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From: Portland, Ore United States

Joined: October 10th, 2010

About me: Recipe and cookbook collector (in various forms, including ebooks.) Mastercook (recipe management software) user for 20 years. :)


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July 5th, 2013

Basil Vinaigrette from Rebar: Modern Food Cookbook

The is Rebar's most popular house dressing. The dominating taste is basil but is enhanced by the taste of mustard and honey and garlic. YUM! We used it on salad but also can be used as a drizzle over all... read more >


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Almost Vegetarian: A Primer for Cooks Who Are Eating Vegetarian Most of the Time, Chicken & Fish Some of the Time, & Altogether Well All of the Time

By Diana Shaw
Three Rivers Press - 1994

19th February 2013

Cheddar Buttermilk Spoon Bread : page 103

Yuck. I found this 'spoon bread' to be nasty. I've never eaten spoon bread, but I can't imagine that is how it is supposed to taste. (The lemon zest is the ingredient that I blame the most.)

You break 2 eggs into a bowl, beat them up, add 2 cups buttermilk (I checked it for taste, thinking perhaps IT had gone bad and was responsible for the nasty taste--but no), 2 T. of Cheddar, 1/2 c. cornmeal, bit of salt, and 1 T. of lemon zest.

Author seems to want to offer healthier recipes. But in this case, the only way I could eat any of this yuck was to smear with butter. I may throw it out.

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