Nigella Express what have you cooked from it yet and was it good?

[Pickie]

Got it for my B'day and so far I have used the following receipes:

Breakfast bars - they are yummy and my DC (2 and 4) love them so instead of the recommend week it should last it only managed 3 days here.

Croque Monsieur bake - not too keen, only DH like it

Hokey Pokey what is no too like?

I've done the lamb, olive redwine stew thing with pomegranate/coriander topping. it was great, and very easy.

choc pistachio fudge - yum

chicken cacciatore - double yum

my friend did the lamb thing aswell and it was lovely.

The maccaroni cheese was good, the lasanga was good and some other bits too that i cant remember
overall a hit

Oh I was told not to bother with it as it's not one of her best! Sounds like I'd better invest

I did the breakfast bars and they didn't firm up. What did I do wrong?

Will look later for what I have done to comapre notes.

Pork chops with mustard and gnochhi - yummy yummy pigs bummy

yummy too was the sponge in ginger wine with the passion fruits over the top

and the goujons are divine

The chocolate pistachio fudge is very yummy, but very rich. We have some in the freezer to dip into as we pass

Done the mustard lamb chops for DH and DD which they liked.

Rest of week's menu plan are from Nigella Express.

Not sure if it is Nigella Express but I did cook her meatballs and pasta and it was fantastic!!

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN????????????????? PEDILIA there are pages of us looking for you! How are things?

mcdreamy ytou can get some recipes off bbc food website, try before you buy?!

I was supposed to do those lemon sole gougons tonight but my fish smelt very dodgy this evening - had to throw them

On the weekly planner this week I have her:

• duck wraps (although using breast fillets not whole duck)
• salmon with sugar snaps, avocado and watercress
• steak with lemon and thyme
• chilli - but will do a veggie version too

Ah good idea! Thanks

I am doing the salmon marinated in mirin and soy tonight(can't remember proper name)

I made the fudge but used hazlenuts instead of pistachios, it was lovely. A friend made it with dried cranberries. Also yummy.

I also did the spiced peaches from the Christmas programme which were lovely with the ham on boxing day.

Not in the book but on programme and website was the ham in ginger alse - absolutely divine. Really scrmptious.

We had the asian chowder this evening and it was delicious.

Have also cooked the calamari with aioli and sticky mirin salmon with sushi rice.

They are all very quick and easy.

ginger ale!

the choc cookies are great, but if you do them the ice cream scoop method (very handy) they're MASSIVE

Amazing how easy her receipes are! Never seen her in action though cooking

Mushroom and thyme linguine, pork in cider brilliant. Mellow Meatballs a major disappointment. Also, some of the instructions are a bit vague for a novice like myself. And far more puddings than you're going to cook I reckon.

Have done the burgers and chips which were yummy (although burgers are better when child tiny sized not adult sized)
Also done rocky road and am about to do the salmon with noodles thingy (slightly adapted)
Love it as it uses all the stuff you have bits of in the cupboard

the white bean mash
very good but needs a lot of butter / oil

Have made:

Croque Monsieur bake - lush
Macaroni cheese - vile, too eggy
Roasted chorizo, halloumi and pepper -divine
Potato and mushroom gratin - v good
Coleslaw - great with hot dogs

Have done lamb cutlets, hokey pokey, chicken caccaitore, rocky roads, sticky maple ribs n chicken. All nice.