Notes about Recipes in this book

• Mushroom and hazelnut soup

  • wester on November 20, 2013

    A nice soup, tasty and filling, and easy to make vegetarian or even vegan. No flour either. Would be good for those parties where you want a big pot of soup for the moment people start to get hungry. The color is unappetizing though - the parsley is quite needed to make it look OK.

• Parsley salad

  • wester on February 24, 2013

    A good salad. Take care not to over-salt it, it only needs a little.

• Shrimp with cashew nuts

  • rhb on November 17, 2022

    Page 49. Easy & pretty good. made the chicken version (p.50). Can't remember if I used breast or thighs. Served with beans from p. 54.

• Salmon slices with walnut or hazelnut vinaigrette (Tranches de saumon tièdes à la vinaigrette de noix ou de noisettes)

  • wester on March 08, 2010

    Delicious, different, and very quick. I served it with Skillet Scallions from the same cookbook, as suggested, and plain rice. Do make sure the salmon is at or near room temperature, otherwise it may not cook properly. The ingredients do have to chopped very fine indeed. I thought the shallots were a bit overpowering. Unless yours are much smaller than mine, you can halve the amount given. On the other hand, it could use a tad more vinegar.

• Catfish baked with cheese

  • rhb on November 17, 2022

    I made this when my kids were little. They did not like it but my husband and I liked it a lot. I changed the method: poured half the melted butter into dish, dipped only on side of fish into egg coating, put fish on the butter (uncoated side down), top with cheese mixture, and then the remaining butter & almonds. page 62.

• Garlicky baked chicken pieces

  • rhb on November 17, 2022

    Easy and good. Added some lemon pepper and Greek seasoning to the marinaded and broiled a bit at the end to crisp the skin a bit. Next time, I might put the marinade under the skin and just salt the skin (so that the chicken is not submerged in the marinade).

• Bangkok chicken

  • Running_with_Wools on March 16, 2025

    Delicious sauce and people always ask for the recipe.

• Oven-fried chicken

  • rhb on November 17, 2022

    We bake chicken wings according to the directions but changed the coating to: 1/3 c melted clarified butter (or half butter and half olive oil), 3/4 c parmesan cheese, 3/4 c+ panko, salt, & pepper (for 2 packs of wings). For Buffalo wings: dredge dried off wings in 1/3 c melted clarified butter + 1/2 c+ Frank's Hot Sauce + 1/2 t salt; then dredge in panko (for 2 packs of wings).

• Braised chicken thighs with spicy tomato and ginger sauce

  • wester on August 28, 2010

    Good everyday food.

  • carlos_cikzxr on April 27, 2026

    Served with two fried eggs sunny side up is deli!!!

• Enchiladas Suizas

  • Running_with_Wools on June 02, 2024

    My go-to chicken enchiladas. Kids high five when this is in the oven.

• Succulent pork roast with fennel (Arista)

  • rhb on November 17, 2022

    Very good. Doubled the seasonings, cooked to 130 degrees f, then let rest until reaches 150 degrees. I made this a while ago and my note says: next time try roasting method from Complete Meat cookbook p. 335. Needs to be center cut rib loin that has dark meat.

• Pork tenderloin

  • wester on January 14, 2019

    More a method than a recipe, but one that resulted in succulent and flavorful meat. Will repeat. ETA Watching the temperature is important, overcooking even slightly will dry out the meat. Use a thermometer. Used a mustard/tarragon rub underneath the bacon.

• Moghul roasted leg of lamb (Raan saag)

  • kitgo on April 04, 2015

    also great butterflied and grilled... takes a lot less time to cook! worth it! loved this recipe since the 90's...

• Broccoli smothered in garlic oil (Hare gobhi ki sabzi)

  • wester on March 08, 2010

    With this title, I had expected more garlic and more oil, but this is pretty subtle. The turmeric turns out to be as important to the taste of this recipe as the garlic. Anyway, it is a nice recipe but not earth-shattering. I had this with macaroni carbonara which was a mistake. Rice would be much better.

• Early summer fresh corn pudding

  • jdub1371 on January 10, 2022

    Excellent and easy corn pudding recipe - it was good even with frozen corn. I made 1/3 of the recipe (1 egg's worth) and baked it in a small dish, which took about 50 minutes to bake through. Next time I make this with frozen corn I will up the sugar a little bit. I'm looking foward to making this with good summer corn!

• Baked eggplant (Melanzane al forno)

  • rhb on November 17, 2022

    I've made this countless times...it is so good! I don't salt the eggplant and cut them into 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch slices (no thinner than 1/2 inch). Add salt to the olive oil. Great for a side dish or pizza topping.

• Oven-roasted green beans

  • rhb on November 17, 2022

    Sesame oil version...plus some salt; very good & easy.

• Potato gratin

  • saladdays on March 23, 2014

    One of the best potato gratins I have ever made. I used a food processor to slice the potatoes so they were really thin so they cooked right through. The cooking instructions and timing were just right and because it is low-fat recipe using milk instead of cream it wasn't such heavy eating.

• Skillet scallions

  • wester on March 08, 2010

    Nice and quick. The scallions remind of leeks if cooked in this way.

• Sautéed cherry tomatoes

  • Running_with_Wools on March 16, 2025

    This a fresh and simple recipe. Takes five minutes to make and elevates the tomatoes. Great with summer grilled meat or fish.

• Turnips à la comtesse

  • wester on March 08, 2010

    This is quite a nice way to serve turnips. If the turnips are older, the cooking time should be doubled.

• Fried rice

  • lauries1000 on December 23, 2013

    Page 190-191

• Spoon bread

  • nutrica6 on October 01, 2024

    To me, this is better than cornbread. It isn't as dry. I made it in a deep casserole dish, so required an extra 5 minutes in the oven. It is hard to tell when it is done, but for reference when I took mine out the top was still "jiggly" but the knife inserted came out clean. Serve with butter of course!

• Banana nut bread

  • dkazmercyk on March 20, 2017

    This is the recipe I always use for Banana Bread. Sometimes I add the rum as an option. Bread is flavorful and moist. Always use really ripe bananas.

• Bittersweet brownies

  • Sara on June 06, 2011

    Used Green & Black's bittersweet chocolate with dried cherries. Very good!

• Fresh lime ice cream

  • Running_with_Wools on February 05, 2023

    Really easy ice cream recipe and it is surprising to have a tart and creamy lime flavor. I’ve made this a half dozen times.