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From: Hillsborough, NC US

Joined: March 11th, 2010

About me: I am an avid home cook. I am using this site to keep track of my favorite recipes from my cookbook collection.

Favorite cookbook: Fresh Every Day

Favorite recipe: Chocolate Brownies (Ad Hoc at Home)

Website:
simplycooking.wordpress.com


Latest review:

October 6th, 2012

Easy Cheesy Chili Chicken from Eating Stella Style: Low-Carb Recipes for Healthy Living

My husband enjoyed this a lot. It was easy enough for a weeknight, but I will have to tweak the seasonings some, as it was just a bit too salty for my tastes. read more >


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12 recipe(s) reviewed. Showing 1 to 12Sort by: Title | Date | Rating

Bistro Cooking

By Patricia Wells
Workman Publishing Company - 1989

29th August 2012

Chardenoux's Salmon Cooked with Its Skin : page 145

I have made this a few times, but I am not as enamored with it as I think I should be. Probably I like a more complex preparation for salmon. It tastes fine, though, and it is a quick and easy way to prepare salmon fillets.

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23rd August 2010 (edited: 8th October 2012)

Chicken with Hot Peppers, Ham, Tomatoes, and Onions (Poulet basquaise) : page 174

We really liked the flavors of this dish. The only issue I had was keeping the peppers and garlic from burning while cooking the chicken pieces. I think this is more a problem with my stove, which does not do low heat well, than the recipe, but next time I would probably add these elements later in the cooking time.

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29th August 2012 (edited: 8th October 2012)

Creme Fraiche : page 265

I never know what to do when a recipe calls for creme fraiche. It seems like an exotic ingredient, but really it is just heavy cream and buttermilk. This recipe provides a simple method for making your own. It must be made a day ahead, but it does keep for several days.

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11th March 2010 (edited: 11th September 2012)

Double Celery Soup : page 31

Absolutely a revelation. This recipe will make you love celery and celery root.

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26th December 2010 (edited: 5th October 2012)

Gratin Dauphinois Madame Laracine : page 99

What I liked about this gratin was pre-simmering the potatoes, which guaranteed they would be tender after cooking. I only needed 45 minutes to cook the gratin. I simmered the potatoes in water, omitting the milk, but they were wonderfully creamy despite that.

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29th August 2012 (edited: 8th October 2012)

La Mere Besson's Mixed Summer Salad : page 55

A variation on the ever-popular "breakfast" or Lyonnaise salad. This has tomatoes, which is why it's a summer salad. I'm sure you could add bacon if you liked.

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7th September 2012 (edited: 5th October 2012)

Layered Vegetable Gratin : page 83

Easy, summery, absolutely delicious. I added some Parmesan and broiled during the last 5 minutes to put a little "gratin" in my gratin. This also tastes good as a cold salad the next day.

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15th February 2012 (edited: 8th October 2012)

Leek, Potato, and Bacon Soup : page 29

This is a very simple soup, with pretty much all of the ingredients specified in the title. Unlike most potato soups, this one is not pureed. It goes well with a thick-cut pepper bacon.

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12th March 2010 (edited: 5th October 2012)

Pied de Cochon's Onion Soup : page 18

Probably the best French onion soup I have ever made.

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4th January 2011 (edited: 8th October 2012)

Ravioli with Cream, Bay Leaf and Sage : page 78

This is a simple sauce for filled ravioli, very quick and easy to make. It didn't have a lot of flavor, though, and I though the results were too thin for a pasta sauce.

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21st October 2011 (edited: 8th October 2012)

Salade de Lentilles Vertes : page 62

There is not much to this salad. I think it would have benefited from a little something, maybe some bacon or sausage, or some soft goat cheese. Even some extra vegetables might have helped. As it is, it's rather plain, and you'd better like lentils.

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20th September 2011 (edited: 8th October 2012)

Warm Potato Salad with Herbed Vinaigrette : page 106

A deceptively simple recipe that tastes very good.

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