Notes about Recipes in this book

• Spiced chickpeas and haloumi

  • Jane on November 04, 2024

    I loved this. So quick and easy to make but delicious. I got 3 servings from it and it was just as good on the third day for lunch as the first night for dinner. This is going to be a great store-cupboard standby dinner for me.

  • Lizzzzy on December 12, 2016

    Delicious and simple vegetarian one pot meal

  • KaylaMarie on October 08, 2018

    Very good recipe to make as a quick and delicious meal. I didn't have spinach, so I used beetroot leaves.

• Roasted cauliflower and blue cheese soup

  • aargle on August 24, 2014

    Was slightly disappointed by this recipe. Soup was too thin despite having more cauliflower than the recipe specified. It was also a bit bland. It may need some onion and my blue cheese was perhaps too mild. Family demolished it though. Used chorizo instead of bacon and will repeat that as it was delicious.

• Carrot cake for a crowd

  • aargle on September 03, 2022

    Have made this cake several times and it is now my go to carrot cake - it’s very straight forward and can even be grated then mixed in the food processor which I have just tried for the first time very successfully. I halve the frosting as I think a half quantity is plenty. It’s great for a birthday cake as it’s a lovely big cake which cuts beautifully.

• Beef pho

  • aargle on April 15, 2015

    This was very tasty and quick to make. Great for weeknight meals. Definite repeat.

• One-pot chocolate and raspberry cupcakes

  • GardenerKaren on July 02, 2016

    Lovely light chocolate cupcakes but I'd like more raspberry.

• Spiced fruit loaf

  • DulcieD on September 14, 2013

    Best eaten the next day as suggested in the recipe

• Thai-style tofu fried rice

  • e_ballad on August 20, 2016

    Ummm, you'd need to be a sumo wrestler to be able to eat this between two people. We had two massive portions & one kidlet portion, with enough leftover for another THREE large portions. Liked this fried rice, didn't love it. Will probably incorporate the marinated tofu component into my Mum's recipe for fried rice though. Sorry Annabel, we were having an off day with your recipes today!

• Mini chicken tortilla cups

  • e_ballad on December 23, 2016

    A pre-Christmas disaster with the freezer malfunctioning led to this impromptu lunch to use up some partially defrosted chicken mince. And it was fantastic. Used sweet chilli sauce instead of chilli powder & threw in some grated zucchini & carrot (primarily to make more fridge space!). Incredibly quick & tasty.

• Slow-baked pork and apricots

  • e_ballad on October 27, 2016

    This was brilliant. So tasty & a doddle to make. Would probably work really well in a slow-cooker too.

• Pan-fried fish with speedy red pepper aioli

  • e_ballad on December 12, 2017

    This is a super-speedy midweek meal. The red pepper aioli was great, though entirely dependent on the quality of your store bought mayo. This will be on high rotation.

• Lemon coconut cake

  • holdentogether on March 18, 2016

    This is such a fabulous recipe, it's a big cake and everyone loves it. This one is a winner!

• The ultimate beef fillet

  • lou_weez on February 11, 2017

    The first time I cooked this I followed the instructions only to be left with meat that was very raw. I like rare, but this was too rare for me. I found 35minutes for the first cook and 12 minutes for the second cook to be more to our liking. This is a delicious, $$$ and very easy meal.

• Ginger chilli sweet and sour chicken

  • treay on November 22, 2024

    Yesterday I made my first recipe from Annabel's cookbook and I have to say that it was easy and delicious. I am not a fan of sweet and sour recipes, but in this particular one, the flavour was so delicious and subtle that it was enjoyed by all. The recipe suggests to have some rice and green veggies on the side, so I cooked some broccolini and made my adaptation to the Ottolenghi's recipe that I have cooked now many, many times and it's just delicious. I make a coconut rice using jasmine rice instead of sticky rice, but what really makes it are the crispy ingredients..... sooo yummy!