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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22 recipe(s) reviewed. Showing 1 to 22Sort by: Title | Date | Rating

Thirst

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate - 2006

A bit too sweet for me. Make sure you only put in a little milk, else the shake will be too thin.

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A very basic banana smoothie. Good when you're in a hurry.

I prefer a few more ice cubes in my smoothies, and his "medium" glass is quite large - I made half the recipe and still filled two glasses

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A slightly more luxurious banana smoothie. Very nice, quite sweet.

I prefer a few more ice cubes in my smoothies, and his "medium" glass is quite large - I made half the recipe and still filled two glasses.

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Beetroot and orange is a classic combination, and it works very well in liquid form too. Dark red, even when using ordinary oranges. A good juice when you're feeling a little under the weather.

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Nice, sweet, pretty, creamy - just not that special. I don't really know what it is doing in the "indulgence" section.

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Won't be making this again. The carrot is not the right kind of sweetness to counter the celery. Apple works better.

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First reaction: Not sure if I like this. Second reaction: Let's make another glass. And now it's definitely in my top three of juices.

Interesting in a good way. Slightly sweet, slightly salty, slightly tart.

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As he says: Sweet and creamy with a snap of heat in the background. Worth cleaning the juicer for.
It does make a lot - half the recipe was plenty for me.

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Dark pink, sweet-tart, with more than a hint of bitter. This is definitely one you have to be in the right mood for.

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Full, velvety, fragrant. To wake up feeling sunny, or to sip on a hot day. Really lovely.

Works well with frozen mango too, but you will need to keep the blender running for a bit longer.

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Simple. Lovely.

I put a small squeeze of lemon in, which made it even better. I'm sure other citrus fruits will work too.

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Thick, creamy and pretty.

I had some trouble getting the blender to blitz this, probably because my yogurt was too thick. I added the juice of one orange and that remedied it.

This is basically the same recipe as the Peach and Lemon Yogurt (60).

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This was worth trying. A good combination, somewhere halfway between sweet and savoury. Not really a juice to have every day, but when you are in the right mood it's great.

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Very fragrant, the flavors combine very well.

I prefer a little bit more orange (or less banana).

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Refreshment with a lot of zing. With this amount of ginger it is quite sharp, but very fragrant and refreshing.

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Thick, creamy and pretty.

Do heed Nigel and take a yogurt that's not too thick: I had some trouble getting the blender to blitz this. I added the juice of one orange and that remedied it.

This is basically the same recipe as the Nectarine Yogurt Thickie (56).

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I think my pears were too large, the mint and lemon got lost. I used only two of them, and they made three glasses instead of one small one. I might try this again with less pear and probably adjust my rating.

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Sweet as a candy. A summer drink to share with your kids.

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A sunny juice. Light yellow with a hint of rose. Sweet, fresh and fragrant. Children love it too.

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The combination is fine, but I want a lot more spinach. I could hardly taste it here.

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Fragrant but not sweet enough. Slightly disappointing.

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A great combination, fresh, sweet and bright.

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