2021

    This soup helped me use up lots of my CSA veggies! The flavors were nice, but I feel like it would have been more delicious if there’d been some cream in there. Just using the beans for creaminess did not give it the flavor I was looking for. My husband thought it was awesome.

• I love olive salad

  • EmilyR on March 10, 2021

    Great flavor - especially if you love olives.

  • julesamomof2 on October 30, 2023

    I like, don't 'love' olives and probably would have skipped this recipe, but I wanted to cook exclusively from this book for a week and this is one of just 2 green salad recipes in it. This was a surprising hit, so different from your basic everyday green salad.

• Gas station cherry hand pies

  • Lsblackburn1 on July 18, 2025

    I used fresh cherries for these and made my pies a bit bigger - divided dough into 8. Turned out very delicious but definitely on the sweet side.

• Alburquerque hush puppies

  • Lsblackburn1 on July 17, 2021

    The batter for these was pretty wet, so they definitely were not nicely shaped after frying! But the result was very tasty.

• Alabama white BBQ sauce

  • EmilyR on March 10, 2021

    The Alabama white BBQ sauce was new to me. I also didn't anticipate it would be a liquidy, but it has a great flavor and works well as a dressing.

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