Notes about Recipes in this book

• Blueberry granola parfait

  • cookbook.chronicles on November 17, 2022

    Love this granola!!

• Chocolate cinnamon overnight oats

  • FlowerGold on January 08, 2025

    Yum and easy!

• Scrambled eggs with Parmesan and arugula

  • Astrid5555 on June 05, 2016

    Nice alternative to the usual egg breakfast routine. Especially liked the addition of arugula to the eggs. As promised weekday friendly, but nice enough to serve at a brunch with friends. Will definitely go into regular breakfast rotation.

• Bibimbap salad

  • Baltiville on May 07, 2016

    Such a beautifully organized and shot cookbook. This is a really easy recipe. There are a lot of items. I substituted shredded nori for the Furikake seasoning and used rice noodles as well as red quinoa. The nine minute egg is truly the perfect soft boiled egg.

• Grilled chicken chopped salad

  • FlowerGold on September 22, 2025

    Easy and really good salad. Definitely a redo and one to keep handy.

• Black bean soup

  • carla_o0siz6 on May 26, 2026

    I love this recipe. It is super easy and flavorful. Love that it’s a little spicy.

• Carbonara

  • danielis on March 06, 2018

    My go to carbonara recipe each and every time.

  • Indio32 on March 31, 2022

    Made for tonights supper. Can't compare it to anything else as I've never had a proper carbonara. Made with linguine and guanciale rather than buccotini and pancetta as that's what I had. Pretty much made in the time the linguine took to cook. Very much enjoyed and will definitely be making again! Now what do I do with 3 egg whites?? ;)

• Sesame noodles

  • cookbook.chronicles on November 16, 2022

    Very simple noodle dish. Add cilantro and brown sugar to the dish will make it way better.

• Shrimp stir-fry

  • Astrid5555 on June 04, 2016

    This is delicious and as promised much quicker than ordering take-out. Particularly liked the sauce! Served over steamed jasmine rice.

  • mharriman on March 17, 2022

    Excellent quick meal. I used reduced sodium soy sauce to lower the overall sodium in the entree but even with the lower sodium sauce, this entree is 1220mg of sodium per person. I’m sure it didn’t have nearly as much sodium as a Chinese restaurant entree would be. I liked that it was tasty as well as healthier than restaurant versions. Husband also loved the meal. Served with brown rice and a Korean cucumber salad. Added bonus: The snow peas and shrimp make for a very appealing pink and green plate.

• Zucchini cacio e pepe

  • FlowerGold on September 17, 2025

    An easy weeknight side or add rotisserie chicken for a main. I like to take a bit of the raw edge off so I parboiled for a minute but it made the dish watery. Next time I would heat in the skillet for a couple of minutes with the oil and then add the other ingredients.

• Candied kabocha squash

  • FlowerGold on February 27, 2026

    Was good but not sure it is worth the hassle of cutting the squash. Microwaved the squash with slits for 2 minutes and then 2 minutes more to soften enough to saw through the squash - was still very hard and awkward to cut.

• Cauliflower mac 'n' cheese

  • Charlotte_vandenberg on November 15, 2022

    Nice and easy weeknight dinner. If anything, a bit bland, but isn’t mac and cheese always?

• Chicken and zucchini noodle pho

  • julesamomof2 on February 15, 2019

    This was a hit with my kids, which was a little surprising since there's no actual noodles in this pho. I did use homemade chicken stock, which I think made it better as it's a fairly simple soup.

  • FlowerGold on February 18, 2026

    Simple and borderline bland soup though my husband liked it. Added more tamari and he added rice wine vinegar in place of the lime. I like lime so I stuck with the recipe. Did add mushrooms. Used Broccoli micro greens instead of mung bean sprouts. Used scallion instead of white onion.

• Chicken enchiladas

  • Astrid5555 on December 29, 2016

    Picked up half a rotisserie chicken on my way home from the office and found this recipe very helpful in transforming the chicken into a nice weeknight family meal. Had to play a little with the recipe though since I neither had chipotle chiles in adobo sauce nor queso fresco at home. So I just left out the chiles and went with a mix of feta, mozzarella and cheddar cheese instead.

  • julesamomof2 on February 06, 2020

    We like these enchiladas a lot. I used rotisserie chicken and I did make the homemade sauce, which only took an extra 15 minutes. It seemed worth it but you could absolutely use canned enchilada sauce to save time, which she recommends. I made these topped with half Monterey jack and half dairy free mozzarella and both were good.

  • sarah_gsvptu on February 22, 2026

    It turned out good, and was ridiculously easy to pull together. Had a rotisserie chicken to use, and this fit the bill. I did use jarred enchilada sauce and should have bought more than one. It needed more sauce than one jar. Also used a nice white cheddar that I shredded myself, which was great.

• Chicken wonton soup

  • FlowerGold on September 20, 2024

    Good, especially the chicken meatballs. Used low salt chicken broth and needed a lot of salt to bring out any flavors in the broth. Liked lots of vegetables. Can prep meatballs ahead for a time saver.

• Ginger carrot soup

  • mharriman on January 10, 2020

    My husband and I loved this soup! The spices and fresh ginger enhance the carrots without overtaking them. I was impressed with how creamy the soup came out, considering there’s no dairy in it or on it. I liked the way the onions cooked on low heat covered in a stock pot. I used store bought organic vegetable broth instead of chicken or vegetable stock, so don’t know what difference those choices would make. Will definitely repeat. Photo makes soup look greenish. Mine was darkish orange.

• Indian creamed spinach

  • lhkelsey on October 11, 2016

    This was a very good recipe. I would add a little cayenne with the other spices if you want it more spicy. I will make it often.

• Miso turnips

  • hbakke on October 24, 2021

    Delicious! Buttery, salty-sweet turnip side dish I will be making again.

• Rapini pasta with garlic and anchovies

  • Astrid5555 on February 23, 2021

    This was the first time I was able to find cime di rapa at the market in Vienna, so I was looking for a recipe with a high family success factor. Since GP‘s recipes are always family pleasers I went with this one and it did not disappoint at all, both boys happily finished their pasta. Quick, easy and delicious, perfect weeknight dinner!

• Roasted cauliflower with curry and lime

  • galena on November 21, 2021

    Simple to do and stunningly tasty! Our go-to addictive cauliflower dish. Made it for a curry night and people could not get enough of it. Yum.

• Turkey meat loaf

  • mharriman on November 21, 2019

    We liked this meatloaf. It was juicy but not falling apart juicy (which I was afraid would happen since the meatloaf mixture is so wet). I put the mixture in a loaf pan and then released it onto the parchment-lined sheet. The mixture was so wet, it didn’t keep the loaf shape, and was pretty much low rise rectangular shape. In the end, it rose a bit and was easy to cut. I grew up eating meatloaf that had no ketchup topping and didn’t like it when I had it in restaurants; my husband did have that experience growing up and didn't have fond memories of a thick layer of ketchup on top. Ms. Paltrow’s minimalist ketchup topping mostly sank into the loaf and was pleasant. This certainly doesn’t compete with my fav meatloaf- James Beard’s thick bacon topped meatloaf- but it was a lot healthier, and the turkey bacon as part of the filler helped the flavor quite a bit.

  • cookbook.chronicles on November 17, 2022

    Great dinner. It was pretty easy to make and much healthier than regular meat loaf. I baked it with a pan of water on the bottom rack to keep the meat loaf moist. Also turned the oven to 400 degrees and bake 10 mins at the end finish the meat loaf.

• Bo bun salad

  • FlowerGold on October 07, 2025

    Good, fresh taste. The fish sauce taste is a little strong. Good fresh healthy salad. Like the marinade.

• BBQ chicken skewers

  • mharriman on February 14, 2020

    A very simple and delicious entree. I used store bought BBQ sauce (Stubbs Original). Although the directions said to use only one wooden skewer per single tenderloin, I found this wasn’t needed. I didn’t open my package of tenderloins before prepping my skewers, so I was two short and ended up putting four tenderloins on two skewers. Those grilled more evenly and faster than the single ones which were unbalanced and had to be flattened with a spatula against my stovetop grill pan. The basting of sauce at the end of cooking and as an additional side really made the chicken feel like it had been grilled outdoors over briquettes. Served with homemade coleslaw and baked beans. A fun treat on a cold Winter night.

• Chicken chow mein

  • mharriman on November 12, 2019

    I was persuaded to buy this cookbook because it was deeply discounted in the clearance section of my local B&N last summer; I finally took some time to browse through it and try a recipe today. Using my nonstick wok, this recipe came together easily and was really good. I did use broccoli florets instead of broccolini but otherwise I followed the ingredients and directions as described. This is indeed a fast and easy main dish meal. We really liked the crunchy broccoli and caramelized onions with the chicken and noodles. Will repeat.

  • Charlotte_vandenberg on February 03, 2020

    Used spaghetti instead of fettuccine or udon. Added 5 spice powder, garlic and ginger for more taste. Next time I’m cooking the broccolini first, it was too tough this time, maybe depends on the broccolini. Easy and fast.

  • FlowerGold on October 02, 2025

    Was a solid week night meal and easy and straightforward. My chicken was too moist and didn’t brown but still good. Cut up my veggies smaller so they would cook more quickly and mix into the noodles more readily. Used 1 medium sized head of broccoli and 1 bunch broccolini. Need more oil to keep things from sticking. Used avocado oil. Used rice noodles.

• Chicken piccata

  • FlowerGold on October 04, 2024

    Good flavor and straightforward preparation. Did make gluten free and would add some cornstarch to the flour next time to help thicken the sauce since gluten free flour doesn’t do that very well. Not a lot of extra sauce.

• Poached Asian chicken salad

  • cookbook.chronicles on November 16, 2022

    Very delicious salad. Doesn’t need mint if you don’t have it. Can make the dressing the night ahead. Warm and hardy salad, can eat it as the main dish.

  • cookbook.chronicles on November 19, 2022

    Warm hearty salad for the winter. I made the dressing the night before. Will make this salad again.

• Lemon and herb pasta with cherry tomatoes

  • Astrid5555 on June 07, 2016

    This is excellent and quick to make. We came home late last night and a quick search on EYB for our go-to ingredients tomatoes, herbs and cheese produced this recipe, which will be one of my go-to recipes for the rest of the summer while cherry tomatoes are at their peak.

• Salmon skewers with chermoula

  • rglo820 on January 12, 2018

    The chermoula-yogurt mixture is delicious and would taste good on a boot. That said, if you follow the proportions she gives you in the recipe, you get a much greener sauce than is shown in the photo. I just added more yogurt till it looked right, and I think that was the right decision - if you faithfully follow the recipe you'll wind up with a thinner sauce that doesn't quite emulsify due to all the olive oil.

  • mharriman on May 19, 2020

    My husband and I liked this sauce with the salmon. I chose to grill my two salmon fillets whole, on a stovetop grill pan, instead of on skewers. The toasted cumin seeds stood out from all the other ingredients, so if you like the flavor of cumin, you’ll most likely like this sauce.

  • lindseyshannon34 on June 24, 2022

    The sauce is delicious and the skewers are dead easy. The sauce does break when the yogurt is added. It doesn’t match the pic, but I will still make again. Also good for a picky eater. I just made a plain skewer and my 5 yo who hates almost everything I make gobbled it up.

• Soft polenta with roasted cherry tomatoes

  • FlowerGold on February 26, 2026

    My kind of recipe. Nice subtle flavors and all casually and elegantly mingling. I think my husband found it a little simple. I wasn’t sure what to do with all the tomato juice that was released when cooking so I kept it with the tomatoes. Would add a little more basil and salt and pepper. Served with rotisserie chicken. Would definitely redo. Simple lovely and elegant.

• Spring fattoush salad

  • msimfam on January 29, 2024

    Sumac

• Tikka masala roast chicken

  • lhkelsey on October 11, 2016

    This was really good and easy to make. I will make this recipe often. Great flavor and can be made fairly quickly.

• Eggplant and ground turkey stir-fry

  • Astrid5555 on January 02, 2017

    Very good, but a tad too salty for my taste. This was the first time I used eggplant in a stir-fry and we really liked the silky texture of it. Substituted ground chicken for ground turkey.

  • Emily Hope on October 05, 2018

    This was delicious and pretty quick. A riff on other similar recipes with the winning combo of ground meat + vegetable + fish/lime sauce (of which my favorite is Nigel Slater's Broccoli and Lamb from Tender vol. 1), we liked the combo of turkey and eggplant, which never would have occurred to me. I used slightly less eggplant than called for and thought it got lost a bit--would up it next time. Served with brown rice, a quick cucumber/rice vinegar salad, and hot sauce.

  • julesamomof2 on February 06, 2020

    This was super easy. I reduced the amount of agave by a tsp and I only added 1 tsp of fish sauce. There must be a mistake in my version of this recipe which calls for 5 tablespoons of fish sauce which I think would greatly overpower the dish. I might like a green vegetable, maybe zucchini, added to this next time.

  • Wende on April 16, 2022

    This would have been good had it not been so overwhelmingly salty. It think the amount of fish sauce is an error - 5 Tbsps is more than I've ever seen in any recipe. It also imparted an off-taste to the turkey when it should have enhanced it. Perhaps serving it with rice would have helped balance the saltiness. I will try it again, but not without modification.

  • stacy_gygujy on May 11, 2026

    I subbed rainbow chard for half the eggplant and added a few grated carrots I had. Honey instead of agave.

• Zucchini "noodles" with spinach pesto

  • FlowerGold on February 04, 2026

    Was definitely a surprise hit! Was easy, fresh, healthy and tasty. Could serve as a side. Added rotisserie chicken to serve as a one bowl meal. I like zucchini noodles sautéed so a little different there. Used 2 packaged zucchini noodles. Enough pesto for 2 more packages. Used a mini food processor. A definite redo!

• Crispy potatoes with lemon and parsley

  • cookbook.chronicles on November 17, 2022

    Very great side dish. Goes really well with the Turkey Meat Loaf. I cooked it in Air Fryer for extra crispy.

• Asian-steamed halibut with scallions and bok choy

  • FlowerGold on July 23, 2024

    Easy and good. Light but nice to have your protein and vegetable. Served with rice.

• Three-mustard chicken

  • mharriman on November 25, 2020

    We liked the crunchy bread topping on this mustard chicken recipe. Boneless chicken breasts can be tricky to cook/bake because of their size variance, but all of mine came out perfectly baked after first browning them on a stove top grill pan. I made one switch - mayonnaise for Veganaise. Simple and tasty. Served with steamed broccoli drizzled with balsamic vinegar.

• Roasted beet and blue cheese salad

  • FlowerGold on March 24, 2026

    Nice hearty salad that is easy though it does require planning to roast the beets early and let them cool. Great for lunch, a main meal or a side salad. The flavors balance well and the radicchio wasn’t overwhelming. Especially nice winter salad but would serve throughout the year.

• Seared scallops with watercress and asparagus

  • julesamomof2 on July 03, 2019

    Fresh, light, and delicious preparation for scallops. Will make again!

• Singapore rice noodles

  • Astrid5555 on April 29, 2023

    These are delicious, have made several times already, adding whatever vegetables I have on hand.

  • FlowerGold on February 19, 2026

    Was a hit! Straightforward and simple. It only served 2. I would double the recipe and triple the vegetables. We aren’t tofu fans so eliminate or add rotisserie chicken at the end. The noodles stuck to the wok when doing the egg so either move fast or use a little more oil. Didn’t need quite as much Tamari. Definitely a redo.

• Burrata and shaved veggies

  • FlowerGold on June 10, 2025

    Good. Solid though my husband really liked it. Used a half recipe of the SOC as for the 2 of us plus double the recipe of the salad. Definitely salt the dish.

• Zuni sheet pan chicken

  • jay.moe on November 02, 2019

    This is a family favorite dinner. The chicken is crispy and has a nice flavor from all the herbs and lemon. The best part of the dish is the crusty bread that crisps on the outside and soaks up some of the juice from the sheet pan. The sauce is easy to make while the chicken rests. It's difficult to say which is better: the chicken or the bread! I always use twice as much bread and there is never any left over. I substitute spinach for the arugula since some of the family finds arugula too bitter. This is an easy one pan recipe that everyone loves to see on the dinner table.

  • Wende on April 12, 2022

    I love this recipe. It has become one of my most favorite ways to make chicken. The chicken itself is good, but bread that emerges from this is just so delicious. I think it's just as good as the Zuni Cafe's which is a bit more difficult to make.

  • bching on April 12, 2022

    Delicious, easy, and unanimously approved. I'll be making this over and over. I can already think of many delicious variations, too.

• BBQ sauce

  • mharriman on March 06, 2021

    This BBQ sauce recipe produces an orange-red colored, tangy, lighter sauce compared to ones I’ve made before or bought in a grocery store. We liked it, rather than loved it, and would make it again when wanting a less heavy BBQ meal. Served with the suggested grilled chicken tenders (reviewed earlier, separately).

• Fresh coconut milk

  • Flumpalump on May 20, 2026

    Recipe ok but was too much mess for me

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