HIgh fearnley whittingstalls veg book - lets chat ;)

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I got this out of the library ( no more buying books i never then use) on the reccy of @shoppingbagsundereyes who said it had transformed her previously meat based cooking.

So far i Likey, what should i cook first?

ANd dont say anything with fecking fennel

HUGH! its HUGH!

Macaroni Peas, spanakopitta, north african squash and chickpea stew.

yes i liked the look of the stew - im a bit meh about the slime factor of spinach but h adoreth

and the oven roasted ratatouille and the stuffed peppers with new potatoes, feta and pesto. Yum!

Dressed puy lentils, vedgeree, potato tartare salad, biryiani, dhal, honey roast tomatoes.
I've loved everything I've tried from it.

oh my gawd i am slathering gently

The swede/carrot etc pasties are delish (hot or cold, use ready bought puff pastry to save time).

The oven baked ratatouille is gorgeous. The cauliflower pakoras and the fried chilli and rosemary polenta finger things r also a big hit in my house. The beetroot hummous sounds bizarre but is actually very good. :)

I've not been v inspired by it thus far. I made the potato and chard curry - it was okay, except for the chard which was disgusting. I have much, much nicer curry recipes tbh.

The dhal recipe looks really, really bland and boring - I have an ace recipe for dhal though, if you want it!

Quite fancy the stuffed peppers with new potatoes, feta and pesto.

Oooh the honey roasted tomatoes r delish and the bread dough is fab

is this book on the NHS or something? you ALL have it you old gits

Oh and I fancy the potato tartare salad, so nice to see Netto giving that the heads up.

The Aubergine parmigiana is great, as is the wedding day dip. Well, I like pretty much everything in the mezze chapter actually!

we had a pullout from last weekend's newspaper. I like the look of the vegeree (kedgeree) with aubergines and courgettes.

The vegeree is lovely!

I didn't do well with the tempura maybe it was me doctoring the batter I don't know but I then made the pakoras (with the leftover batter which I thickened) and they were fantastic.

DD is currently making the tomato, thyme and goat's cheese tart.

Bloody hell... Opened this thread wondering what's so exciting. It sounds amazing!!

right. i have got it for a mate for her birthday so if the library version ends up good i will buy it

The ketchup chickpea curry is surprisingly good too, and dead easy, plus reheats well so great to do as a selection of dishes.
We loved the cambodian wedding day dip too.
I've not cooked from it for ages, must dig it out this week.

It is all delicious and a dinner party winner! Everything LOOKS and tastes amazing when done.I love Hugh

It's not something I can afford right now

Maybe after sept when dc are back at school I will, it all sounds scrummy. My dc adore veg, 2 teens included.

I liked the mushroom stroganoff and the roasted tomato sauce. I'm going to be making much more now I'm on school holidays!

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If you make the pesto ( really easy) the pasta with new potatoes green beans and pesto is really yummy - the whole family adored this. I made teh Pesto with walnuts and it was well worth it.
I also made teh chillies stuffed with beans with Tesco mini peppers and they were nice ( if a bit of palaver to stuff ) too. I consider myself quite an experienced vegetarian cook but there are some nice simple hearty things in this book that seem to work well, and I must try the beetroor tart tatin before the summer is out.