134. Carrot Cake

Kitchen Hero: Great Food for less (Donal Skehan) - link to book
Rating: 4.5/5
Comment: This was pretty good. Made some minor modifications - it's supposed to be a carrot and cardamom cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting - but left out the cardamom, using 2 tsp of cinnamon in place of 1, omitted the cinnamon from the icing (also used 50g less icing sugar and could probably have gotten away with even less) and added a bit of vanilla extract. It was a moist and tasty cake. (Also used 20 cm tins instead of 23cm).
Use again? Possibly.

Nice recipes from this book: Maple apple teacake, Cauliflower and broccoli mac & cheese, molten chocolate puddings.

133. Crispy Mustard Chicken Tray bake (D. Skehan)

Kitchen Hero: Great Food for less (Donal Skehan) - link to book
Rating: 3/5
Comment: A basic chicken tray bake that was surprisingly tasty. Used chicken breasts rather than thighs and removed them for the last 5-10 minutes (should really have added them later).
Use again? Probably not.

Nice recipes from this book: Maple apple teacake, Cauliflower and broccoli mac & cheese, molten chocolate puddings.

132.Chocolate Profiteroles (M Berry)

Mary Berry's complete cookbook 
Rating: 5/5 
Comment: I wanted to try the Mary B version of profiteroles after watching the Great British Bake off bakers make the religieuses recently. Decided to stick with one size profiteroles rather than the 2 separate and used whipped cream filling rather than creme patisserie. I followed the recipe, and Mary's instructions once again produced a great result! I got 11 instead of 12, and they were rather large.
This is from one of my must-have books which I turn to for traditional recipes.
Use it again: Yes. The last  profiterole recipe I used didn't work out so well so I will definitely use this again :-)

131. Chocolate chip and vanilla marble cake (M Berry)

Mary Berry's Ultimate Cake Book
Rating: 3.5/5
Comment: These were nice enough but not enough on top of them - chocolate is criss-crossed over the top in place of icing.
Use it again: No.
Lovely recipes from this book: Coffee victoria sponge, lemon traybake, chocolate victoria sponge, crunchy lemon syrup loaf, crunchy top lemon cake.
Recipes to avoid: Chocolate chip muffins

130. Chocolate chip american muffins (M Berry)

Mary Berry's Ultimate Cake Book
Rating: 2/5
Comment: These were quite dry and heavy.
Use it again: No.
Lovely recipes from this book: Coffee victoria sponge, lemon traybake, chocolate victoria sponge, crunchy lemon syrup loaf, crunchy top lemon cake

129. Good old-fashioned burger (L Pascale)

Lorraine Pascale's Fast, Fresh and Easy Food
Rating: 4.5/5
Comment: Lovely burgers - nothing too special but very tasty. Used onion in place of spring onion in the mix and cooked in a heavy pan.
Use this again: Yes.
Lovely recipes from this book: Chocolate cake, lemon& lime poppy seed cake,spicy chicken fajitas, roasted new Potatas&chorizo Bravas, cottage pie with rosti potatoes, tandoori chicken, french onion soup, tin foil salmon
Nice enough recipes from this book: Twister Bread, chocolate mousse, salmon in filo pastry with pesto, chicken tikka misala, meringues, warm bramley apple pies
Recipes to avoid: Lamb Biryani.

128. Chicken coq au blanc (D Skehan)

Kitchen Hero: Great Food for less (Donal Skehan) - link to book
Rating: 3.5/5
Comment: This should have been lovely but it was very salty - not sure why but possibly came from the rashers. Used chicken breast on the bone rather than chicken legs. The chicken was lovely - didn't dry out and the sauce worked well. However, the saltiness ruined it a little. Will definitely try this again and use different type of rashers.
Use again? Yes.

Nice recipes from this book: Maple apple teacake, Cauliflower and broccoli mac & cheese, molten chocolate puddings

127. Spiced lamb mince (with pittas) R Allen

Rachel Allen- Easy Meals - link to book
Rating: 2.5/5
Comment: Disappointing. Not much flavour to it and a little dry.
Use again? No.
Lovely Recipes from this book: Honey mustard pork chops,easy Lemon Cake, pork chops with apple and sage, tarragon chicken, beef pie, fish baked with potatoes.

126. Banana&oatmeal muffins (D Skehan)

Kitchen Hero: Great Food for less (Donal Skehan)
Rating: 3/5
Comment: These were OK but a little too healthy, even as breakfast muffins. They could do with more banana in the mix, so if making them again (which I probably won't) would use 3 large bananas mashed in the mix and a sliced extra one for the centres.
Use again? No, probably not.
Nice recipes from this book: Maple apple teacake, Cauliflower and broccoli mac & cheese, molten chocolate puddings

125. Stacks's carbonara (L Faulkner)

Recipes from my mother for my daughter (Lisa Faulkner) - link
Rating: 2/5
Comment: This was very disappointing - very bland. It uses cottage cheese in place of egg - It doesn't work.
Use it again: No.
Nice recipes from this book: Banana cake, Toria's crispy marinated chicken, victoria's lasagne, scones, creme brulee, key lime pie, lamb mince curry.

124. Chocolate roulade (L Faulkner)

Recipes from my mother for my daughter (Lisa Faulkner) - link
Rating: 3/5
Comment: This was fine. However, it was very sweet, and the quantities seemed a little wrong.  Checked it against recipe I've used a few times, and number of eggs in this one does not seem correct - for the same amounts of sugar and chocolate (both 175g), this recipe uses 4 eggs, while other one uses 6 eggs. I'm sure you could get away with 5, but 4 just isn't enough. Method also slightly different to normal - cover with foil rather than with a damp tea towel. (added some raspberries).
Use it again: No.

Nice recipes from this book: Banana cake, Toria's crispy marinated chicken, victoria's lasagne, scones, creme brulee, key lime pie, lamb mince curry.

123. Fish baked with potatoes (R Allen)

Rachel Allen- Easy Meals - link
Rating: 4.5/5
Comment: This surprised me - I'm not a huge fan of fish like cod,hake or haddock, but this made hake taste delicious. Diced potatoes and red onion with oil, roasted, and then the fish laid on top for the last 12-18 minutes. Added some cajun seasoning to the potatoes/onions for an extra bite - worked perfectly.
Use again? Yes.
Lovely Recipes from this book: Honey mustard pork chops,easy Lemon Cake, pork chops with apple and sage, tarragon chicken, beef pie.

122. Banana Cake ( L Faulkner)

Recipes from my mother for my daughter (Lisa Faulkner) - link
Rating: 4/5
Comment: Yummy - great for using up soft bananas. Lovely sweet teacake. Uses a bit of honey and maple syrup. It needed 10 minutes longer in the oven than the recipe stated, but otherwise worked out well.
Use it again:  Yes.
Other nice recipes from this book: Toria's crispy marinated chicken, victoria's lasagne, scones, creme brulee, key lime pie, lamb mince curry.

121. Asian pork & veg stir-fry (D Skehan)

Kitchen Hero - Donal Skehan- link
Rating: 3.8/5 
Comment: While this was very tasty, it took longer than your average stir-fry to prep and contained too many elements for a mid-week meal.
Use it again: No.

Other nice recipes from this book: Spicy white bean and chorizo soup, chicken and broccoli pie, mini caramelised and goat's cheese tarts, sticky marmalade chicken, simple roast chicken.

120. Moist maple apple tea cake (D Skehan)

Kitchen Hero: Great Food for less (Donal Skehan)
Rating: 4/5
Comment: A good rich winter tea cake. Easy to make and tasted lovely, especially warmed up.
It needed 10 minutes less than suggested at temp of 170. The book could have done with a photo as no idea of what it should look like!
Use again? Yes.

Other nice recipes from this book: Cauliflower and broccoli mac & cheese, molten chocolate puddings

119. Profiteroles (L Faulkner)

Recipes from my mother for my daughter (Lisa Faulkner)
Rating: 3.5/5
Comment: 3 of these worked (out of 12).The rest lost all volume.I think I took them out too early and made them too big. The mix should have made 20. These still tasted good anyway!
Use it again:  No, probably not.
Other nice recipes from this book: Toria's crispy marinated chicken, victoria's lasagne, scones, creme brulee, key lime pie, lamb mince curry.

118.Lamb mince curry (L Faulkner)

Recipes from my mother for my daughter (Lisa Faulkner)- link
Rating: 4.5/5
Comment: Very good. Didn't take too long to cook and tasted delicious. Added a bit more spice than suggested and it was just right. Left out the fennel and coriander seeds. Great with rice or naan bread. (photo doesn't make it look that appealing but it really was tasty).
Use it again:  Yes.
Other nice recipes from this book: Toria's crispy marinated chicken, victoria's lasagne, scones, creme brulee, key lime pie.

117.Meringues (L Pascale)

Lorraine Pascale's Fast, Fresh and Easy Food
Rating: 3.5/5
Comment: These followed a strange cooking method I think. Decided to give them a try anyway just to see. They were grand - but more like marshmallows with a thin crisp outer shell. They only went in the oven for about 45 mins at 120 fan oven - so good for a quick set of meringues. Think I'll stick to longer oven time methods.
Use this again: Probably not. 
Lovely recipes from this book: Chocolate cake, lemon& lime poppy seed cake,warm bramley apple pies, spicy chicken fajitas, roasted new Potatas&chorizo Bravas, cottage pie with rosti potatoes, tandoori chicken, french onion soup, tin foil salmon
Nice enough recipes from this book: Twister Bread, chocolate mousse, salmon in filo pastry with pesto, chicken tikka misala.
Recipes to avoid: Lamb Biryani.

116. Crunchy top lemon cake (M Berry)

Mary Berry's Ultimate Cake Book
Rating: 4/5
Comment: Delicious moist, yet light lemon sponge cake. Uses an 18cm tin and the all in one method. Used 3 medium eggs instead of 2 extra large eggs and skewered the top a little to let the juice soak in a little. Cooked it at 170 degrees - fan oven for between 30-35 mins.
Use it again: Yes.
Lovely recipes from this book: Coffee victoria sponge, lemon traybake, chocolate victoria sponge, crunchy lemon syrup loaf 

115. Key Lime Pie (L Faulkner)

Recipes from my mother for my daughter (Lisa Faulkner)- link
Rating: 4.5/5
Comment: I've never actually tasted a key lime pie before but have always thought it sounded good (don't like to take risks in restaurants when it comes to dessert!). This was easy to create and tasty. Light but sweet with a good crunchy digestive base. 
Use it again:  Yes.
Other nice recipes from this book: Toria's crispy marinated chicken, victoria's lasagne, scones, creme brulee, roast lamb.

114.Pear tarte tatin (L Pascale)

Lorraine Pascale- Baking Made Easy 
Rating: 4/5 
Comment: This was my first attempt at a tarte tatin which got off to a bad start as I managed to burn the butter and sugar mix due to leaving it on the heat too long. Made a second attempt at heating it from scratch and added the pears and all grand. It tasted lovely in the end. (Used shop bought puff pastry).
Use it again: Yes, probably.
Lovely recipes from this book: Fudge brownies, classic victoria sponge, pavlova, Chocolate cake, Chocolate melting pots, Soda bread, Strawberry and mascarpone swiss roll, baked plaice with rosemary and anchovies, mini toad-in-the-hole, Focaccia, glam mac and cheese, mini dark chocolate and raspberry swirl cheesecakes, lemon tart.
Avoid: Banana and Honey Souffle, ginger and mascarpone creme brulee.

113.Honey mustard pork chops (R Allen)

Rachel Allen- Easy Meals
Rating: 4.5/5
Comment: I really wasn't certain how this was going to work out - uses cream to bring together honey and dijon mustard. it was tasty enough and very fast to prep and cook.
Use again? Yes.
Lovely Recipes from this book: Easy Lemon Cake, pork chops with apple and sage, tarragon chicken, beef pie.