redjanet's Profile

From: London, United Kingdom

Joined: April 4th, 2011

About me: Hello! Living in London with my husband and cat, I have only just become more interested in cooking over the last few years, especially as I became more and more dismayed by my inability to return the favour of cooking for family and friends, which is now something I love to do even though it still sometimes makes me nervous. I wasn't really taught how to cook when I was young so I've had to teach myself which I've been doing with the help of the Good Food and Food Network channels along with my growing collection of cook books. My favourite, "teachers," in the kitchen have been Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver, though I love watching cookery programmes in general and find just reading through cook books to be a great source of comfort. I'm really pleased to have stumbled upon this website as it has the potential to be a great resource and is exactly what I was wishing and looking for with regards to a simple way of keeping track of recipes I've tried.

Favorite cookbook: Ministry of Food by Jamie Oliver

Favorite recipe: pot-roast meatloaf from Ministry of Food


Latest review:

April 2nd, 2013

Sticky garlic potatoes from Feast: Food That Celebrates Life

This was very easy to prepare and much less fiddly than the usual roast potatoes. The garlic roasted nicely with the potatoes and were easily devoured by all. read more >


recipe reviews (143)
book reviews (1)
useful review votes (94)

redjanet's Bookshelf

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

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

101 One-pot Dishes: Tried-and-tested Recipes (Good Food 101)

By B.B.C. "Good Food Magazine"
BBC Books - 2006


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 7

The 20-minute Cookbook: 200 Fuss Free Recipes - Quick and Easy Cooking for Every Kind of Occasion, with Over 800 Photographs and Step by Step Instructions to Guarantee Success

By Jenni Fleetwood
Lorenz Books - 2006


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

The 30-minute Cook

By Nigel Slater
Penguin Books Ltd - 2006


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 my recipe reviews 5

Bake

By Rachel Allen
Collins - 2008


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

Baking Made Easy

By Lorraine Pascale
HarperCollins - 2011


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

Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2006


(54 recipe reviews)
owned by 141 my recipe reviews 0

Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics

By Ina Garten
Bantam Press - 2009


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

Chicken Favourites (Weight Watchers)

By
Simon & Schuster Ltd - 2012


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 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 3

Classics: One Step at a Time

By Keda Black, Fred Lucano
Hamlyn - 2009


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

Complete Cookery Course: Classic Edition

By Delia Smith
BBC Books - 1992


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

Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook

By Jamie Oliver
Michael Joseph - 2006


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 49 my recipe reviews 0

Cook Yourself Thin

By Harry Eastwood, Gizzi Erskine, Sal Henley, Sophie Michell
Penguin - 2007


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

Cook Yourself Thin Quick and Easy: Shift the Bulge and Still Indulge with Over 100 New Recipes

By Tiger Aspect
Michael Joseph - 2009


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

Delia's Complete How to Cook: Both a Guide for Beginners and a Tried and Tested Recipe Collection for Life

By Delia Smith
BBC Books - 2009


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 1

Delia's How to Cheat at Cooking

By Delia Smith
Ebury Press - 2008


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

Easy Italian (Weight Watchers)

By
Simon & Schuster Ltd - 2012


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

Easy Meals

By Rachel Allen
Collins - 2011


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

Easy Tasty Italian

By Laura Santtini
Quadrille Publishing Ltd - 2009


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

Economy Gastronomy: Eat Better and Spend Less

By Allegra McEvedy, Paul Merrett
Michael Joseph - 2009


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

Edible Selby

By Todd Selby, Chad Robertson, Sally Singer
Abrams - 2012


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

Every Day

By Bill Granger
Murdoch Books - 2009


(7 recipe reviews)
owned by 9 my recipe reviews 4

Fat Free Low Fat Cooking

By Anne Sheasby
Hermes House - 2002


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

Fat Girl Slim

By Ruth Watson
Quadrille Publishing Ltd - 2004


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

Feast: Food That Celebrates Life

By Nigella Lawson
Chatto & Windus - 2006


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 35 my recipe reviews 3

First Crack Your Egg

By John Burton Race, Angela Hartnett
Quadrille Publishing Ltd - 2007


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

The First-Time Cook

By Sophie Grigson
Collins - 2004


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

The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life

By Ellie Krieger
Taunton - 2008


(25 recipe reviews)
owned by 40 my recipe reviews 2

Forever Summer

By Nigella Lawson
Chatto & Windus - 2005


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

The Gentleman's Guide to Cocktails

By Alfred Tong, Jack Hughes
Hardie Grant Books - 2012


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

Gok Cooks Chinese

By Gok Wan
Michael Joseph - 2012


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

The Good Cook

By Simon Hopkinson
BBC Books - 2011


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

Good Food: 101 Low-Fat Feasts: Triple-tested Recipes (BBC Good Food)

By Good Homes Magazine
BBC Books - 2003


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

Good Food: 101 Meals For Two: Tried-and-tested Recipes (Good Food 101)

By Angela Nilsen, Angela Nilsen
BBC Digital - 2010


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

Good Food: 101 More Low-fat Feasts: Triple-tested recipes

By Sharon Brown
BBC Books - 2010


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

Good Food: 101 Simple Suppers ("Good Food")

By Orlando Mullin
BBC Books - 2007


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

Good Mood Food: Simple Healthy Homecooking

By Donal Skehan
Mercier Press - 2010


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

Gordon Ramsay's World Kitchen: Recipes from "The F Word"

By Gordon Ramsay
Quadrille Publishing Ltd - 2009


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

Grillhouse: Gastropub at Home

By Ross Dobson
Lyons Press - 2011


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

The Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight

By Hairy Bikers
W&N - 2012


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

Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook 200 Easy Suppers: Over 200 Delicious Recipes and Ideas

By Jo McAuley
Hamlyn - 2008


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

Home Cooking Made Easy

By Lorraine Pascale
HarperCollins - 2011


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

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

By Nigella Lawson
Hyperion - 2001


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 67 my recipe reviews 0

Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook

By Tarek Malouf
Ryland Peters & Small - 2009


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

Italian: One Step at a Time

By Laura Zavan, Pierre Javelle
Hamlyn - 2009


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

Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life

By Jamie Oliver
Hyperion - 2008


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 63 my recipe reviews 1

Jamie's 15-Minute Meals

By Jamie Oliver
Michael Joseph - 2012


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

Jamie's 30-Minute Meals

By Jamie Oliver
Michael Joseph - 2010


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

Jamie's America

By Jamie Oliver
Michael Joseph - 2009


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 16 my recipe reviews 2

Jamie's Great Britain

By Jamie Oliver
Michael Joseph - 2011


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