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 Cakebread Cellars American Harvest Cookbook: Celebrating Wine, Food, and Friends in the Napa Valley

By Dolores Cakebread, Jack Cakebread
Ten Speed Press - 2011


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

The Chinese Kitchen: Recipes, Techniques, Ingredients, History, and Memories from America's Leading Authority on Chinese Cooking

By Eileen Yin-fei Lo
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1999


(1 recipe review)
owned by 7 my recipe reviews 1

Classic American Food Without Fuss:: Over 100 Favorite Recipes Made Easy

By Frances McCullough
Villard - 1997


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

Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook

By Jamie Oliver
Michael Joseph - 2006


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 57 my recipe reviews 0

Cooking from the Heart: 100 Great American Chefs Share Recipes They Cherish

By Michael J. Rosen, Richard Russo (Foreword)
Broadway - 2003


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Culinaria France

By Andre Domine
h. f. ullmann - 2008


(1 recipe review)
owned by 8 my recipe reviews 0

The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

By J. Kenji López-Alt
W. W. Norton & Company - 2015


(1 recipe review)
owned by 8 my recipe reviews 0

French Culinary Institute's Salute to Healthy Cooking

By Alain Sailhac, Jacques Pepin, Andre Soltner, Jose Torres, French Culinary Institute
Rodale Books - 2001


(1 recipe review)
owned by 7 my recipe reviews 1

The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate Ltd - 2007


(22 recipe reviews)
owned by 36 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Lee Bailey's Country Weekends

By Lee Bailey
Gramercy - 1997


(1 recipe review)
owned by 8 my recipe reviews 0

Lidia's Family Table: More Than 200 Fabulous Recipes to Enjoy Every Day-With Wonderful Ideas for Variations and Improvisations

By Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
Knopf - 2004


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 25 my recipe reviews 1

Marcella Says...: Italian Cooking Wisdom from the Legendary Teacher's Master Classes, with 120 of Her Irresistible New Recipes

By Marcella Hazan, Victor Hazan
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2004


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 23 my recipe reviews 2

Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook

By Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 2008


(1 recipe review)
owned by 29 my recipe reviews 1 book review

Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking

By Eileen Yin-Fei Lo
Chronicle Books - 2009


(1 recipe review)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 0

Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 2

By Julia Child, Simone Beck, Sidonie Coryn
Alfred A. Knopf - 1970


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

Mes Confitures: The Jams and Jellies of Christine Ferber

By Christine Ferber
Michigan State Univ Pr - 2002


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 2 book review

The New Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking)

By Mollie Katzen
Ten Speed Press - 2004


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

The Paris Cookbook

By Patricia Wells
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2001


(1 recipe review)
owned by 27 my recipe reviews 0

Pasta, Pizza and Calzone

By Alice Waters
Pavilion Books - 1996


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

Plenty: Vibrant Recipes from London's Ottolenghi

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Jonathan Lovekin
Chronicle Books - 2011


(79 recipe reviews)
owned by 47 my recipe reviews 0

Ready for Dessert: My Best Recipes

By David Lebovitz
Ten Speed Press - 2010


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 34 my recipe reviews 0

Summer on a Plate: More than 120 delicious, no-fuss recipes for memorable meals from Loaves and Fishes

By Anna Pump, Gen Leroy, Alan Richardson
Simon & Schuster - 2008


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 8 my recipe reviews 6

The Summer Shack Cookbook: The Complete Guide to Shore Food

By Jasper White
W.W. Norton & Co. - 2007


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

The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City

By David Lebovitz
Broadway - 2009


(1 recipe review)
owned by 19 my recipe reviews 1

Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen

By Tom Douglas
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2000


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

The Way to Cook

By Julia Child
Knopf - 1993


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 62 my recipe reviews 0

The New Basics Cookbook

By Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins
Workman Publishing Company - 1989


(55 recipe reviews)
owned by 90 my recipe reviews 39 book review

Essential Pepin: More Than 700 All-Time Favorites from My Life in Food

By Jacques Pepin
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2011


(39 recipe reviews)
owned by 35 my recipe reviews 13 book review

The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show

By Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Sally Swift
Clarkson Potter - 2008


(32 recipe reviews)
owned by 43 my recipe reviews 3 book review

Super Natural Every Day: Well-loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen

By Heidi Swanson
Ten Speed Press - 2011


(90 recipe reviews)
owned by 57 my recipe reviews 0

Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen

By Ruth Reichl
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2009


(14 recipe reviews)
owned by 56 my recipe reviews 3

Kitchen Simple: Essential Recipes for Everyday Cooking

By James Peterson
Ten Speed Press - 2011


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

The Best American Recipes 2004-2005: The Year's Top Picks from Books, Magazines, Newspapers, and the Internet

By Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Bobby Flay
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2004


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 13 my recipe reviews 2

The 30-minute Cook

By Nigel Slater
Penguin Books Ltd - 2006


(18 recipe reviews)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 0

New Food Fast

By Donna Hay
Murdoch Books - 1999


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

Jamie's Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals

By Jamie Oliver
Hyperion - 2009


(47 recipe reviews)
owned by 48 my recipe reviews 0

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food

By Mark Bittman, Alan Witschonke
Wiley - 2007


(77 recipe reviews)
owned by 184 my recipe reviews 1

Tyler's Ultimate: Brilliant Simple Food to Make Any Time

By Tyler Florence
Clarkson Potter - 2006


(7 recipe reviews)
owned by 26 my recipe reviews 2

Cook Like a Rock Star: 125 Recipes, Lessons, and Culinary Secrets

By Anne Burrell, Suzanne Lenzer, Mario Batali
Clarkson Potter - 2011


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 9 my recipe reviews 3

Culinaria Spain

By Marios Trutter, Marion Trutter, Gunter Beer, Gunter Beer
Konemann - 2007


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

The Union Square Cafe Cookbook: 160 Favorite Recipes from New York's Acclaimed Restaurant

By Danny Meyer, Michael Romano
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1994


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 24 my recipe reviews 8

Great Food Without Fuss: Simple Recipes from the Best Cooks

By Frances McCullough, Barbara Witt
Henry Holt & Co - 1992


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

Cold Soups

By Linda Ziedrich
Harvard Common Press - 1995


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 5 book review

Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking

By Mario Batali
Ecco - 2010


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 8 book review

Soup of the Day (Williams-Sonoma): 365 Recipes for Every Day of the Year

By Kate McMillan, Chuck Williams, Kate Spears, Erin Kunkel
Weldon Owen - 2012


(16 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 9

Alton Brown's Gear For Your Kitchen

By Alton Brown
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2008


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 0

Bruce Aidells's Complete Book of Pork: A Guide to Buying, Storing, and Cooking the World's Favorite Meat

By Bruce Aidells
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2004


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

Le Bernardin Cookbook: Four-Star Simplicity

By Maguy Le Coze, Eric Ripert
Broadway - 1998


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

I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking

By Alton Brown
Stewart, Tabori and Chang - 2002


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 53 my recipe reviews 0

Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking

By Anthony Bourdain
Bloomsbury USA - 2004


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 30 my recipe reviews 3