denise's Reviews
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The 1997 Joy of Cooking
By Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, Irma S. Rombauer
Scribner - 1997
Best classic ground-beef american style taco filling, for those of us who don't want to use the preservative and junk filled taco spice packet. Do not skip the anise seeds, as I think they are the secret to the flavor - use fennel seeds if you don't have or can't find anise seeds.
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365 Ways to Cook Chicken
By Cheryl Sedeker
Harpercollins - 1986
Easy and fantastic! I have made this many many times. I often prepare it in the Romertopf. Don't miss this one.
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Yummy roast chicken. Very easy.
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Nice flavor. If you like tarragon, you'll like this.
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Great!
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Main course salad for summer - very refreshing!
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Great idea for coating without gluten. Delicious. A little tricky to get the coating to stay on. I recommend getting the chicken coated, and then refrigerating for at least an hour before cooking - stays on better that way.
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The Best Recipe
By Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine
Boston Common Press - 1999
Wonderful FAST chicken stock for soups and cooking. Excellent technique! This has been my standard recipe for years.
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Flawless!
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Really good - I skip the eggs. I prefer to boil the potatoes the night before, refrigerate overnight, and peel when they are nice and cold. I think the potatoes have the best texture this way.
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The perfect classic chicken salad.
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Great scalloped potatoes - fast and relatively easy. No messing with white sauce.
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Great easy low-temp method - very tender and juicy roast.
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Foolproof and flawless - I make it this way every time!
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Great ribs - I've used this technique with a variety of rubs, with and without the barbecue sauce. Good technique. DO NOT SKIP the long rest at the end (foil wrapped slabs in brown paper bag).
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The Complete Asian Cookbook
By Charmaine Solomon
Tuttle Publishing - 1992
Delicious pilau - great technique. I cut back on the salt a bit.
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Nice simple pilau recipe - with beautiful results.
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There are 3 recipes for this spice mix included. I have tried 2 of the 3 (No. 1 and No. 3). Better than most blends available, and you can mix up a small batch.
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Yummy and rich chicken curry.
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Love this chicken curry!
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Delicious! I sometimes add mushrooms, green peppers, and chunks of green tomato late in the cooking (for the last 15 minutes or so). I was introduced to the use of these vegetables in bhuna murgh at a local restaurant.
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This is a dish created by the author's husband. You make a spice paste and rub it on a whole chicken, leave for an hour, and then roast. This works great with chicken pieces as well, and on the grill. EXCELLENT!
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This is a really nice ecomical curry. Instead of using hard boiled eggs, I make a thick 6-egg omelette and cut it into slices (maybe 1/2" x 1/2" x 2"). MUCH better this way. This is how I remember having egg curry in India.
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This curry takes some time - easier if you can start with a boneless lamb leg. Be sure to cook over very low heat and for quite a long time. Wonderful results.
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Super special lamb dish. Takes some time, but the results are incredible. 6 stars. Amaze your friends!
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Nice and simple, and who doesn't love meatballs. Change of pace from Swedish Meatballs at your next potluck
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Outstanding! This is my dad's go-to beef curry recipe.
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Delicious and a kid-pleaser. Nice week night curry.
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When making a feast, I always include this alongside a meat curry. On pauper's night, it is great with rice and yoghurt. You can thin it with more water and eat as a soup.
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Yum!
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Good recipe. Traditionally the cheese is fried (this recipe is no exception), but I prefer to add the cubes of panir cheese close to the end, without frying. I think the texture is better. If you love peas and cheese, you'll love this.
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This is a must-have at any feast, alongside the meat curry and the dhal. Delicious!
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I have made this a few times. Last time I blanched cubed eggplant instead of grilling whole eggplants (I think this was a technique from Yamuna Devi), and it turned out great, with a wonderful texture.
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Great potato side dish, or breakfast side for eggs. Also good on dosas.
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Must-have condiment. Cooling and delicious.
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Fantastic and flavorful condiment. Great with dosas or anything, really.
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Yes, you can buy bags of this already made, but sometimes you just want to make it yourself. For a special occasion, of course. I brought this and fried channa dhal to a new years eve party. I ended up frying the sev twice to get it extra-crispy.
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French Home Cooking
By Janet Kessel Fletcher, Hallie D. Herron
Cole Group, Inc. (Santa Rosa, CA) - 1989
Ecxcellent onion soup - no beef or chicken broth necessary. 3 types of onions - not the traditional, but fantastic.
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Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special: More Than 275 Recipes for Soups, Stews, Salads and Extras
By Moosewood Collective
Clarkson Potter - 1999
My favorite recipe in the entire book! I make this frequently. Sometimes I omit the navy beans to make a less filling soup.
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If you like beet borscht, this is something similar, but a nice change of pace.
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Good - not great. A bit boring. I have many favorite lentil soups in other cookbooks, so I probably won't make this one again.
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Yummy dressing. Very thick - I kept adding water until the consistency was right.
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Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
By Deborah Madison
Broadway - 1997
Yummy - great cure for the cold! Nice with noodles. Also a good stock for potato soup.
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Love this one.
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Fantastic dish!
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