Notes about Recipes in this book

• Pan-roasted chicken legs with parsnip skordalia

  • KarinaFrancis on February 23, 2022

    I only made the chicken and added some broccollini at the end instead of making the skordalia. Good flavours and easily done on a weeknight, next time I’d add the vinegar 5 mins before the end of cooking time so it can reduce a little

• Sticky ginger and pear cake

  • KarinaFrancis on May 08, 2022

    This was quite nice. My favourite part was the caramelised edges, I was hoping all of the pears would go dark and caramely too but I lost a fair amount of caramel from the base of my springform tin (which created a mess on the bottom of my oven). I also used half the amount of glacé ginger called for and it was spot on.

• Simple potato Dauphinoise

  • treay on November 14, 2024

    Last night's dinner was delicious. This potatoes recipe is a little different from the one I usually make from Patricia Wells Bistro Cookbook, and even though it turned out pretty good, next time I'll make it my own way, combining things from both recipes... will see how it turns out!

• Spicy Lebanese-style peas with minced lamb

  • e_ballad on September 04, 2018

    Very quick to pull together for a midweek meal, but would recommend generous seasoning as we found this too bland otherwise.

• Turkish chicken with apricots, saffron and pistachios

  • Melanie on September 28, 2013

    Very good, would definitely make again. I didn't use the saffron and don't think the dish was missing anything. Served with couscous and plain yoghurt.

• Za'atar-dusted ricotta and haloumi pastries with pomegranate molasses

  • e_ballad on August 06, 2018

    I was initially worried that these might have a mint-overdose, but they were well balanced. The author suggests that these are fiddly, but these took only a little while to prepare, with much of that time taken up buttering the filo sheets.

• Orange, tomato and parsley salad with celery seeds and green chilli

  • KarinaFrancis on March 01, 2022

    This was just ok, the celery seeds added an odd flavour and I only used half as much as stated. Too much dressing, unlikely to repeat

• Crushed honeycomb and fromage frais panna cotta

  • RosieB on November 15, 2012

    I have made the panna cotta twice, once with goats milk yoghurt. Both were greatvwith frsh berries. The honeycomb did not set so I used a Nigella Lawson recipe.

• Noodles with roast duck and hoisin sauce

  • runoutofshelves on August 29, 2024

    I love the idea of using roast duck from the local chinese restaurant to make a meal, and I usually love Karen Martini's recipes but this recipe had way too much hoisin and oyster sauce for me.

• Slow-baked lamb shoulder

  • aargle on June 06, 2012

    cooked it with bone in and it took about four and one half hours.

• Chocolate and beetroot brownies

  • e_ballad on November 12, 2016

    Had a taste test of several beetroot brownies to find a favourite. A clear winner! Very dense & rich & chewy & gooey. Sadly, not a morsel remains!

  • Melanie on May 10, 2020

    I enjoyed this, but nobody else in my family did so it probably won’t be repeated.

• Chocolate and banana loaf

  • e_ballad on November 05, 2021

    This recipe should really have included 'coconut' as a core ingredient in its title as this is very coconut heavy, significantly 'drowning out' the banana flavouring despite such a large number of bananas. While it is a perfectly fine recipe, the kids prefer other recipes that are variations on the theme.