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

Today's Kitchen Cookbook

By Stephanie Karpinske, Laurie Dolphin
Meredith Books - 2005

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

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

The Hot & Spicy Cookbook

By Sophie Hale
Quintet - 1995

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


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

Jane Grigson's Fruit Book (Penguin Cookery Library)

By Jane Grigson
Penguin - 2000

fruit, by ingredient, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

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

More Vegetables, Please: Delicious Vegetable Side Dishes for Everyday Meals

By Janet Kessel Fletcher
Harlow & Ratner - 1992

vegetables, by ingredient, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Mostly Vegetables: Stylish Recipes Celebrating the Glories of the Vegetable Kingdom

By Susan Costner, Faith Echtermeyer
Bantam Dell Pub Group (Trd) - 1996

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


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

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

The Pizza Express Cook Book

By Peter Boizot
Hamish Hamilton Ltd - 1991

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Garlic Book: A Garland of Simple, Savory, Robust Recipes

By Susan Belsinger, Carolyn Dille
Interweave Pr - 1993

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


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

More Taste Than Time

By Annie Bell
Ebury Press - 1996

quick & simple, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Fannie Farmer Cookbook

By Cunningham Marion
Bantam Books - 1983

american, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 2 book review

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

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

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

Eat Your Greens (Network Books)

By Sophie Grigson, Jess Koppel
BBC Books - 1993

vegetables, by ingredient, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(18 recipe reviews)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 18 book review

Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book

By Jane Grigson
Penguin - 1998

vegetables, by ingredient, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 9 book review

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

Real Cooking

By Nigel Slater
Penguin Books Ltd - 2006

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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