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 New Indian Slow Cooker: Recipes for Curries, Dals, Chutneys, Masalas, Biryani, and More

By Neela Paniz
Ten Speed Press - 2014

31st December 2014

Basic Curry Mix : page 54

I used canned tomatoes and I pulsed the onions in a food processor. Turned out quite nice.

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31st December 2014

Boneless Chicken Curry : page 55

I used the prepared curry mix but didn't make this in the slow cooker. I browned the chicken in a pan, added carrots and celery and sautéed for a few minutes. I drained the fat and then added the curry sauce and simmered for about 25 minutes.

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31st December 2014

Pork Vindaloo : page 70

I used about three pounds of pork chops and cut back on the other ingredients. After the pork was falling off the bones, I removed it took the meat of the bones and returned meat and cooked for a while longer

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