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.

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.

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).

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).

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.

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.