BethNH's Profile

From: , NH USA

Joined: December 16th, 2010

About me: I've been cooking and baking since I was a child and collecting cookbooks almost that long. Years ago, I lost my entire collection in a flood and I've been slowly building it back up. I cook for my husband and three sons who are not very adventurous eaters. We're on the go a lot with sports and school schedules. I love to bake and my boys and their friends appreciate all manner of baked goods.

Favorite cookbook: King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion

Ginger Pork Meatballs with Cilantro and Fish Sauce from Dinner: Changing the Game

These meatballs and the dipping sauce were to die for delicious. Although there was a lot of chopping the recipe was easy to follow. Everyone loved it and we will definitely make this again. read more >

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The Complete Cooking For Two Cookbook

By Editors at America's Test Kitchen
Boston Common Press - 2014

I already have a recipe for Kung Pao Chicken that I like and make often but was willing to try a different recipe from a different cookbook for Kung Pao Shrimp.

The recipe is tagged as Light and Fast and, once you have all the ingredients gathered, this comes together very fast with just a few minutes of cooking time.

The shrimp was tasty but could have used more flavor and definitely more kick. The kung pao chicken I make is quite spicy while this one had almost no spice at all. I think it would have been much spicier if the chili peppers had been cooked in some oil for a bit before the shrimp was added.

We all enjoyed this recipe but missed the heat.

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Asparagus coated in parmesan and panko roasted in the oven. Delightful! The recipe instructs one to poke holes in the asparagus, sprinkle with salt, and leave to drain on paper towels. At the end of the 30 minutes I didn't see any moisture on the paper towels so I'd skip this step in the future. These are so good they just might convince that person who thinks they don't like asparagus to give them a try.

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Fresh swordfish needs so little to make it wonderful. This recipe has just a tiny bit of spice from chili powder and cayenne. We grilled it instead of broiling and it was wonderful. The avocado-grapefruit salsa was very good and went perfectly with the swordfish.

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