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Greek Taco from The Food Network

Jeff Mauro really captures all the classic gyro flavors in this simplified Greek pita "taco." We added a little extra spice by making a harissa hot sauce to go with it. read more >

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Jamie's Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals

By Jamie Oliver
Hyperion - 2009

We eat a lot of gravy in the south. I think that had I not been in a hurry at the time, this could have come out better. However, it was bland for my taste and thin for my gravy standards.

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This dish is amazing. So simple and so rich! If you're a big fan of cheese, you definitely have to try this out. The mix of the garlic and rosemary with the oozy camembert over pasta is comfort food at its best.

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I'd previously only used leeks in soup and was really excited to find another alternative here. We ate these alongside roast and they were amazing.

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If you're looking for oatmeal variations, this book has a few of them. The Banana and Cinnamon version turned out pretty well and tasted wonderful.

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I have to say that I'm not normally a big fan of cauliflower. In attempting to try it out in a way that I might actually like it, I turned to Oliver and his cheesy soup. As with most in this cookbook, the recipe was very easy to assemble and the flavor was actually pretty good (even from a non cauliflower fan). I would recommend using a higher quality Cheddar so that you get the full cheesy impact (I accidentally bough low-fat and added a bit of cream to the dish to make up for it since I find low fat cheeses to be more oily than creamy).

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Admittedly, I had to make a few substitutions with this recipe since I didn't have exactly the ingredients called for. It was excellent, though, so I've no doubt that with the appropriate ingredients, this breakfast dish is to die for.

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This is another of Jamie's "quick pasta" dishes. Like the others I've tried, quick, flavorful, and super simple. Salty bacon, the creamy sauce, and the peas make this a great alternative to plain mac and cheese (or shells and cheese).

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THANK YOU, JAMIE OLIVER! I have never in my life successfully made an omelet. Each and every attempt has become scrambled eggs until now. This is the best set of instructions for making the perfect omelet that I have every come across.

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With Jamie's easy-to-follow instructions and pictures to help you along the way, I don't think anyone could mess this recipe up.

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Excellent. Again, Oliver gives instructions that are simple to follow so that your dish turns out exactly as you'd expect it to. So often, I've tried to make roasted veggies and come out with the wrong texture and very little flavor. Not at all the case here.

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I was trying to make a healthy and light meal for dinner. My issues with this recipe were not the recipe itself, however. Jamie's directions were easy to follow and the food actually turned out delicious. I'm not very experienced with cooking seafood and so am definitely one of the ones he mentions in the book as missing out because of this fear. This is a super simple way to ease into cooking fish.

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I've never had Yorkshire Puddings before. I was a bit intimidated, but they turned out magnificently.

We ate them as a side with our Traditional Beef Roast.

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