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

The Heart of the Plate: Vegetarian Recipes for a New Generation

By Mollie Katzen
Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2013


(1 recipe review)
owned by 9 my recipe reviews 0

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


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

Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient with Recipes

By Jennifer McLagan
Jacqui Small LLP - 2009

fat, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, animal fat


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

Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cooking

By Madhur Jaffrey
Barron's Educational Series - 1983


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

The Complete Asian Cookbook

By Charmaine Solomon
Tuttle Publishing - 1992


(26 recipe reviews)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 0

Emeril's TV Dinners: Kickin' It Up a Notch with Recipes from Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril

By Emeril Lagasse, Pam Hoenig, Brian Smale
HarperCollins Canada / Non-Fiction - 1998

american, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 1

Entertaining

By Donna Hay
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2003

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 7 my recipe reviews 2

Frugal Food (Coronet Books)

By Delia Smith
Coronet Books - 1987

budget, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

In Praise of the Potato: Recipes from Around the World

By Lindsey Bareham
Michael Joseph Ltd - 1989

potatoes, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, gone, given to Hannah


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

Tassajara Cooking : A vegetarian cooking book

By Edward Espe Brown
Shambhala - 1973

vegetarian, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 my recipe reviews 1 book review

Vegetables (Good Cook)

By Richard Olney
Time Life UK - 1979

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


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

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 65 my recipe reviews 1

Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Ebury Press - 2010

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(94 recipe reviews)
owned by 42 my recipe reviews 5

Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cookery Techniques: With over 200 Basic Recipes from the World's Most Famous Culinary School

By Jeni Wright, Eric Treuille, Julia Alcock, David Murray
Cassell Illustrated - 2002

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Roast Chicken And Other Stories

By Simon Hopkinson
Hyperion - 2007


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

The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accessories

By David Lebovitz
Ten Speed Press,U.S. - 2007

desserts, ice cream, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(74 recipe reviews)
owned by 90 my recipe reviews 2 book review

In the Kitchen with A Good Appetite: 150 Recipes and Stories About the Food You Love

By Melissa Clark
Hyperion - 2010

do not own, have cooked from


(17 recipe reviews)
owned by 29 my recipe reviews 1

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

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

The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

By Susanna Hoffman
Workman Publishing Company - 2004

don't own


(182 recipe reviews)
owned by 30 my recipe reviews 1

Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes

By Tessa Kiros
Murdoch Books - 2004


(14 recipe reviews)
owned by 26 my recipe reviews 0

The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant

By Judy Rodgers, Gerald Asher
W.W. Norton & Co. - 2002

book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(152 recipe reviews)
owned by 90 my recipe reviews 24 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

Chocolate & Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen

By Clotilde Dusoulier
Broadway Books - 2007

french, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 29 my recipe reviews 3 book review

Mollie Katzen's Vegetable Heaven: Over 200 Recipes for Uncommon Soups, Tasty Bites, Side Dishes, and Too Many Desserts

By Mollie Katzen
Hyperion - 1997

vegetarian, vegetables, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(42 recipe reviews)
owned by 37 my recipe reviews 8 book review

Great Good Food: Luscious Lower-Fat Cooking

By Julee Rosso
Three Rivers Press - 1993

by diet, low-fat, book reviewed, recipes reviewed, gone


(30 recipe reviews)
owned by 28 my recipe reviews 6 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

Basil

By Janet Hazen
Chronicle Books - 1993

herbs, by ingredient, have cooked from, basil


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

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 2 my recipe reviews 4

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


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

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 Coffee: 60 Recipes Using Fair Trade Coffee (New Internationalist Fairtrade Cookbooks)

By Lucas Rosenblatt, Judith Meyer, Edith Beckmann, Andreas Thumm, Andreas Thumm, Robert Schmid
New Internationalist Publications Ltd - 2003


(1 recipe review)
owned by 1 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

De Volkskeuken / 2 De Volkskrant kookt / druk 1

By M. van Dinther, M. Wijntjes, A. Bos
Meulenhoff, Uitgeverij - 2008


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

The Enchanted Broccoli Forest...and Other Timeless Delicacies

By Mollie Katzen
Ten Speed Press - 1982

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


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 23 my recipe reviews 2

Everyday Greens: Home Cooking from Greens, the Celebrated Vegetarian Restaurant

By Annie Somerville, Mayumi Oda
Scribner - 2003

vegetarian, by diet, have cooked from


(1 recipe review)
owned by 16 my recipe reviews 1

The Flavor Thesaurus: A Compendium of Pairings, Recipes and Ideas for the Creative Cook

By Niki Segnit
Bloomsbury USA - 2012


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

French Leave: A Wonderful Year of Escape and Discovery

By John Burton Race
Ebury Press - 2004

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


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

French Provincial Cooking

By Elizabeth David
Penguin Books Ltd - 1970

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


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

Fresh at Home

By Ruth Brown
Penguin Global - 2005

vegetarian, by diet, health food, book reviewed, no recipes reviewed, gone


(1 recipe review)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Gary Rhodes' Fabulous Food

By Gary Rhodes
BBC Books - 1997

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Greens: A Country Garden Cookbook (Country Garden Cookbooks)

By Sibella Kraus, Deborah Jones
Unknown - 1993

greens, vegetables, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Het olijfolie kookboek / druk 1: koken met de olijf en zijn olie

By M. Spieler, C. Hubbard, J. Hurd-Cosgrave, J. van Gestel, J. Hosegood, W. Goemans-Wichmann
Lantaarn B.V., De - 2011

by ingredient, oil, olive oil, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, in Dutch, olives


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

Jamie's Kitchen

By Jamie Oliver
Penguin Books Ltd - 2004

book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 32 my recipe reviews 2 book review

Kohinoor of Rice and Spice

By Rocky Mohan
Roli Books - 2003

rice, spices, indian, by region, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Koken met Sylvia Witteman : De beste recepten & een beginselverklaring

By Sylvia Witteman
Arbeiderspers - 2010

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, in Dutch


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

Lamb

By Time Life Books
Time Life - 1981

meat, lamb, by ingredient, mutton, have not cooked from yet


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

Lunchbox: Bright Ideas for Moveable Feasts

By Amanda Grant
Prion Books Ltd - 1999

lunch, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, portable


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

Madame Prunier's fish cook book;

By Michel Bouzy
Penguin - 1963

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


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