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

Soups (Good Cook)

By Richard Olney
Time Life UK - 1979

soup, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, by result


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

Soup

By Nick Sandler, Johnny Acton
Kyle Cathie - 2003


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

Sorbets and Ice Creams: And Other Frozen Confections

By Lou Seibert Pappas
Chronicle Books - 1997

desserts, ice cream, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Sophie Grigson's Country Kitchen: 120 Seasonal Recipes

By Sophie Grigson
Headline Book Publishing - 2005

have cooked from


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

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

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

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

Sophie Grigson Cooks Vegetables (TV Cooks)

By Sophie Grigson
BBC Books - 1997

vegetables, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, given to Hannah, not at home


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

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

Smaakvrienden

By Angélique Schmeinck
d'jonge hond - 2010

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


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

The Slimmer's Cook Book

By Yudkin & Chappell
Penguin Books - 1969

vintage, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, low-carb


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

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

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

The Simpler the Better : Sensational One-Dish Meals

By Leslie Revsin, Rick Rodgers
Wiley - 2005

quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Sicilian Home Cooking: Family Recipes from Gangivecchio

By Wanda Tornabene, Giovanna Tornabene, Michele Evans
Knopf - 2001

italian, by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, Sicilian


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

Sicilian Cookery: The Best Recipes of the Regional Cookery

By Eufemia Azzolina Pupella, Pier Silvio Ongaro
Bonechi Books - 2002

italian, by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, Sicilian


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

Short-cut Rhodes: 60 Quick and Easy Recipes

By Gary Rhodes
BBC Books - 2000

quick & simple, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, given to Hannah, not at home


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

Shellfish

By Leif Mannerström
Firefly Books - 2009

seafood, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, shellfish


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

Shaken: Classic Cocktails--Shaken Not Stirred

By Linda Doeser, Mike Cooper
Parragon Inc - 2007


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

Secrets of Country Cooking - 150 Recipes from the Loaves and Fishes Restaurant

By Nikki Rowan-Kedge, Angela F. Rawson
Little, Brown - 1996

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

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

The Seasoned Vegetarian

By Simon Rimmer
Mitchell Beazley - 2009

vegetarian, by diet, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Seafood Cookbook: Classic to Contemporary

By Pierre Franey, Bryan Miller, Lauren Jarrett
Times Books, a division of Random House Inc. - 1986

seafood, fish, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, going


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

Schaaldieren

By Herman den Blijker
Uitgeverij Carrera - 2011


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

Salt and Pepper

By Jody Vassallo, Bill Good, Deirdre Rooney
Whitecap Books - 2006


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

Salt & Pepper

By Sandra Cook, Sara Slavin, Deborah Jones
Chronicle Books - 2003

spices, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, salt, pepper


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 3

Salads - Food Writers' Favorites (Quick & Easy Recipes)

By Barbara Gibbs Ostmann, Jane Baker
Dial Publishing - 1991

vegetables, salads, quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Salads (Master Chefs)

By Clare Connery, Simon Wheeler
Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated - 1996

salads, mini, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Salads & Cold Hors-d'Oeuvre (The Good Cook Series)

By Time-Life Books
Time-Life Books - 1980


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

Sainsbury's Quick and Easy Classic Italian

By Aldo Zilli
Martin Books - 1997

italian, quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Sainsbury"s Pasta-Lover"s Cookbook

By Anna Del Conte
Martin Books - 1994

italian, pasta, quick & simple, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Romancing the Stove: Celebrated Recipes and Delicious Fun for Every Kitchen Goddess

By Margie Lapanja, Andrew F. Smith
Conari Press - 2003

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Rogers Gray Italian Country Cook Book: The River Cafe

By Ruth Rogers, Rose Gray
Random House - 1996

italian, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 3

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

Roast Chicken and Other Stories (Ebury Paperback Cookery)

By Simon Hopkinson, Lindsey Bareham
Ebury Press - 1999

by ingredient, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(7 recipe reviews)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 6 book review

Roast Chicken And Other Stories

By Simon Hopkinson
Hyperion - 2007


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 my recipe reviews 2

The River Cottage Meat Book

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Hodder & Stoughton - 2004

meat, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

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

RIVER CAFE COOKBOOK EASY

By RUTH ROGERS ROSE GRAY
EBURY PRESS - 2003

italian, quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Risotto (Master Chefs)

By Michele Scicolone, Simon Wheeler
Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated - 1996

rice, mini, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Rick Stein's Fruits of the Sea (Pbs Series)

By Rick Stein
Bay Books - 1998

seafood, fish, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, going


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

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

Relax, it's Only Food

By John Torode, Sheila Keating, Sheila Keating, David Loftus
Quadrille Publishing Ltd - 1999

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Recipes: The Cooking of Italy (Foods of the World)

By Time-Life
Time-Life - 1968

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


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

Recipes from an Italian Farmhouse

By Valentina Harris
Simon & Schuster - 1990


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

Real Vegetarian Thai

By Nancie McDermott
Chronicle Books - 1997

vegetarian, thai, by region, by diet, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Real Food

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate Ltd - 2000

book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Real Fast Vegetarian Food

By Ursula Ferrigno
Metro Books,London - 1996

vegetarian, quick & simple, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Real Fast Puddings: Over 200 Desserts, Savouries and Sweet Snacks in Under 30 Minutes

By Nigel Slater
Penguin Books Ltd - 1994

book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Real Fast Food

By Nigel Slater
Penguin UK - 1993

quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(60 recipe reviews)
owned by 18 my recipe reviews 19