TorkilHeggstad's Profile

From: Brooklyn, NY USA

Joined: February 3rd, 2010

About me: I really enjoy growing herbs, tomatoes and other edibles on my fire escape and in my office, and I love cooking, especially when I can use produce and herbs from the fire escape garden. Unfortunately I spend more time reading about food than actually cooking it.

Favorite cookbook: Washoku


Latest review:

February 15th, 2010

Phadd Thai Bann Gog from Cracking the Coconut: Classic Thai Home Cooking

This recipe produces the best padd thai I have eaten, better than any I have had in restaurants in New York City. One addition we often make is that we cook some shrimp in the mixture of chopped garlic... read more >


recipe reviews (4)
book reviews (1)
useful review votes (6)

TorkilHeggstad's Bookshelf

65 book(s). Click the title of a book to start adding your recipe and book reviews.

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

Seductions of Rice: A Cookbook

By Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid
Artisan - 1998


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 33 my recipe reviews 0

The Simple Art of Perfect Baking

By Flo Braker, Dana Gallagher
Chronicle Books - 2003


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 17 my recipe reviews 0

Simple French Food

By Richard Olney, Patricia Wells, James Beard
Wiley - 1992


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 19 my recipe reviews 0

Simply French: Patricia Wells Presents the Cuisine of Joel Robuchon

By Patricia Wells
William Morrow & Co - 1991


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

Splendid Soups: Recipes and Master Techniques for Making the World's Best Soups

By James Peterson
Wiley - 2000


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 16 my recipe reviews 0

A Taste of Bergen Cuisine

By Erik O. Paulsen
Alma Mater Forlag AS - 1985


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

Thai Food

By David Thompson, Earl Carter
Pavilion Books - 2002


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

Vegetables: The Most Authoritative Guide to Buying, Preparing, and Cooking with More than 300 Recipes

By James Peterson
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1998


(1 recipe review)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 0

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

By Deborah Madison
Broadway - 2007


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 96 my recipe reviews 0

Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen

By Elizabeth Andoh
Ten Speed Press - 2005


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 13 my recipe reviews 0

The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen: Classic Family Recipes for Celebration and Healing

By Grace Young, Alan Richardson
Simon & Schuster - 1999


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

Xiang – Mat og kultur fra Hunan

By Feng Xian Lin
Mangshou - 2003


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

Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating: How to Choose the Best Bread, Cheeses, Olive Oil, Pasta, Chocolate, and Much More

By Ari Weinzweig
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2003


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 16 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


(152 recipe reviews)
owned by 90 my recipe reviews 0