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

The Simple Art of Perfect Baking

By Flo Braker, Dana Gallagher
Chronicle Books - 2003


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

English Bread and Yeast Cookery (Revised)

By Elizabeth David, Wendy Jones, Wendy Jones
Biscuit Books - 1994


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

Cooking School Secrets For Real-World Cooks

By Linda Carucci
Chronicle Books - 2005


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

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

By Marcella Hazan
Knopf - 1992


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

Alfred Portale's Twelve Seasons Cookbook: A Month-by-Month Guide to the Best There is to Eat

By Alfred Portale, Andrew Friedman
Broadway - 2000


(1 recipe review)
owned by 9 my recipe reviews 1

Balsamic Vinegar Cookbook

By Meesha Halm
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1997


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

Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant flavors of a World-Class Cuisine

By Rick Bayless
Scribner - 1996


(66 recipe reviews)
owned by 48 my recipe reviews 0

Great Feasts Without Fuss

By Frances McCullough
Villard - 1995


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

Le Bernardin Cookbook: Four-Star Simplicity

By Maguy Le Coze, Eric Ripert
Broadway - 1998


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 2

Classic American Food Without Fuss:: Over 100 Favorite Recipes Made Easy

By Frances McCullough
Villard - 1997


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

Mexican Everyday (Recipes Featured on Season 4 of the PBS-TV series "Mexico One Plate at a Time")

By Rick Bayless, Christopher Hirsheimer, Deann Bayless
W. W. Norton - 2005


(19 recipe reviews)
owned by 50 my recipe reviews 3 book review

Cooking from the Heart: 100 Great American Chefs Share Recipes They Cherish

By Michael J. Rosen, Richard Russo (Foreword)
Broadway - 2003


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Rosie's Bakery All-Butter, Fresh Cream, Sugar-Packed, No-Holds-Barred Baking Book

By Judy Rosenberg
Workman Publishing Company - 1991


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

Nancy Silverton's Breads from the La Brea Bakery: Recipes for the Connoisseur

By Nancy Silverton
Villard - 1996


(1 recipe review)
owned by 23 my recipe reviews 0

The Alice B.Toklas Cookbook

By Alice B. Toklas, Sir Francis Rose
Serif - 2004


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

Betty Crocker's International Cookbook

By Betty Crocker, Pat Stewart, Barbara Gorder Sims
Random House - 1980


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

The Cheese Course

By Janet Fletcher
Chronicle Books - 2000


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

Perfect Pairings: A Master Sommelier's Practical Advice for Partnering Wine with Food

By Evan Goldstein
University of California Press - 2006


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

Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking

By Julia Child
Knopf - 2009


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

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

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

Great Cookies: Secrets to Sensational Sweets

By Carole Walter
Clarkson Potter - 2003


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

The San Francisco Chronicle Cookbook

By Michael Bauer, Fran Irwin
Chronicle Books - 1997


(1 recipe review)
owned by 15 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

Culinary Artistry

By Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page
Wiley - 1996


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 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

Chez Panisse Desserts

By Lindsey R. Shere
Random House - 1994


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 19 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 Menu Cookbook

By Alice Waters
Random House - 1995


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 18 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

The 30-minute Cook

By Nigel Slater
Penguin Books Ltd - 2006


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

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

Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen

By Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
Knopf - 2001


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

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

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

The Pleasure of Your Company

By Molly O'Neill
Viking Adult - 1997


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

Provence: the Beautiful Cookbook

By Richard Olney
Perennial - 1999


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

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

The Taste of Country Cooking: 30th Anniversary Edition

By Edna Lewis
Knopf - 2006


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

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

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

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

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

Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook

By Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1999


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

Culinaria France

By Andre Domine
h. f. ullmann - 2008


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

Everyday Dining with Wine

By Andrea Immer
Broadway - 2004


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 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

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

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

Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen

By Laurie Colwin
Harper Perennial - 2000


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