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 >


recipe reviews (696)
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

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

Braise: A Journey Through International Cuisine

By Daniel Boulud
Ecco - 2006


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 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

Essential Emeril: Favorite Recipes and Hard-Won Wisdom From My Life in the Kitchen

By Emeril Lagasse
Oxmoor House - 2015


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

Country Weekend Entertaining: Seasonal recipes from loaves and fishes and the Bridgehampton Inn

By Anna Pump, Gen Leroy
Doubleday - 1999


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

Artisanal Cooking: A Chef Shares His Passion for Handcrafting Great Meals at Home

By Terrance Brennan, Andrew Friedman, Christopher Hirsheimer
Wiley - 2005


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

The 150 Best American Recipes: Indispensable Dishes from Legendary Chefs and Undiscovered Cooks (150 Best Recipes)

By Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Rick Bayless
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2006


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

The Best American Recipes 2003-2004: The Year's Top Picks from Books, Magazines, Newspapers, and the Internet

By Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Rick Bayless, Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Mario Batali, Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Alan Richman
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2003


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

The Best American Recipes 2002-2003 (Best American)

By Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Anthony Bourdain
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2002


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

David Tanis Market Cooking: Recipes and Revelations, Ingredient by Ingredient

By David Tanis
Artisan - 2017


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

The Best American Recipes 2000

By Suzanne Hamlin, Fran McCullough
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2000


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 7 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

Apéritif: Cocktail Hour the French Way

By Rebekah Peppler
Clarkson Potter - 2018


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

Buvette: The Pleasure of Good Food

By Jody Williams, Mario Batali
Grand Central Life & Style - 2014


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

The Best American Recipes 2005-2006: The Year's Top Picks from Books, Magazines, Newspapers, and the Internet

By Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Mario Batali
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2005


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 8 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

Dinner Illustrated: 175 Meals Ready in 1 Hour or Less

By America's Test Kitchen
America's Test Kitchen - 2018


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

Once Upon a Chef, the Cookbook: 100 Tested, Perfected, and Family-Approved Recipes

By Jennifer Segal, Alexandra Grablewski
Chronicle Books - 2018


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 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

The Cakebread Cellars American Harvest Cookbook: Celebrating Wine, Food, and Friends in the Napa Valley

By Dolores Cakebread, Jack Cakebread
Ten Speed Press - 2011


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

The Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Cookbook: Wine and Recipes to Celebrate Every Season's Harvest

By Dolores Cakebread, Brian Streater
Ten Speed Press - 2003


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

The Weekend Baker: Irresistible Recipes, Simple Techniques, and Stress-Free Strategies for Busy People

By Abigail Johnson Dodge
W. W. Norton & Company - 2008


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

My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories

By David Lebovitz
Ten Speed Press - 2014


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

Cowgirl Creamery Cooks

By Sue Conley, Peggy Smith, Hirsheimer & Hamilton
Chronicle Books - 2013


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

Unforgettable: The Bold Flavors of Paula Wolfert's Renegade Life

By Emily Kaiser Thelin, Andrea Nguyen, Eric Wolfinger, Toni Tajima
Grand Central Life & Style - 2017


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

The Food Of Morocco

By Paula Wolfert
Ecco - 2011


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

Chefs & Company: 75 Top Chefs Share More Than 180 Recipes To Wow Last-Minute Guests

By Maria Isabella
Page Street Publishing - 2017


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

Cooking for Friends

By Gordon Ramsay
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2009


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

Graze: Inspiration for Small Plates and Meandering Meals

By Suzanne Lenzer
Rodale Books - 2017


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

Modern Jewish Cooking: Recipes & Customs for Todays Kitchen

By Leah Koenig, Sang An
Chronicle Books - 2015


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

Plenty: Vibrant Recipes from London's Ottolenghi

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Jonathan Lovekin
Chronicle Books - 2011


(79 recipe reviews)
owned by 47 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

Jerusalem: A Cookbook

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Appetite by Random House - 2012


(36 recipe reviews)
owned by 33 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

Cheese Primer

By Steven Jenkins
Workman Publishing Company - 1996


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

Bistro Cooking

By Patricia Wells, Judy Kleiber Jones
Workman Pub Co - 1989


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

At Home with Madhur Jaffrey: Simple, Delectable Dishes from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka

By Madhur Jaffrey
Knopf - 2010


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

Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant & Unfussy New Favorites

By Deb Perelman
Appetite by Random House - 2017


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

The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook

By Deb Perelman
Knopf - 2012


(60 recipe reviews)
owned by 63 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

One Good Dish

By David Tanis
Artisan - 2013


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

Cooking from the Heart: My Favorite Lessons Learned Along the Way

By John Besh
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2013


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

Olives and Oranges: Recipes and Flavor Secrets from Italy, Spain, Cyprus, and Beyond

By Sara Jenkins, Mindy Fox
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2008


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

Jerusalem: A Cookbook

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Ten Speed Press - 2012


(13 recipe reviews)
owned by 19 my recipe reviews 2

The Paris Cookbook

By Patricia Wells
Kyle Cathie - 2003


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

Terrines and Verrines

By Frank Pontais
Food Creation - 2008


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

Anne Willan's Cook It Right

By Anne Willan
Readers Digest - 1998


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

The Country Cooking of France

By Anne Willan, France Ruffenach
Chronicle Books - 2007


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

Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2012


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

Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 2

By Julia Child, Simone Beck, Sidonie Coryn
Alfred A. Knopf - 1970


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