What are your top 10 recipes?

[thermoheaven]

I know you say main meals, but can I just list my favourites?

passionfruit curd
green and red shortbread - festive cookbook
smoked salmon soup (but made with fresh salmon added at the very end) - seafood cb
beef stroganoff - EDC
Nonya curry powder - Asian cb
Nonya curry chicken - Asian cb
walnut cream - Asian cb
Hainanese chicken - my own version, not the Asian cb
soft Chinese bread rolls - my own version, not the Asian cb - the Asian cb recipe has far to much liquid for the amount of flour
torte caprese
and the breads - the tm kneads dough so beautifully - there is nothing that can do such a wonderful job developing the gluten.

[judydawn]

thermoheaven are you going to put your version of Hainanese chicken on the forum and give us your tweakings for the soft Chinese bread rolls?

[dede]

I have lots of meals I love and have made several times, and I have a long list of meals I still have yet to try. I guess the ones we really enjoy so far are

TM fried rice (Forum)
Chicken Kiev (Forum)
Honey Mustard Chicken (Forum)
Gourmet Beef casserole (Forum)
Lasagna (EDC)
Beef Stroganoff (Forum)
Honey soy chicken wings (Forum)
Egg and Bacon Pie (Forum)
Steamed veggies in TM
Curried Pasta Salad

and heaps more that we have really enjoyed.

[thermoheaven]

JD, the Hainanese chicken is just too long winded...maybe when I really haven't got anything to do.

The roll tweak is easy - just increase the second portion of bakers' flour to 500 grams.

[judydawn]

Thanks thermoheaven - only got the book today and it already has it's first post-it in place. Looking forward to reviews of this book as it gets out there.

[thermoheaven]

What are going to try?

[johnro]

Great thread Meagan - but or so difficult!!!!.  My list is so much easier and very minimal when it comes to the least favourite.  I think I have discovered an easy menu planner for the coming weeks - work through others favourites - thank you lovelies.  Cheers   

[judydawn]

I haven't gone through the book yet thermoheaven, it will be going to bed with me shortly and I'll be making a list of things I would like to try.  My homework for the night    Every recipe book I own has a list inside of things I would like to do but of course I will never get around to as many as I would like. If only we were 30 years younger !!

[johnro]

Judy - you seem to fit 5 years of cooking experiences into 1 so you have more than 30 years of cooking time up your sleeve.  Enjoy your bedtime reading - I think I will have a closer look at FSA cookbook tonight.   

[thermoheaven]

I think the problem with trying to work through a cookbook is when the family requests an old favourite. It's nice getting to try a new recipe, but so often my best laid plans are derailed because old favourites are comforting.

[Halex]

Absolutely loving this thread. I have printed off everyones top 10 and will go through as much as I can.
What a great idea

Havent done many as a newbie - but I had to do bake Anzac biscuits for school, the kids were each given a biscuit and a handout with the history of the biscuit. I made 3 batches - they were very yummy.

Hally

[quirkycooking]

Hmmm, top ten... That IS hard!!

Probably my favourite (because it's so easy & yummy & it's all-in-one) is my version of
Chicken & Cashews;
the kid's favourite would be spaghetti bolognese
(all in one with spelt spaghetti - my version, not written out - lots of veges in it)
or the Pasta Fagioli (I add tomato paste & use cannelini beans & 250g gf tortelli)
Also love
Sausage Casserole with Dumplings
Warm Chicken, Pumpkin & Couscous Salad (from the Varoma demo)
Salt Cod with Tomato & Potatoes (Varoma cookbook - except I use any white fish, not smoked)
Pizzas (mine are generally dairy free & wheat/gluten free)
Pot Stickers (Asian cookbook - LOVE these! but I serve with soy sauce not Chinese vinegar)
Butter Chicken (Indian cookbook)
Mexican Quinoa with Spelt Tortillas

Those are things we cook a lot, but there's lots more I cook now and then that I love too!!! 

[cookie1]

I love Hally's and others idea of using favourites as your menu plan. Unfortunately up here not everything is available (actually read that to say very little is available) so it will have to wait.

[Halex]

Thanks Cookie1

its a great idea to post fav recipes. I now have a few weeks of dinners without having to think

Our morning discussion is - What would you like for dinner? - I have told DH and DS that I have a menu plan for the week and they were very impressed. So hope it goes well.

I dont have the Indian cookbook - is the Butter chicken on the forum?


Hally

[judydawn]

Yes Hally, CP posted it here along with the tikka paste you need with that recipe.