BBC Good Food

15 August 2009

Tested

"A very tasty dish, one of the best things you can do with canned tuna. I use the oil from the cans of tuna rather than extra olive oil to saute the garlic mix at the beginning. It's good for a mid-week meal."

09 August 2009

Tested

"Pretty nice, but not all it's cracked up to be (given the number of high-ratings on this site)! It needed a lot more heat - the chilli powder (although labelled 'hot') just wasn't enough and I ended up chucking nearly half a bottle of Tabasco in at the end. I will add fresh chillis from the beginning next time I make it. It had reasonable depth of flavour - I used a small chunk of dark chocolate as well as the sugar. I added half a tsp of ground coriander along with the other spices as most other chilli recipes I've ever followed have this, so I wondered whether this was an accidental omission....paprika was new to me, so I went with it; next time I might try smoked paprika instead. As I said, pretty good and tasty, but not enough to warrant its high standing on this site, IMHO."

03 August 2009

Tested

"the meatballs were lovely! I used Peccorino cheese instead of Parmesan, as that's all I had, but they were scrumptious. I can't help but think, though, that another dimension is needed for the tomato sauce. I think next time I make it (and there WILL be a next time) I will try a roast tomato sauce, made with fresh ripe tomatoes and more seasoning than specified here. The sauce seems to need more depth of flavour and a little sweetness. Cloves, however, do work well. I think a little nutmeg wouldn't go amiss either. My advice is - give this recipe a go, but be prepared to adapt and improve."

10 July 2009

Tested

"Simply stunning. Creamy, sweet and utterly delicious. I made it by hand as I don't have the spare money or space for an ice cream machine, and the texture was perfect. It is quite easily the best ice cream I have ever tasted, and I know exactly what's in it."

07 July 2009

Tested

"this is pretty nice, but couldn't help thinking that white fish like cod or hake would have been nicer with the capers. might try that! I fried the fish in the pan before adding the capers and other ingredients, to save washing up!"