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

PATRICIA WELLS AT HOME IN PROVENCE: Recipes Inspired By Her Farmhouse In France

By Patricia Wells, Robert Freson
Scribner - 1999


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

Patricia Wells' Trattoria : Healthy, Simple, Robust Fare Inspired by the Small Family Restaurants of Italy

By Patricia Wells
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1995


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 7 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

Chez Panisse Café Cookbook

By Alice L. Waters
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1999


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 33 my recipe reviews 0

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

By Jamie Oliver
Michael Joseph - 2006


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 57 my recipe reviews 0

Culinaria Italy: Pasta - Pesto - Passion (Cooking)

By Claudia Piras
Ullmann - 2008


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

From Julia Child's Kitchen

By Julia Child
Gramercy - 1999


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 18 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

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

I Know How to Cook

By Ginette Mathiot
Phaidon Press - 2009


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

The Improvisational Cook

By Sally Schneider
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2006


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

Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life

By Jamie Oliver
Hyperion - 2008


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 75 my recipe reviews 2

Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home

By Julia Child, Jacques Pepin
Knopf - 1999


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 52 my recipe reviews 3

More Home Cooking: A Writer Returns to the Kitchen

By Laurie Colwin
Harper Perennial - 2000


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

New Food Fast

By Donna Hay
Murdoch Books - 1999


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

Pasta, Pizza and Calzone

By Alice Waters
Pavilion Books - 1996


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

San Francisco Encore

By Junior League San Francisco
Main Street Books - 1991


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

The Silver Spoon

By Phaidon Press
Phaidon Press - 2005


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 78 my recipe reviews 0

The Union Square Cafe Cookbook: 160 Favorite Recipes from New York's Acclaimed Restaurant

By Danny Meyer, Michael Romano
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1994


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 24 my recipe reviews 8

Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen

By Laurie Colwin
Harper Perennial - 2000


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

Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook

By Jacques Pepin, Tom Hopkins
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2007


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

A16: Food + Wine

By Nate Appleman, Shelley Lindgren, Kate Leahy, Ed Anderson
Ten Speed Press - 2008


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 15 my recipe reviews 1

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

Everyday Dining with Wine

By Andrea Immer
Broadway - 2004


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

Culinaria France

By Andre Domine
h. f. ullmann - 2008


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

Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook

By Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1999


(1 recipe review)
owned by 32 my recipe reviews 0

Splendid Soups: Recipes and Master Techniques for Making the World's Best Soups

By James Peterson
Wiley - 2000


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

The Coastal Living Cookbook: The Ultimate Recipe Collection for People Who Love the Coast

By Editors of Coastal Living Magazine
Oxmoor House - 2004


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

Chef, Interrupted: Delicious Chefs' Recipes That You Can Actually Make at Home

By Melissa Clark
Clarkson Potter - 2005


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 2

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

The Taste of Country Cooking: 30th Anniversary Edition

By Edna Lewis
Knopf - 2006


(1 recipe review)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 0

Weir Cooking in the City: More than 125 Recipes and Inspiring Ideas for Relaxed Entertaining

By Joanne Weir, Penina Meisels
Simon & Schuster - 2004


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

Provence: the Beautiful Cookbook

By Richard Olney
Perennial - 1999


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

The Pleasure of Your Company

By Molly O'Neill
Viking Adult - 1997


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

Cooking for Madam: Recipes and Reminiscences from the Home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

By Marta Sgubin, Nancy Nicholas
Scribner - 1998


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 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

Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen

By Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
Knopf - 2001


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 32 my recipe reviews 4

Lidia's Italian Table: More Than 200 Recipes From The First Lady Of Italian Cooking

By Lidia Bastianich
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1998


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

The 30-minute Cook

By Nigel Slater
Penguin Books Ltd - 2006


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

The Best American Recipes 1999: The Year's Top Picks from Books, Magazine, Newspapers and the Internet (Best American Series)

By Suzanne Hamlin, Fran McCullough
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 1999


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

Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook

By Alice Waters
Random House - 1995


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

Chez Panisse Cooking

By Paul Bertolli, Alice Waters
Peter Smith Pub Inc - 2001


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

Chez Panisse Desserts

By Lindsey R. Shere
Random House - 1994


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

What to Drink with What You Eat: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea - Even Water - Based on Expert Advice from America's Best Sommeliers

By Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page, Michael Sofronski
Bulfinch - 2006


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 9 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Culinary Artistry

By Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page
Wiley - 1996


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 my recipe reviews 0

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

By Ina Garten, Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1999


(164 recipe reviews)
owned by 156 my recipe reviews 6

The San Francisco Chronicle Cookbook

By Michael Bauer, Fran Irwin
Chronicle Books - 1997


(1 recipe review)
owned by 15 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

The Martha Stewart Cookbook: Collected Recipes for Every Day

By Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1995


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 39 my recipe reviews 1

Martha Stewart's Wedding Cakes

By Martha Stewart, Wendy Kromer
Clarkson Potter - 2007


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