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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Clodagh's Kitchen Diaries: Delicious Recipes Throughout the Year

By Clodagh McKenna
Kyle Books - 2013

I made this with regular ale instead of Guinness, so perhaps that's why it turned out watery. Also, 14 slices of bacon seemed excessive--I used 6. Other than that the flavor was good and I loved the idea that it's braised in the oven instead of the stovetop. I will try again and maybe this recipe will get another star.

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Lighter than I thought it would be and with a good texture. Made just as recipe calls for and it is very good--I had some fresh out of the oven with just butter. Looking forward to toasting some tomorrow for breakfast. Very easy recipe!

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I only made the goat cheese crostini--but they were very good. Lovely idea to use the goat cheese with herbs as a crostini topping.

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I was intrigued by the use of raw beets in this salad. I found the combination of grated vegetables (fennel, carrot, beet, apple) really interesting and delicious. It made feel healthier just eating it!

One note: The fennel was hard to grate--next time I will use a mandolin.

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I used one pound of shrimp, less olive oil, kept all the other measurements the same and then tossed with one pound of linguine. I didn't have smoked paprika, used regular. I will try smoked paprika next time and perhaps it will be even better.

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