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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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

Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen

By Tom Douglas
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2000


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

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

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

Staff Meals from Chanterelle

By David Waltuck, Melicia Phillips
Workman Publishing Company - 2000


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

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

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

Kitchen Simple: Essential Recipes for Everyday Cooking

By James Peterson
Ten Speed Press - 2011


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

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 Babbo Cookbook

By Mario Batali
Clarkson Potter - 2002


(1 recipe review)
owned by 20 my recipe reviews 0

Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen

By Laurie Colwin, Anna Shapiro
Knopf - 1988


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 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

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

By Georgeanne Brennan
Weldon Owen - 2012


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

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

Williams-Sonoma Cooking for the Farmers Market

By Jodi Liano, Tasha De Serio, Jennifer Maiser
Williams Sonoma - 2010


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

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins, Michael McLaughlin
Workman Publishing Company - 1982


(42 recipe reviews)
owned by 80 my recipe reviews 2

Marcella's Italian Kitchen

By Marcella Hazan
Knopf - 1995


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

Joy the Baker Cookbook: 100 Simple and Comforting Recipes

By Joy Wilson
Hyperion - 2012


(41 recipe reviews)
owned by 21 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

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

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

Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2012


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

The Country Cooking of France

By Anne Willan, France Ruffenach
Chronicle Books - 2007


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

Anne Willan's Cook It Right

By Anne Willan
Readers Digest - 1998


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

Terrines and Verrines

By Frank Pontais
Food Creation - 2008


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

The Paris Cookbook

By Patricia Wells
Kyle Cathie - 2003


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

Jerusalem: A Cookbook

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Ten Speed Press - 2012


(13 recipe reviews)
owned by 19 my recipe reviews 2

Olives and Oranges: Recipes and Flavor Secrets from Italy, Spain, Cyprus, and Beyond

By Sara Jenkins, Mindy Fox
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2008


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 8 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

One Good Dish

By David Tanis
Artisan - 2013


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

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

The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook

By Deb Perelman
Knopf - 2012


(60 recipe reviews)
owned by 63 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

At Home with Madhur Jaffrey: Simple, Delectable Dishes from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka

By Madhur Jaffrey
Knopf - 2010


(44 recipe reviews)
owned by 18 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

Cheese Primer

By Steven Jenkins
Workman Publishing Company - 1996


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

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

Jerusalem: A Cookbook

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


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

Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Ebury Press - 2010


(94 recipe reviews)
owned by 42 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

Modern Jewish Cooking: Recipes & Customs for Todays Kitchen

By Leah Koenig, Sang An
Chronicle Books - 2015


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

Graze: Inspiration for Small Plates and Meandering Meals

By Suzanne Lenzer
Rodale Books - 2017


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

Cooking for Friends

By Gordon Ramsay
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2009


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 7 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

The Food Of Morocco

By Paula Wolfert
Ecco - 2011


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

Unforgettable: The Bold Flavors of Paula Wolfert's Renegade Life

By Emily Kaiser Thelin, Andrea Nguyen, Eric Wolfinger, Toni Tajima
Grand Central Life & Style - 2017


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 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

My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories

By David Lebovitz
Ten Speed Press - 2014


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

The Weekend Baker: Irresistible Recipes, Simple Techniques, and Stress-Free Strategies for Busy People

By Abigail Johnson Dodge
W. W. Norton & Company - 2008


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

The Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Cookbook: Wine and Recipes to Celebrate Every Season's Harvest

By Dolores Cakebread, Brian Streater
Ten Speed Press - 2003


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

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