Notes about Recipes in this book

• Sweet corn queso with pepperoni crumbs

  • chefmichael on May 06, 2019

    Sadly this was a fail. Came out part watery, part stringy, part clumpy-gummy. I think the combination of frozen corn (with a good amount of water in it by default), more water, and corn starch -- doesn't work. I didn't start with shredded cheese as some queso recipes warn not to due to risk of clumping. So I don't think that was the issue. Ate a few bites of it and the flavors were just bland and way overshadowed by the unpleasant texture. I think maybe a traditional bechamel would work better here, as many not-velveeta queso recipes use.

• Shumai stew with shiitake & mustard greens

  • angrygreycat on July 25, 2018

    Made this tonight to go along with some other Asian influenced dishes. The shumai, greens, and mushrooms made a great soup. Next time I need to go with a better tasting broth. It was a little washed out.

• Thai beef salad with peanuts

  • lou_weez on April 30, 2020

    Nice flavours, just didn't hit the WOW button for me. Quick and easy for a mid week meal, so might do it again for that reason.

• Brussels sprouts & pearl onion hash with burnt almonds

  • chefmichael on January 28, 2020

    This is really good. Fantastic technique for getting the crispiest and most delicious Brussels sprouts you’ll ever try.

• Ravioli lasagna with arugula

  • angrygreycat on July 23, 2018

    The idea of this is great. I just found the proportions were wrong for how my family likes lasagna. We tend to like a "wetter" lasagna. This calls for 3 1/4 pounds of ravioli to only 3 cups of sauce in a 9 x 13 pan. I doubled the sauce, when I saw what it was looking like and only used about 2/3 of the ravioli. It is a great idea to make an easy weeknight lasagna so I will do this again but not following the proportions in the recipe.

• Quinoa burgers with avocado mayo & pea shoots

  • lou_weez on October 19, 2018

    We really enjoyed these burgers - the highlight being the avocado mayo.

• Quinoa-pork larb

  • lou_weez on April 29, 2020

    Good flavour. I doubled the pork (it's sold in 500g pkts and I didn't want half of it hanging around), kept everything else the same and it still turned out well.

• Peel-&-eat shrimp with green chile butter

  • angrygreycat on July 30, 2018

    Just made this to eat alongside salad for a light dinner. Really nice flavor and easy shrimp preparation. A little messy to eat, because the shrimp are hot and buttery and then you are have to peel them. Needed less time by about 3 minutes. The jalepeno doesn't make them as hot as i expected, just a low heat as far as spiciness goes.

• Roasted chicken legs with sourdough bread & poblanos

  • Cheri on December 28, 2018

    This is great. Lovely flavor profile. Easy prep.

• Slashed-&-sugared chicken drumsticks

  • angrygreycat on August 01, 2018

    Made this tonight with 7 drumsticks. Very nice flavor, browned and cooked really nicely, and super easy preparation. I served it with Coleslaw from Best Recipes by Ceil Dyer and 7 other drumsticks prepared with Diana Henry's recipe with marmalade and bourbon.

• Black pepper pork with asparagus

  • angrygreycat on July 25, 2018

    This was excellent. Even my daughter who doesn't like pork really liked this. Tender, juicy pork and a great bite of black pepper.

  • angrygreycat on September 26, 2018

    Made this again and it was just as good as the first time I made it. Tender, delicious, peppery pork.

  • lauraprooks on February 03, 2022

    This was great! I was surprised that so few ingredients produced such a flavourful dish. I subbed zucchini for the asparagus and left off the sesame seeds. A quick and easy dinner that packs a lot of punch.

• Giant meatballs with marinara sauce & Parmesan

  • chefmichael on August 05, 2018

    Really enjoying Justin’s book and this dish produces some quite tasty and tender meatballs. I will note that like we did you will end up with a quite large amount of drippings in your roasting dish after baking your meatballs. I could not bring myself to push forward with pouring the marinara sauce over this without first moving the meatballs to another dish. You could just dump it out also or scoop. I baked the meatballs in a cast iron skillet so I wasn’t in the mood to handle it a lot. Second dish was easier.

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