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 Useful Review Votes


233 recipe reviews were voted useful.

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(1 vote) White cabbage with orange and sesame reviewed from: Real Fast Food

(1 vote) Preserved Lemon and Black Olive Salad reviewed from: Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco

(1 vote) Cauliflower frittata (Frittata di cavolofiore) reviewed from: Eggs and Cheese: The Good Cook, Techniques and Recipes

(1 vote) Roast Chicken with Caramelized Shallots reviewed from: David Lebovitz

(1 vote) Fried mushrooms in sour cream (Paistetut sienet) reviewed from: The Cooking of Scandinavia (Foods of the World)

(1 vote) Souvlaki lamburgers reviewed from: The River Cottage Meat Book

(1 vote) Pink prawn sauce with cream reviewed from: The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

(1 vote) Home-style meatballs (albóndigas caseras) reviewed from: Tapas: The Little Dishes of Spain

(1 vote) Anise-flavored beet salad (Remolacha al anís) reviewed from: Tapas: The Little Dishes of Spain

(1 vote) Benarasi cauliflower (Benarasi gobi) reviewed from: Vegetables (Good Cook)

(1 vote) Snozzcumbers (from The BFG) reviewed from: Revolting Recipes (Red Fox Picture Book)

(1 vote) Caramelised onion and parsley frittata reviewed from: Real Fast Food

(1 vote) Pear and nut smoothie reviewed from: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall recipes

(1 vote) Côtes de porc sauce Nénette (Pork chops with mustard, cream, and tomato sauce) reviewed from: Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volume One (Penguin handbooks)

(1 vote) Fennel and Feta with Pomegranate Seeds and Sumac reviewed from: Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

(1 vote) Pretend soup reviewed from: Pretend Soup: And Other Real Recipes

(1 vote) Egg Salad with Pickled Celery and Coarse Dijon reviewed from: Smitten Kitchen

(1 vote) Peanut Butter Sandies reviewed from: Leite's Culinaria

(1 vote) Meatballs Stroganoff reviewed from: I Love Meatballs!

(1 vote) Boiled cabbage with egg reviewed from: Wild, Wild East: Recipes and Stories from Vietnam

(1 vote) Quick, Easy Scrambled Egg Salad reviewed from: The Kitchn

(1 vote) Parsley and anchovy omelet (Omelette aux fines herbes) reviewed from: Eggs and Cheese: The Good Cook, Techniques and Recipes

(1 vote) Creamed spinach with orange reviewed from: Oranges & Lemons

(1 vote) Mastic-flavored coffee reviewed from: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

(1 vote) Roasted Spiced Cauliflower With Almonds reviewed from: In the Kitchen with A Good Appetite: 150 Recipes and Stories About the Food You Love

(1 vote) Thai chicken and eggplant salad with Thai and opal basils reviewed from: Basil

(1 vote) Kabocha squash soup with coconut milk and lime leaves reviewed from: Everyday Greens: Home Cooking from Greens, the Celebrated Vegetarian Restaurant

(1 vote) Brouillade aux Orties reviewed from: The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant

(1 vote) Walnut and celery soup reviewed from: The Flavor Thesaurus: A Compendium of Pairings, Recipes and Ideas for the Creative Cook

(1 vote) Simple chicken breasts, legs, and thighs reviewed from: Roasting-A Simple Art

(1 vote) the crispy egg reviewed from: Smitten Kitchen

(1 vote) Bizcochitos reviewed from: Simply delicious cookies

(1 vote) Eggah bi Lahma (Meat eggah) reviewed from: Book of Middle Eastern Food