Favourite Recipes

So, being something of an expert on this cookbook now I'm recommending my favourites from this book.
1. The recipe that I love more than anything are Oeufs en Cocotte. This recipe is soooo delicious and so easy. It's a luxurious breakfast. Make it!

2. The most used recipe for me is Curry in a Hurry. This recipe is delicious and one that you can really make your own. Fast and delicious dinner, I make a variation of this almost every week.

3. Replace your store bought pancake mix with Nigella's Homemade Instant Pancake Mix. Again, super easy and super delicious and I always feel better about making something from scratch as opposed to from a box.

4. Before this cookbook challenge I had never had or heard of halloumi cheese. Now I love halloumi cheese so I think you should expose yourself too and try the delectable Halloumi Bites.

5. A crowd favourite among my friends is the Rocky Road Crunch Bars. Everyone loves these and you can make them in a snap. You will win friends and hearts by taking this recipe to a BBQ, picnic or potluck. Be sure you give these a try.

So there are my top 5 recipes. There are of course many more great recipes in this book but these are my real go to recipes from this book.

So I don't think this will be the end of my blogging days. I have other recipes that I wish to share and hopefully try to influence you to go outside your box of recipes as I will be doing too. So happy cooking friends, until next time.

Duck Breast with Pomegranate and Mint

Well folks ,this is it. 185 posts, 186 recipes, 18 months and finally , FINALLY, I am done. I cannot tell you how glad I am to have finished this. How crazy was I to say I would do this? Pretty effing crazy. But it's done now and i have to say I am officially an expert on Nigella Express. I definitely learned a lot about cooking and a lot about blogging doing this. So it's not like it was all for naught. But I am really looking forward to cooking from a book that is NOT Nigella Express.

This recipes is really pretty easy. I knew that my Metro would not have a duck breast so I didn't even bother trying there (see lessons learned!). Instead I went to Longo's and was lucky enough to get the very last duck breast. So it was meant to be today I think. There's only 4 ingredients wot this recipe so it's very simple to prepare. Cook your duck and toss things on a plate is pretty much it. Husband came home to this for dinner (fresh out of the oven) and he seemed to like it. He said it's not his new favourite meal or anything but that it tasted good and was enjoyable. So it's not like this recipe had me finishing with a bang or anything - but I really don't care. I'm just glad to be done. I should have finished this ages ago, but at least now this is all behind me.

I guess I'm glad that I did this but right now I'm just still a little bitter about what a task this was. Maybe in a couple weeks I'll be able to laugh about the pain. I plan on doing a top ten recipes entry so stay tuned for that!