Notes about Recipes in this book

• Pea and ham hock soup

  • Lynnette on December 28, 2025

    Made this with home smoked turkey legs in place of ham hocks. Adapted liquid quantities for Instant Pot preparation. Very good!

• Bistro green salad with simple vinaigrette

  • angrygreycat on January 21, 2023

    Good basic shallot vinaigrette salad dressing.

• Roasted potato salad

  • emiliang on August 20, 2022

    Simple and delicious. I grilled the potatoes instead of roasting them, left out the garlic and lemon, and used chives, parsley, and preserved lemon with mayo to taste.

  • lwburbach on January 31, 2026

    I made the Roasted Potato Salad, Sort of! I had never thought of using roasted potatoes before. I added a little grainy mustard and part sour cream and part mayonnaise and a dried Dill blend. It was delicious! It seems like it would be good on it's own, but it's a great starting place too.

• Cannellini bean and tuna salad with red onion

  • emiliang on September 22, 2021

    Quick, easy, and delicious. Pair with some good bread and red wine.

• Pasta with mushrooms

  • FJT on February 13, 2019

    This made a delicious sauce, albeit mine really needed to be reduced further, but hunger won out!

• Bolognese

  • Shannoncooks17 on September 05, 2019

    Good sauce to make and easy.

  • austin_6rikx3 on March 06, 2026

    If cooking for just two people, half the recipe! It made so much but it was amazing!

• Cod baked with tomatoes and olives

  • FJT on July 30, 2021

    A good solid recipe for a nice supper. We were watching Stanley Tucci's Italian series on CNN when I admitted to having two of his cookbooks, but being unsure if I'd ever cooked from them, so obviously I had to rectify that. EYB tells me I have made one other recipe, but a long time ago!

  • laura_0h27jd on February 26, 2026

    Simple and delicious!

• Shepherd's pie

  • emiliang on September 20, 2021

    This was really, really good. The cup of wine and the anchovies gave the dish a huge taste boost! Note that you don't need to chop the veggies in a food processor after sauteeing them - they'll be just fine as they are.

  • tinadlr on January 16, 2025

    Used this recipe as a loose guide, but made lots of edits. Half beef and half lamb. Used a very gelatinous stock, as the serious eats recipe calls to add gelatin for mouthfeel. Used both thyme and rosemary, 1/3 tsp marmite, 3-4 shakes Worcestershire sauce, swapped tomato paste instead of canned tomatoes, pinch of nutmeg and a pinch of all spice. We also added the peas into the mix instead of on the side. Cheddar on top.