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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wester's Reviews

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Instant Gourmet: Delicious Meals in 20 Minutes or Less

By Melissa Clark
Penguin (Non-Classics) - 1995

24th November 2011

Citrus-poached chicken breasts : page 115

The citrus mixture to poach in is very nice, but this recipe does remind me that I do not like chicken breasts. They are just so bland. Next time I'll use chicken thighs.
The children did like it a lot.

Also, the poaching time given is much too short. I didn't hear the kitchen timer go off, so when I checked I was afraid they might be overcooked. They were still quite pink on the inside.

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1st December 2011