wester's Profile

From: Soesterberg, Utr Netherlands

Joined: September 24th, 2009

About me: I love cooking, I love eating, I love discovering new recipes. I have so many cookbooks I sometimes lose track of which recipe is where - though this site helps a bit. I have gone low-carb in 2010, so that's different recipes to explore again. This also means I may not agree with my own reviews anymore if they were written in 2009 or before. ------------------ I have a lovely husband and ten-year old twins who also love eating. ----------------- You can also find me on LibraryThing, BookMooch and EatYourBooks, using the same handle.

Favorite cookbook: The Complete Meze Table by Rosamond Man

Favorite recipe: Melissa Clark's Roasted Broccoli with Shrimp

Daond Pasha (Meatballs with Pine Nuts and Tomatoes) from The Complete Meze Table

The meatballs were very tasty, but I did not really like putting all the pine nuts together - it made for fussy cooking and I think I would prefer finding a pine nut here and there instead of finding them... read more >

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17 recipe(s) reviewed. Showing 1 to 17Sort by: Title | Date | Rating

The Naked Chef

By Jamie Oliver
Kosmos-Z&K Uitgevers Utrecht - 2000

Nice and different. I thought it was best cold.

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I love both leeks and chickpeas, but the combination was just like "erwtensoep", old-fashioned pea soup. Not my thing.

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This is my favorite way of making couscous.

It tastes so much fresher than steamed couscous, and there is no danger of overcooking it. It's very versatile too, you can use so many different ingredients once you get the hang of it. I usually make it without all the vegetables, or with just one vegetable.

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This was nice, but I had expected more with all Jamie's enthousiasm about the recipe.

Maybe I used the wrong kind of beans, the Dutch translation says borlotti beans.

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Nice soup.

I preferred cooking for 10 minutes instead of twenty, and not adding the herbs until the end.

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This is very nice, but I have not gotten to the stage where I could do it quickly yet. So, not an everyday thing.

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I already made my tomato sauce like this before I got the book - it's quite basic. But if you don't know yet how to make a good quick sauce from fresh tomatoes, this will help you.

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So simple and so lovely. A real store-cupboard recipe: with this recipe you can always make dessert.

I always halve the amount of crumbs given.

When making a rhubarb crumble, use a lot more sugar on the fruit itself, about 8-10 tablespoons.

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Nice & classic.

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A nice basic recipe.

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I don't roast whole chickens that often, but if I do I will probably use this recipe. It's a classic, and rightly so.
I do prefer not to use parsley, as that has a tendency to become bitter when heated.

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Okay. Nice, but I know better ways to prepare leeks.

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Very simple, very tasty.

I also like to put some parboiled potatoes (boiled 10-15 mins) in with this.

I thought the roasting time given was a bit short.

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Nice, but a bit too sweet for me. It does have crunch, but it does not have bite.

Some roasted fennel seeds definitely improve this salad. I might try lemon juice instead of vinegar if I make this again.

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If you've never roasted squash, this is a very good recipe to try. It's simple and it's very tasty.

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This is a lot of work, but worth it. Lovely combination of flavours. Vegetarian, too.

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A nice and simple way to prepare bok choi and those other greens you don't really know what to do with. Nice and light, with a clear 'Chinese' flavor.

I also added some diced chicken right at the beginning to make it more substantial. This worked well.

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