Cinnamon Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I look forward to the new Waitrose magazine coming out each weekend,as there is always a nice new recipe by Heston or Delia to try I have discovered some great new things to cook via this promotion, but tonights has been a total disaster I have been making the Banana Eton Mess from last weekends promotion,& have just tipped the lot down the sink as it was vile. Luckily I tried the mixture of lime juice spiked whipped double cream & pureed bananas, caramelised sugar & rum before I added the praline & hazelnit bits & made earlier & the meringue nests I had ready,as they would have been wasted to Hey ho - this weeks roast veggie couscous looks nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Oh dear! Generally I love those recipes, but I am a bit funny about bananas in puddings, they're ok eaten as a fruit but I read the words 'banana Eton Mess' last time I was in Waitrose, and thought 'not for me'. Good job you didn't add the other bits ... sounds quite a complicated recipe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I get vouchers every now & then for freebies to try. The last one just last week was for some truly scrumptious chocolate pots. Of course I didn't eat one..too many calories! I've picked up a few recipe cards whilst in store. Delia's summer pudding looks yummy. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 Just found all the recipes online here: http://www.waitrose.com/delia_heston/delia_heston_recipes.aspx I can recommend the Strawberry Pavlova, the 3 cheese pasta,the bangers in cider & the tapenade lamb. I love it when a customer comes through my till with a recipe card & all the ingredients Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 oooooooohhhhhhhh......I remember when I lived near a Waitrose.........and JL was only about an hour away....aaahh its the only thing I miss TBH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 How funny, I saw that recipe for banana eton mess today and decided to give it a wide berth. Sounds like it was a good call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 I am cooking this weeks Delia tonight - a Thai chicken curry. It looks really easy & flavoursome too,so I shall report back http://www.waitrose.com/recipe/Delia's_Thai_Chicken_with_lime_and_coconut.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Eton Mess is what I make when the Pavlova goes wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 I am cooking this weeks Delia tonight - a Thai chicken curry.It looks really easy & flavoursome too,so I shall report back http://www.waitrose.com/recipe/Delia's_Thai_Chicken_with_lime_and_coconut.aspx It was totally delicious - highly recommended to all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 22, 2010 Author Share Posted September 22, 2010 I don't know if anyone else tried this weeks Pea & Pancetta Spaghetti,but it is totally to die for & as simple as anything. uses lots of egg yolks too (the recipe for 6 people uses 6,but I made a half load,which easily fed 4,although I did use a little more Spaghetti) http://www.waitrose.com/recipe/Heston's_Pea_and_pancetta_spaghetti.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 I am cooking this weeks Delia tonight - a Thai chicken curry.It looks really easy & flavoursome too,so I shall report back http://www.waitrose.com/recipe/Delia's_Thai_Chicken_with_lime_and_coconut.aspx It was totally delicious - highly recommended to all I second that. Really nice. OH added a couple of extra chillis but it was still delish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorax Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Cinnamon I made it and it was scrummy wasn't it? And easy! But we 'thirded' the quantities. What I've found about Heston, bless him, is that some of his recipes work out really expensive. The Banana Eton Mess worked out at something mad! I made one of Delia's a few weeks ago, the seafood risotto. It was awful, but usually her recipes are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Is that the seafood rissotto with the fish soup as a base. If so we made it and it was vile, OH quite liked it but the rest us thought it was and we will eat pretty much anything normally. It put us off trying the more recent recipes. The first one I did with sausages and cider was yummy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 Yes,the seafood risotto was a disaster I STILL have people complaining about it to me on the till now The sausagey thing was yum, the Thai chicken was great & that Pancetta & Pea spaghetti was divine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorax Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Yes the risotto that had fish soup in it. Totally disgusting and I too can normally eat anything! Just too fishy... Wonder what happened? Delia is one of the cookery writers you can usually rely on to have triple tested everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
