“Creamy tomato soup” from “Good Things” Kirstin: It’s that time of year when salads quietly step aside and soups take centre stage at lunchtime. Am I right? So when I spotted Nosrat’s tomato soup recipe, I knew it would be perfect for a weekday lunch. We’re big fans of cream of tomato soup in this house. The recipe was wonderfully straightforward. […] https://cookbookamonth.wordpre....ss.com/2025/10/21/cr
“Joojeh Kabob Roast Chicken” “Roast Carrots” and “Garlic and Herb Labne” from “Good Things” Kirstin: This week I made Joojeh Kabob roast chicken for all the Persian feels. And it was FAB! I served it with roasted carrots, just as Nosrat suggested, alongside a generous dollop of her garlic and herb labne. It was all wonderful. The buttermilk worked its magic, tenderising the chicken and making it super moist […] https://cookbookamonth.wordpre....ss.com/2025/10/17/jo
“Creamy One-Pot Pasta with Ricotta and Peas” from “Good Things” One of the things that I love about this cookbook already are the number of options offered for each recipe. This meal is a perfect example of that. While we actually had peas on hand to make this, for whatever reason I really craved tenderstem broccoli on the night that I made this. Luckily, this […] https://cookbookamonth.wordpre....ss.com/2025/10/15/cr
“Lasagne al sugo” from “Good Things” I don’t embark on making lasagne very often, given the effort that can be involved. But when you have a shedload of sugo (see my previous post) and house guests that need feeding it seemed worth pulling together. And the quantities are such in this recipe that we got two for the price of one, […] https://cookbookamonth.wordpre....ss.com/2025/10/14/la