{"id":25939,"date":"2011-06-30T17:21:57","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T00:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=25939"},"modified":"2011-06-30T21:57:06","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T04:57:06","slug":"how-to-make-or-not-to-make-chorizo-unknown-cookbook-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/how-to-make-or-not-to-make-chorizo-unknown-cookbook-review\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make (Or Not To Make) Chorizo: Unknown Cookbook Review."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-041.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25941\" title=\"Chorizo 041\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-041-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-041-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-041-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I get asked to review a lot of cookbooks, which is pretty cool.\u00a0 Some I love and have used over and over, and others I&#8217;m not so sure about.\u00a0 Just because a recipe makes it into a cookbook doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s going to be good.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve learned that the hard way many times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-056.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25942\" title=\"Chorizo 056\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-056-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-056-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-056-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I was recently reminded that all are not created equal, after a review of <strong>The Unknown Cookbook<\/strong>.\u00a0 I appreciate the opportunity to try it, but the Chorizo (Mexican Sausage) recipe\u00a0within tasted nothing like it.\u00a0 Aside from that, it just wasn&#8217;t good.\u00a0 Though the book will never be a favorite, I learned from the process.\u00a0 In other words, it&#8217;s nice to know that I can make Chorizo without\u00a0<a title=\"Soy Chorizo is a good substitute -- See an earlier report here.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/2008\/09\/14\/soy-chorizo-its-minus-the-salavary-glands\/\" target=\"_blank\">Salivary Glands<\/a>, though this isn&#8217;t the recipe to do it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-066.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25943\" title=\"Chorizo 066\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-066-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-066-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-066-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All is posted to show\u00a0that the method is\u00a0easy with the right ingredients.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-070.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25944\" title=\"Chorizo 070\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-070-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-070-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-070-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The pre-rolled Catfood-ish looking &#8220;Chorizo&#8221; (below) was a bit of a turn off.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-076.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25945\" title=\"Chorizo 076\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-076-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-076-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-076-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chorizo is\u00a0better wrapped in plastic than intestines. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-081.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25946\" title=\"Chorizo 081\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-081-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-081-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peach-Tea-Chorizo-081-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We were\u00a0excited about it, before we tasted it &#8212; Blah.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Mimis-Kind-Bars-044.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25947\" title=\"Chorizo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Mimis-Kind-Bars-044-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Mimis-Kind-Bars-044-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Mimis-Kind-Bars-044-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After being\u00a0refrigerated\u00a0for two days, we sliced\u00a0it into patties and cooked it, then took a couple bites and tossed it in the trash.\u00a0 I&#8217;m\u00a0calling this the review of The\u00a0Unknown Cookbook, so not to make the author feel bad.\u00a0 We\u00a0prefer to emphasize the positive and not hurt the sales of others with a bad review.\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure there is something worth making in the book.\u00a0\u00a0With respect to this recipe, we&#8217;re sticking with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/2008\/09\/14\/soy-chorizo-its-minus-the-salavary-glands\/\" target=\"_blank\">Soy Chorizo<\/a> for now &#8212;\u00a0We know it&#8217;s good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I get asked to review a lot of cookbooks, which is pretty cool.\u00a0 Some I love and have used over and over, and others I&#8217;m not so sure about.\u00a0 Just because a recipe makes it into a cookbook doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s going to be good.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve learned that the hard way many times. 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