Monkey Rose's Reviews
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The Ultimate Vegetarian Cookbook
By Roz Denny
Smithmark Publishers - 1996
Bruschetta with Goat Cheese and Tapanade : page 36
This is pretty tasty, but I wouldn't say that it's any better than the tapanade you can buy in a jar at the store and save yourself a lot of time and probably some money too.
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Cardamom and Saffron Tea Loaf : page 221
I believe that this was the first yeasted bread I ever made, so it's a credit to the recipe that it came out. I used to make this a lot in college, but I haven't made it in years and years now. I doubt that I used any saffron and I sincerely doubt that I ever let it rise for more than the bare minimum of 1 hour. Also, I learned the hard way not to add more honey than is called for. It usually came out well (and when it didn't, it was usually because I strayed from the recipe).
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Chinese Potatoes with Chili Beans : page 71
Here's a different way to eat your potatoes. This is very easy to make. They're quite serious about not overcooking the potatoes though - you end up with basically mashed potatoes with beans in if you do.
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Fried Tomatoes with Polenta Crust : page 42
These... just did not come out well. I could not get the crust to stick to the tomatoes for the life of me. To be fair, I may have done something wrong, but I thought I followed the directions to the letter, so I don't know what it could have been.
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Greek Spinach Pies : page 94
These are delicious and surprisingly easy.
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Potatoes with Blue Cheese and Walnuts : page 76
This is a delicious dish! It works well as a side too.
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Red Onion and Zucchini PIzza : page 87
The main reason that I'm reviewing this one is because the crust actually comes out quite well. It's a basic pizza recipe otherwise.
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Rum-Baked Bananas : page 230
This is a great desert that's not too sugary-sweet and probably not all that bad for you. It can end up a little bit juicy so I suggest going easy when you juice that orange. Although they suggest you serve it with cream or yogurt, I suggest that you serve it with vanilla ice cream. You can scratch what I said earlier about it not being all that bad for you if you add the ice cream :).
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Thai Tofu Curry : page 88
This dish is notorious in my mind for being my worst cooking disaster ever. I spent a long time cooking it and I was VERY hungry by the time I was done. So, when I tell you that it was so bad that I dumped it in the trash without eating more than two or three bites, don't take that lightly. On the other hand, one of my housemates (oh so long ago...) also made this and it came out well, which was why I was trying it in the first place. I don't know where I went wrong, but something went terribly awry with this recipe when I made it.
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Warm Spicy Dahl : page 165
This is a nice dahl, but overall it's pretty average. I've had better. I've had worse. Nothing really noteworthy about this one.
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