Home Cooked & Heartwarming, Ashleigh Levin Recipe

by Tandy Sinclair

In her first recipe book, Home Cooked & Heartwarming, Ashleigh says that almost anything is edible if seasoned with love and a few extra knobs of butter. Chapters are divided into: Breakfast And Brunch Delights Whip ‘Em Up, Well In Advance Seriously Simple Starters Home Comforts Lovely, Lazy Lunches Are Made Of This Colour Me Fancy Don’t Fall Fowl To Festive Stress Something On The Side? A Bit Naughty, But Very, Very Nice A Little Tipple Butters And Sauces Bother-free Breads Sweet Baked Heaven Recipes that caught my eye: Sophie’s oat and banana flapjacks (p13) Mint, pea and pistachio pesto (p24) My mother’s sticky chicken (p54) Prawn capelli d’angelo (p61) Asian curry pie (p62) Fish tacos (p69) Mighty mussel pot with secret sambuca (p80) Tear-and-share roast duck with Asian dipping sauce (p93) Pub-style minty, mushy peas (p104) Liz’s frozen cheesecake (p112) Amarula semifreddo (p119) Home-made limoncello (p132) Quick ‘n easy yeast-free loaf (p146) Baklava cheesecake (p154) Ouma’s warm baked pudding (p162) Israeli chocolate cake (p166) Home Cooked & Heartwarming This recipe book is all about hearty food. There is a blurb before the recipes which adds a lovely personal note. I found the recipe photographs to be really good. The page numbers aren’t reflected on every page which I found slightly frustrating. What I made It was pure coincidence that I had mussels in the fridge the day I sat down to review Home Cooked & Heartwarming. My intention was to make Pernod mussels without using cream. Sticking with the idea, substituting Pernod for the sambuca, I used the recipe for mighty mussel pot with secret sambuca. I nearly went with my instincts to reduce the cream from 250mls to 125mls but stuck to the recipe. However, I should have gone with my gut as there was far too much sauce. Disclosure: I was sent the book to review by Penguin Random House South Africa. I was not required to write a positive review. This post is in line with my blogging policy. Publishing Information: ISBN 9781432308780 Format Hardback Published May 2018 Dave and I are away for motor racing. We will be back at work on the 13th of August. I will start replying to comments then.  Inspiration published on Lavender and Lime August 8: 2016 – Ginger Ale Scones  2013- Pickled Plums 2012 – Gorgeous By Graham Beck 2011 – Moroccan Chicken Top of Page Rate this item:1.002.003.004.005.00Submit Rating No votes yet. Please wait... Click to share the inspiration ♥Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related