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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5 recipe(s) reviewed. Showing 1 to 5Sort by: Title | Date | Rating

Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Ebury Press - 2010

I wasn't wild about these. I thought the vinegar in the sauce was a bit overpowering.

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I totally agree with the previous reviewers: The taste was really good, but the poppy seeds didn't really add much.

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I liked the taste of this; the butter is a nice touch, and it is refreshing and fragrant.

I did think the tarragon was a bit overpowering (I will use only half the amount next time) and I am not sure picking the leaves was worth it (I will just cut them up next time).

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I'm afraid I was disappointed by this. I had expected the fennel and tarragon to stand out more, and I would have liked a note of richness somewhere.

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This was a delicious combination, and easy to make.
I wasn't quite sure what to do with the rest of the orange after zesting it, but it did seem like the recipe could use the juice as well, so I put that in.

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