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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(3 votes) Double Broccoli Quinoa reviewed from: 101 Cookbooks

(2 votes) Sparkling Cranberries reviewed from: 101 Cookbooks

(1 vote) Spiced Coconut Spinach reviewed from: 101 Cookbooks

(2 votes) Magic Sauce reviewed from: 101 Cookbooks

(1 vote) Poisson en papillote à la menthe et au pastis (Fish steaks in papillote with mint and Pernod) reviewed from: A Passion for My Provence: Home Cooking from the South of France

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

(1 vote) Asian Turkey Burgers with Sriracha Mayonnaise reviewed from: Blue kitchen

(1 vote) Filling for vegetables V reviewed from: Book of Middle Eastern Food

(1 vote) Eggah bi korrat / leek eggah reviewed from: Book of Middle Eastern Food

(2 votes) Rhubarb Khoresh reviewed from: Book of Middle Eastern Food

(2 votes) Meat with Zucchini and Chickpeas reviewed from: Book of Middle Eastern Food

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

(2 votes) Herb Custards reviewed from: Caprial's Cafe Favorites

(2 votes) Lemon Kefir Ice Cream reviewed from: Chocolate & Zucchini

(1 vote) Sablés au citron (lemon butter cookies) reviewed from: Chocolate & Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen

(1 vote) Caramelized onions with eggs (soganli yumurta) reviewed from: Classical Turkish Cooking: Traditional Turkish Food for the American Kitchen

(1 vote) Broccoli Salad with Bacon and Sweet-Sour Dressing reviewed from: Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed

(1 vote) Orange and grated carrot salad reviewed from: Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco

(3 votes) Coffee Ras el Hanout reviewed from: Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco

(5 votes) Meatball Tagine with Spices and Lemon (Tagine Kefta Emshmel) reviewed from: Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco

(3 votes) Meatball, Tomato, and Egg Tagine (Kefta Mkaouara) reviewed from: Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco

(2 votes) Beef Tagine with Cauliflower reviewed from: Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco

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

(3 votes) Ofenschlupfer reviewed from: Culinaria Germany

(1 vote) Tabbouleh reviewed from: David Lebovitz

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

(1 vote) Romesco sauce reviewed from: Eat This Book: Cooking with Global Fresh Flavors

(1 vote) Curry mayonnaise with orange, fresh mint, and peanuts reviewed from: Eat This Book: Cooking with Global Fresh Flavors

(1 vote) Avocado salad with lemon, bacon, and watercress reviewed from: Eat This Book: Cooking with Global Fresh Flavors

(1 vote) Arugula mayonnaise with orange and almond reviewed from: Eat This Book: Cooking with Global Fresh Flavors

(1 vote) Butter-fried Fennel and Onions with Vinegar and Thyme reviewed from: Eat Your Greens (Network Books)

(1 vote) Pasta with Savoy Cabbage and Shallots reviewed from: Eat Your Greens (Network Books)

(1 vote) Indian spiced squash reviewed from: Eat Your Greens (Network Books)

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

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

(1 vote) Poached Turbot with Shrimp Sauce reviewed from: English Food

(2 votes) Mrs. Raffald's bacon and egg pie reviewed from: English Food

(1 vote) Eggplant and potato tarts reviewed from: Entertaining

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

(4 votes) Duck fat and grapefruit salad dressing reviewed from: Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient with Recipes

(2 votes) Slow-roasted pork belly with fennel and rosemary reviewed from: Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient with Recipes

(1 vote) Shrewsbury biscuits reviewed from: Favourite Biscuit Recipes

(1 vote) Buttermere biscuits reviewed from: Favourite Biscuit Recipes

(2 votes) Ginger-Lemon Muffins reviewed from: Fields of Greens: New Vegetarian Recipes From The Celebrated Greens Restaurant

(1 vote) Omelette au thon (tunnyfish omelette) reviewed from: French Provincial Cooking

(1 vote) Chanterelles with parsley butter (Chanterelles maître d'hôtel) reviewed from: French Provincial Cooking

(1 vote) Orange sausage reviewed from: Frugal Gourmet

(2 votes) Baked fish in vinegar sauce reviewed from: Frugal Gourmet

(2 votes) Four-hour Lamb reviewed from: Gary Rhodes' Fabulous Food

(1 vote) Macaroni cheese with blue cheese and mushrooms reviewed from: Gordon Ramsay Makes It Easy