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Cookbook: Vegetarian Planet
Rating: 4/5

These are good vegetarian burgers with chickpeas, carrots, and mushrooms as the base. The burgers were easy to form and held together well during the cooking. They are quite soft i...

Cookbook: Vegetarian Planet
Rating: 3/5

I made half a recipe, using chopped fennel instead of corn kernels, which I'm not that fond of. Cooked the potatoes for less than the suggested time and added the dressing while th...

Cookbook: Vegetarian Planet
Rating: 4/5

I wasn't sure about this recipe on day one (not unusual; I often don't taste it as well after I've been busy cooking it). But I loved it on day 2. Not part of the recipe, but I add...

Cookbook: Vegetarian Planet
Rating: 2/5

I'm not sure if it was execution or just a poor recipe, but the flavour of the soup was totally dominated by the grated orange zest. Maybe there was some pith in the zest, or I sho...

Cookbook: JamieOliver.com
Rating: 5/5

I saw Jamie make this on one of his Christmas specials years ago, and have made it ever since, with some tweaks. It really is a flavourful chicken/turkey gravy and having it made a...

Chicken Pie

Oct 22, 2017
Cookbook: JamieOliver.com
Rating: 2/5

This is a recipe with 5 main ingredients--a concept I really like. Although this pie was tasty, it was somewhat one-dimensional in flavour. Perhaps not that surprising, given the l...

Cookbook: Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
Rating: 4/5

I have adapted ithe masala a bit by adding nutmeg to the spice mix, but since apparently every Indian family has its own preferred mix, this seems perfectly legitimate. This recipe...

Cookbook: Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
Rating: 4/5

I'm getting addicted to a cup or two of chai in the evening as a result of this recipe. I have adapted ithe masala a bit by adding nutmeg to the spice mix, and I use 1 teabag of...

Cookbook: Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
Rating: 3/5

I made this dish with cod, but found the coconut coriander chutney overwhelmed the fish somewhat. I think it would be better with an oily fish like salmon or mackerel. But it was t...

Cookbook: Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
Rating: 4/5

I usually turn to bhaigan bharta for an Indian eggplant recipe, but this has now gone into regular rotation because it is delicious and does not require the eggplant to be roasted...

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