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 King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook

By King Arthur Flour
Countryman Press - 2003

21st April 2013

Maple Cornbread : page 85

I added some bacon to this and served it warm with butter and maple syrup for a brunch and it was well received. Easy and quick baked in a pie dish.

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16th March 2014

Scallion Cheddar Scones : page 121

I've made this basic recipe several times now and it always turns out great. The recipe calls for sour cream but I've used yogurt, buttermilk--even leftover onion dip once! About 3/4 of a cup chopped ham is a nice addition too.

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