wester's Profile

From: Soesterberg, Utr Netherlands

Joined: September 24th, 2009

About me: I love cooking, I love eating, I love discovering new recipes. I have so many cookbooks I sometimes lose track of which recipe is where - I hope this site will help a bit with that. I have gone low-carb in 2010, so that's different recipes to explore again. This also means I may not agree with my own reviews anymore if they were written in 2009 or before. ------------------ I have a lovely husband and six-year old twins who also love eating. ----------------- You can also find me on LibraryThing, BookMooch and EatYourBooks, using the same handle.

Favorite cookbook: Maddhur Jaffrey's Spice kitchen

Favorite recipe: Melissa Clark's Roasted Broccoli with Shrimp


Latest review:

May 15th, 2013

Aubergine and green bean curry from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall recipes

A good basic curry. Could be done with other vegetables instead. I used Turkish ground bell peppers instead of the chillies to tone done the heat and make it more childproof. I thought the optional nuts... read more >


recipe reviews (660)
book reviews (72)
useful review votes (308)

wester's Bookshelf

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

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

The 30-minute Cook: The Best of the World's Quick Cooking (Penguin cookery books)

By Nigel Slater, Juliet Dallas-Conte, Kevin Summers
Penguin Books Ltd - 1996

quick & simple, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 8 book review

50 Great Curries of India

By Camellia Panjabi
Silverdale Books - 2005

indian, by region, curries, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

99 x Austrian Cooking

By Verlag Johannes Heyn, Helga Setz
- 1989

by region, Austrian, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

The Abel & Cole Cookbook: Easy, Seasonal, Organic

By Keith Abel
HarperCollins UK - 2008

seasonal, british, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Almost Vegetarian: A Primer for Cooks Who Are Eating Vegetarian Most of the Time, Chicken & Fish Some of the Time, & Altogether Well All of the Time

By Diana Shaw
Three Rivers Press - 1994

vegetarian, book reviewed, no recipes reviewed


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 15 my recipe reviews 0 book review

American Home Cooking: Over 300 Spirited Recipes Celebrating Our Rich Tradition of Home Cooking

By Cheryl Alters Jamison, Bill Jamison
Broadway - 1999

american, by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, birthday present


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

The Anatomy of a Dish

By Diane Forley, Catherine Young
Artisan - 2002

vegetables, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Anton Mosimann - naturally

By Anton Mosimann, Tom Belshaw
Ebury Press - 1991


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

Antonio Carluccio's Italian Feast

By Antonio Carluccio, Harry Green, Graham Kirk
BBC Books - 1996

italian, by region, book reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Artichoke Cookbook

By Patricia Rain
Celestial Arts - 1995

vegetables, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, artichokes


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

Authentic tastes of Southeast Asia

By Celine Carnegie
Barnes & Noble, New York - 2007

asian, thai, by region, indonesian, vietnamese, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Balancing Flavors East and West

By Tom Kime
DK ADULT - 2006

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Balti Cookbook: Fast, Simple and Delicious Stir-fry Curries (Creative Cooking Library)

By Shehzad Husain
Lorenz Books - 1994

indian, by region, curries, book reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book

By Ben Cohen, Jerry Greenfield, Nancy Stevens
Workman Publishing Company - 1987

desserts, ice cream, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Best of Food & Wine 1990 Collection

By Sandra Graham Case, Jan Miller, Bret Witter, Patrice De Villiers, Jeremy Hopley, Jerry Irwin, Peter Barry, Richard G. Jung, Deborah Llewellyn, Martha Nesbit, Gerald Knox, Pamela Starrett, Ruth Reichl, MARY CUMMINGS, Rosemary C. Hutchinson and Alethea Spar
American Express Publishing - 1990

food & wine magazine, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Best of Food & Wine/1995 (Food & Wine Books)

By Food & Wine Magazine
AMEX/Time Warn - 1995

food & wine magazine, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Best of Food & Wine: Vegetables, Salads & Grains (ILLUSTRATED)

By Loretta M. Sala, Joanna Roy
American Express Publishing Corp - 1995

food & wine magazine, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Best of Food and Wine Collection

By Food Wine Ed
Little Brown Company - 1988

food & wine magazine, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Best of Gourmet : 1993 Edition

By Gourmet Magazine Editors
Random House - 1993

gourmet magazine, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

A Book of Mediterranean Food (Penguin Cookery Library)

By Elizabeth David
Penguin - 1998

mediterranean, by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden
Vintage - 1974

middle eastern, by region, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 6 book review

Book of Tofu

By Zelazny
- 1978

by ingredient, tofu, book reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Borough Market Cookbook: Meat and Fish

By Sarah Freeman and Sarah Leahey Benjamin, Rachel de Thample, Emma Lofstrom, George Nicholson
Civic Books - 2007

meat, fish, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Bread tomato garlic

By Jill Dupleix
Conran Octopus Limited - 1999

quick & simple, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Caprial's Cafe Favorites

By Caprial Pence
Ten Speed Press - 1994

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Chinese : over 180 classic recipes (Classic Cooking)

By
Parragon Publishing - 2003

chinese, by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Chinese Cooking (Master Chefs)

By Yan-Kit So
Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated - 1996

chinese, by region, mini, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Chinese Cooking: Outstanding Peking, Szechwan, Cantonese, and Shantung Dishes : An Illustrated Guide

By Ayako Namba
Barrons Educational Series Inc - 1977

chinese, by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Chocolate & Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen

By Clotilde Dusoulier
Broadway Books - 2007

french, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 28 my recipe reviews 2 book review

Classic Home Cooking

By Mary Frances Berry, Marlena Spieler
DK ADULT - 2003

basic, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Classical Turkish Cooking: Traditional Turkish Food for the American Kitchen

By Ayla E. Algar
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1999

by region, turkish, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India (Vintage)

By Madhur Jaffrey
Vintage - 2007

memoir, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, India


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

The Complete Around The World Cookbook (The Speedy Gourmet Library Series)

By Johna Blinn, Tom Dorsey, Arthur Friedman
Playmore Publishers and Waldman Publishing - 1987

quick & simple, book reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Complete Book of Herbs

By Lesley Bremness
Penguin Putnam~childrens Hc - 1988

herbs, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Complete Meze Table

By Rosamond Man
Ebury Press - 1986

greek, by region, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 5 book review

The complete vegetable book

By Clare Connery
Barnes & Noble - 1998

vegetables, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Cook This Now: 120 Easy and Delectable Dishes You Can't Wait to Make

By Melissa Clark
Hyperion - 2011


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

The Cook's Canon: 101 Classic Recipes Everyone Should Know (Cookbooks)

By Raymond Sokolov
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2003

basic, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Cook-Off America: Prize-Winning Recipes from the Public Television Series (PBS Cooking)

By Bristol
Bristol Publishing Enterprises Inc - 1999

american, book reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Cooking 'Round the Clock: Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Meals

By Rachael Ray
Lake Isle Press - 2004

american, quick & simple, book reviewed, no recipes reviewed, going


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

Cooking for the Week : Leisurely Weekend Cooking for Easy WeekDAY Meals

By Diane Morgan, Kathleen and Dan Taggart, Yunhee Kim, Leigh Beisch
Chronicle Books - 1999

quick & simple, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Cooking for Two (Master Chefs)

By Richard Olney, Simon Wheeler
Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated - 1996

mini, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Cooking of Scandinavia (Foods of the World)

By Dale Brown, the editors of Time-Life Books, of Time-Life Books
Time Life UK - 1920

by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, scandinavia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden


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

Cooking With Spices And Herbs

By Editors Of Sunset Books And Sunset Magazine, Lawton
Lane Books - 1974

herbs, spices, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Cookware Cookbook: Great Recipes for Broiling, Steaming, Boiling, Poaching, Braising, Deglazing, Frying, Simmering, and sauteing

By Jamee Ruth, Leigh Beisch
Chronicle Books - 2005

technical, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed

By Shirley O. Corriher
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1997

technical, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 60 my recipe reviews 1

Country Food

By Miriam Ungerer
Vintage - 1985


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

Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco

By Paula Wolfert
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1987

moroccan, by region, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(15 recipe reviews)
owned by 18 my recipe reviews 7 book review

Crepes: Sweet & Savory Recipes for the Home Cook (Illustrated)

By Lou Seibert Pappas, Jean-Blaise Hall
Chronicle Books - 1998

pancakes, crepes, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, by result


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

Culinaria Germany

By Konemann
Ullmann Publishing - 2006

by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, Germany


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