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Lentil Soup

Aug 12, 2012
Cookbook: A Month in Marrakesh
Rating: 3/5

A good plain soup which made a large potful. I made it with water, not stock, and it still worked, which is always a good sign.

Cookbook: Best Recipes
Rating: 4/5

With husband retiring, and going back to work full-time myself, he has taken on cooking dinner at night. So, not so many reviews from the Ducks Guts in the future. However, he does...

Banana Icecream

Jan 2, 2012
Cookbook: The Age - Life & Style
Rating: 5/5

I would give this a six star, if I could. Much to our astonishment, it worked. The next batch of bananas are already chopped up in the freezer, as I write. Smaller pieces this time...

Hollandaise Sauce

Jan 1, 2012
Cookbook: Delia Online
Rating: 2/5

The instructions were good, and the method simple, but the sauce didn't thicken. I think the problem was the cook, as I was nervous about pouring hot liquids into my 20+ year food...

Cookbook: Delia's How to Cook: Book Three (Bk.3)
Rating: 4/5

Good, not as good as the sour cream and bacon version I usually make, but we really needed a change. Again, it was very easy to make. I didn't have any shallots or chives, so used...

Cookbook: Delia's How to Cook: Book Three (Bk.3)
Rating: 5/5

This was surprisingly nice, and very easy to make. Putting the carrots through the food processor only took a couple of minutes, and the onions, although taking longer then I expec...

Chilli Pasta

Dec 30, 2011
Cookbook: Pasta
Rating: 4/5

I chickened out, and only used 1/2 teaspoon of sambal oelek, instead of the 1 tsp crushed dried chillies, so the bite was very mild. It has been a long time since I made pasta, and...

Cookbook: The Essential Cuisines of Mexico: Revised and updated throughout, with more than 30 new recipes.
Rating: 4/5

The other half thought this was wonderful, and worth doing again. Made it with beef, as I don't eat pork, and used a spoonful of homemade sambal oelek instead of the chiles (South...

Cookbook: The Songs of Sapa: Stories and Recipes from Vietnam
Rating: 4/5

Wonderful and easy to make. The stock was made in the pressure cooker, and was just the Christmas turkey with a few other roast chicken bones from the freezer, and some carrots and...

Cookbook: Cookery the Australian Way
Rating: 3/5

Simple but good, mostly due to the use of fresh parsley and lemon thyme. The recipe only specifies thyme, but I was getting tired and didn't want to defrost a lemon so cheated. It...

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