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 >


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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 Silver Spoon

By Phaidon Press
Phaidon Press - 2005


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 78 my recipe reviews 0

Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant & Unfussy New Favorites

By Deb Perelman
Appetite by Random House - 2017


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

Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen

By Laurie Colwin
Harper Perennial - 2000


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

Marcella's Italian Kitchen

By Marcella Hazan
Knopf - 1995


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

Olive Oil: From Tree to Table

By Peggy Knickerbocker, Laurie Smith
Chronicle Books - 2007


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

The San Francisco Chronicle Cookbook

By Michael Bauer, Fran Irwin
Chronicle Books - 1997


(1 recipe review)
owned by 15 my recipe reviews 0

Saveur Cooks Authentic French: Rediscovering the Recipes, Traditions, and Flavors of the World's Greatest Cuisine

By Colman Andrews, Dorothy Kalins, Christopher Hirsheimer
Chronicle Books - 1999


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

Think Like a Chef

By Tom Colicchio
Clarkson Potter - 2007


(1 recipe review)
owned by 22 my recipe reviews 1

Weir Cooking in the City: More than 125 Recipes and Inspiring Ideas for Relaxed Entertaining

By Joanne Weir, Penina Meisels
Simon & Schuster - 2004


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

The Cheese Course

By Janet Fletcher
Chronicle Books - 2000


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

I Know How to Cook

By Ginette Mathiot
Phaidon Press - 2009


(1 recipe review)
owned by 18 my recipe reviews 1

The Paris Cookbook

By Patricia Wells
Kyle Cathie - 2003


(1 recipe review)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 0

A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes

By David Tanis, Alice Waters
Artisan - 2008


(1 recipe review)
owned by 32 my recipe reviews 0 book review

San Francisco Encore

By Junior League San Francisco
Main Street Books - 1991


(1 recipe review)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 0

Terrines and Verrines

By Frank Pontais
Food Creation - 2008


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

365 Great Cookies and Brownies

By Joanne Lamb Hayes, Bonnie Tandy Leblang
HarperCollins Publishers - 1996


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

The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen

By Jacques Pepin, Ron Manville, Michel Chevalier
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2003


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 my recipe reviews 0

Apéritif: Cocktail Hour the French Way

By Rebekah Peppler
Clarkson Potter - 2018


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

The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove

By Cathy Erway
Gotham - 2010


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

Artisanal Cooking: A Chef Shares His Passion for Handcrafting Great Meals at Home

By Terrance Brennan, Andrew Friedman, Christopher Hirsheimer
Wiley - 2005


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

Balsamic Vinegar Cookbook

By Meesha Halm
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1997


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

Becoming A Chef - With Recipes And Reflections From America's Leading Chefs

By Karen Page, Andrew Dornenburg
Van Nostrand Reinhold - 1995


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

The Best American Recipes 1999: The Year's Top Picks from Books, Magazine, Newspapers and the Internet (Best American Series)

By Suzanne Hamlin, Fran McCullough
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 1999


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

The Best American Recipes 2000

By Suzanne Hamlin, Fran McCullough
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2000


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

The Best American Recipes 2002-2003 (Best American)

By Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Anthony Bourdain
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2002


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

The Best American Recipes 2003-2004: The Year's Top Picks from Books, Magazines, Newspapers, and the Internet

By Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Rick Bayless, Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Mario Batali, Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Alan Richman
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2003


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

The Best American Recipes 2005-2006: The Year's Top Picks from Books, Magazines, Newspapers, and the Internet

By Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Mario Batali
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2005


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

Betty Crocker's International Cookbook

By Betty Crocker, Pat Stewart, Barbara Gorder Sims
Random House - 1980


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

Book of Soups: More than 100 Recipes for Perfect Soups (Culinary Institute of America)

By The Culinary Institute of America
Lebhar-Friedman Books - 2005


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

Braise: A Journey Through International Cuisine

By Daniel Boulud
Ecco - 2006


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

Cheese Primer

By Steven Jenkins
Workman Publishing Company - 1996


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

Chefs & Company: 75 Top Chefs Share More Than 180 Recipes To Wow Last-Minute Guests

By Maria Isabella
Page Street Publishing - 2017


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

Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook

By Jacques Pepin, Tom Hopkins
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2007


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

Chez Panisse Cooking

By Paul Bertolli, Alice Waters
Peter Smith Pub Inc - 2001


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

Chez Panisse Desserts

By Lindsey R. Shere
Random House - 1994


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

Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook

By Alice Waters
Random House - 1995


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

The Coastal Living Cookbook: The Ultimate Recipe Collection for People Who Love the Coast

By Editors of Coastal Living Magazine
Oxmoor House - 2004


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

Cocolat: Extraordinary Chocolate Desserts

By Alice Medrich, Patricia Brabant
Warner Books - 1990


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

The Complete Meat Cookbook

By Bruce Aidells, Denis Kelly
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2001


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

Cooking by Hand

By Paul Bertolli
Clarkson Potter - 2003


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 9 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Cooking for Friends

By Gordon Ramsay
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2009


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

Cooking for Madam: Recipes and Reminiscences from the Home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

By Marta Sgubin, Nancy Nicholas
Scribner - 1998


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

Cooking from the Heart: My Favorite Lessons Learned Along the Way

By John Besh
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2013


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

Cooking in the Moment: A Year of Seasonal Recipes

By Andrea Reusing
Clarkson Potter - 2011


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

Cooking School Secrets For Real-World Cooks

By Linda Carucci
Chronicle Books - 2005


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

Cooking With Master Chefs [ First Edition, 1993 ]

By Julia Child
Alfred A. Knopf Inc - 1993


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

Country Weekend Entertaining: Seasonal recipes from loaves and fishes and the Bridgehampton Inn

By Anna Pump, Gen Leroy
Doubleday - 1999


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

Cowgirl Creamery Cooks

By Sue Conley, Peggy Smith, Hirsheimer & Hamilton
Chronicle Books - 2013


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

Culinaria Italy: Pasta - Pesto - Passion (Cooking)

By Claudia Piras
Ullmann - 2008


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

Culinary Artistry

By Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page
Wiley - 1996


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 my recipe reviews 0