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

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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Salty Snacks: Make Your Own Chips, Crisps, Crackers, Pretzels, Dips, and Other Savory Bites

By Cynthia Nims
Ten Speed Press - 2012

Another easy and delicious recipe! I brought this to a church brunch and it disappeared really quickly. I used scallions instead of chives and it worked well. Could also use other fresh herbs like dill and I think it would be good.

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I made this to bring to a party and people just went wild over it! Perhaps I don't have mad caramel-making skills and I need to practice--I didn't quite get the coverage I was expecting on the popcorn but that didn't seem to bother anyone. I also forgot to chop the nuts, I put them in whole, so they didn't stick to the popcorn as well as they should have. I will definitely make this again soon!

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This turned out great and was really easy to make. I did add a little more oil to the tapenade to make it smoother. I never would have thought of pairing these two but it worked!

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