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Joined: September 21st, 2012


Latest review:

March 30th, 2025

Carrot Soup with Miso and Sesame from Smitten Kitchen

This was one of the few Smitten Kitchen recipes that we really disliked. I do like miso, carrots, and all the other ingredients on their own, but together they just didn't work for us. I do remember I... read more >


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Kestrel's Bookshelf

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

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

The Glorious Vegetables of Italy

By Domenica Marchetti, Sang An
Chronicle Books - 2013


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

Grains for every season

By Joshua McFadden, Martha Holmberg
Artisan - 2021


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

The Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book: A Guide to Whole-Grain Breadmaking

By Laurel Robertson, Carol Flinders, Bronwen Godfrey
Random House Trade Paperbacks - 2003


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 20 my recipe reviews 0

Simple

By Diana Henry
Mitchell Beazley - 2016


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

HomeBaking : The Artful Mix of Flour and Tradition Around the World

By Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid
Random House of Canada, Limited - 2003


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

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 0

How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes and Techniques Every Cook Should Know by Heart

By Pam Anderson
Broadway - 2000


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

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

A Bird in the Hand: Chicken recipes for every day and every mood

By Diana Henry
Mitchell Beazley - 2015


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 4

Canadian Living's Best Vegetarian Dishes

By Elizabeth Baird
Random House Canada - 1997


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

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 3

Dorie's Cookies

By Dorie Greenspan, Davide Luciano
Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2016


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

Fresh from the Farmers' Market: Year-Round Recipes for the Pick of the Crop

By Janet Fletcher
Chronicle Books - 1996


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

Joy of Cooking

By Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker
Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. - 1964


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

The Lighthearted cookbook

By Anne Lindsay
Key Porter Books Limited - 1988


(12 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 6

My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories

By David Lebovitz
Ten Speed Press - 2014


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 4

The New Laurel's Kitchen: A Handbook for Vegetarian Cookery and Nutrition

By Laurel Robertson, Carol Flinders, Brian Ruppenthal
Ten Speed Press - 1986


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 22 my recipe reviews 2

Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook

By Yotam Ottolenghi
Ten Speed Press - 2018


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

Pizza, Focaccia, Flat and Filled Breads For Your Bread Machine: Perfect Every Time

By Lora Brody
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1995


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

Pure Dessert

By Alice Medrich
Artisan - 2007


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

The River Cottage Preserves Handbook

By Pam Corbin, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Ten Speed Press - 2010


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 7 my recipe reviews 5

Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day

By Peter Reinhart
Ten Speed Press - 2009


(164 recipe reviews)
owned by 113 my recipe reviews 0

A Bird in the Hand: Chicken Recipes for Every Day and Every Mood

By Diana Henry
Mitchell Beazley - 2015


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

More HeartSmart Cooking with Bonnie Stern

By Bonnie Stern
Random House Canada - 1997


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

750 Best Muffin Recipes: Everything from breakfast classics to gluten-free, vegan and coffeehouse favorites

By Camilla V. Saulsbury
Robert Rose - 2010


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

Rustic Fruit Desserts: Crumbles, Buckles, Cobblers, Pandowdies, and More

By Cory Schreiber, Julie Richardson
Ten Speed Press - 2009


(8 recipe reviews)
owned by 20 my recipe reviews 1

Sweet: Desserts from London's Ottolenghi

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh
Ten Speed Press - 2017


(8 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 8

Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables

By Joshua McFadden, Martha Holmberg
Artisan - 2017


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

Delia's How to Cook: Book Three (Bk.3)

By Delia Smith
BBC Books - 2001


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

Huckleberry: Stories, Secrets, and Recipes From Our Kitchen

By Zoe Nathan, Matt Armendariz, Laurel Almerinda, Josh Loeb
Chronicle Books - 2014


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

Simply in Season Expanded Edition (World Community Cookbook)

By Cathleen Hockman-Wert, Mary Beth Lind
Herald Press - 2009


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

Plenty More: Vibrant Vegetable Cooking from London's Ottolenghi

By Yotam Ottolenghi
Ten Speed Press - 2014


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

River Cottage Love Your Leftovers: Recipes for the Resourceful Cook

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 2015


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

Canada's Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes

By Donna Washburn, Heather Butt
Robert Rose - 2008


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 9

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

By Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton
Simon & Schuster - 2017


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

The New Vegetarian Epicure: Menus--with 325 all-new recipes--for family and friends

By Anna Thomas
Knopf - 1996


(7 recipe reviews)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 7 book review

Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza

By Ken Forkish
Ten Speed Press - 2012


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

300 Best Bread Machine Recipes

By Donna Washburn, Heather Butt, Mark Shapiro
Robert Rose - 2010


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

Advent

By Anja Dunk
Quadrille - 2021


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

Anne Lindsay's light kitchen

By
- 2000


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

Anne Lindsay's Lighthearted Everyday Cooking: Fabulous Recipes for a Healthy Heart

By Anne Lindsay
John Wiley & Sons - 2004


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

The Best Bread Machine Cookbook Ever: Ethnic Breads

By Madge Rosenberg
Harpercollins - 1994


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

Bread Machine Baking Revised

By Lora Brody, Millie Apter
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2011


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

Bread Revolution Rise up and Bake

By Duncan Glendenning and Patrick Ryan
Murdoch Books Ltd - 2012


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

Canadian living breads and pizzas

By Elizabeth Baird
- 2000


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

Chasing smoke

By Sarit packer and itamar srulovich
Pavilion - 2021


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

The Complete Harrowsmith Cookbook: All Three Harrowsmith Cookbooks in One Volume

By Harrowsmith Cookbooks, Harrowsmith Magazine
Firefly Books - 1996


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

Cooks Garden 135 Recipes/Expert Growing Advice

By Canadian Gardening Magazine
McArthur & Co - 2003


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

Delia's Vegetarian Collection

By Delia Smith, Victoria Wood
BBC Books - 2002


(1 recipe review)
owned by 9 my recipe reviews 1

Dough: Simple Contemporary Breads [With DVD]

By Richard Bertinet
Kyle Books - 2005


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