aj12754's Profile

From: Montclair, NJ USA

Joined: November 22nd, 2009

About me: I can't be the only person who starts thinking about what to cook next while I am doing the dishes for the meal I just finished eating ... right?

Favorite cookbook: I flirt with all of them. But I am a sucker for good writing and great pictures.

Favorite recipe: Pretty much any combo of good bread and great cheese.


Latest review:

June 20th, 2020

Slow-Roasted Tomatoes from One Good Dish

A dish that could not be simpler to make, and absolutely delicious. Topped the cooled tomato with a room temperature slice of mozzarella drizzled with EVOO and some ribbons of basil. A real treat. read more >


recipe reviews (696)
book reviews (39)
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aj12754's Bookshelf

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

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accessories

By David Lebovitz
Ten Speed Press,U.S. - 2007


(74 recipe reviews)
owned by 90 my recipe reviews 11 book review

The 150 Best American Recipes: Indispensable Dishes from Legendary Chefs and Undiscovered Cooks (150 Best Recipes)

By Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Rick Bayless
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2006


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

Bistro Cooking

By Patricia Wells, Judy Kleiber Jones
Workman Pub Co - 1989


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

Flatbreads & Flavors: A Baker's Atlas

By Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2008


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 1

Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2002


(43 recipe reviews)
owned by 128 my recipe reviews 5

Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Ebury Press - 2010


(94 recipe reviews)
owned by 42 my recipe reviews 0

Jerusalem: A Cookbook

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Appetite by Random House - 2012


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

The Craft of Baking: Cakes, Cookies, and Other Sweets with Ideas for Inventing Your Own

By Karen DeMasco, Mindy Fox
Clarkson Potter - 2009


(21 recipe reviews)
owned by 22 my recipe reviews 5

The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution

By Alice Waters
Clarkson Potter - 2007


(57 recipe reviews)
owned by 88 my recipe reviews 4 book review

Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2004


(36 recipe reviews)
owned by 70 my recipe reviews 7 book review

Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed

By Shirley O. Corriher
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1997


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 65 my recipe reviews 1

The Gourmet Cookbook: More than 1000 recipes

By Zanne Early Stewart, Ruth Reichl, John Willoughby
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2006


(39 recipe reviews)
owned by 69 my recipe reviews 9 book review

Joy the Baker Cookbook: 100 Simple and Comforting Recipes

By Joy Wilson
Hyperion - 2012


(41 recipe reviews)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 1

All About Braising: The Art of Uncomplicated Cooking

By Molly Stevens
W.W. Norton & Co. - 2004


(19 recipe reviews)
owned by 69 my recipe reviews 3

Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life

By Jamie Oliver
Hyperion - 2008


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 75 my recipe reviews 2

Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2012


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

Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That?: Fabulous Recipes & Easy Tips

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2010


(30 recipe reviews)
owned by 49 my recipe reviews 1

Ad Hoc at Home

By Thomas Keller
Artisan - 2009


(252 recipe reviews)
owned by 147 my recipe reviews 3

A16: Food + Wine

By Nate Appleman, Shelley Lindgren, Kate Leahy, Ed Anderson
Ten Speed Press - 2008


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 15 my recipe reviews 1

Buvette: The Pleasure of Good Food

By Jody Williams, Mario Batali
Grand Central Life & Style - 2014


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

Chef, Interrupted: Delicious Chefs' Recipes That You Can Actually Make at Home

By Melissa Clark
Clarkson Potter - 2005


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 2

Chinese Cooking for Dummies

By Martin Yan
For Dummies - 2000


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

The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving: Over 300 Recipes to Use Year-Round

By Ellie Topp, Margaret Howard
Firefly Books - 2007


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

The Duck Cookbook

By James Peterson
Stewart, Tabori and Chang - 2003


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

I [Symbol of a Heart] Curry: The Best Indian Curries You'll Ever Cook

By Anand, Anjum Anand
Quadrille Publishing - 2010


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 1

Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen

By Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
Knopf - 2001


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 32 my recipe reviews 4

My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories

By David Lebovitz
Ten Speed Press - 2014


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 0

The New York Times Cookbook

By Craig Claiborne
Harper & Row - 1961


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 0

Silver Palate Cook Book

By Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins
Ebury Press - 1985


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 29 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 1

The Splendid Table: Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, the Heartland of Northern Italian Food

By Lynne Rossetto Kasper
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1992


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 30 my recipe reviews 0

Stonewall Kitchen Favorites: Delicious Recipes to Share with Family and Friends Every Day

By Jim Stott, Jonathan King, Kathy Gunst
Clarkson Potter - 2006


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

Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2008


(46 recipe reviews)
owned by 140 my recipe reviews 10 book review

Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook

By Dorie Greenspan
Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2018


(7 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 2

Dolce Italiano: Desserts from the Babbo Kitchen

By Gina DePalma, Mario Batali
W.W. Norton & Co. - 2007


(12 recipe reviews)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 3 book review

Breakfast, Lunch, Tea: The Many Little Meals of Rose Bakery

By Rose Carrarini
Phaidon Press - 2006


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 15 my recipe reviews 0

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

By Marcella Hazan
Knopf - 1992


(89 recipe reviews)
owned by 97 my recipe reviews 2 book review

Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home

By Julia Child, Jacques Pepin
Knopf - 1999


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 52 my recipe reviews 3

Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really Fun

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2001


(31 recipe reviews)
owned by 101 my recipe reviews 1

Daniel Boulud's Cafe Boulud Cookbook: French-American Recipes for the Home Cook

By Daniel Boulud, Dorie Greenspan
Scribner - 1999


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 1

The Foods and Wines of Spain

By Penelope Casas, Oscar Ochoa
Knopf - 1982


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 14 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 1

Rose's Heavenly Cakes

By Rose Levy Beranbaum
Wiley - 2009


(35 recipe reviews)
owned by 67 my recipe reviews 3

The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook

By Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins, Sarah Leah Chase
Workman Publishing Company - 1985


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 64 my recipe reviews 0

Mexican Everyday (Recipes Featured on Season 4 of the PBS-TV series "Mexico One Plate at a Time")

By Rick Bayless, Christopher Hirsheimer, Deann Bayless
W. W. Norton - 2005


(19 recipe reviews)
owned by 50 my recipe reviews 3 book review

Bouchon

By Thomas Keller
Artisan - 2004


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 52 my recipe reviews 0

The Martha Stewart Cookbook: Collected Recipes for Every Day

By Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1995


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 39 my recipe reviews 1

One Good Dish

By David Tanis
Artisan - 2013


(8 recipe reviews)
owned by 8 my recipe reviews 1

Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook

By Kristen Miglore, Amanda Hesser, Merrill Stubbs
Ten Speed Press - 2015


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 8 my recipe reviews 0

The Afternoon Tea Book

By Michael Smith, Michael R. P. Bartlett
John Wiley & Sons - 1989


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