Ian Haste has a new cookbook out; The 7-Day Basket.
The concept is simple and the cookbook is perfectly easy to follow and recipes are achievable.
One Shopping Basket with your Weekly Shopping = 7 Meals = No Waste = Save Money!
I picked the Summer chapter ( Basket 7). There are 10 chapters (baskets) in the book ranging from Light to Round the World. Each meal feeds 2 and the portions are generous.
For each week you get a detailed shopping list and the menu. I don’t normally do a weekly shop however I feel a transformation coming on. Planning my meals makes me feel in control of what I am eating for dinner and saves me money because I am not popping to the shops multiple times.
What I like about Ian Haste’s book is the recipes are varied and they are not hard to make. I also found you can tweak them a bit in case you don’t have all the ingredients.
Here are some of the recipes I have tried:
Griddled Tuna Steak, Nicoise Salad: This salad was so tasty and vibrant it made a healthy evening meal.
Feta & Chicken Meatballs in Lemon Spaghetti: Juicy meatballs with fresh-tasting spaghetti. This was so delicious and the lemon spaghetti balanced the dish out well.
Thai Coconut King Prawn Curry: I have never made a Thai Curry from scratch and after I made this one I don’t think I will go back to packet mixtures. The dish was fragrant and I have made this twice. It is so quick too- cooks in 20 minutes.
Chorizo & Mushroom Toasts with Sunny Side-Up Eggs: All my favourite ingredients on my plate. We enjoyed this as a breakfast and the combination of ingredients is spot on. I would never have put honey in with chorizo and mushrooms however it works so well.
Tear & Share Chicken Shashlik Naan: I was a bit flustered at the thought of making my own naan. My mum is a pro at it but I have never made them. I preferred not to share mine but just roll it up and tuck into it. It was scrumptious. My first couple of naans were not perfect but they got better.
Peach & Sage-Stuffed Pork Fillet with Garlic Potatoes: This makes a juicy Sunday roast. I could not get a big pork fillet and bought medallions instead. They worked just as well.
I look forward to trying and sharing more recipes from the 70 in the book. Keep an eye out on my Instagram account. It sure is a cookbook I have enjoyed cooking from and one I recommend.
Neha
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I was gifted the book and some vouchers for the food shopping. I was under no obligation to write a blog post. All views are honest and my own.
As a single mom of 3 and small business owner I need all the help in saving and time management that I can get. I love this! Can’t wait to get my copy!
These all look so amazing! I really want to try the one with the naan…I love naan! Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Everything looks magnificently done! I’m sure they tasye amazing as well. I think I like this cookbook. The recipes do not look to intimidating.
Awesome ideas. Thank You for sharing. Saved!
These look like some delicious meals to make at home! Thanks for sharing!
Some lovely recipe ideas here thanks.
Some lovely recipe ideas here thanks.
All of this food looked super super good! I love the idea of it giving you a weekly shopping list <3
The Quirky Queer
I love the idea of the 7 day meal plan with a shopping list and no waste. I am sure it would encourage me to be a more ambitious cook.
Love this idea. Already have my eye on the lemon spaghetti, sounds delicious.
The Thai coconut prawn curry looks super delicious. I also like the look of the stuffed pork, that stuffing looks really tasty.
This book sounds really good. I will check it out and see if I can grab a copy. I love trying new recipes.
You are such a good cook! All those look delicious!