lisakelsey's Profile

From: Pawling, NY U.S.A

Joined: December 31st, 2009

About me: I'm the art director of Family Circle and a food department groupie. I have been collecting cookbooks for years and now have a substantial collection of old and new titles which I am looking forward to entering and reviewing here.

Favorite cookbook: How to Cook Everything


Latest review:

April 20th, 2015

Aromatic Minced Pork, Shan Style from Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia

It's amazing how good this tasted considering I was missing a few of the ingredients. I used ginger instead of galangal and onion instead of shallots and squeezed on some lime juice instead of lemongrass.... read more >


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Apples for Jam: A Colorful Cookbook

By Tessa Kiros
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2007

23rd May 2010

Strawberry Sorbet : page 59

This turned out very well in my ice cream maker. I used a little less sugar than the recipe called for and it was fine. When I added the milk it appeared to curdle (maybe because of the lemon in the syrup?), but if that happens to you don't worry, it didn't affect the flavor or texture at all.

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