aj12754's Profile

From: Montclair, NJ USA

Joined: November 22nd, 2009

About me: I can't be the only person who starts thinking about what to cook next while I am doing the dishes for the meal I just finished eating ... right?

Favorite cookbook: I flirt with all of them. But I am a sucker for good writing and great pictures.

Favorite recipe: Pretty much any combo of good bread and great cheese.


Latest review:

June 20th, 2020

Slow-Roasted Tomatoes from One Good Dish

A dish that could not be simpler to make, and absolutely delicious. Topped the cooled tomato with a room temperature slice of mozzarella drizzled with EVOO and some ribbons of basil. A real treat. read more >


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book reviews (39)
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aj12754's Bookshelf

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

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

By Marcella Hazan
Knopf - 1992


(89 recipe reviews)
owned by 97 my recipe reviews 2 book review

Everyday Dining with Wine

By Andrea Immer
Broadway - 2004


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

Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook

By Dorie Greenspan
Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2018


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

Farm to Fork: Cooking Local, Cooking Fresh

By Emeril Lagasse
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2010


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 my recipe reviews 3

Fine Cooking Fresh: 350 Recipes That Celebrate the Seasons

By Fine Cooking Magazine
Taunton Press - 2009


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

Fish Without a Doubt: The Cook's Essential Companion

By Rick Moonen, Roy Finamore
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2008


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

Flatbreads & Flavors: A Baker's Atlas

By Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2008


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

Flavors of a Newport Summer

By St. Michael's Country Day School Parent Association
St. Michael's Country Day School - 2006


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

The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

By J. Kenji López-Alt
W. W. Norton & Company - 2015


(1 recipe review)
owned by 8 my recipe reviews 0

The Food Of Morocco

By Paula Wolfert
Ecco - 2011


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

Food to Die for: A Book of Funeral Food, Tips, and Tales from the Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia

By Jessica Bemis Ward
Southern Memorial Association - 2004


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

Food52 A New Way to Dinner: A Playbook of Recipes and Strategies for the Week Ahead

By Amanda Hesser, Merrill Stubbs
Ten Speed Press - 2016


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

Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook

By Kristen Miglore, Amanda Hesser, Merrill Stubbs
Ten Speed Press - 2015


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

The Foods and Wines of Spain

By Penelope Casas, Oscar Ochoa
Knopf - 1982


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

Frank Stitt's Southern Table: Recipes and Gracious Traditions from Highlands Bar and Grill

By Frank Stitt, Christopher Hirsheimer, Pat Conroy
Artisan - 2004


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

Frank Stitt's Bottega Favorita: A Southern Chef's Love Affair with Italian Food

By Frank Stitt, Christopher Hirsheimer, Warren St. John, Katherine Cobbs
Artisan - 2009


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

The French Chef Cookbook

By Julia Child
Knopf - 2002


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

French Culinary Institute's Salute to Healthy Cooking

By Alain Sailhac, Jacques Pepin, Andre Soltner, Jose Torres, French Culinary Institute
Rodale Books - 2001


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

The French Laundry Cookbook

By Thomas Keller, Deborah Jones
Artisan - 1999


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 71 my recipe reviews 0 book review

From Julia Child's Kitchen

By Julia Child
Gramercy - 1999


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 18 my recipe reviews 0

From the Earth to the Table: John Ash's Wine Country Cuisine

By John Ash, Sid Goldstein
Chronicle Books - 2007


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

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise

By Ruth Reichl
Penguin (Non-Classics) - 2006


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

The Gastronomy of Marriage: A Memoir of Food and Love

By Michelle Maisto
Random House Trade Paperbacks - 2009


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

Glorious French Food: A Fresh Approach to the Classics

By James Peterson
John Wiley & Sons - 2002


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

Good Eats: The Early Years

By Alton Brown
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2009


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

Gordon Ramsay Cooking for Friends

By Gordon Ramsay
HarperCollins Publishers - 2008


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

Gordon Ramsay's Family Fare

By Gordon Ramsay
Key Porter Books - 2010


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

The Gourmet Cookbook: More than 1000 recipes

By Zanne Early Stewart, Ruth Reichl, John Willoughby
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2006


(39 recipe reviews)
owned by 69 my recipe reviews 9 book review

Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen

By Ruth Reichl
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2009


(14 recipe reviews)
owned by 56 my recipe reviews 3

Graze: Inspiration for Small Plates and Meandering Meals

By Suzanne Lenzer
Rodale Books - 2017


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

Great Cookies: Secrets to Sensational Sweets

By Carole Walter
Clarkson Potter - 2003


(1 recipe review)
owned by 18 my recipe reviews 1

Great Feasts Without Fuss

By Frances McCullough
Villard - 1995


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

Great Food Without Fuss: Simple Recipes from the Best Cooks

By Frances McCullough, Barbara Witt
Henry Holt & Co - 1992


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

Great Wine Made Simple: Straight Talk from a Master Sommelier

By Andrea Immer
Broadway - 2000


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

Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys

By David Tanis
Artisan - 2010


(13 recipe reviews)
owned by 20 my recipe reviews 4 book review

Heirloom Baking with the Brass Sisters: More than 100 Years of Recipes Discovered from Family Cookbooks, Original Journals, Scraps of Paper, and Grandmothers Kitchen

By Marilynn Brass, Sheila Brass
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers - 2006


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

Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Playful Creations Anyone Can Make

By Alan Richardson, Karen Tack
Houghton Mifflin Co - 2008


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

Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen

By Laurie Colwin, Anna Shapiro
Knopf - 1988


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

Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen

By Laurie Colwin
Harper Perennial - 2000


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

Home Food: 44 Great American Chefs Cook 160 Recipes on Their Night Off

By Debbie Shore, Catherine Townsend, Laurie Roberge
Clarkson Potter - 1995


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

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

By Molly Wizenberg
Simon & Schuster - 2010


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 46 my recipe reviews 2

Hors d'Oeuvre at Home with The Culinary Institute of America

By The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Ben Fink
Wiley - 2007


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

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food

By Mark Bittman, Alan Witschonke
Wiley - 2007


(77 recipe reviews)
owned by 184 my recipe reviews 1

How to Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food

By Nigella Lawson
Wiley - 2007


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

How to Roast a Lamb: New Greek Classic Cooking

By Michael Psilakis, Barbara Kafka
Little, Brown and Company - 2009


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

I Know How to Cook

By Ginette Mathiot
Phaidon Press - 2009


(1 recipe review)
owned by 18 my recipe reviews 1

I [Symbol of a Heart] Curry: The Best Indian Curries You'll Ever Cook

By Anand, Anjum Anand
Quadrille Publishing - 2010


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

I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking

By Alton Brown
Stewart, Tabori and Chang - 2002


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 53 my recipe reviews 0

The Improvisational Cook

By Sally Schneider
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2006


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 29 my recipe reviews 0

In Nonna's Kitchen: Recipes and Traditions from Italy's Grandmothers

By Carol Field
Morrow Cookbooks - 1997


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