Notes about Recipes in this book

• Parsnip, rosemary and olive soup

  • teresacooks on October 10, 2014

    This might have been the worst soup I have ever made.

• Carrot and courgette salad

  • billcranecos on June 07, 2022

    Shockingly delicious. Even my wife (who dislikes carrots) asked for seconds.

• Broccoli, feta, hazelnut and cherry tomato salad

  • teresacooks on October 10, 2014

    This is so good. I lightly steam the broccoli because I prefer it to raw.

• Red cabbage with bacon and red onion

  • gamulholland on December 05, 2021

    OK but not great. I think it would be best accompanying a very rich side dish and cutting the richness, but that’s not what our meal was, so it was just kind of there.

• Baked chicken with Parmesan and wholegrain mustard

  • teresacooks on October 22, 2014

    for the amount of cream in this recipe I wanted to be more excited about the end result...It was certainly easy, and the chicken was tender...

• Chicken and broccoli gratin

  • teresacooks on October 10, 2014

    This is the epitome of comfort food. It is SERIOUSLY delicious. Probably all of my kids favorite meal.

• Avoca's shepherd's pie

  • sophie_bsts85 on March 21, 2026

    Yum

  • kristinanddoug_2axrp9 on April 01, 2026

    I make this every 3/17 - It’s a lovely reminder of our visit to Wicklow. Through the years I’ve made a few modifications. I add an egg and cream cheese to the mashed potatoes. I also dry sauté the tomato paste first extra umami and a good slug of Guinness and Worcestershire

• Normandy pork

  • teresacooks on October 10, 2014

    Easy and delicious, sometimes I add an onion.

• Lakeshore pork

  • teresacooks on October 10, 2014

    Family favorite, the kids argue about who gets any leftovers.

• French dressing

  • billcranecos on June 07, 2022

    This make a huge amount, and I scaled back. My oil blend was 1/2 cup total and all else was adjusted to match. I made this for the utterly delicious Carrot & Courgette salad from the same book.

• Tomato sauce

  • Nancy402 on February 27, 2013

    This is an excellent tomato sauce, beautiful to look at and very flavorful. It was a great foundation for the Tuscan pizza, but would also be good on pasta.