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“Red Pepper & Bavette” from “Salads Are More Than Leaves”Our resident flexitarian wasn’t going to be home for dinner, so I wasted no time in making yet another steak salad. As...
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“Triple Tomato” from “Salads are More than Leaves”Kirstin: Tomatoes and cheese. It’s a classic combination. How often do I make pomodoro e mozzarella in the Summer months? Many MANY...
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“Spicy Noodle” from “Salads Are More Than Leaves”We’ve already had a lot of great salads this month, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say this one was the best....
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“Thai Red Aubergine” from ” Salads are More than Leaves”Kirstin: Silcock organises her chapters in such a clever way in this book. There is a “Hot ‘ n ‘ Spicy” chapter...
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“Smashed Cucumber” from “Salads Are More Than Leaves”As I’ve written before, I’m a huge fan of cucumbers, so I was very much looking forward to trying this smashed cucumber...
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“Miso Noodle, Avo & Cucumber” from “Salads Are More Than Leaves”Look! Another lovely, fresh, healthy, and GREEN plate of food! Things I loved about this dish: It was straightforward to make. It...
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“Thai Larb” from “Salads are More than Leaves”Kirstin: As you may remember, I have made many larbs in my time. Larb, the national dish of Laos is essentially a meat salad, a meal that...
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“Spicy Chicken and Peanut” from “Salads Are More Than Leaves”When I first read the description of this salad, it reminded me of my favourite Vietnamese salad, which is very fresh, very green and...
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“Spicy Steak” from “Salads Are More Than Leaves”Our resident vegetarian was out for the night, so I wasted no time in picking one of the meat-based dishes in this month’s book....
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“Tomatoes with Chilli Oil” from “Salads are More than Leaves”Kirstin: Earlier this week we were given some tomatoes from a friend’s allotment. So tomatoes were given priority when choosing...
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Cookbook of the month, July 2023: Salads are More Than Leaves: Salads to Get Excited About by Elena SilcockKirstin: My unexpected favourite book of 2022 was Salad Freak. I say unexpected because it wasn’t until I sat down and...
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Our Verdict: Ramsay in 10Maureen: This was a surprising success. I say surprising because I wasn’t quite sure this would deliver when I suggested we...
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“Hot Goan Fish Curry” from “Ramsay in 10”Kirstin: Gordon says in the introduction to this recipe that although “most curries take a lot longer than ten minutes”, by...
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“Basil Gnudi with Fresh Tomato Sauce” from “Ramsay in 10”When we were first paging through this cookbook, Tim paused on this page and said, “Yum. This looks good.” I immediately...
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“Cornish ‘carbonara’ with chilli, mushrooms and peas” from “Ramsay in 10”Kirstin: Ramsay says he uses the term ‘carbonara’ “loosely” here. He tells us that he cooked this pasta dish...
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“Grilled Salmon Nicoise” from “Ramsay in 10”After what felt like the longest and coldest spring, we have reached summer here in the U.K., which means we are finally at peak salad...
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“Rhubarb and Marzipan Tarts” from “Ramsay in 10”The pressure was off from the get go on this recipe, since Gordon writes in the introduction: “Spoiler alert– these tarts...
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“Bang bang cauliflower” from “Ramsay in 10”Kirstin: I made a cauliflower dish back in 2021 that Tom STILL talks about with great fondness. It was an Anna Jones recipe ( Sticky...
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“Cornflake chicken sliders with gochujang mayonnaise” from “Ramsay in 10”Kirstin: As far as I can tell from the introduction of this book, this was essentially a family lockdown project. His daughters were in...
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“California-Style Sweetcorn Chowder” from “Ramsay in 10”There’s two important things to know about this soup: It is delicious; Why does it need to be done in 10 minutes?...
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“Tuna Puttanesca” from “Ramsay in 10”I almost did it! Though when I say “almost” what I mean is I got it done in 20 minutes. I actually thought when I was at...
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“Pork Tenderloin with Grilled Corn Salsa” from “Ramsay in 10”It was hard to resist such a colourful plate of food. Amazingly, my photo above is not that different from the photo in the cookbook,...
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Cookbook of the Month, June 2023: Ramsay in 10: Delicious recipes made in a flash by Gordon RamsayKirstin: Gordon’s latest cookbook was released at the end of 2021 which is a while ago now but since we’ve previously reviewed...
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Our Verdict: Food52 Simply GeniusKirstin: This was an interesting book to cook from. It’s essentially a curated book of recipes covering a wide range of...
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“Sheet-pan Roasted Mushrooms & Greens” and “Shortcut Polenta” from “Simply Genius”It’s a two-for-one special today at Cookbook a Month, since I wanted to post both of these, and this is the last day I can do it....
