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


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Found 22 title(s) tagged quick & simple

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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


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

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

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

Easy Indian Cooking

By Suneeta Vaswani
Robert Rose - 2004

indian, by region, quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Fast & Fantastic: Food for Family & Friends

By Simon Holst, Lindsay Keats
New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd - 2003

quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

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

Instant Gourmet: Delicious Meals in 20 Minutes or Less

By Melissa Clark
Penguin (Non-Classics) - 1995

quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Keeping it Simple

By Gary Rhodes
Michael Joseph - 2005

quick & simple, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 7 book review

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

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

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

Quick After-Work Curries (Quick After Work)

By Pat Chapman
Fisher Books - 1996

quick & simple, curries, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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