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October 17th, 2022

Pasta e Fagioli from Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

An easy and delicious soup. I used lardons for the meat. We were thinking that chicken sausages would be good, saucisse de volaille or merguez de volaille, cut in quarters lenghtwise, then into little... read more >

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	Asian Salmon Laksa From: Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express 2 (reviewed 25th January 2018) I intended to make a half recipe of this for two, but the amount of salmon looked so little that I bought more, making more or less a whole recipe. Only used half the coconut milk and the rice noodles. Used spinach rather than bok choy. (Bok choy/pak choi in rural France isn't really a Thing.) Otherwise, more or less a whole recipe was a meal for two. It was delicious. Definitely a do-me-again.
	Black and Blue Cajun Chicken Sandwich From: Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express 2 (reviewed 19th November 2018) Quick, easy, and really delicious. I wouldn't call this a snack, it's a full meal. Doesn't especially need to be served in bread; just the chicken and cheese would be fine as part of a "regular" meal. Had to look up, and then cut back, a recipe for "ground mixed spice", which was something new to me.
	Chickpea, Spinach and Sweet Potato Soup From: Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express 2 (reviewed 6th January 2020) This was really good, suprised me actually. - The recipe is supposed to serve 4; two of us ate it all as dinner. - My sweet potato was pretty wimpy, so I used so butternut squash also. No problem. - I had only 200g of spinach. That was plenty. - Added no honey. - We both shook on a bit of Tabasco at table. Only made it better. Definitely a do-me-again recipe.
	Chilli Crab Linguine with Vodka From: Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express 2 (reviewed 15th January 2018) Easy and fast and tasty. We have to deseed tomatoes here, so the sauce was a bit dryer that it ought to be. Pretty good though.
	Crusted Roast Rump Steak with Crispy Speckled Onions Rings From: Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express 2 (reviewed 16th October 2018) Two parts to this recipe, the meat and the onion rings. I've never made onion rings before and was surprised how easy and how tasty they were. The rings were first soaked in milk — is this usual? — then fried. One biggish (to me) onion served the two of us. If actually servied four, you might want to double this. For my two steaks which might have been slightly bigger than asked, I made all the topping and that was fine. Again, you might want to double this. Altogether, good food that made a nice meal in not too much time.
	Greek-Style Lamb Parcels en Papillote From: Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express 2 (reviewed 25th February 2018) This would have been excellent if the lamb hadn't been overcooked. I know it's hard to tell when it's all wrapped up, but I'd guess 20 minutes would have been better than 30 minutes. The flavors were delicious, though. As suggested, served with Mama's Greek Butter-Bean Salad.
	Gruyère Cracker-Crusted Haddock From: Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express 2 (reviewed 21st February 2018) On first bite we both thought this was a bit bland, and we both said, Hmmm, this would be better with a squirt of lemon juice. And it was!. This needs to be incorporated either in the topping, or squeezed onto the fish, to add some zest to the flavor.
	Hot Bloody Mary Soup From: Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express 2 (reviewed 11th March 2019) Yes, bloody Mary. Roasted tomatoes, vodka and all. Good stuff. I used chicken stock instead of vegetable stock. My chiles burnt in the roasting, but the tomatoes didn't seem to be done, so I added two more and there were done when the tomatoes were. I made a whole recipe and will freeze about half, so the serving size is about right. Little cups of this might make a nice starter or an amuse bouche.
	Jamaican Jerk Chicken From: Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express 2 (reviewed 9th September 2018) Ainsley wins again. I made a half recipe with four thighs; should have made less. Thyme rather than marjoram. I buzzed all the marinade ingredients with the staff mixer. In one stage, rather than in parts as instructed. BBQ'd the thighs. Very more-ish.
	Mama's Greek Butter-Bean Salad From: Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express 2 (reviewed 25th February 2018) Loved this. - Made a half recipe, which might have served 3 as a side; two of us couldn't finish it. Used muguets. - This would be a great main-dish sala, or to take to some kind of event.
	Shredded Chicken and Lemon Grass Soup From: Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express 2 (reviewed 28th September 2021) This was surprisingly good. Authentically Asian? Maybe. Tasty? Definitely. I made a half recipe as a main course for dinner. Might have been a bit skimpy for that. - I used sb thighs, so no skin to remove and no bones to cook for the broth. - I used a whole chili for the half recipe. The broth was nicely hot/spicy. The broth is very tasty. I thought this might be a nice starter for an Asian-ish meal.
	Sweet-Potato and Coriander Mash From: Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express 2 (reviewed 21st February 2018) Pretty good, and easy. Chopped cilantro is tossed into the boiling sweet potatoes 10 seconds before draining. Then all is mashed with crème fraîche.

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