May 2026 archive

Cookbook 204: Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love

After my previous dissatisfaction, though I did rate it highly, with an Ottolenghi’s cookbook, I thought I’d try again, and this time picked Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love. This was a success. I made four dishes, including a decadent and amazing dessert, and the recipes weren’t incredibly complicated or difficult. This book I do recommend, …

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Cookbook 203: Tonight’s Dinner 2

Who doesn’t love Adam Liaw, his happy face, wonderful recipes and kindness towards his guests on TV? I certainly love him and love trying out his recipes, because they are generally great and reliable. The less guesswork for me, the better. Adam Liaw’s Tonight’s Dinner 2 is the sequel to his Tonight’s Dinner, a cookbook …

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Potato Pikelets/Pancakes/Hot Cakes

Whatever you choose to call them, this is a recipe I made up today to use up left-over mashed potatoes. I don’t know if you have ever had, or made potato bread, which rely on mashed potatoes, but it is soft, filling and delicious. These pikelets/pancakes/hot cakes were the same. So if you have left-over …

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