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taste spotting site

  • 04-04-2009 11:09am
    #1
    Calina
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭


    I don't know if any of you have happened across this already but I found it and liked it last night:

    tastespotting

    I also like this one: allrecipes


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  • #2
    Dizzyblonde
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    I've saved tastespotting to my favourites :)


  • #3
    watna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,367 ✭✭✭✭watna


    That tastespotting site looks really interesting. Will be cheking out some of those recipes.

    I also didn't realise there was a UK/Ireland all recipes site. I used to use the American one but it got so annoying I had to stop. It annoyed me because people used to post recipes but a lot of them would use packet stuff instead of proper cooking from scratch e.g. post a recipe for muffins but using a muffin mix or a savouy recipe asking for a packet of dried onion soup to flavour it. Why not just chop up sone fresh onions instead of using processed dehyrdated powder? Used to really get on my tits.


  • #4
    Calina
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Calina


    watna,

    get your point, totally. Some of the Australian Woman's Weekly recipes do that to me.

    That being said, my early cooking years were in France so frankly I feel the same grief with some of the Irish and UK recipes particularly with respect to margarine.

    I like the UK version because at least I sort of feel I can trust the measurements to some extent (never like translating cups to weights). Mind you it was the US site directed me to it when I was looking for sweetpotato cake recipes.

    dizzyblonde, I had a look through that tastespotting one...I like the idea, and feel further exploration is worth it.


  • #5
    watna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,367 ✭✭✭✭watna


    Calina wrote: »
    watna,

    get your point, totally. Some of the Australian Woman's Weekly recipes do that to me.

    That being said, my early cooking years were in France so frankly I feel the same grief with some of the Irish and UK recipes particularly with respect to margarine.

    I like the UK version because at least I sort of feel I can trust the measurements to some extent (never like translating cups to weights). Mind you it was the US site directed me to it when I was looking for sweetpotato cake recipes.

    dizzyblonde, I had a look through that tastespotting one...I like the idea, and feel further exploration is worth it.

    All kiwi recipes seem to use cups too. I find it quite a strange method of measurement. I had to go out and buy a set of measuring cups so that I could bake here!

    I'm also with you on the margarine front. I have IBS and apparently margarine is one of the worst things to eat for it. Not sure why though!


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