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


Latest review:

April 4th, 2017

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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Spices of Life: Piquant Recipes from Africa, Asia and Latin America for Western Kitchens

By Troth Wells
New Internationalist Publications Ltd - 1996

25th March 2011 (edited: 25th March 2011)

Chocolate beef stew : page 97

This was good, but not very special. The chocolate flavor was very subtle, and I thought something else was missing - a citrus note maybe, or a bit of yogurt? I will try tweaking this one a bit more.

I served this with rice and cucumber with sour cream and cumin, which was a great combination.

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7th January 2013

Eggeh with spinach (Arab omelet) : page 71

Simple and tasty.

The amount given, with rice and a salad served 3 people, not 4-6.

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