Notes about Recipes in this book

• Lamb, dried fig & preserved lemon tagine

  • Jane on April 18, 2024

    This is so good. There are a lot of dried figs so you need to be OK with sweet fruit with meat, which I am. The preserved lemons and barberries give pops of tartness to offset the sweetness. It takes about 2.5 hours (mostly hands-off) from start to finish so plan accordingly. I served it with Cheat's zereshk polow.

• Cheat’s zereshk polow

  • Jane on April 18, 2024

    She does warn not to overcook the basmati but I wasn't paying enough attention and mine was a bit too soft so I didn't get the distinct saffron tinted grains in the finished dish. Still good though. I used half the suggested amount of sugar and it was still a little sweet for me. I served it with the lamb tagine and it was a really good combination.

• Tavuk güveç

  • Astrid5555 on December 03, 2023

    New family favorite, made twice already. Just mash the potatoes that were cooked in the same pot as well into the sauce afterwards, at least this is what my kids did and they liked it a lot.

• Chicken, apricot, orange & almond tagine

  • veronicafrance on June 05, 2024

    Appreciated by everyone. I added half a preserved lemon cut into small dice, for a bit of acidity.

• Tamarind chicken wings

  • KarinaFrancis on April 25, 2024

    Loved the sauce, sticky, sweet and tangy. The wings crisped up beautifully but next time I might pull back a bit on the bicarb even if it means sacrificing some of the crispiness.

  • Maefleur on March 25, 2024

    They lost a bit of their crispiness once tossed with the sauce, but yummy sweet and sour wings!

  • Lsblackburn1 on April 29, 2024

    These were crispy and delicious. So easy to make!

• Chicken shawarma salad

  • KarinaFrancis on November 14, 2023

    All the good bits from a kebab in salad form, loved it! I added a bit of sumac to the onions for an extra touch. Definitely going to go on repeat

  • Lepa on December 08, 2023

    This was a healthy and yummy dinner, very easy to put together. We liked it.

  • Soulkitchenjen on May 09, 2024

    This was good chicken, but the salad portion was lacking big time. Boring as all get out.

• Nectarine, halloumi & cucumber salad with cashews

  • KarinaFrancis on January 21, 2024

    A lovely, fresh summery salad. It relies heavily on beautiful nectarines (of course you could use peaches). A couple of substitutions- my beloved doesn’t go for halloumi so I torched some feta instead and discovered too late that my mint had expired so I used some basil from the garden, it worked but I think mint would be better

• Charred broccoli with lemons, chillies & yogurt

  • KarinaFrancis on April 22, 2024

    A great side dish to have in your back pocket. I roasted the broccoli while I was roasting some chicken and I got the nice charred bits.

• Sweet & spicy crunchy aubergines

  • KarinaFrancis on April 30, 2024

    I was too lazy to deal with frying eggplant so I decided to roast them instead, I lost the crispiness but it turned out luscious, sweet and spicy. Perfect with bbq lamb sausages

• Harissa, tahini & lamb spaghetti

  • KarinaFrancis on April 24, 2024

    Yum! Yum! Yum! This was a flavour bomb, we both loved it. Taste before adding salt because of the soy. Will go on repeat!

  • sarahj22 on May 07, 2024

    This was incredible! Thanks to KarinaFrancis's note for bringing this recipe to my attention. I agree it doesn't need any salt because of the soy. I used a 350g pack of lamb mince rather than 500g (keeping all other quantities the same) but it still felt like a nice quantity of meat. The author says it needs no accompaniment and she's right, but I served with garlic bread and salad. That meant it served three of us generous portions with two large portions of leftovers too. I crushed the garlic and omitted the sesame seeds. A very low effort dish for great returns, this will definitely make it onto regular rotation. Yum!

  • tarae1204 on May 10, 2024

    We all loved this. It’s not spicy, just full-flavored. Very easy to make, easier than most bolognese sauces.

• Spiced coconut chicken & noodle stew

  • sarahj22 on July 03, 2024

    This was simple and very tasty. The recipe implies to leave the chicken thighs whole and cook for an hour but I chopped them into bitesize pieces, which reduced the cooking time and made them easier to eat within the stew. My two year old loved this. I was conservative with the harissa and salt, and instead of beanspouts used pak choi (chopped and placed in the bottom of each bowl before adding the noodles and stew). The flavour is fairly mild but the salt, coriander and lime juice added at the end really lift it. A definite repeat. Flavour is fast becoming my go-to cookbook for easy and delicious midweek meals.

• Warm orzo, black-eyed bean & herb salad

  • sarahj22 on April 21, 2024

    Thanks to Lepa's note for bringing this recipe to my attention! Really easy and delicious with an abundance of fresh herbs. I've made it twice so far and plan to make it regularly over the spring and summer. I omitted the chives and served with the turmeric fried chicken from the same book and some salad leaves, which was a nice match.

  • sarahj22 on November 15, 2024

    This is still a favourite and a great one to bulk out with more veg for cold packed lunches. I reduce the amount of orzo and add a tin of butter beans, then when cool add to tupperware with chopped baby plum tomato, cucumber, red/green pepper and salad leaves. Delicious.

  • Lepa on March 02, 2024

    This was really easy and the kids especially loved it. I was a bit skeptical about adding tomato paste and raw garlic to the orzo but it worked and was delicious (I did add a fair amount of olive oil and salt to balance the flavors). I will definitely add this to the rotation.

• Beetroot & pomegranate salad

  • Lepa on March 02, 2024

    This is good but not my favorite Middle Eastern beet salad recipe. Making it with vacuum packed beets made this quick and easy.

• Tamarind prawn vermicelli with orange & pomegranate & herbs

  • Maefleur on April 26, 2024

    Use closer to a pound of shrimp. My dressing was quite thick so I thinned with a bit of water. Delicious flavor combination.

• Samosa pasta

  • gamulholland on March 27, 2024

    I went light on the pepper flakes as always because of my family, but otherwise cooked it as directed, and it was delicious. My kids thought it was like Cincinnati chili with an Indian flair. :) Also, easy for a weeknight.

  • Lsblackburn1 on April 23, 2024

    Very easy and tasty. I used a pound of ground beef and a whole box of pasta but the other amounts were as written. This seemed fine! I think I’d try it with lamb if I made it again.

• Spicy tahini & honey-roasted aubergines

  • et12 on October 27, 2023

    I loved how easy it was to put this together and the flavours are nice. I used the maple syrup instead of honey. The paste was easy to spread over the aubergine and looked good. I think i would prefer salting the aubergine instead of the paste next time.

• Afghani polow

  • Lsblackburn1 on September 09, 2024

    This didn’t really work for me. I probably got the cooking technique wrong for the rice, but it came out kind of mushy and just not that flavorful.

• Nimroo mirzai

  • Happykikkers on July 09, 2024

    Easy breakfast. Both my husband and I liked it a lot. Not sure if it really does serve 4 or we are just big eaters (or my eggs were too small), because we cleared out the pan in no time at all… Didn’t have enough tomato paste but did have extra fresh tomatoes, so it evened each other out.

• Feta, basil & strawberry cheesecake cups

  • Happykikkers on July 09, 2024

    Made a version with and without the basil, because I wasn’t sure my husband would like it with the basil. Joke’s on me because I’m not sure if I was a fan of the basil but my husband loved his version without and even asked if we still had some left later in the week. Will make again.

• My ultimate mince & aubergines

  • PickyPalateMom on April 04, 2024

    This was swoon-worthy delicious and dead easy. The three core parts of the dish - the unctuous, savoury eggplant, the spicy beef, and the cooling yogurt topping - work together to make a fantastic whole. I did the baked version of the eggplant and it was so flavourful and tender. I toasted cumin seeds and ground them first, and used smoked paprika.