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

104. Tarragon Chicken (R Allen)

Rachel Allen- Easy Meals
Rating: 4/5
Comment: This was tasty enough and very easy, even with dried tarragon, but I think the amount of stock specified is too much. At 1 pint the liquid is supposedly meant to reduce and thicken after simmering for about 8 minutes - it took over 15 minutes and it still hadn't reduced down by much. (I used the kindle version of the book which may have mistakes). However, it did still taste lovely and was so easy - great for mid-week dinner. This uses creme fraiche.
Use again? Yes.
Lovely Recipes from this book: Easy Lemon Cake, pork chops with apple and sage.

97. Chicken Tikka Misala (L Pascale)

Lorraine Pascale's Fast, Fresh and Easy Food 
Rating: 3/5 
Comment: This was alright but lacking in something. a quick and easy dinner for mid-week. 
Use it again: No. 
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. 
Nice enough recipes from this book: Twister Bread, chocolate mousse, salmon in filo pastry with pesto.
Recipes to avoid: Lamb Biryani.

96.Tandoori chicken (L Pascale)

Lorraine Pascale's Fast, Fresh and Easy Food 
Rating: 4/5 
Comment: Tasty enough spicy chicken - this turned out far better than the lamb biryani I tried and it took no time at all to prepare and cook! This is supposed to be served with Cucumber raita and mango but we just had it with yoghurt in wraps and with green beans. I think the cucumber and mango would go nicely with it.
Use it again: Yes, but not frequently. 
Lovely recipes from this book: Chocolate (malteser) cake, lemon& lime poppy seed cake,warm bramley apple pies, spicy chicken fajitas, roasted new Potatas&chorizo Bravas, cottage pie with rosti potatoes. 
Nice enough recipes from this book: Twister Bread, chocolate mousse, salmon in filo pastry with pesto.
Recipes to avoid: Lamb Biryani.

89.Spicy chicken fajitas (L. Pascale)

Lorraine Pascale's Fast, Fresh and Easy Food

Rating: 4.5/5 
Comment:A slight variation on a chicken fajita recipe of my mother-in-law's - but this uses cumin and paprika rather than chilli flakes and chilli powder. Added a bit of chilli flakes anyway. Lovely recipe - will use this but will also continue to use the old recipe.
Use it again: Yes. 
Lovely recipes from this book: Chocolate cake, lemon& lime poppy seed cake,warm bramley apple pies, roasted new Potatas&chorizo Bravas.
Nice enough recipes from this book: Twister Bread.
Recipes to avoid: Lamb Biryani.

75. Simple Roast Chicken (Donal Skehan)

Kitchen Hero - Donal Skehan - link
Rating: 3.8/5 
Comment: I normally roast chicken with garlic, butter and lemon juice, but decided to try something different. This recipe uses a paste of garlic, rosemary and thyme with olive oil - was pleasantly surprised at how nice it tasted. Was concerned it might dry out a little, but it seemed fine. Had trouble making up the paste (there wasn't enough of it to mix up properly). A pestle and mortar may be best.
Use it again: Yes.
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.

59. Spiced Chicken Salad (R.A - Home Cooking)

Rachel Allen - Home cooking 
Rating: 5/5 
Comment:  Perfectly spiced chicken. The recipe recommends serving this with homemade tzatziki but it was fine just with salad. This chicken would be lovely for other things too.

Use it again: Yes. 
Lovely recipes from this book: Millonaire's shortbread (sister-in-law got me hooked on this one) and recommended this one - Fish Pie, baked raspberry and ricotta cheesecake, traditional roast rib of beef with yorkshire pudding, roast tomato soup. 
Average recipes: Shepherd's pie 
Avoid: Rhubarb muffins, chicken casserole with cheesy herb dumplings.

51. Toria's crispy marinated chicken

Recipes from my mother for my daughter (Lisa Faulkner) 
Rating: 3.5/5
Comment: Yummy and easy but my mother's version of this is far nicer! I've only just started to embrace all the functions of my food processer which made quick work of slicing the potatoes!
Use it again:  Yes.

46. Red thai chicken and coconut curry

The Butler's Pantry 
Rating: 2.8/5 
Comment: Grand but lacking in something. First time I've ever made a red thai curry, and thought it was a little odd that the only ingredients are the base one's - red cury paste, chicken, broccoli, coconut milk, and a tiny bit of coriander. I use a green thai curry recipe that adds a few bits and pieces like kaffir lime leaves and fish sauce. It was alright but if I was going to make it again I'd need to check out some other red thai curry recipes first and steal some of their ingredients. None of my current books have a good recipe so it'll have to be the internet. I will not, however, ever make curry sauce from scratch - too much bother in my opinion. I used the full 2 tablespoons of curry paste as suggested but my final dish didn't look as red as the one in the book but it was still well spicy enough.

Use it again: Yes, but with added ingredients, in which case I may as well use a different recipe but I did like the method for this one.

42. Sticky Marmalade Chicken Drumsticks

Kitchen Hero - Donal Skehan - link
Rating: 3/5    
Comment: Cheap and easy, perfect for mid-week food.
Use it again: Yes, but not very often.
Other nice recipes from this book: Spicy white bean and chorizo soup, chicken and broccoli pie, mini caramelised and goat's cheese tarts, Chorizo and Spring onion Quesadilla
 

31. Chicken and Broccoli Pie

Kitchen Hero - Donal Skehan
 Rating: 3.8/5   
Comment: Comfort food at its best. Variation on a similar recipe I use, but this has caramelised onions, which make it. 
Use it again: Yes   
Also:  Chorizo and Spring onion Quesadilla
3.5/5; Perfect for light supper or lunch. 
Other nice recipes from this book: Spicy white bean and chorizo soup

Chicken marinated in honey and mustard (Avoca book 1) and Sophie's squashed potatoes (Donal Skehan)

Avoca Cafe Cookbook (1)

14. Chicken marinated in honey and mustard
Rating: 4
Comment:  Tasty. The sauce leaves a very sticky mess behind so wash up before it dries!
Use it again: Probably not.
Other nice newly tried recipes: Tuscan Bean soup

 Donal Skehan - Kitchen Hero
15. Sophie's squashed potatoes

Rating: 3.5

Comment:  As to be expected far nicer than plain old boiled baby potatoes with butter but not the healthiest.

Use it again: Probably not.