Peckish Sister's Profile

From: Central, FL USA

Joined: December 11th, 2010

About me: I have always liked to cook, particularly breads, fruits, vegetables, vegetarian, poultry and lamb dishes. After marriage we cooked together progressively more difficult dishes with him doing the meat, grilling and frying, and I did the "dough" and the same type of things I had before. After children we started cooking more simply. After discovering the cause of my frequent migraines was an evolving long list of chemicals and odd ingredients, I began getting back to cooking from basic ingredients, and found I could be well again. I also try to cooking from what I can get in season at the ever present fruit and vegetable stands.

Favorite cookbook: America's Test Kitchen / Cooks Illustrated Books

Latest review:

May 20th, 2020

Manchester Stew from Skinny Instant Pot & Slow Cooker Cookbook

I switched up the vegetables and canned beans to reflect what I had on hand. It was my very first use of the Insta pot and I was skeptical of the 3 minute cooking time since I had increased the amounts... read more >

recipe reviews (465)
book reviews (18)
useful review votes (420)

Peckish Sister's Useful Review Votes


265 recipe reviews were voted useful.

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(1 vote) Saltsa Besamel reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) Little Herbed Meatballs reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) Byzantine Yogurt Cake with Hidden Treasure reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) Lamb Pie with Almonds, Raisins, Orange, and Mint reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) Country Bread reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) Semolina Custard Pie reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) Epiros Cornmeal and Greens Pie reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) City Bread reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) Winter Vegetable Soup reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) Vegetarian Stew reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) Fish plaki-style with zucchini and sage reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) Oven Fried Potatoes with Oregano and Lemon/Patates Lemonata reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) Lebkuchen reviewed from: Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006

(1 vote) Buckwheat Cake reviewed from: Mediterranean Harvest: Vegetarian Recipes from the World's Healthiest Cuisine

(1 vote) Gazpacho reviewed from: The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

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