Little Dish Favourites Cookbook – Review & Giveaway

It has to be said that I’m a little bit of a cookbook whore.

I have shelves full of them in my kitchen, all filled with promises of delicious and often decadent treats, just waiting to be opened and poured over. So, of course, when Charlotte from Little Dish asked me if I’d like to review and giveaway a copy of  the ‘Little Dish Favourites Cookbook’ I jumped at the chance!

The ‘Little Dish Favourites Cookbook’ is written by the co-founder of Little Dish, Hillary Graves. The book, which boasts recipes suitable from weaning onwards, contains a little something for everyone, even the fussiest of three year olds!

We tried out two recipes from the book ‘Proper Bolognese’ and ‘Simple Lamb Hotpot’.

My son is a notoriously fussy eater and spaghetti bolognese is always my ‘go to’ stand by meal that I know he’ll definitely eat. I usually make a fairly quick version so when I read the recipe for ‘Proper Bolognese’ took 5 hours to cook, I was interested to find out how it would change the flavours and textures.

The recipe itself was very simple to follow and the ingredients easy to source. Aside from adding a handful of diced pancetta, I worked thorough the recipe as it was written.

Once cooked, this bolognese was rich and the meat wonderfully soft, so much so it almost melted in your mouth. Served with spaghetti and topped with some grated parmesan, both my three year old son and one year old daughter wolfed it down. It’s a recipe that you need to set aside time to make, so a rainy afternoon indoors is the perfect opportunity to make some filling delicious comfort food.

We’re not big lamb eaters in our household so I thought it was about time we reversed this trend and introduced the children to a lamb dish they might enjoy. ‘Simple Lamb Hotpot’ really is very simple to make.

I made one hotpot for the children with stock and one for me and the husband, replacing much of the stock with red wine. The children’s version was very tasty, and I’m pleased to report that it went down a treat with my son even eating his potatoes, which never normally happens!

The ‘adult’ version was much richer and tastier still, and the husband mopped up every last morsel in his bowl with a slice of bread. The flavour of the lamb wasn’t overpowering and all in all we were definitely won over. Another dish that requires a little forward planning because of the cooking times, but one that will certainly become part of our repertoire.

The Little Dish Favourite Cook Book isn’t a big glossy number. It’s simple, down to earth and practical with easy to follow, family pleasing recipes. A must for busy parents with hungry small people to feed!

Fancy getting your hands on a copy? Then you’re in  the right place!

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Entries are limited to one comment and five tweets per person. The giveaway will close on Tuesday 17th August at midday, and the winner will be chosen via a random number generator and announced later the same day. Giveaway open to UK residents only.

Good luck!