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September 6th, 2011

Pistachio Brittle Cheesecake from Bon Appetit Desserts: The Cookbook for All Things Sweet and Wonderful

This was a gorgeous looking light and creamy cheesecake which tasted delicious. 4 stars only because it was lacking the pistachio flavor despite of 1 expensive cup used in the recipe. Next time I will... read more >


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136 book(s). Click the title of a book to start adding your recipe and book reviews.

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

The Accidental Vegetarian: Delicious and Eclectic Food Without Meat

By Simon Rimmer
Cassell Illustrated - 2004


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 1

CakeLove: How to Bake Cakes from Scratch

By Warren Brown, Renee Comet
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2008


(1 recipe review)
owned by 7 my recipe reviews 0

Coming Home to Eat: Wholefood for the Family

By Jude Blereau
Murdoch Books - 2008


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 2

The Perfect Finish: Special Desserts for Every Occasion

By Bill Yosses, Melissa Clark
W. W. Norton & Company - 2010


(1 recipe review)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 1

Raising the Salad Bar: Beyond Leafy Greens--Inventive Salads with Beans, Whole Grains, Pasta, Chicken, and More

By Catherine Walthers
Lake Isle Press - 2007


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 2

Sarabeth's Bakery: From My Hands to Yours

By Sarabeth Levine, Rick Rodgers, Quentin Bacon, Mimi Sheraton
Rizzoli - 2010


(1 recipe review)
owned by 17 my recipe reviews 0

Seasonal Fruit Desserts: From Orchard, Farm, and Market

By Deborah Madison
Broadway - 2010


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 17 my recipe reviews 2

U.S.A. Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins, Carolyn Vibbert
Workman Publishing Company - 1997


(1 recipe review)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 0

Rose's Heavenly Cakes

By Rose Levy Beranbaum
Wiley - 2009


(35 recipe reviews)
owned by 67 my recipe reviews 2

BakeWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking with Over 200 Magnificent Recipes

By Shirley O. Corriher
Scribner - 2008


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 47 my recipe reviews 0

Bittersweet: Recipes and Tales from a Life in Chocolate

By Alice Medrich, Deborah Jones
Artisan - 2003


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 16 my recipe reviews 3

Fresh Food Fast: Delicious, Seasonal Vegetarian Meals in Under an Hour

By Peter Berley
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2004


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 2

La Tartine Gourmande: Recipes for an Inspired Life

By Beatrice Peltre
Roost Books - 2012


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 7 my recipe reviews 0

Rustic Fruit Desserts: Crumbles, Buckles, Cobblers, Pandowdies, and More

By Cory Schreiber, Julie Richardson
Ten Speed Press - 2009


(8 recipe reviews)
owned by 20 my recipe reviews 0

Breakfast, Lunch, Tea: The Many Little Meals of Rose Bakery

By Rose Carrarini
Phaidon Press - 2006


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 15 my recipe reviews 2

Dolce Italiano: Desserts from the Babbo Kitchen

By Gina DePalma, Mario Batali
W.W. Norton & Co. - 2007


(12 recipe reviews)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 1

Baking for All Occasions

By Flo Braker
Chronicle Books - 2008


(21 recipe reviews)
owned by 24 my recipe reviews 0

King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking: Delicious Recipes Using Nutritious Whole Grains

By King Arthur Flour
Countryman - 2006


(14 recipe reviews)
owned by 58 my recipe reviews 0

Leon Book 2, Naturally Fast Food

By Henry Dimbleby, John Vincent
Conran Octopus - 2010


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 0

Modern Classics: Book 2 (Morrow Cookbooks)

By Donna Hay
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd - 2003


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 15 my recipe reviews 0

Momofuku Milk Bar

By Christina Tosi, David Chang
Clarkson Potter - 2011


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 20 my recipe reviews 0

Pure Dessert

By Alice Medrich
Artisan - 2007


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 18 my recipe reviews 2

Weekend Baking

By Sarah Randell
Ryland Peters & Small - 2010


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 2

Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-In-Your-Mouth Cookies by Alice Medrich

By Alice Medrich
Artisan - 2010


(15 recipe reviews)
owned by 27 my recipe reviews 6

Off The Shelf: Cooking From the Pantry

By Donna Hay
Ecco - 2001


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 0

The Craft of Baking: Cakes, Cookies, and Other Sweets with Ideas for Inventing Your Own

By Karen DeMasco, Mindy Fox
Clarkson Potter - 2009


(21 recipe reviews)
owned by 22 my recipe reviews 0

Tender: v. 1: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate Ltd - 2009


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 24 my recipe reviews 0

Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Ebury Press - 2010


(94 recipe reviews)
owned by 42 my recipe reviews 0

Southern Cakes: Sweet and Irresistible Recipes for Everyday Celebrations

By Nancie McDermott
Chronicle Books - 2007


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 16 my recipe reviews 0

The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accessories

By David Lebovitz
Ten Speed Press,U.S. - 2007


(74 recipe reviews)
owned by 90 my recipe reviews 3

Good to the Grain: Baking with Whole-Grain Flours

By Kim Boyce, Quentin Bacon, Nancy Silverton, Amy Scattergood
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2010


(29 recipe reviews)
owned by 47 my recipe reviews 7

Rebar: Modern Food Cookbook

By Audrey Alsterburg, Wanda Urbanowicz
Big Ideas Publishing - 2001


(19 recipe reviews)
owned by 35 my recipe reviews 0

Baking: From My Home to Yours

By Dorie Greenspan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2006


(44 recipe reviews)
owned by 121 my recipe reviews 1

Tender: Volume II, A cook's guide to the fruit garden

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate - 2010


(8 recipe reviews)
owned by 15 my recipe reviews 0

Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into Your Cooking

By Heidi Swanson
Celestial Arts - 2007


(51 recipe reviews)
owned by 78 my recipe reviews 2

Bill's Everyday Asian

By Bill Granger
Quadrille Publishing Ltd - 2011


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 0

Baked: New Frontiers in Baking

By Matt Lewis, Renato Poliafito, Tina Rupp
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2008


(31 recipe reviews)
owned by 58 my recipe reviews 0

Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World: 75 Dairy-Free Recipes for Cupcakes that Rule

By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero, Sara Quin
Da Capo Press - 2006


(19 recipe reviews)
owned by 55 my recipe reviews 0

River Cottage Veg Every Day! (River Cottage Every Day)

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 2011


(13 recipe reviews)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 0

The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant

By Judy Rodgers, Gerald Asher
W.W. Norton & Co. - 2002


(152 recipe reviews)
owned by 90 my recipe reviews 0

Breakfast Book

By Marion Cunningham
Knopf - 1987


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 37 my recipe reviews 0

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home

By Jeni Britton Bauer
Artisan - 2011


(19 recipe reviews)
owned by 23 my recipe reviews 0

Plenty

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Jonathan Lovekin
Ebury Press - 2010


(12 recipe reviews)
owned by 53 my recipe reviews 2

Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook

By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Press - 2007


(126 recipe reviews)
owned by 113 my recipe reviews 0

The Art and Soul of Baking

By Sur La Table, Cindy Mushet
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2008


(1 recipe review)
owned by 37 my recipe reviews 0

Ching's Chinese Food Made Easy: 100 Simple, Healthy Recipes from Easy-to-find Ingredients

By Ching-He Huang
Harper - 2010


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 0

The Flexitarian Table: Inspired, Flexible Meals for Vegetarians, Meat Lovers, and Everyone inBetween

By Peter Berley, Zoe Singer
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2007


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 13 my recipe reviews 0

Leon: Ingredients and Recipes

By Allegra McEvedy
Conran Octopus Ltd - 2008


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 8 my recipe reviews 1

Modern Vegetarian Kitchen, The

By Peter Berley
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2004


(1 recipe review)
owned by 15 my recipe reviews 0

Perfect Pops

By Charity Ferriera
Chronicle Books - 2011


(1 recipe review)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 1