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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lisakelsey's Reviews


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The Barcelona Cookbook: A Celebration of Food, Wine, and Life

By Andy Pforzheimer, Sasa Mahr-batuz
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2009

11th August 2013

Catalan Potatoes Bravas : page 114

It's hard to believe that something so simple could be so delicious--but these potatoes are just awesome. With or without the sauce they are fantastic.

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11th August 2013

Marinated Eggplant with Red Pepper : page 53

I'm not a huge fan of eggplant, but I want to like it, so I keep trying different ways to prepare it. This is definitely a winner. A clean, garlicky taste--delicious spread on a piece of good crusty bread.

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