Notes about Recipes in this book

• Cucumber-ginger salad

  • hbakke on April 11, 2021

    A nice, flavorful cucumber salad (I used a regular cucumber instead of an English cucumber). The ginger was still very strong after the hour of refrigeration, which I didn't really mind. I would probably use two cucumbers next time since there was a lot of leftover marinade/dressing. I would make this again.

• Strawberry galette

  • anya_sf on May 01, 2024

    The dough was relatively easy to make and baked up nice and flaky. The strawberries exuded a lot of liquid while baking, so the galette leaked some (definitely bake on a rimmed pan), but the filling wasn't too runny after cooling and the crust didn't get soggy. This had good flavor even with supermarket berries - just sweet enough on its own, but also great with whipped cream or ice cream. Definitely best the day of baking; by day 2, the crust got a little stale.

• Cheeseburger mac

  • Rinshin on March 22, 2021

    Made for my husband knowing one of his favorite foods is cheeseburger and he did like this. But, I also liked it too with some modification I made. The ground beef was kept more chunky while browning to get more texture, reduced cheese by half (used half cheddar and Jack, and sodium citrate for smooth consistency) and HP Sauce to give it a more of steak burger taste. Without the HP sauce, it was too bland. I liked the sprinkling of diced dill pickle and raw onion on top. Photo added.

  • hbakke on May 01, 2021

    This was a very cheesy, but tasty dinner. It had all the flavors of a cheeseburger and was quick to put together. It isn't something I would make all the time, since it was a bit of a gut bomb, but I would make it again.

• Lemon-oregano chicken with farro salad

  • hbakke on March 22, 2021

    Loved the salad with the pepperoncini brine/oregano/lemon dressing. This was a simple, tasty dinner that I would make again. I used a whole cucumber and slightly more feta.

• Cheesy beef enchiladas

  • anya_sf on April 28, 2021

    While these enchiladas weren't remotely authentic, they were super quick and easy and my family really liked them. The supermarket only had 85% lean beef, so I cooked it and drained the fat before adding the other ingredients. I used Las Palmas mild enchilada sauce and a combination of shredded Mexican cheese blend and pepper jack.

• Sautéed eggplant with polenta

  • hbakke on April 07, 2021

    Not my favorite. There was not enough texture or flavor and I think it could use more acidity. Two eggplants and two onions are not going to get browned at all in a 12 inch skillet. The skillet was overflowing and everything steamed instead of browning.

• Blueberry biscuits

  • Kinhawaii on May 28, 2021

    Tender & moist cake-like biscuit, not too sweet. I am not sure if it’s because I didn’t get good deep cuts before I baked it but at 40 minutes it was nice & brown, but quite uncooked within, with the cuts disappearing into what looked like a giant biscuit. I tried to deepen the cuts, covered it loosely with foil -it ended up taking almost 60 minutes to cook. Next time I will make sure I get good initial cuts or grooves. These are very generously sized. The honey butter topping was nice.

  • sarahawker on May 28, 2021

    These were okay. I probably wouldn't make them again - giant muffin-y biscuits that seemed to stick around the house far longer than any other sweet ever would.

• Slow-cooker chicken with mashed potatoes

  • Shewi128 on September 25, 2023

    I was feeling super lazy on a Sunday, and I randomly found this recipe. I had the ingredients already, and it was easy to prepare. I think the amount of half&half, butter, sour cream, could be decreased slightly as the potatoes ended up being a little too wet. The chicken thighs were super tender. All in all, this was really great for a "throw everything together in a crock pot" recipe, so I'd definitely make it again.