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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.

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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

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

Rose's Heavenly Cakes

By Rose Levy Beranbaum
Wiley - 2009


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

Baking: From My Home to Yours

By Dorie Greenspan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2006


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

Vegetarian Supercook (Hamlyn Food & Drink)

By Rose Elliot
Hamlyn - 2004


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

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

Quinoa 365: The Everyday Superfood

By Patricia Green, Carolyn Hemming
Whitecap Books Ltd. - 2010


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

United Cakes of America: Recipes Celebrating Every State

By Warren Brown, Joshua Cogan
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2010


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

How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking

By Nigella Lawson
Hyperion - 2005


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 9 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

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

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

Heirloom Beans: Great Recipes for Dips and Spreads, Soups and Stews, Salads and Salsas, and Much More from Rancho Gordo

By Steve Sando, Vanessa Barrington
Chronicle Books - 2008


(1 recipe review)
owned by 16 my recipe reviews 0

Plenty

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Jonathan Lovekin
Ebury Press - 2010


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

Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights: Guilt-free Eating with Abandon

By Sophie Dahl
Harper - 2008


(7 recipe reviews)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 1

Organic and Chic: Cakes, Cookies, and Other Sweets That Taste as Good as They Look

By Sarah Magid
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2009


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

The Seasoned Vegetarian

By Simon Rimmer
Mitchell Beazley - 2009


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 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

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

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

Baking for All Occasions

By Flo Braker
Chronicle Books - 2008


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

Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food

By Jessica Seinfeld
Collins Living - 2007


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 23 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

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

The Splendid Grain

By Rebecca Wood
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1999


(1 recipe review)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 0

Red Velvet Chocolate Heartache: The ultimate feel-good book of natural cakes that taste naughty

By Harry Eastwood
Bantam Press - 2009


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 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

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

Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook

By Tarek Malouf
Ryland Peters & Small - 2009


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 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

New Vegetarian

By Robin Asbell
Chronicle Books - 2009


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

The New Whole Grains Cookbook: Terrific Recipes Using Farro, Quinoa, Brown Rice, Barley,and Many Other Delicious and Nutritious Grains

By Robin Asbell, The Bob's Red Mill Family, Caren Alpert
Chronicle - 2007


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 8 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

The Complete Whole Grains Cookbook: 150 Recipes for Healthy Living

By Judith Finlayson
Robert Rose - 2008


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

Rebar: Modern Food Cookbook

By Audrey Alsterburg, Wanda Urbanowicz
Big Ideas Publishing - 2001


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

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

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

Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Ebury Press - 2010


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

Modern Vegetarian Kitchen, The

By Peter Berley
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2004


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

Mary Berry's Baking Bible: Over 250 Classic Recipes

By Mary Berry
BBC Books - 2010


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

More Vegetables, Please!: Over100 Easy & Delicious Recipes for Eating Healthy Foods Each & Every Day

By Elson M. Haas, Patty James
New Harbinger Publications - 2009


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

Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine

By Bryant Terry
Da Capo Press - 2009


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 25 my recipe reviews 1

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

More From Magnolia: Recipes from the World Famous Bakery and Allysa Torey's Home Kitchen

By Allysa Torey
Simon & Schuster - 2004


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

Simple Essentials Fruit

By Donna Hay
Ecco - 2008


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

Modern Classics: Book 1

By Donna Hay
Fourth Estate Ltd - 2002


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

Simple Essentials Salads & Vegetables

By Donna Hay
Ecco - 2008


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 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

Instant Entertaining

By Donna Hay
Ecco - 2006


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

Off The Shelf: Cooking From the Pantry

By Donna Hay
Ecco - 2001


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