jherb's Profile

From: Nanaimo, BC Canada

Joined: February 2nd, 2009

About me: I'm a busy mom with two young girls...who likes to garden when possible (my husband made two delicious pumpkin pies from my two sugar pumpkins that made it to adulthood.) I like to do a lot of comfort food cooking in the fall and winter.


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September 18th, 2010

Hummus from How to Cook Everything (Completely Revised 10th Anniversary Edition): 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food

It's amazing how easy it is to make this - and it tastes better than the usual store-bought hummus. I would suggest using a food processor, as I nearly gave my blender a heart attack. It can be quite... read more >


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Everyday Food
(May/Jun, 2003)

 

5th December 2008

Carrot Cupcakes : page 110

The main problem that we had with this recipe is that the shredded carrot didn't cook very well at all. We made large shreds - perhaps smaller shreds would have been better. But I'm not really inspired the try the recipe again any time soon. Perhaps carrot shreds don't cook well in muffin tins...

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5th December 2008

rhubarb crisp : page 109

This crisp is great when made with nice, fresh local rhubarb - one of the treats of summer. Excellent with ice cream on the side! Don't cut back on the sugar!

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