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Cookbook: David Tanis Market Cooking: Recipes and Revelations, Ingredient by Ingredient
Rating: 2/5

Basically, the vinaigrette and chopped eggs … always a winner. But I don’t think simmering the leeks 6-8 minutes was enough. Indeed, we just about doubled it to 12 minutes, but sti...

Cookbook: David Tanis Market Cooking: Recipes and Revelations, Ingredient by Ingredient
Rating: 5/5

This was simple and delicious. I did skip straining the pan juices and skimming the fat. I didn’t have quite enough crème fraiche so I added a few tablespoons of heavy cream. I nee...

Cookbook: David Tanis Market Cooking: Recipes and Revelations, Ingredient by Ingredient
Rating: 3/5

Probably because the recipe called for water rather than stock, we found it a little bland. And it lacks the natural sweetness of traditional French onion soup. Will doctor up left...

Slow-Roasted Tomatoes

Jun 20, 2020
Cookbook: One Good Dish
Rating: 5/5

A dish that could not be simpler to make, and absolutely delicious. Topped the cooled tomato with a room temperature slice of mozzarella drizzled with EVOO and some ribbons of basi...

Cookbook: Epicurious
Rating: 4/5

Very pretty spring-summer colors in this crab salad. Although my taste buds are compromised, the fact that every plate was cleaned by my dinner guests is a pretty good indication t...

Cookbook: Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook
Rating: 5/5

Tastes as good as it sounds ... at least according to my husband and our two dinner guests, all of whom asked for seconds. I made two small bundts rather than one large, since I wa...

Cookbook: Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook
Rating: 4/5

Some recipes just make it a pleasure to be in the kitchen ... fun to put together and delightful aromas fill the kitchen. And then it all comes together in a good-to-great result...

Cinnamon Jam Loaf

Dec 31, 2018
Cookbook: Bake from Scratch
Rating: 4/5

Basically a sour-cream (or buttermilk if that's your preference) pound cake, with two thin layers of jam (I used a raspberry-Chambord jam made by a friend), topped with a nut streu...

Cream of Mushroom Soup

Nov 11, 2018
Cookbook: Classic American Food Without Fuss:: Over 100 Favorite Recipes Made Easy
Rating: 3/5

Bit of a caveat before posting this review. The rating is based primarily on my husband's taste buds as my will be inoperable for a few months. He liked this soup quite a lot ... b...

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