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Eggplant Gnocchi reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food (reviewed 22nd May 2011)

This produced a fairly light gnocchi, and very bland. I couldn't really taste the eggplant, which seemed a shame. Most were boiled, but we also oven...
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Stir-fried Noodles with Meat and Vegetables reviewed by sturlington

From: How to Cook Everything (Completely Revised 10th Anniversary Edition): 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food (reviewed 23rd May 2011)

A basic recipe that works all right. I've worked out significant improvements, though.
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Whole Grain Rice Salad reviewed by kfranzetta

From: Super Natural Every Day: Well-loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen (reviewed 23rd May 2011)

I used all wild rice and feta cheese in place of the recommended goat cheese. The salad was very nice, but not terribly flavorful. I would add some pepper...
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Air-dried Beef with Butter Lettuce and Coriander Vinaigrette reviewed by wester

From: The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant (reviewed 24th May 2011)

I thought this was good, but not as brilliant as some other dishes in this cookbook. I agree with aj12754 on most points: It definitely needs much more...
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Savoy cabbage & coriander soup reviewed by broadbean

From: Sarah Raven's Garden Cookbook (reviewed 24th May 2011)

This is basically a Thai soup-lite. Tasty enough (well, it's got all of my favourite things in it), and a good basic storecupboard recipe - I think you...
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Chocolate Cherry Almond Pound Cake reviewed by lovesgenoise

From: The Cake Bible (reviewed 24th May 2011)

Although I'm a huge fan of Ms. Beranbaum's work, I must admit that this recipe just didn't do it for me. As a pound cake, I found it too sweet and I missed...
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Roast Chicken Salad with Peppers, Pine Nuts, Olives, & Bitter Greens reviewed by wester

From: The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant (reviewed 24th May 2011)

This is a lovely chicken salad, although I wouldn't roast a bird expressly for it. A nice combination of different colors, flavors and textures. I used...
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Portobello Lasagna Rollups with Easy Tomato Sauce reviewed by southerncooker

From: The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life (reviewed 25th May 2011)

We liked the easy tomato sauce and the portobello mixture with the tomato sauce but the noodles were a bit dry once cooked. We're not big ricotta fans...
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Fusilli with Sweet and Hot Peppers, White Beans, Lemon, and Olives reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Mollie Katzen's Vegetable Heaven: Over 200 Recipes for Uncommon Soups, Tasty Bites, Side Dishes, and Too Many Desserts (reviewed 26th May 2011)

This was pretty - I used red bell peppers - and I love white beans for their creamy texture. I used only a small amount of Jalapeno pepper - it added...
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Carrot-Nut Torte reviewed by lovesgenoise

From: Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts (reviewed 26th May 2011)

I chose this torte because it looked like it might be healthier and lighter than most, and I think with a few tweaks I might make it again. The texture...
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Spicy Red Lentil and Coconut Soup reviewed by friederike

From: Complete Vegetarian (reviewed 26th May 2011)

This soup had just the right level of spicyness. DB enjoyed it a lot and would haven given 4 stars, but there was something about the taste (other than...
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Hot Fudge Sauce reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Joy of Cooking (reviewed 28th May 2011)

This was an OK hot fudge sauce, but nothing too thrilling. Typically I make my kids hot fudge sauce by meling chocolate chips and mixing in some skim...
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Tofu Bobotie reviewed by Barbara

From: Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant: Ethnic and Regional Recipes from the Cooks at the Legendary Restaurant (Cookery) (reviewed 28th May 2011)

Bobotie is a curried ground meat casserole with a custard top that is national dish of South Africa. This recipe uses tofu that has been frozen as a meat...
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Fast No-Knead Whole Wheat Bread reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: New York Times - Recipes (reviewed 28th May 2011)

This bread had very good flavor, but it didn't rise as I had wanted, and the dough seemed way too soft. I really liked that the dough had no white flour...
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High-speed hamburger reviewed by redjanet

From: Nigella Express: Good Food, Fast (reviewed 28th May 2011)

edited on 27/08/12: I'm upgrading this to three stars as I decided to give this recipe another go in desperation for a quick, easy burger recipe that seemed...
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Granny Foster's Simple Pound Cake reviewed by sturlington

From: Sara Foster's Southern Kitchen (reviewed 29th May 2011)

Making this convinced me that baking cakes is just not my forte. I followed the instructions to the letter, but even after extending the baking time to...
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Peach or Apricot Chutney / Chutni Shaftolu/Zard Olu reviewed by friederike

From: Noshe Djan: Afghan Food and Cookery (reviewed 29th May 2011)

It wasn't really my favourite, although this might also just boil down to the fact that I've never been much of a chutney lover. However, the peaches really...
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Melitzanna Salata (Greek Eggplant Salad) reviewed by kaye16

From: Mediterranean Light: Delicious Recipes from the World's Healthiest Cuisine (reviewed 29th May 2011)

Tasty enough, but texture too smooth. Probably better if you chop the roasted eggplant or put it through a food mill, rather than processing or blending. Also,...
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From-Scratch Buckwheat Noodles reviewed by kaye16

From: The Grains Cookbook (reviewed 15th January 2012)

For a main, for the two of us, I made a half recipe of this. Elsewhere, I read that buckwheat noodles are typically three parts buckwheat flour to one...
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Spicy green salad with strawberry vinaigrette reviewed by wester

From: The Anatomy of a Dish (reviewed 30th May 2011)

This was OK. The dressing was sweet, creamy and aromatic, but somehow it didn't really work with the greens. It made a lot of dressing, about twice as...
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Lime, paprika and honey glazed chicken reviewed by redjanet

From: Every Day (reviewed 30th May 2011)

This was an okay dish of juicy roasted chicken legs with Asian influenced flavourings. With such ingredients as garlic, ginger and honey added to the chicken...
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Macaroni cheese reviewed by redjanet

From: Nigella Express: Good Food, Fast (reviewed 2nd July 2011)

This was a quick, shortcut way of making macaroni and cheese. The cheese sauce was made with Red Leicester (which I tried for the first time and quite...
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Marinated Grilled Skirt Steak reviewed by lovesgenoise

From: Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed (reviewed 1st June 2011)

Followed this recipe exactly, from the marinade to the weight of the steak to the overnight (20 hrs) soak. It was a good, well-balanced marinade, but...
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Roasted Onions reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Mollie Katzen's Vegetable Heaven: Over 200 Recipes for Uncommon Soups, Tasty Bites, Side Dishes, and Too Many Desserts (reviewed 1st June 2011)

I prepared roasted Vidallia onions, and generally followed the instructions here. The exception is that I did peel them - couldn't imagine roasting with...
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Spanish Potato Onion Soup reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home: Fast and Easy Recipes for Any Day (reviewed 2nd June 2011)

I thought that @Shilton's review held out hope that this would be a great recipe. It came together easily (I used Vidalia onions and russet potatoes),...
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Best Cocoa Brownies reviewed by BethNH

From: Smitten Kitchen (reviewed 3rd June 2011)

These did not end my search for the perfect brownie. I'm not ashamed to admit I'm looking for brownies with that nice shiny top that crackles and a fudgy...
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Minted Simple Syrup reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Epicurious (reviewed 4th June 2011)

Simple syrup - sugar, water, and in this case, mint - can't get much easier than that! This recipe is designed for a variety of beverages, such as the...
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Pasta with Artichokes, Olives, and Tomatoes reviewed by aj12754

From: Martha Stewart (reviewed 4th June 2011)

At the grocery store yesterday I came across a package of farro pasta -- and decided to pick it up. I'm not a great lover of whole wheat pasta (seems heavy...
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Rhubarb and Pancetta Pizza reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Tasty Kitchen (reviewed 4th June 2011)

Interesting - a fun experiment - but a very sour pizza! My husband's birthday coincides with rhubarb season, a great coincident because he loves rhubarb....
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Sichuan Pepper Bread reviewed by aj12754

From: Flatbreads & Flavors: A Baker's Atlas (reviewed 4th June 2011)

A team AJ/Soupereasy Project selected because of our high regard for the flavor and aroma of Sichuan pepper. We settled on a rating of good rather than...
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Baked aubergines with crème fraîche and basil reviewed by wester

From: Real Cooking (reviewed 6th June 2011)

Not bad, but not particularly good either. A bit too stodgy.
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Sweet and Creamy Topping reviewed by Leeka

From: Tofu Cookery (25th Anniversary) (reviewed 6th June 2011)

I used this topping to accompany strawberry shortcake and the result good. I added an extra couple of teaspoons of lemon juice because I thought it needed...
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Grilled Chicken with Harissa and Mint reviewed by friederike

From: The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen (reviewed 6th June 2011)

It was so easy that it'll be hard not to remember how to prepare this dish. Unfortunately, however, it was slightly tasteless and looked nothing like the...
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Chicken with lemon and garlic reviewed by redjanet

From: The 20-minute Cookbook: 200 Fuss Free Recipes - Quick and Easy Cooking for Every Kind of Occasion, with Over 800 Photographs and Step by Step Instructions to Guarantee Success (reviewed 6th June 2011)

Though my OH didn't like this because he thought the lemon juice added at the end made it too sour, I thought this had a nice fresh taste. The garlic,...
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Sweet cherry tomato and sausage bake reviewed by redjanet

From: Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life (reviewed 7th June 2011)

I thought I'd try this different take on sausages (which I served with mashed potato) as the use of balsamic vinegar made it sound like it would be quite...
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Flourless-Yet-Fudgy Brownies reviewed by joeljkp

From: Easy Comfort Food: Simple Recipes for Feel-good Favorites (reviewed 7th June 2011)

Makes a very rich and incredibly moist brownie (appearing almost undercooked in the center), though at the cost of twice the eggs and a full 5x the chocolate...
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Raspberry and Coconut Muffins reviewed by digifish_books

From: Home Baked: Muffins, Pastries, Cakes, Biscuits ("Australian Women's Weekly") (reviewed 8th June 2011)

Citrus Poppy Seed Muffins reviewed by digifish_books

From: Home Baked: Muffins, Pastries, Cakes, Biscuits ("Australian Women's Weekly") (reviewed 8th June 2011)

Berry Friands reviewed by digifish_books

From: Home Baked: Muffins, Pastries, Cakes, Biscuits ("Australian Women's Weekly") (reviewed 8th June 2011)

Chocolate and Hazelnut Friands reviewed by digifish_books

From: Home Baked: Muffins, Pastries, Cakes, Biscuits ("Australian Women's Weekly") (reviewed 8th June 2011)

Mini Florentines reviewed by digifish_books

From: Home Baked: Muffins, Pastries, Cakes, Biscuits ("Australian Women's Weekly") (reviewed 8th June 2011)

Apricot Choc-chip Muesli Bars reviewed by digifish_books

From: Home Baked: Muffins, Pastries, Cakes, Biscuits ("Australian Women's Weekly") (reviewed 8th June 2011)

Hummingbird Cake reviewed by digifish_books

From: Home Baked: Muffins, Pastries, Cakes, Biscuits ("Australian Women's Weekly") (reviewed 8th June 2011)

Banana Cake with Passionfruit Frosting reviewed by digifish_books

From: Home Baked: Muffins, Pastries, Cakes, Biscuits ("Australian Women's Weekly") (reviewed 8th June 2011)

Chicken pot-roasted with olive oil and garlic reviewed by digifish_books

From: The Pressure Cooker Recipe Book (reviewed 9th June 2011)

Cool Slaw reviewed by SelahWrites

From: Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Vegan Recipes (reviewed 9th June 2011)

REALLY good! Make this NAOW!
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Broccoli with Mustard Vinaigrette reviewed by Leeka

From: The Peaceful Palate: Fine Vegetarian Cuisine (reviewed 10th June 2011)

I was looking for a way to jazz up my steamed broccoli and came across this simple recipe. I found it a little too vinegary but my husband liked it. ...
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Banana Bread Brownies reviewed by BethNH

From: Fat Witch Brownies: Brownies, Blondies, and Bars from New York's Legendary Fat Witch Bakery (reviewed 11th June 2011)

What's not to love about bananas and chocolate together? These bars take the best of brownies and mixes it with banana bread. The batter tastes like...
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Black Rice and Snow Pea Salad reviewed by JustLaura

From: Weber's Big Book of Grilling (reviewed 12th June 2011)

I had never cooked with Black Rice but was able to find a blend with it in Whole Foods. It has a very unique look and a great taste. The complete dish...
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Seven Spice Udon reviewed by SelahWrites

From: Vegan Yum Yum: Decadent (But Doable) Animal-Free Recipes for Entertaining and Everyday (reviewed 12th June 2011)

Very quick and easy, filling and inexpensive. I should make this more often.
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Blueberry Cobbler reviewed by ramchandra

From: Ad Hoc at Home (reviewed 12th June 2011)

Cucumber Cooler reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Super Natural Every Day: Well-loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen (reviewed 14th June 2011)

Refreshing but weird - and we probably won't make it again. Here, cucumber, lime, ice, salt, and honey are blended to form a non-alcoholic drink. There...
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Grilled Porterhouse Steak with Garlic-Soy Marinade reviewed by aj12754

From: Fine Cooking (reviewed 15th June 2011)

This was fine ... but ... maybe it's just me ... I think I'd have liked the steak just grilled with a little butter, some salt and pepper, maybe some garlic...
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Lentil and Spinach Soup with Cilantro Yogurt reviewed by MissAEGIS

From: Former Chef (reviewed 16th June 2011)

Chickpeas with rocket and sherry reviewed by redjanet

From: Nigella Express: Good Food, Fast (reviewed 16th June 2011)

Very quick and easy to make. Just a matter of frying up some cumin seeds and warming through some chickpeas and rocket with sherry. The sherry flavour...
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Mount Carmel Couscous Salad reviewed by Leeka

From: Vegan Fusion World Cuisine: Healing Recipes and Timeless Wisdom from our Hearts to Yours (reviewed 16th June 2011)

I liked the fresh flavours in this salad but am not a fan of couscous. I think any other small grain would provide a better base for this dish. The cucumbers...
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Lemon Sesame Dressing reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home: Fast and Easy Recipes for Any Day (reviewed 18th June 2011)

This is a fine salad dressing, just didn't knock my socks off. I prepared it for a tossed salad with avocado and wanted something with lemon. This recipe...
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Filleting flat fish reviewed by wester

From: Rick Stein's Fruits of the Sea (Pbs Series) (reviewed 18th June 2011)

As with the round fish, I did manage, but I could have used more detail, for instance on how to do the other half if you can't use both hands equally.
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Fillets of flounder with pancetta and beurre noisette reviewed by wester

From: Rick Stein's Fruits of the Sea (Pbs Series) (reviewed 18th June 2011)

If this is "quick and simple", I am not sure I dare to try any other chapters of this book, as I found it quite elaborate. The end result was good, classic...
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Simple fish stock for East Asian dishes reviewed by wester

From: Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant: Ethnic and Regional Recipes from the Cooks at the Legendary Restaurant (Cookery) (reviewed 18th June 2011)

A nice fresh light stock. Maybe I would have liked a stronger fish flavor.
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Baked plaice with parmesan crumbs reviewed by redjanet

From: Real Food (reviewed 19th June 2011)

This was very quick and easy to prepare, and the combination of the parmesan and butter with the breadcrumbs on top of the plaice, which has a very distinctive...
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Rooster in Red Wine / Coq au Chambertin reviewed by friederike

From: Ripailles (reviewed 19th June 2011)

This is already my fourth version of Coq au Vin - it's such a classic, and always worth it to try a new version to find the perfect balance between effort...
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Rhubarb Lentil Sweet Potato Stew reviewed by kfranzetta

From: My New Roots (reviewed 20th June 2011)

This dish has an unusual combination of ingredients, and I was a little worried about how it would turn out. In the end, it was fine, but not amazing....
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Sausage and bean hotpot reviewed by redjanet

From: The 30-minute Cook (reviewed 20th June 2011)

A nice, simple supper of sausages and beans with a bit of a kick in the sauce from harissa paste, Dijon mustard and English mustard. I wasn't sure about...
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Stir-fried Beef With Snow Peas and Shiitake reviewed by aj12754

From: Fine Cooking (reviewed 22nd June 2011)

There was absolutely nothing wrong with this simple stir-fry. But nothing really memorable either. Easy to prep and cook and a good way to use up a lone...
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Sausages with caramelized onions and parmesan mash reviewed by redjanet

From: Every Day (reviewed 23rd June 2011)

This was okay, but I wish I'd followed the advice of weaponxgirl in her previous review. I did this according to the recipe, expecting the red onions covered...
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Spaghetti with Grilled Ratatouille reviewed by sturlington

From: Fine Cooking (reviewed 23rd June 2011)

This was pretty good. I ended up pureeing the sauce and my toddler actually ate it.
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Sweet Red Pepper Soup reviewed by aj12754

From: Cold Soups (reviewed 23rd June 2011)

Soupereasy and I made this soup as part of a day-long project on cold soups. We found that this soup needed quite a bit of tweaking to appeal to our...
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Chewy Brownies reviewed by BethNH

From: Fine Cooking (reviewed 24th June 2011)

In my never ending quest for the perfect brownie recipe, I took advantage of the cool weather today to try this recipe. The recipe uses both unsweetened...
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Chewy Brownies reviewed by BethNH

From: Fine Cooking (reviewed 24th June 2011)

In my never ending quest for the perfect brownie recipe, I took advantage of the cool weather today to try this recipe. The recipe uses both unsweetened...
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Chickpea Cutlets reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook (reviewed 25th June 2011)

Maybe I did something wrong... ...but for me, this was fine, just not great or awesome. I was impressed at how nicely the dough came together. A bowl...
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Mustard Sauce reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook (reviewed 25th June 2011)

I prepared this sauce to go along with the chickpea cutlets, also from this book. If you love mustard, and like the tang of capers, then this is for you....
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Chicken Bouillabaisse reviewed by wester

From: The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant (reviewed 25th June 2011)

I found this disappointing. It was quite good, but not much more than that - a sunny Mediterranean soup/stew. The recipe didn't tell what to do with the...
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Cauliflower with a cashew and sesame seed sauce reviewed by Barbara

From: Madhur Jaffrey Cookbook (reviewed 25th June 2011)

With its use of nuts and seeds in the sauce, I though this would be a good recipe for a vegetarian main course served with rice and a salad or raita. And...
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Chicken Tagine with Olives, Zucchini, and Honey reviewed by kaye16

From: Cover & Bake (Best Recipe) (reviewed 25th June 2011)

This is a variation on the Chicken Tagine with Olives and Lemon. I happened to have a surplus of zucchini in the house, so chose this option. The recipe...
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Corn and Edamame Sesame Salad reviewed by Jayme

From: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook (reviewed 26th June 2011)

Light, sweet, and refreshing. The dressing is a little too bland though.
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Rutabaga Puree reviewed by Jayme

From: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook (reviewed 26th June 2011)

Something interesting and pretty tasty to do to turnips and rutabagas!
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Tangerine Baked Tofu reviewed by Jayme

From: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook (reviewed 26th June 2011)

This was a very strongly flavoured marinade. I used frozen tofu because I was feeling like a chewier texture, but since it soaked up so much of the marinade...
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Smoky Grilled Tempeh reviewed by Jayme

From: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook (reviewed 26th June 2011)

I'm still in search of a recipe for tempeh that makes me actually like tempeh. This wasn't it. But the marinade is very tasty would be good with tofu too.
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Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions and Spiced Pita Crisps reviewed by Jayme

From: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook (reviewed 26th June 2011)

The stuff that went with the lentils was perfect, like the caramelized onions and the spiced pita crisps, but those are the easy part. The lentils came...
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Chocolate Banana Shake reviewed by Jayme

From: The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets (reviewed 26th June 2011)

Very liquidy shake. I added an extra half banana and it still wasn't thick enough. The flavour was perfect though. Next time I will cut the liquid in half.
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Creamy Celeriac Sauce reviewed by Jayme

From: Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine (reviewed 27th June 2011)

I don't have much experience with celeriac, but this was a really tasty, extremely creamy sauce. Reminded me a little of ranch dressing, but better.
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Pumpkin Cheesecake reviewed by Jayme

From: The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook: Delicious Dairy-Free Cheeses and Classic "Uncheese" Dishes (reviewed 27th June 2011)

While the texture for this was bang on for cheesecake, the flavour was lacking in the cheesiness department. More lemon? I don't know. Tasted more like...
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Breakfast Sandwiches reviewed by Jayme

From: Vegan Yum Yum: Decadent (But Doable) Animal-Free Recipes for Entertaining and Everyday (reviewed 27th June 2011)

The flavours in this were good but the tofu scrambled egg didn't work out at all. It was a soupy mess that wouldn't firm up or stick together. The only...
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Potatoes and Eggplant (Aloo Baingan) reviewed by Leeka

From: Color Me Vegan: Maximize Your Nutrient Intake and Optimize Your Health by Eating Antioxidant-Rich, Fiber-Packed, Color-Intense Meals That Taste Great (reviewed 28th June 2011)

This was not as successful as I'd hoped. I think to acheive that delicious melding of spices with the tomato gravy that Indian sauces so often have, five...
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Spiced Lamb Meatballs reviewed by lemonadesandwich

From: The Kitchn (reviewed 29th June 2011)

These were very tasty. I liked a simple baked meatball idea, and these worked well. I had a light hand on the spices, since it seemed like a lot of flavors,...
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Mixed Greens Pasta Casserole with Cheesy Topping reviewed by lemonadesandwich

From: Not Your Mother's Casseroles (reviewed 29th June 2011)

A good recipe to have on hand as kale starts arriving in droves from the CSA. Don't skimp on the cheese. It's basically sauteed greens, mixed with pasta...
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Onion Gravy reviewed by Leeka

From: Color Me Vegan: Maximize Your Nutrient Intake and Optimize Your Health by Eating Antioxidant-Rich, Fiber-Packed, Color-Intense Meals That Taste Great (reviewed 30th June 2011)

Quite a bit of cooking time for such a simple recipe but it was yummy slathered on mashed potatoes. I don't know if I would classify this as a gravy because...
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Wild Rice Yam Pancakes reviewed by Jayme

From: The Thrive Diet (reviewed 30th June 2011)

The flavour was really good for these, but they didn't cook up very easily. By the time you've managed to get them cooked all the way through they look...
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Ginger Pear Smoothie reviewed by Jayme

From: The Thrive Diet (reviewed 30th June 2011)

This book makes quite liquidy smoothies and this one in particular, since it's made with pears, is more juice-like than smoothie-like. I really liked the...
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Sesame Miso Soup reviewed by Jayme

From: The Thrive Diet (reviewed 1st July 2011)

This was a nice enough miso soup, but the sesame made it just a touch too grainy tasting for me.
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Chai Latte Cupcakes reviewed by Jayme

From: Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World: 75 Dairy-Free Recipes for Cupcakes that Rule (reviewed 1st July 2011)

These had great flavour but came out much too dense for a cupcake.
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Fettuccine con Carciofi e Mozzarella reviewed by kaye16

From: Lorenza's Pasta: 200 Recipes for Family and Friends (reviewed 1st July 2011)

I made this with frozen artichoke bottoms, so comments should be taken with a grain of sand. Good but not wonderful. - The sliced mozzarella clumped up;...
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Watermelon Sorbetto reviewed by kaye16

From: The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accessories (reviewed 1st July 2011)

I made a half recipe of this with a short slog of vodka. Nice watermelony taste. I didn't add the chocolate chips, but added a broken up square of good...
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Mackerel with paprika sauce reviewed by wester

From: The Anatomy of a Dish (reviewed 2nd July 2011)

Not bad, but it was the kind of dish I could have thought of myself as well, nothing surprising at all.
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Mediterranean Orzo Salad reviewed by Leeka

From: Quick-Fix Vegetarian: Healthy Home-Cooked Meals in 30 Minutes or Less (reviewed 2nd July 2011)

I was looking to make a pasta salad yesterday that didn't require a ton of fresh veggies. Since I had a bag of orzo and a jar of artichokes in my pantry...
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Turkey-Walnut Meat Loaf reviewed by Angela

From: 12 Best Foods Cookbook: Over 200 Recipes Featuring The 12 Healthiest Foods (reviewed 3rd July 2011)

Salmon and Creamed Corn Chowder reviewed by Angela

From: 12 Best Foods Cookbook: Over 200 Recipes Featuring The 12 Healthiest Foods (reviewed 3rd July 2011)

Black Bean Hummus reviewed by Angela

From: 12 Best Foods Cookbook: Over 200 Recipes Featuring The 12 Healthiest Foods (reviewed 3rd July 2011)

Herb Roasted Cauliflower and Bread Crumbs reviewed by Leeka

From: Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Vegan Recipes (reviewed 3rd July 2011)

This was good but not outstanding. I think I had too much cauliflower in the pan because even though I left it in the oven for double the time stated...
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