Saturday, December 1, 2012

Cookbook Challenge November Wrap Up


The Cookbook challenge is officially over... awwww. I very much enjoyed hosting the challenge and participating as well. But also to see what other people made from their cookbooks. I will only post about what I made in November from my cookbooks. My wrap up for October can be found here.

I cooked mostly from the Meatfree Monday Cookbook this month because it has so many great recipes that go so well with my vegetable bag. My review can be found here.


First off I made an apple-radish salad with halloumi cheese. It was my first time eating halloumi cheese and I thought it tasted a bit like pineapple. Anyway, I liked it but the BF didn't so I don't think this will be made again.


I also made a noodle stir fry with bok choi, and this one we enjoyed very much! We love noodle dishes and the sauce from this one was great!


Then we tried the mac & cheese with cauliflower, but my BF bought a broccoli instead. No matter ;) We liked this enough, but we will be continue are search for the perfect home made pasta and cheese recipe.


Lastly was the eggplant and potato stew that I shared earlier on this blog. Together with the noodles, this was my favorite recipe from the book.


I also cooked from other cookbooks. I made another recipes from the Karma Chow Ultimate cookbook. This is the Indian Spiced Coconut soup, but we didn't really enjoy this one. It smelled great but the taste wasn't good at all.


I made another soup from the book Vegan Eats World (review with recipe to come) for a cookalong on the Dutch vegan forum. This is a ginger squash peanut soup. Next time we will blend it, but other than that, this is a keeper!


I also did some baking this month. From Vegan Cupcakes take over the world (review with recipe to come) I made the Lychee cupcakes with coconut glaze which I totally LOVED! Must make again!


And last: from the Dutch cookbook Appeltaart (review with recipe to come) I made a French apple pie. It has a custard topping that surrounds the apples. I did encounter some challenge with this recipe and it isn't perfect, but it tasted so good!

Well this was what I made in the previous month. Please look here for the general wrap up post, where you will find links to all the recipes that were submitted for the challenge. If you participated: thank you for making my first ever challenge a success! I will probably host another round in Feb. 2013. I hope I will see you again!

This post is part of Weekend Cooking, hosted by Beth Fish Reads. Please take a look if you need some foodie inspiration!




17 comments:

  1. I can't wait for the apple tart recipe! I made a bok choy stir-fry with rice the other night. I'll have to try the recipe with noodles next time.

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    1. I will spread the recipes out over the next weekend cookings :)

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  2. I vote for the noodle dish. I love me the noodles!!

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  3. All of these recipes look delish! It looks like you enjoyed the cooking challenge.
    Happy Reading and Cooking!
    Rebecca @ The Key to the Gate

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  4. Well I sure meant to get involved with the challenge..time slipped away. All of your featured recipes look great :-)

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  5. Too funny. I posted a broccoli mac and cheese today. I look forward to the Appeltaart recipe. I have a couple of Dutch cookbooks here and would love to compare recipes.

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    1. It was lovely! Ths cookbook that has the recipe deserves high praise.

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  6. A custard topping on French apple pie sounds delicious!

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  7. I like the apple-radish salad and the lycee cupcakes.

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  8. You have been a busy bee. Have a great week.

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  9. Those looks terrific! Congratulations on a successful cookbook challenge. I didn't participate due to time constraints but loved seeing what everyone else did!

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  10. Everything looks yummy, but I think the apple and haloumi salad would be my favorite. What a unique combination!

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  11. Just wow - I love how you're trying dished from your cookbooks and discovering new favorites. I actually like the look of that apple & radish salad - might try it, with a different type of cheese.

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  12. Yum, apple pie, and those cupcakes look great! Curious about that ginger squash peanut soup. :)

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  13. I think my husband would LOVE this post! As you know, I'm not a vegetarian, but we do try to eat a meatless meal periodically. :)

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  14. I tend to use the same few recipes from each boo a book and. Every now and then I'll select a book and try a few new recipes. Who knows when I'll find a new favourite.

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  15. Lychee cupcakes?! Oh wow. Can't wait to see the recipe for those!

    I just posted my Cookbook Challenge Wrap-Up post--thanks for hosting the challenge, Cynni. I'm so happy I FINALLY cooked from some of these lovely cookbooks that have been on my shelves for years!

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