Notes about Recipes in this book

• Thai beef salad

  • Dannausc on November 23, 2019

    I used clementine peel and 2 clementines in place of the orange peel and canned mandarin oranges. Quite good.

• Maple-glazed salmon

  • mharriman on August 05, 2018

    Tasty and easy to prepare. I roasted my salmon fillets at 500 degrees for 10 minutes and that was too long, but the fish still tasted great. Next time I’ll drop that to 6-7 minutes with fairly thin sockeye fillets. The spice rub flavors and maple syrup create a nice juxtaposition of contrasting flavors. Served with roasted sweet potatoes and steamed asparagus.

• Apricot lamb chops

  • karaslady on December 09, 2018

    I made this, substituting peach jam for the apricot. my 12-year-old immediately asked what I did to the lamb, because she LOVED it! Will make this again. The sauce is good on mixed vegetables, too.

  • chawkins on July 16, 2023

    Who knew a bit of sweetness would go so well with the lamb. Like the previous commenter, I also used peach jam (Stonewall Kitchen) rather than apricot jam.

• 1-hour Spanish chickpea soup

  • quaquacat on February 25, 2021

    Delicious! The chickpeas were perfectly cooked, and the flavor in the soup was memorable. Used a dry Italian sausage from TJ’s instead of Spanish chorizo and some greens we had on hand—I think the recipe will tolerate a lot of substitutions.

• Quick Greek couscous with shrimp

  • bktravels on May 26, 2018

    Surprisingly tasty and lovely for a summer evening supper. I had originally considered adding lemon juice for flavor, but it did not need it. We did add a small diced zucchini to the pan with the shrimp and it was a good complement to the rest of the dish.

  • Dannausc on November 23, 2019

    Quick and easy. I used broiled salmon in place of the shrimp. Pretty decent.

• Toasted barley, green bean, and shiitake salad with tofu

  • Dannausc on November 23, 2019

    I added a few pickled Thai chiles to the tofu marinade and to the vinaigrette. Pretty decent; better than expected.