Notes about Recipes in this book

• Cardamom buns

  • SpatulaCity on January 01, 2025

    Nice and easy buns. The recipe doesn’t say when to add the 1ts of cinnamon to the buns - I added to the milk but should have added straight into the dough with the salt and flour. I wish there was a volume measurement for the amount of cardamom to add to the dough. She calls for 12 pods, but pods vary in size and my buns wound up being a bit too cardamom heavy. After 8 minutes my buns were not quite finished - I turned the temp down to 375 and finished for a few more minutes

  • HeritageHarvests on January 04, 2026

    As another reviewer wrote, add the teaspoon of ground cinnamon in the dough ingredients list to the flour mixture before adding the milk and butter mixture to the dry ingredients. (This is not mentioned in the recipe.) I have made this recipe several times now, and choose to leave out the saffron as it only adds colour (not flavour) and is expensive. I also don't do the sugar glaze recommended, as this is too sweet for me; I prefer to beat an egg and glaze the buns with this before baking. My baking time is closer to 16 minutes than 8. Tasty and easy.

  • eleanor_a29a0o on April 11, 2026

    Sensational. So worth the effort.

• Iron soup

  • SpatulaCity on January 24, 2025

    Very simple and tasty. As written it was a touch bland, so added bay leaf while simmering, a few glugs of fish oil, and a few pieces of bacon. Then it was great!

• Cardamom cinnamon chicken rice

  • SpatulaCity on January 15, 2025

    Really good. My rice needed more time and broth to cook. I halved the amount of cherry, rice and chicken, but kept the spices at the original amount and loved the strong cumin. The cherries were a pleasing sweet pop, and I may increase the quantity next time.

• Turkish eggs

  • SpatulaCity on February 16, 2025

    These were a nice, comforting dish for a chilly February morning. Used paprika and cayenne in place of Pul Biber. Definitely topped with cilantro and sesame seeds -delish! Next time may add more tahini. Didn’t taste much smoky quality from the smoked sea salt.

• Sticky toffee skillet Guinness brownie pudding, for blood

  • SpatulaCity on March 19, 2025

    This was… a mixed bag. Think it would have been delicious with just dates instead of a mix of dates and prunes. The prunes lent a sharpness to the brownies that tasted unpleasant when eaten unadorned. When served warm with ice cream they were tasty! The texture was short and tender, which made sense as they’re gluten free. Would make again with only dates.

  • HeritageHarvests on January 26, 2026

    Easy to throw together and does actually increase iron levels. I prefer to make it without the sugary topping sauce, and serve it with creme fraiche, which cuts through the richness nicely.

• Pistachio pie

  • jacqueline_3bog27 on March 26, 2026

    This tart is perfect, easy to make with very clear instructions and looks so beautiful and impressive. It’s my go-to dessert when cooking for friends. Serve with crème fraiche and some fresh raspberries.

• Chaat butter greens

  • SpatulaCity on February 23, 2025

    I think there’s a misprint - 1TB of Chaat Masala is A LOT. We wound up not eating the kale because the flavor was unpleasantly sharp. Would try again but maybe start with 1ts. Otherwise seems like a good recipe! I cooked our eggs in a separate pan so the elements would all be ready at the same time.

• Revelations Club crispy cauliflower with green cauliflower sauce

  • anniecc on August 06, 2023

    We loved the flavours in this recipe but if I repeated it I’d make a few tweaks. The green “sauce” was more like a herb paste, even with an extra Tbsp oil, and the quantity was more than needed for the recipe. Next time I’ll reduce the quantity of herbs by a third. The yogurt tahini sauce needed lemon juice and a pinch of salt.

• Three-ingredient brownies

  • CheesyKranskyLove on October 03, 2022

    I used my usual brownie pan without measuring the size. The batter was quite thin (1/2 inch?) but it turned out fine. Pretty tasty for something that only has 3 ingredients. I also topped with smoke salt as suggested, it was nice but not transformative.

• Soy-marinated eggs

  • SpatulaCity on September 26, 2025

    Delicious! Next time would only boil eggs for 8-9 minutes for a more jammy yolk.

• Miso egg mayo

  • SpatulaCity on September 26, 2025

    Tried this recipe with a soy marinated egg and it was so grossly salty! Yuck! I think with a classic hard boiled egg it would be tasty.

• Cabbage

  • anniecc on March 13, 2025

    I appreciate the author has deliberately written this as a low effort dish, but it would have benefited from a bit more care in the preparation. It was tasty but next time I would mix the honey and balsamic, and I would take care to really massage the oil between the leaves of the cabbage. I wasn’t sure what the author means by making a cross-hatched pattern with the vinegar, unless she was actually using a thicker ingredient such as balsamic glaze. The recipe might work better on a looser-leafed cabbage variety. I also found it needed twice as long to cook as specified.