Queezle Sister

This picture shows Queezle, a quail who lived with us for a year. She because our friend (not dinner), but eventually a wild male courted her through the window, and so she returned to the wild.

The Future of Cookbooker
It would certainly be my preference to have cookbooker keep going. If friederike took over the programming aspects, I would be happy to contribute to the blog/articles.

Comment by Queezle Sister October 2013 permalink
The Future of Cookbooker
I will chime in, too, with my cookbooker enthusiasm (but of course you knew that). I do have an annual subscription to EYB, and agree that I do not care for the way the reviews work. Maybe I just do not understand how to enter them? Another pos…

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New Challenge for November, 2013?
Good point, hipcook. Perhaps it should be all sorts of dumplings, and we can tag the group with "dumpling challenge"? While I really want to try replicating the shanghai dumplings with soup inside of them, I've never been successful…

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New Challenge for November, 2013?
SundayCooking, welcome to cookbooker! Please do continue uploading your cookbook information. This site has a core of dedicated cookers who really want the site to be successful, and each additional new reviewer will help. I understand that the MI…

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Marcella Hazan
But did you read her description of tripe? We figure it might actually be delicious! And I look forward to hearing about your cakes.

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Marcella Hazan
My cooking club is still going strong, and I decided we would use Marcella Hazan's "Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking". So far, one of my friends has selected her recipe for tripe!

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Spreading the (cookbooker) word ...
9 more reviews and we hit 15,000 reviews! That is a milestone, for sure! =D>

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Spreading the (cookbooker) word ...
I think if he is breaking even, then he will let the site continue to live, but I am nervous about losing all my reviews! And with the very dated material at the home page, its an even bigger up-hill battle to get more users. If he would allow u…

Comment by Queezle Sister October 2013 permalink
Spreading the (cookbooker) word ...
Kaye16, I agree its very sad. I love cookbooker, and am disappointed by Andrew's lost interest. It does make me a bit apathetic, too, though in truth I've hardly been home for the past five months, which explains my lack of activity. I …

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Comfort Food
I've been NOT in the mood to cook lately, which is odd for me, but typically reflects my having too much to do at work. But as I wandered the grocery, my eye lit on the lovely display of plump crispy cabbage, and this time, that did the trick.…

Comment by Queezle Sister October 2013 permalink
Marcella Hazan
I am so ignorant -- I had not heard of her before I came across her obit in the NYT. But her obit I read with fascination. I'll be looking for her books now, and considering her books as good candidates for our cooking club!

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Spreading the (cookbooker) word ...
Good job, kateq. I'm just sure that there is a population of people who would be passionate about this web site, its just a challenge finding them.

Comment by Queezle Sister September 2013 permalink
New challenge for September
You are right that we cannot do this alone. And while I love the idea of getting cookbooker all over goodreads and facebook, they are yet another site to keep active and happy, taking more time from our passion.... cooking!

Comment by Queezle Sister September 2013 permalink
Spreading the (cookbooker) word ...
That is a great idea, Kaye16. I've looked at the goodreads "new group" page, and will work on it when I have a couple minutes to think. Then I'll let you know. Maybe we can get Leeka back into cookbooker through goodreads.

Comment by Queezle Sister September 2013 permalink
New challenge for September
I think anywhere we can get the word out, it will help. Periodically I post comments on various food blogs such as thekitchn or seriouseats, or even smitten kitchen, when I review one of their recipes. Or if there is a discussion about how to keep…

Comment by Queezle Sister September 2013 permalink
New challenge for September
I propose that our Asian Challenge, using Charmaine Solomon's The Complete Asian Cookbook, start around September 28th (1.5 weeks from now), and extend into November, perhaps around Nov 15th. By delaying the start, we could all try to post on …

Comment by Queezle Sister September 2013 permalink
New challenge for September
Thanks, Beth, and I know that we all are sending our warmest wishes for a very speedy recovery.

Comment by Queezle Sister September 2013 permalink
New challenge for September
This is a good question. Andrews has not yet closed down the old challenge; have our intrepid co-moderators decided on a plan of action?

Comment by Queezle Sister September 2013 permalink
New challenge for September
My book arrived today! Wow there is a lot in there, but I have not yet looked carefully. It looks like fun.

Comment by Queezle Sister September 2013 permalink
New challenge for September
I love the challenges, and if we decide we need prizes, I would be willing to make a donation. Perhaps we could have a "board" composed of some of the top users, and discuss details of prizes (if we need them) in an off-the-forum venue? …

Comment by Queezle Sister August 2013 permalink
Spreading the (cookbooker) word ...
Search results are based on the number of links, right? I think you link your reviews on EYB to cookbooker. Perhaps I should review on EYB too, and link back? Yes, I loved Andrew's blog... it would be good to know if he wanted to continue…

Comment by Queezle Sister August 2013 permalink
Spreading the (cookbooker) word ...
Thanks for those links. I think I could make a garlic-like drawing, with the green, and cookbooker written in a similar font. Can't get to it for another week or so, but I'll give it a try. Another thing that makes this site look semi-a…

Comment by Queezle Sister August 2013 permalink
Spreading the (cookbooker) word ...
friend request sent, Kaye!

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Spreading the (cookbooker) word ...
I'm OK with illustrator, and if someone pointed me toward other badges, I could try to make something.... I do a fair amount of drawing to illustrate principles of what I teach. And I like to make my drawings pretty.

Comment by Queezle Sister August 2013 permalink
Spreading the (cookbooker) word ...
I like both of these ideas, but I really do not use much social media (other than cookbooker and goodreads). But I think they are great ideas.

Comment by Queezle Sister August 2013 permalink
New challenge for September
How does the new book look? How long will you maintain high interest in cooking from it? I think that the NYT challenge was perhaps a bit too long, it seemed like there were no reviews for the last several weeks.

Comment by Queezle Sister August 2013 permalink
New challenge for September
I went ahead and purchased an inexpensive used copy of Solomon's Complete Asian.... call me nuts.... I just told my mother I was going to pare down my cookbook library. But hopefully it will replace some of my (Asian) clunkers.

Comment by Queezle Sister August 2013 permalink
New challenge for September
I am on goodreads. That is a good idea, I will do it! You could probably also link to recipe reviews if you update it regularly as you progress through the cookbook.

Comment by Queezle Sister August 2013 permalink
New challenge for September
Zucchini game on! should we use the tag "zucchini challenge"?

Comment by Queezle Sister August 2013 permalink
New challenge for September
ABE has several copies of Solomon's Complete Asian for less than $10, making it not a big financial burden for most. Although I really prefer challenges using books, I did find that there are many excellent food blogs, such as this one that mo…

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