BBC Good Food

03 August 2009

Tested

"This was delicious. I added 6 crushed meringues to the yogurt/curd mixture to make it more like a Mess than a Fool (LOL). I also cut back on the sugar on the raspberries as a result. I added a squirt of whipped cream to the top of the raspberries, and I served it alongside lemon/almond thimble cookies. It was a hot summer night (27 degrees) when our guests ate this. What raves it got for lightness and coolness. I told them it was easy, but they didn't believe me!"

01 March 2009

Tested

"This is a wonderful dish. A couple of suggestions to those above who have rated. 1) This dish is called a cobbler (an American name) because the scones on top give the dish the look of cobblestones - i.e. the scones are not cobblers, it is the name of the finished dish in its entirety. 2) In North American we tend to make the biscuits as we all them, separately on a baking tray and then pop them on top of the dish during the last 10 mins or so of baking. Most cobblers are fruit dishes, and this is unique in that it has taken the concept to a savory level."

08 January 2009

Tested

"This is quite delicious and extremely authentic-tasting for something so quickly put together. The frozen seafood mix that we get here in Canada contains squid, shrimp, mussels and clams, so I thin that also helped. I have made it without using the frozen mix and adding just prawns, but it wasn't as good. I also think it is essential to use proper chorizo, or else you get a bland dish. "

06 January 2009

Tested

"I made this without any changes at all, and while it was delicious, we all found it rather too rich as a starter, probably half a serving would have sufficed. I think the amount of chevre was probably the problem, in combination with smoked salmon, which is an oily fish, and then avocado which is high fat content. However, I see that one reviewer has suggested thinly sliced prosciutto. That sounds great, I'd try that. Possibly even have avocado and tomato and omit the chevre. The spicy chilli sauce was perfect. Would try this again with the above various adjustments"