HelloFresh Recipes that Work

by Patrick Drake

Started back in 2012, HelloFresh is the world's leading recipe kit service. Each week their customers receive delicious recipes, recipe cards and all the fresh ingredients to cook them from scratch, straight to their door. In their debut cookbook, Head Chef and HelloFresh Co-Founder Patrick Drake shares the all-time top 100 recipes and techniques, as tested by millions of customers. Whether you're a beginner who likes clear instructions, or a seasoned cooked looking for quick mid-week inspiration, Recipes That Work is the simplest way to get delicious dinners on the table in around 30 minutes. These recipes require minimal effort and no complicated techniques. Impress friends and family with tasty, nutritious dishes such as Roasted Honey Feta with Crispy Sweet Potatoes, Super Mexican Shepherd's Pie, and HelloFresh's famous Prawn and Prosciutto Linguine. This is not a cookbook that will just look pretty on a shelf, but one that will become the most reliable, sauce-spattered, page-folded, go-to book in your kitchen.
- 100 delicious HelloFresh customer-approved recipes and techniques with step-by-step photography

- Extensive vegetarian options

- Key techniques for easier cooking

- Tips on equipping your kitchen on a budget

- A list of store-cupboard essentials

- Quick recipes for post-work suppers, most ready in under 30 minutes

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Reference, Food, Nonfiction

240 pages, Hardcover

Published May 3, 2018

Reviews

[Herbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love hello fresh recipes and although I've ordered with them before, it is a rarity. When my Mum told me she'd got a hello fresh book on the cheap, I raced over to borrow it off her. I must say I was pleasantly impressed! I didn't expect to see so many recipes I didn't recognise. The pictures are great and the instructions are clear. Nice to have some more exact quantities than those that can be found on the recipes on the website.
Look forward to trying lots of them out!

[Monika · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5* actually. Not bad.

[wendy sykes · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent book for learning main course cookery.

This is a book for people setting up home for the first time & taking on the daily ritual of cooking dinner. Some easy, simple ideas. With cheap, easily obtained ingredients, it is the answer to ‘what shall we have for dinner’ for 2 or more people. Recipes are for 2, but easily increased.
If you are a more experienced cook, it is probably not for you, as many pages at the beginning of the book just show pictures of kitchen equipment & techniques.
I often pay for an e-book, to check it out & then buy the hardcover if I like it. This one is not for me, but I am sure, will be used & used again by many people who want to learn to cook main meals from scratch, that are simple, quick & nutritious.
It reminds me a little of Jamie Oliver-style, but with cheaper ingredients & less waste.

[Lucas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can only comment on the vegetarian portion of the book.

Strong, well-tested recipes, with properly calibrated timings and sensible portions (typically made 3 servings for me, rather than advised 2). Several recipes likely to join my regular roster. Well set out with clear instructions, which you would expect from this source.

A couple of occasions when instructions were to use 3/4 of an ingredient, and then the remaining 1/4 was never mentioned again. Recipes lean toward staples with extra flourish, rather than something pushing the envelope, but that is also as advertised for this collection so not the basis for criticism, merely observation.

[Rachael · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always like the look of the meals advertised by Hello Fresh but wasn't prepared to pay the price as I home cook from fresh anyway. Then I saw this book. There are some really nice recipes in it, I have marked over 3/4s of them to try, the ones I have tried so far have been easy to follow, simple to make and delicious. The only reason I have given 4 stars instead of 5 is that there are no nutritional values for the recipes.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the cooking techniques section and step-by-step “no jargon” approach. I was taught to cook by my mother (and attended some courses as an adult who loves to cook, eat and host big gatherings!) but I know lots of people the same age as me who didn’t have that level of support, this book is a non-patronising guide to cooking good food well even if you are a total beginner!

[Alison Evans · Rating 4 out of 5]

mixed review

I bought this book in anticipation of healthy quick recipes and it definitely ticks that box. It’s probably aimed at the less confident cook, and so a lot of the recipes I could throw together myself. So I felt a bit disappointed until I got to the fish section, where I found some quite useful recipes.

[Pippa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was on offer at £0.99 so I gave it a go. I like the idea that you are not expected to stock your cupboards with hundreds of ingredients only to throw most away months later having only used a small amount of each. Neither do they expect you to have tons of fancy expensive equipment.

[Simone Rodrigues · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good and easy to follow recipes with products that are already in our pantry or the nearest supermarket with photos of the recipes step by step.
I think i am going to cook some nice recipes from this book, love it !!

[Mr P. J. McFaul · Rating 5 out of 5]

My go to recipe book for meals for 2

Easy to follow, well illustrated and great tasting recipes. What more could you want? Highly recommended for both experienced and not so experienced cooks.

[A M Steinbeck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent and educational

This book explains and illustrates cooking information. It is an attractive book and is worth buying in book form if it is available.

[Elaine Mooney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book. Lots of tasty options and lots of recipes you'd really be happy to try (not just look at the pictures)

[Marina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really clear step by step photo instructions, using basic kitchen equipment. There are a few recipes I'd like to try. However, value to me is limited as only one chapter has vegetarian dishes.

[D A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having tried Hello fresh on and off over yhr past year or so, was delighted to see a book of there recipes and was not disappointed. Really enjoying trying out some new stuff