Peckish Sister's Reviews
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The Savory Way
By Deborah Madison
Bantam - 1990
Beet and Fresh Onion Salad : page 58
I choose this salad as I already had hard boiled eggs on hand. I was a little leary of this salad with uncooked beet greens after I thought the greens were a little tough in another roasted beet salad where they were cooked, but they tasted just fine raw. I also substituted spring onions for the red or yellow onions. I thought the whole salad was good and made a nice light supper. I liked the dressing, and it may have been better if I had the walnut oil. I did not take a picture as my huge mound of greens obscured the beets.
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The flavor the cumin seeds and the garlic oil added to the cabbage and beans was mind numbing. I wanted to cook something a little different with my cabbage and this really filled the bill. Substituting navy beans for the cannellini worked great. I couldn't bear to throw away the toasted slices of garlic from the oil and they added extra texture and flavor I am sure. This one is a real winner! My first experience with The Savory Way Cookbook has left me hungry for more!
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Capellini with Lemon and Basil : page 142
I had a bunch of beautiful fresh basil and so I made a quadruple batch of this recipe. I should have cut the zest into narrow strips instead of using my zester. After dividing up all of the portions, I found a large lump of lemon zest at the bottom of the bowl. I thought that the lemon juice came on a little too strongand I rcommend tasting the pasta before adding all of the lemon juice. This was a nice and simple pasta dish, the butter and olive oil giving it a little depth.
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Spring Tonic Soup : page 86
This was fun to make clearing out all of the random bags of fresh spring greens out of the refrigerator. I also used new purple potatoes, and fresh carrots. Don't get too enthusiatic about what you are throwing in, you still have to eat it when the soup is done! It does make a lot of soup, but you can vary its appearance by garnishing it with different grains, crackers, or herb flowers.
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Yellow Squash and Rice Tian : page 248
The fresh majorum gave this squash dish a hearty flavor. I used patty pan squash and brown rice. Everything cooked up just right. I wasn't sure what a tian dish was, so used a large glass casserole dish and my rice and squash mixture was about 3 inches high. This made a nice light supper.
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