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.

Showing 251 to 265Sort by: Book Title | Votes | Recipe Title

(2 votes) Ukrainian Fried Sauerkraut reviewed from: Peter Ostroushko

(1 vote) Vegetarian Black Bean Chili reviewed from: Slow Cooker Revolution

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

(1 vote) Veracruz-Style Beans and Rice reviewed from: Mexican Light: Exciting, Healthy Recipes from the Border and Beyond

(4 votes) Walnut Cake with Coffee Syrup reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) Walnut Crescent Cookies reviewed from: The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook

(1 vote) White Oatmeal Bread reviewed from: Vegetarian Epicure

(4 votes) Wild Mushroom Soup with Madeira reviewed from: The New Basics Cookbook

(2 votes) Wilted Spinach Salad reviewed from: The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook

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

(1 vote) Yeasted Indian Flatbread (Naan) reviewed from: Great Breads: Home-Baked Favorites from Europe, the British Isles & North America

(1 vote) Yellow Squash and Rice Tian reviewed from: The Savory Way

(2 votes) Zrazy with Horseradish Stuffing (Meatballs) reviewed from: Traditional Ukrainian Cookery ~ 1982 Thirteenth Edition

(2 votes) Zucchini Bread with Dried Cranberries reviewed from: The Cook's Illustrated Cookbook: 2,000 Recipes from 20 Years of America's Most Trusted Cooking Magazine

(1 vote) Zucchini-Crusted Pizza reviewed from: The New Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking)

[<<] [<] Showing page 6 of 6 pages