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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Everyday Greens: Home Cooking from Greens, the Celebrated Vegetarian Restaurant

By Annie Somerville, Mayumi Oda
Scribner - 2003

Excellent. Spicy but not too hot, with a hint of richness. Vegan but you wouldn't notice.

Ingredient changes: I used red kuri instead of kabocha and did not remove the skin, I used vegetable stock cubes (I don't think this made a big difference with all those big flavors), and I added a bit of oil when roasting.
Method changes: I wanted to be able to make a batch of soup as needed, instead of simmering all soup for half an hour. So the evening before I roasted the squash with the onion, coated with a paste of the ginger, lemongrass and garlic and a bit of oil. About an hour before I wanted the soup I steeped the lime leaves in a small pan of boiling water, as if making tea. Just before I wanted the soup I added the vegetables, the "tea", and a bit more water to the blender. I warmed the blended soup and then added the coconut milk, as directed.

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