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Joined: September 19th, 2010

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September 6th, 2011

Pistachio Brittle Cheesecake from Bon Appetit Desserts: The Cookbook for All Things Sweet and Wonderful

This was a gorgeous looking light and creamy cheesecake which tasted delicious. 4 stars only because it was lacking the pistachio flavor despite of 1 expensive cup used in the recipe. Next time I will... read more >

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Astrid5555's Reviews

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Autumn Tempeh and Vegetable Stew

From: Fresh Food Fast: Delicious, Seasonal Vegetarian Meals in Under an Hour (reviewed 9th January 2011)

This was a lovely meal and reminded my a little bit of coq au vin without the chicken and the wine ;-). I added Shiitake mushrooms and prepared the pilaf with bulgur only. However, as with all of Peter Berley's recipes it takes much longer than the intended one hour. Maybe it is just my knife-skills that need some more practicing!

Carrot Mint Salad with Currants

From: Fresh Food Fast: Delicious, Seasonal Vegetarian Meals in Under an Hour (reviewed 30th April 2011)

This is a lovely salad for a warm summer evening I would like to eat over and over again. Since I did not have currants at hand I used raisins instead and it worked out really well.

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