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 - though this site helps a bit. 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 ten-year old twins who also love eating. ----------------- You can also find me on LibraryThing, BookMooch and EatYourBooks, using the same handle.

Favorite cookbook: The Complete Meze Table by Rosamond Man

Favorite recipe: Melissa Clark's Roasted Broccoli with Shrimp


Latest review:

April 4th, 2017

Daond Pasha (Meatballs with Pine Nuts and Tomatoes) from The Complete Meze Table

The meatballs were very tasty, but I did not really like putting all the pine nuts together - it made for fussy cooking and I think I would prefer finding a pine nut here and there instead of finding them... read more >


recipe reviews (741)
book reviews (74)
useful review votes (327)

wester's Bookshelf

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

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

Madhur Jaffrey's Spice Kitchen: Fifty Recipes Introducing Indian Spices and Aromatic Seeds

By Madhur Jaffrey
Clarkson Potter - 1994

spices, indian, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(16 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 13 book review

Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volume One (Penguin handbooks)

By Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle, Julia Child
Penguin Books Ltd - 1970

french, by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Mini pannetjes / druk 1

By J. Marechal, A. Ida, K. MacLean
Good Cook Publishing - 2009

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, in Dutch


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

More 60 Minute Gourmet

By Pierre Franey
Crown - 1981

quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Olive Oil : Eat Better, Live Longer

By MYRSINI LAMBRAKI
LAMBRAKI - 2002


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

Oosterse gerechten

By Y.A. Coenders
BZZTôH - 1987

have cooked from


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

A Passion for Cheese

By Paul Gayler
London : Kyle Cathie - 1999


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

Pasta, Pizza and Calzone

By Alice Waters
Pavilion Books - 1996

pizza, pasta, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals 2

By Rachael Ray
Lake Isle Press - 2003

american, quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, going


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 31 my recipe reviews 1

Revolting Recipes (Red Fox Picture Book)

By Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
Red Fox - 1996

childrens, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Seasons : Smaken van het seizoen

By Aty Luitze
Sanoma Uitgevers BV - 2007

seasonal, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Simply delicious cookies

By Family Living
Riverwood press - 2008

baking, cookies, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, by result


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

Simply Fish

By Jenny Baker
Faber and Faber - 1988

fish, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Smoothies: 50 Recipes for High-Energy Refreshment

By Sara Corpening Whiteford, Lori Lyn Narlock, Mary Corpening Barber, Amy Neunsinger
Chronicle Books - 1997

smoothies, drinks, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, going


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

Sophie Grigson's Meat Course (A Channel Four book)

By Sophie Grigson
BBC Books - 1995

meat, poultry, beef, pork, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Southern Living 1989 Annual Recipes (Southern Living Annual Recipes)

By Olivia Kindig Wells
Oxmoor House - 1989

american, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Step By Step Lebanese Cooking

By Nita Mehta
Snab - 2011

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, Lebanese


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

A Taste of Heaven and Earth: A Zen Approach to Cooking and Eating with 150 Satisfying Vegetarian Recipes

By Bettina Vitell
Morrow Cookbooks - 1993

vegetarian, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

A Taste of India

By Madhur Jaffrey
MacMillan Publishing Company - 1988


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

Turn it Up! 50 Fiery Recepies

By Janet Hazen
Chronicle Books - 1995

spices, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

TV Dinners: In Search of Exciting Home Cooking

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Boxtree Ltd - 1996

english, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Tyler Florence Fresh

By Tyler Florence
Clarkson Potter - 2012

do not own, have cooked from


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

What We Eat When We Eat Alone: Stories and 100 Recipes

By Deborah Madison, Patrick McFarlin
Gibbs Smith - 2009

quick & simple, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant: Ethnic and Regional Recipes from the Cooks at the Legendary Restaurant (Cookery)

By Moosewood Collective
Fireside - 1990

vegetarian, by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(41 recipe reviews)
owned by 61 my recipe reviews 7

The River Cottage Fish Book

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Nick Fisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 2007

fish, by ingredient, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(14 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 12 book review

Roasting-A Simple Art

By Barbara Kafka, Maria Robledo
William Morrow & Co. - 1995

roasting, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(12 recipe reviews)
owned by 27 my recipe reviews 9 book review

Eat This Book: Cooking with Global Fresh Flavors

By Tyler Florence
Clarkson Potter - 2005

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 20 my recipe reviews 9

I Love Meatballs!

By Rick Rodgers
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2011

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, meatballs


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

Sophie Grigson's Feasts for a Fiver

By Sophie Grigson
BBC Books - 1999

budget, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(8 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 8 book review

Tapas: The Little Dishes of Spain

By Penelope Casas
Knopf - 1985

spanish, by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(7 recipe reviews)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 5

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


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

Happy Days with the Naked Chef

By Jamie Oliver
Michael Joseph - 2001

book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 46 my recipe reviews 9 book review

The Moosewood Cookbook

By Mollie Katzen
Ten Speed Press - 1977

vegetarian, by diet, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(51 recipe reviews)
owned by 32 my recipe reviews 3

Indian (What's Cooking)

By Shehzad Husain
Thunder Bay Press (CA) - 1998

indian, by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Culinaria Germany

By Konemann
Ullmann Publishing - 2006

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


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 my recipe reviews 1

Everybody Eats Well in Belgium Cookbook

By Ruth Van Waerebeek, Maria Robbins
Workman Publishing Company - 1996

by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, in Dutch, belgium


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

Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden
Vintage - 1974

middle eastern, by region, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(17 recipe reviews)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 7 book review

Het grote vegetarische kookboek

By Susan Tomnay
Könemann - 1996

vegetarian, by diet, book reviewed, recipes reviewed, in Dutch


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

New Food Fast

By Donna Hay
Murdoch Books - 1999

quick & simple, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Pretend Soup: And Other Real Recipes

By Mollie Katzen, Ann Henderson
Ten Speed Press - 1994

vegetarian, childrens, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(8 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 7 book review

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

By Melissa Clark
Hyperion - 2011

have cooked from


(20 recipe reviews)
owned by 22 my recipe reviews 8 book review

Great Greens: Fresh, Flavorful, and Innovative Recipes

By Georgeanne Brennan, Frankie Frankeny, Todd Koons
Chronicle Books - 2003

greens, vegetables, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, gone


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

Madhur Jaffrey's Quick and Easy Indian Cookery (Quick & easy cookery)

By Madhur Jaffrey
BBC Books - 1993

by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, India


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

A Passion for My Provence: Home Cooking from the South of France

By Lydie Marshall
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1999

french, by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 3

Sophie Grigson's Sunshine Food

By Sophie Grigson
BBC Books - 2000

mediterranean, by region, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(12 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 12 book review

Valentina's 4 Seasons Cookbook

By Valentina Harris
Cassell Illustrated - 2000

italy, by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

By Marcella Hazan
Macmillan - 1995

italian, by region, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Great Food Without Fuss: Simple Recipes from the Best Cooks

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

quick & simple, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(8 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 8 book review

Real Cooking

By Nigel Slater
Penguin Books Ltd - 2006

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

MOLLIE KATZEN'S VEGETABLE HEAVEN: OVER 200 RECIPES FOR UNCOMMON SOUPS, TASTY BITES, SIDE-BY-SIDE DISHES, AND TOO MANY DESSERTS

By Mollie Katzen
Hyperion - 2000


(23 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 7 book review