Recipe List

Well everybody, I've had a week to recover from my project, and have decided to present a list of all the recipes I made, in order! You will note that I actually ended up making 395 and not 385 - when I made the Pheasant with Gin and IT, I accidentally counted it as "355" and not "365", so I had been counting incorrectly after that. Whoops!


1. Duck with Orange Salsa (Fast Food)
2. Noodles with Spring Onions, Shitake Mushrooms and Mangetouts (Fast Food)
3. Icecream with stem ginger or figs (Fast Food)
4. Squid with Chilli and Clams (Fast Food)
5. Ricotta with Honey and Toasted Pine Nuts (Fast Food)
6. Tagliatelle with Chicken from the Venetian Ghetto (Dinner)
7. Ice-cream with Dark Chocolate (Fast Food)
8. Basic Roast Chicken (Basics Etc.)
9. Plain Salad Dressing (Basics Etc.)
10. Summer fruits and cream or ice-cream (Weekend Lunch)
11. Sunday Night Chicken Noodle (One & Two)
12. Pasta with butter and stock cube juices (One & Two)
13. Dijon Mustard Dressing (Low Fat)
14. Pea Risotto (One & Two)
15. Chicken with Spring Onion, Chilli and Greek Yoghurt (Fast Food)
16. Cherried and Chick Pea’d Couscous (Fast Food)
17. Steak Mirabeau (Fast Food)
18. Lacquered Quail (Low Fat)
19. Japanese Flavoured Sour-Sweet Cabbage (Low Fat)
20. One-Pan Chicken (Dinner)
21. Basic French Dressing (Basics etc.)
22. Pasta with Unpestoed Pesto (One & Two)
23. Spaghetti Carbonara (One & Two)
24. Breadcrumbs (Basics etc.)
25. Anglicised Involtini (Dinner)
26. Chambéry Trout (Fast Food)
27. Salsa Verde (Fast Food)
28. Spinach Soup (Fast Food)
29. Cinnamon-hot rack of lamb (Fast Food)
30. Beef and Beans with Pasta (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
31. Meatballs in Tomato Sauce (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
32. South Beach Black Bean Soup (Cooking in Advance)
33. Mushroom-Steak Sandwich (One & Two)
34. Steak and Kidney Pie (Weekend Lunch)
35. Banana Custard (Weekend Lunch)
36. Lemon Chicken (Weekend Lunch)
37. Sticky Chocolate Pudding (Weekend Lunch)
38. Basic Roast Chicken with roasted garlic and shallots (Basics etc.)
39. Clementine Cake (Basics, etc.)
40. Basic Vanilla Ice-cream (Basics etc.)
41. Fish and Porcini Pie (Weekend Lunch)
42. Chicken & Chick Pea Tagine (Cooking in Advance)
43. Pancakes (Basics etc.)
44. Salmon Fishcakes (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
45. Anna’s Chick Pea and Pasta Soup (Cooking in Advance)
46. Roast Cod with Upmarket Mushy Peas (Fast Food)
47. A Moorish Cake (Basics etc.)
48. Onion Tart (Dinner)
49. Rich Shortcrust (Basics etc.)
50. Pumpkin Purée (Dinner)
51. Mixed mushrooms (Dinner)
52. Pea and Garlic Crostini (Dinner)
53. Roast Pepper with Green Olive Paste Crostini (Dinner)
54. Roast Monkfish (Dinner)
55. Mackerel in Cider (Fast Food)
56. Cabbage with Caraway (Fast Food)
57. Buttered Apples (Fast Food)
58. Scallops with Bitter Oranges (Basics etc.)
59. Canard à l'Orange (Basics etc.)
60. Petits Pois à la Francaise (Cooking in Advance)
61. Seville Orange Curd Tart (Lunch)
62. Shortcrust Pastry (Basics etc.)
63. Victoria Sponge (Basics etc.)
64. Mayonnaise (Basics etc.)
65. Seville Orange Marmalade (Basics etc.)
66. Spaghetti Aglio Olio (One & Two)
67. Oxtail with Mackeson and Marjoram (Cooking in Advance)
68. Rhubarb and Muscat Jelly (Dinner)
69. Chicken with Pesto (Fast Food)
70. Canned Pulses (Fast Food)
71. Rhubarb, Muscat and Mascarpone Trifle (Cooking in Advance)
72. Pasta with Cream and Truffle Oil (Fast Food)
73. Aromatic Chilli Beef Noodle Soup (Low Fat)
74. Braised Dried Shiitake Mushrooms with Soba Noodles (Low-Fat)
75. Steak (Low Fat)
76. Mackerel Teriyaki (Low Fat)
77. Vegetable Curry in Vegetable Sauce (Low Fat)
78. Rhubarb Ice-Cream (Dinner)
79. Braised Pheasant with Mushroom and Bacon (Cooking in Advance)
80. Pig’s Bum (Weekend Lunch)
81. Real Custard (Basics etc.)
82. Salmon marinated in Den Miso (Low Fat)
83. Brown Rice Salad (Low Fat)
84. Seaweed and Noodle Salad (Low Fat)
85. Restrained Mushroom Risotto (Low Fat)
86. Roast Garlic and Lemon Dressing (Low Fat)
87. Mushroom Udon Soup (Low Fat)
88. Beef Braised in Beer (Low Fat)
89. Vegetable Miso Broth (Low Fat)
90. Red Wine, Cumin and Onion Gravy (Weekend Lunch)
91. Seville Orange Cream (Weekend Lunch)
92. Shortbread (Weekend Lunch)
93. Sugar-Spiced Salmon with Chinese Hot Mustard (Low Fat)
94. Vegetables with Ginger and Garlic (Low Fat)
95. Shredded Beetroot Salad with Yogurt (Low Fat)
96. Roast Poussin with Garlic and Shallots (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
97. Beet greens with buckwheat noodles (Low Fat)
98. Braised Fennel (Low Fat)
99. Poisson au Poivre (Low Fat)
100. Lemon Pie (Weekend Lunch)
101. Foolproof Rice (Weekend Lunch)
102. German Leeks and Wine (Weekend Lunch)
103. Cauliflower with Cumin (Low Fat)
104. Cambodian Hot and Sour Beef Salad (Low Fat)
105. Beetroot Soup (Low Fat)
106. Half Coq-au-vin (Low Fat)
107. Fine Pasta with Crab (Low Fat)
108. Venison in White Wine (Cooking in Advance)
109. Marsala Muscovado Custard (Dinner)
110. Muskily Spiced Prunes (Dinner)
111. Minestrone (Weekend Lunch)
112. Affogato (Fast Food)
113. Stem-Ginger Gingerbread (Cooking in Advance)
114. Mushroom Risotto (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
115. Chicken with Lemon/Oil/Garlic (Fast Food)
116. Thick Miso Dressing for Beans (Low Fat)
117. Warm Spinach with Lemon (Dinner)
118. Spanish Stew (Dinner)
119. The World's Best Chocolate Ice-cream (Basics etc.)
120. Lemon linguine (Weekend Lunch)
121. Irish Tarte Tatin (weekend Lunch)
122. Lentil and Chestnut Soup (Basics etc.)
123. Blakean Fish Pie (Dinner)
124. Rhubarb Crumble with custard, damn straight (Basics etc.)
125. Tarragon French Roast Chicken (Weekend Lunch)
126. Steak au Poivre (One & Two)
127. Tomato and Rice Soup (Fast Food)
128. Pea Soufflé (One & Two)
129. Marinated Chicken Drumsticks (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
130. Macaroni Cheese (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
131. Butternut and Pasta Soup (One & Two)
132. Children's Chocolate Mousse (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
133. Langues de Chat (Basics etc.)
134. Shepherd’s Pie (uncooked meat) (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
135. The Biscuits (Feeding Babies and Small Children)

136. Fairycakes (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
137. Pasta with Anchovy Sauce (One & Two)
138. Pea Orzotto (Weekend Lunch)
139. Roast Leeks (Weekend Lunch)
140. Poached Pistachio-sprinkled apricots stuffed with crème fraiche (Weekend Lunch)
141. Beef Stroganoff (Fast Food)
142. Corner Cut Topside of Beef (Weekend Lunch)
143. New Potatoes with Truffle Oil (Weekend Lunch)
144. Rice Pudding (Weekend Lunch)
145. Special Meatballs (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
146. Shepherd's Pie (Cooked Meat)
147. Moules Marinière (One & Two)
148. Exceptional Salmon (One & Two)
149. Clove-Hot Chilli Con Carne (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
150. Escalopes of salmon with warm balsamic vinaigrette (Fast Food)
151. Quickly-scaled mont blanc (Fast Food)
152. Lamb with Garlicky Tahina (Fast Food)
153. Passionfruit Fool (Fast Food)
154. Lidgate's Chestnut Stuffing (Basics etc.)
155. Chicken with Morels (One & Two)
156. Linguine alle Vongole (One & Two)
157. White Tiramisu (Cooking in Advance)
158. Peter Rabbit in Mr. McGregor’s Salad (One & Two)
159. Pea Soup (Fast Food)
160. Children's Couscous (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
161. Roast shoulder of lamb (Weekend Lunch)
162. Ratatouille (Cooking in Advance)
163. Green salad with green beans (Weekend Lunch)
164. Sweet Pastry (Basics etc.)
165. Translucent apple tart (Weekend Lunch)
166. Apple and Walnut Crumble (One & Two)
167. Scallops and Bacon (One & Two)
168. Roast-Sugar Sprinkled Peaches (Fast Food)
169. The Tenderest Chicken (Dinner)
170. Blini (One & Two)
171. Mascarpone, Rum and Lime Cream (Fast Food)
172. Butterscotch Sauce (Weekend Lunch)
173. Garlic Mushrooms (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
174. Bean and Pasta Soup (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
175. Gigot Boulangère (Weekend Lunch)
176. Frittata (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
177. Chicken with egg and lemon sauce (Dinner)
178. Chicken Pie (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
179. Spinach, Bacon and Raw Mushroom Salad (Weekend Lunch)
180. Baked Sea Bass with Rosemary (Weekend Lunch)
181. Strawberries in Dark Syrup (Dinner)
182. Proust's Madeleines (Dinner)
183. Linguine with Lardons (One & Two)
184. Chicken with Salsa Verde (Fast Food)
185. Miso Mustard Dressing (Low Fat)
186. Almond and Orange-Blossom Cake (Cooking in Advance)
187. Prawns with Garlic and Chilli (One & Two)
188. Onion Mush (Cooking in Advance)
189. Aubergine Moussaka (Cooking in Advance)
190. Cawl (Cooking in Advance)
191. Roast Pork (Weekend Lunch)
192. Swedish Rhubarb and Horseradish Sauce (Weekend Lunch)
193. Seven-Minute Steamed Chocolate Pudding (Fast Food)
194. Baked Aromatic Spiced Plums (Cooking in Advance)
195. Barbados Cream (Cooking in Advance)
196. Chicken Liver Crostini (Dinner)
197. Grilled Pepper Salad (Dinner)
198. Marinated, Butterflied Leg of Lamb (Dinner)
199. Garlic Potatoes (Dinner)
200. Watercress & Raw Mushroom Salad (Dinner)
201. Poached Peaches (Dinner)
202. Sauternes Custard (Dinner)
203. Tonno e fagioli (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
204. Italian Broth (Cooking in Advance)
205. Gnocchetti di Semolino (Cooking in Advance)
206. Veal, Liver and Bacon Mince Pie (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
207. Cream of Chicken Soup (One & Two)
208. Risotto-Inspired Rice Pudding (One & Two)
209. Consommé (Cooking in Advance)
210. Kafka-esque or Soft and Crispy Duck (Cooking in Advance)
211. Christmas Eve Goose (Basics etc.)
212. Red Cabbage Cooked in the Viennese Fashion (Weekend Lunch)
213. Mini star-topped mince pies (Basics etc.)
214. Frangipane Mince Pies (Basics etc.)
215. Lidgate’s Cranberry and Orange Stuffing (Basics etc.)
216. Turkey (Basics etc.)
217. Gravy (Basics etc.)
218. Roast Potatoes (Basics etc.)
219. Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts (Basics etc.)
220. Bread Sauce (Basics etc.)
221. Cranberry Sauce (Basics etc.)
222. Brandy Butter (Basics etc.)
223. Iced Rum Sauce (Basics etc.)
224. Bubble & Squeak (Basics etc.)
225. Ed Victor's Turkey Hash (Basics etc.)
226. Basil Oil (Weekend Lunch)
227. Tabbouleh (Weekend Lunch)
228. Hummus with seared lamb and toasted pine nuts (Weekend Lunch)
229. Garlic chicken (Weekend Lunch)
230. Aubergine slices with pomegranate juice and mint (Weekend Lunch)
231. Rhubarb meringue pie (Weekend Lunch)
232. Beans wrapped in prosciutto (Dinner)
233. Meringues (Basics etc.)
234. Pasta Sauce with Sausage (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
235. Chicken Patties (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
236. Salmon baked in foil (Weekend Lunch)
237. Pea, avocado and mint salad (Weekend Lunch)
238. Duck Liver Sauce (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
239. Cod with Clams (One & Two)
240. Taramasalata (Weekend Lunch)
241. Crab & Saffron Tart (Weekend Lunch)
242. St. John’s Salad (Weekend Lunch)
243. Baked Caramel Apples (Weekend Lunch)
244. Home carpaccio of beef (One & Two)
245. Golden Root-Vegetable Couscous with Chorizo (Weekend Lunch)
246. Harissa (Weekend Lunch)
247. Great Aunt Myra's Moroccan Orange and Date Salad (Weekend Lunch)
248. Red Slump (Weekend Lunch)
249. Red Mullet with Garlic and Rosemary (Fast Food)
250. Little Gems with Green Goddess Dressing (Dinner)
251. Young Grouse with Mascarpone and Thyme (One & Two)
252. Sweet and Sour Cabbage (Dinner)
253. Pavlova (Dinner)
254. Ham in Coca Cola (Weekend Lunch)
255. Cherry Pie (Weekend Lunch)
256. Lemon Curd (Basics etc.)
257. Braise-roasted lamb with Caper Sauce (Weekend Lunch)
258. A Summer Lemon-Meringue Pie (Weekend Lunch)
259. Bread & Milk (One & Two)
260. Ham & Turkey Meatballs (Feeding Babies & Small Children)
261. Liver with Sweet Onions (One & Two)
262. Gooey Chocolate Puddings (Fast Food)
263. Baked Semolina (One & Two)
264. Baked Sauternes Custard (Weekend Lunch)
265. Chicken Stew with Couscous (Weekend Lunch)
266. Coconut Crème Caramel (Weekend Lunch)
267. Lamb & Bean Braise (One & Two)
268. Apple Crumble (Basics etc.)
269. Zabaione (One & Two)
270. Garlic Fried Potatoes (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
271. Fried Prawn Cakes (One & Two)
272. Christmas Queen of Puddings (Basics etc.)
273. Duck with Pomegranate (One & Two)
274. Greek Lamb Stew (Cooking in Advance)
275. Birthday Cake (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
276. Cheese Stars (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
277. Bakewell Tart with Fresh Raspberries (Weekend Lunch)
278. Periwinkles (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
279. Kale with Chorizo and Poached Egg (One & Two)
280. Chick Peas with Sorrel (One & Two)
281. Macaroons (Basics etc.)
282. Hollandaise (Basics etc.)
283. Hollandaise with Saffron (Basics etc.)
284. Flattened, Marinated Quail (One & Two)
285. American Breakfast Pancakes (Basic etc.)
286. Crepes Parmentier with Smoked Haddock (Weekend Lunch)
287. Poires belle Hélène (Weekend Lunch)
288. Beef Stew with Anchovies and Thyme (Cooking in Advance)
289. Fresh Horseradish Sauce (Weekend Lunch)
290. Treacle Tart (Weekend Lunch)
291. Pink Fish and Beans (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
292. Mashed potatoes, truffle oil and warm Santa Barbara shrimp (Basics etc.)
293. Baked figs (Fast Food)
294. Rosemary-Infused Oil (Weekend Lunch)
295. Cold Roast Fillet of Beef (Weekend Lunch)
296. Rosemary and Anchovy Mayonnaise (Weekend Lunch)
297. Warm Cannellini or Borlotti Beans with Garlic and Sage (Weekend Lunch)
298. Tomato Salad (Weekend Lunch)
299. Yorkshire Pudding with Syrup and Cream (Weekend Lunch)
300. Baked Veal and Ham Pasta (Cooking in Advance)
301. Fancy Cake (Basics etc.)
302. Steak Béarnaise (One & Two)
303. Béarnaise sauce (Basics etc.)
304. Ham cooked in cider with leeks, carrots and potatoes (Weekend Lunch)
305. Yoghurt, honey, passion fruit and cream (Weekend Lunch)
306. The Irish Club's Irish Stew (Dinner)
307. Birthday Cake (Basics etc.)
308. Fillet of Beef with Red Wine, Anchovies, Garlic and Thyme (Dinner)
309. Garlic roast potatoes (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
310. Thai-Flavoured Mussels (Low Fat)
311. Damson Fool (Basics etc.)
312. Béchamel (Basics etc.)
313. Cheese Sauce (Basics etc.)
314. Vegetable Soup (Basics etc.)
315. Parsley Sauce (Basics etc.)
316. Tagliata (Dinner)
317. Pea and Lettuce Soup (Basics etc.)
318. Lamb with Chick Peas (Dinner)
319. Couscous Salad (Dinner)
320. Turkish Delight Figs (Dinner)
321. Pistachio Crescents (Dinner)
322. Parsley and Ham Patties (Basics etc.)
323. Ragoût of wild mushrooms (Weekend Lunch)
324. Oven-cooked polenta (Weekend Lunch)
325. Cheeses with bitter salad (Weekend Lunch)
326. Stewed apples with cinnamon crème fraîche (Weekend Lunch)
327. Duck Meatballs (Feeding babies and small children)
328. Gypsy Toast (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
329. Stock (Basics etc.)
330. Elderflower Cream with Gooseberries (Basics etc.)
331. Guacamole with paprika-toasted potato skins (Dinner)
332. Cod wrapped in ham (Dinner)
333. Sage and onion lentils (Dinner)
334. Digestive biscuits (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
335. Lemon ice-cream (Weekend Lunch)
336. Lemon meringue ice-cream (Weekend Lunch)
337. Duck (Fast Food)
338. Gorgonzola, Marsala and Mascarpone Crostini (Dinner)
339. Choucroute Garnie (Weekend Lunch)
340. Quince Syllabub (Cooking in Advance)
341. Salade Niçoise (One & Two)
342. Thai Clam Pot (Low Fat)
343. Mostarda di Venezia (Basics etc.)
344. Chestnut and pancetta salad (Dinner)
345. Roast venison fillet with apple purée and rosemary sauce (Dinner)
346. Quinces poached in Muscat (Dinner)
347. Proper English Trifle (Cooking in Advance)
348. Hazelnut cake (Dinner)
349. English roast chicken with all the trimmings – plus some (Weekend Lunch)
350. Onion sauce (Weekend Lunch)
351. Chocolate raspberry pudding cake (Dinner)
352. Roast Loin of Pork (Weekend Lunch)
353. Roast Leeks (Weekend Lunch)
354. Clapshot with Burnt Onions (Weekend Lunch)
355. Custard Tart (Weekend Lunch)
356. Lettuce and Lovage Soup (Basics etc.)
357. Chicken strips marinated in yogurt and honey (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
358. Jam Tarts (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
359. Basic White Loaf (Basics etc.)
360. Sole with Chanterelles (Fast Food)
361. Apple Butterscotch Tart (Weekend Lunch)
362. Raspberries and Cream (Fast Food)
363. Pheasant with Gin and IT (Dinner)
364. Tataki of Tuna (Low Fat)
365. Quick Foolproof Custard (Basics etc)
366. Passionfruit Curd (Basics etc.)
367. Egg mayonnaise (Basics etc.)
368. Lentil and black olive crostini (Dinner)
369. Prawn and aubergine crostini (Dinner)
370. Hollandaise sauce with Seville orange juice (Basics etc.)
371. Panchporan Aloo (Basics etc.)
372. Sauternes and Lemon Balm Jelly (Dinner)
373. Good, thick winter pea soup (Weekend Lunch)
374. Char Siu 1 (Low Fat)
375. Char Siu 2 (Low Fat)
376. Latkes (Basics etc.)
377. Potatoes (Basics etc.)
378. Pecorino and Pears (Weekend Lunch)
379. Loin of pork with bay leaves (Dinner)
380. Rhubarb custard (Dinner)
381. Caesar salad (Dinner)
382. Roasted garlic and shallots (Dinner)
383. Mint, orange and redcurrant jelly (Weekend Lunch)
384. Ceviche with hot garlic potatoes (Dinner)
385. Sauce Verte (Basics etc.)
386. My mother's white sauce (Basics etc.)
387. Gingered Chicken Salad (Weekend Lunch)
388. Cod & Peas (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
389. Chicory and Mustard Salad (Dinner)
390. Mushroom crostini (Dinner)
391. Duck liver crostini (Dinner)
392. Marmite Sandwiches (Feeding Babies and Small Children)
393. The Roast Beef (Weekend Lunch)
394. The Gravy (Weekend Lunch)
395. The Yorkshire Pudding (Weekend Lunch)

Goodbye to Basics etc.

I have finished the Basics etc. chapter, woohoo! Lots of good recipes in there - man, it makes me tired just reading through that huge list! I loved all of the Christmas recipes, the cakes, the pies, the crumbles! Nigella's pastry method is fantastic, as is her custard, both of which I can now make without the recipes.

8. Basic Roast Chicken
38. Basic Roast Chicken with garlic and shallots
329. Stock
356. Lettuce and Lovage Soup
64. Mayonnaise
375. Sauce Verte
357. Egg Mayonnaise
282. Hollandaise
283. Hollandaise with Saffron
360. Hollandaise sauce with Seville orange juice
303. Béarnaise Sauce
233. Meringues
281. Macaroons
133. Langue de chat
312. Béchamel
313. Cheese sauce
315. Parsley sauce
322. Parsley and ham patties
376. My mother’s white sauce
314. Vegetable Soup
24. Breadcrumbs
9. Plain Salad Dressing
21. Basic French Dressing
63. Victoria Sponge
307. Birthday Cake
301. Fancy Cake
47. Moorish Cake
359. Basic White Loaf
256. Lemon Curd
356. Passionfruit Curd
81. Real Custard
355. Quick Foolproof Custard
40. Basic Vanilla Ice-cream
119. The World’s Best Chocolate Ice-cream
43. Pancakes
285. American Breakfast Pancakes
62. Shortcrust Pastry
49. Rich Shortcrust Pastry
164. Sweet Pastry
268. Plain Apple Crumble
124. Rhubarb Crumble
59. Canard à l’orange
58. Scallops with Bitter Oranges
65. Seville Orange Marmalade
330. Elderflower Cream
311. Damson Fool
343. Mostarda di Venezia
211. Christmas Eve Goose
154. Lidgate’s Chestnut Stuffing
215. Lidgate’s Cranberry and Orange Stuffing
216. Turkey
217. Gravy
218. Potatoes
219. Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts
220. Bread sauce
221. Cranberry Sauce
222. Brandy Butter
223. Iced Rum Sauce
213. Mini star-topped mince pies
214. Frangipane Mince Pies
224. Bubble and Squeak
225. Ed Victor’s Turkey Hash
367. Potatoes
372. Roasted Garlic and Shallots
366. Latkes
361. Panchphoran Aloo (Potatoes in whole spices)
122. Lentil and Chestnut Soup
272. Christmas Queen of Puddings
39. Clementine Cake
292. Mashed Potatoes, Truffle Oil and Warm Santa Barbara Shrimp

Goodbye to Low Fat!

I’ve finished the low fat chapter! I don't think I made the most effective use of this chapter (remember August? Sheesh!). It's a bit outdated to be eating low fat food these days anyway - recent buzzwords include "Low GI" and "low carb". But there are some lovely noodle recipes in here, and the stews are generally pretty good too.

Here are the recipes.

98. Braised Fennel
103. Cauliflower and Cumin
94. Vegetables with Ginger and Garlic

Quick Stuff, or Suggestions for Almost-Thrown-Together Suppers
75. Steak
99. Poisson au Poivre
354. Tataki of Tuna
93. Sugar Spiced Salmon with Chinese Hot Mustard
83. Brown Rice Salad
73. Aromatic Chilli Beef Noodle Soup
87. Mushroom Udon Soup
74. Braised Dried Shitake Mushrooms with Soba Noodles
84. Seaweed and Noodle Salad
76. Mackerel Teriyaki
82. Salmon Marinated in Den Miso
104. Cambodian Hot and Sour Beef Salad
310. Thai-Flavoured Mussels
342. Thai Clam Pot
89. Vegetable Miso Broth
18. Lacquered Quail
19. Japanese Flavoured Sweet-Sour Cabbage
97. Beet Greens and Buckwheat Noodles
95. Shredded Beetroot Salad with Yogurt
105. Beetroot Soup
85. Restrained Mushroom Risotto
107. Fine Pasta with Crab

Salad Dressings
185. Miso Mustard Dressing
13. Dijon Mustard Dressing
116. Thick Miso Dressing for Beans
86. Thick Roast Garlic and Lemon Dressing

Cook and Freeze-Ahead
77. Vegetable Curry in Vegetable Sauce
88. Beef Braised in Beer
106. Half-Coq au Vin
364. Char Siu 1
365. Char Siu 2

I can’t find the link for the “roast garlic and lemon dressing”, but I know I’ve made it, as I’ve crossed it off my list. (It’s not in my index – I checked). Anyway, if anyone knows where it is, please let me know!

Goodbye to Fast Food!

I have now completed the Fast Food chapter. Wahoo!


Reminders of and Ideas for Hasty Improvisations

159. Pea Soup
127. Tomato Soup
28. Spinach Soup
72. Pasta with Cream and Truffle Oil
70. Canned Pulses
115. Chicken with Lemon/Oil/Garlic
69. Chicken with Pesto
184. Chicken & Salsa Verde
337. Duck breasts
112. Affogato


Quick After-Work Suppers for Four

249. Red mullet with Garlic and Rosemary
262. Gooey Chocolate Puddings
141. Beef Stroganoff
168. Roast Sugar-Sprinkled Peaches
4. Squid with Chilli and Clams
5. Ricotta with Honey and Toasted Pine Nuts
360. Sole with Chanterelles
171. Mascarpone, Rum and Lime Cream
152. Lamb with Garlicky Tahina
153. Passion Fruit Fool
46. Roast Cod with Upmarket Mushy Peas
151. Quickly Scaled Mont Blanc
1. Duck with Orange Salsa
2. Noodles with Spring Onions, Shitake Mushrooms and Mangetouts
3. Ice-cream with stem ginger or figs
55. Mackerel in Cider
56. Cabbage with Caraway
57. Buttered Apples
26. Chambéry Trout
27. Salsa Verde
7. Ice-cream with dark chocolate
150. Escalopes of Salmon with Warm Balsamic Vinaigrette
29. Cinnamon-hot rack of lamb
16. Cherried and Chick Pea’d couscous
293. Baked Figs
15. Chicken with Spring Onion, Chilli and Greek Yogurt
193. Seven-Minute Steamed Chocolate Pudding
17. Steak Mirabeau
362. Raspberries and Cream

Even though the "Quick After-Work Suppers for Four" are generally made up of a main and dessert, designed to be eaten together, it appears that I didn't always follow these menus. I found that most of the desserts weren't too exciting, but that the main dishes were in general, really good (especially the non-seafood based ones). The "Reminders of and Ideas for Hasty Improvisations" were all great too.

3 chapters down, 5 to go!

Goodbye to Cooking In Advance!

I have now finished the Cooking in Advance chapter!!

I have to say, I think that this chapter is my favourite out of the whole book. I mean, it's just got such a high proportion of hit recipes! Those stews! That chick pea soup! The trifles! The baked ham pasta!

The only ones I didn't like were the South Beach black bean soup, the incredibly feral pheasant stew, and the baked spiced aromatic plums. 3 not so good recipes out of 26, (or 23 out of 26 great recipes). That's an 88.46% success rate. Those are pretty good odds.

Here's a look back at all of them...

45. Anna’s Chick Pea and Pasta Soup
32. South Beach Black Bean Soup
209. Consommé
204. Italian Broth
205. Gnocchetti di Semolino
300. Baked Veal and Ham Pasta
210. Kafka-esque or Soft and Crispy Duck
67. Oxtail with Mackeson and Marjoram
190. Cawl
274. Greek Lamb Stew
108. Venison in White Wine
42. Chicken and Chick Pea Tagine
288. Beef Stew with Anchovies and Thyme
79. Braised Pheasant with Mushrooms and Bacon
162. Ratatouille
189. Aubergine Moussaka
60. Petits Pois à La Francaise
188. Onion Mush
71. Rhubarb, Muscat and Mascarpone Trifle
347. Proper English Trifle
157. White Tiramisu
340. Quince Syllabub
113. Stem-Ginger Gingerbread
186. Almond and Orange Blossom Cake
194. Baked Spiced Aromatic Plums
195. Barbados Cream

I really, really love Nigella's stew recipes. In fact, recently I've been craving stew pretty badly... but I've already done them all! I'll have to console myself with another delicious roast for lunch today. *Sigh*... life is tough.

Goodbye to "One & Two"

With my making the salade niçoise, I have now officially completed the One & Two chapter!

Here's a look back at all the recipes...

33. Mushroom Steak Sandwich
156. Linguine with Clams
239. Cod with Clams
147. Moules Marinière
148. Exceptional Salmon
341. Salade Nicoise
167. Scallops and Bacon
187. Prawns with garlic and chilli
271. Fried Prawn Cakes
158. Peter Rabbit in Mr McGregor’s Salad
261. Liver with Sweet Onions
273. Duck with Pomegranate
284. Marinated, Flattened Quail
155. Chicken with Morels
302. Steak Béarnaise
126. Steak au Poivre
244. Home carpaccio of Beef
267. Lamb and Bean Braise
14. Pea Risotto
128. Pea Soufflé
207. Cream of Chicken Soup
131. Butternut and Pasta Soup
11. Sunday Night Chicken Noodle
66. Spaghetti Aglio Olio
183. Linguine with Lardons
23. Spaghetti Carbonara
12. Pasta with Butter and Stock-cube juices
22. Pasta with Unopened Pesto
137. Pasta with Anchovy Sauce
279. Kale with Chorizo and poached egg
280. Chick peas with Sorrel
251. Young Grouse with Mascarpone and Thyme
170. Blini
269. Zabaione
259. Bread and Milk
263. Baked Semolina
166. Apple and Walnut Crumble
208. Risotto-inspired Rice Pudding

The main important things I've taken from this chapter are some cracking pasta recipes, how to prepare shellfish, and how to enjoy food when it's just for myself. (Although in many instances I have doubled or tripled the recipes with no detrimental effect on the food). In general, the food from this chapter has been highly flavoured, satisfying to eat, and fun (if sometimes very fiddly and time-consuming) to prepare.