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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

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

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

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

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

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

Simple

By Diana Henry
Mitchell Beazley - 2016


(25 recipe reviews)
owned by 5 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

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

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 0

Good to the Grain: Baking with Whole-Grain Flours

By Kim Boyce, Quentin Bacon, Nancy Silverton, Amy Scattergood
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2010


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

River Cottage Veg: 200 Inspired Vegetable Recipes

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Appetite by Random House - 2013


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

Still Life with Menu Cookbook

By Mollie Katzen
Ten Speed Press - 1988


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

Plenty More

By Yotam Ottolenghi
Ebury Press - 2014


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

Tender: Volume II, A cook's guide to the fruit garden

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate - 2010


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

Made in India: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen

By Meera Sodha
Flatiron Books - 2015


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

Dinner in an Instant: 75 Modern Recipes for Your Pressure Cooker, Multicooker, and Instant Pot®

By Melissa Clark
Clarkson Potter - 2017


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

The Naked Chef

By Jamie Oliver
Michael Joseph - 1999


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 22 my recipe reviews 0

Seductions of Rice: A Cookbook

By Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid
Artisan - 1998


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

Pure Simple Cooking: Effortless Meals Every Day

By Diana Henry
Ten Speed Press - 2009


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

River Cottage Veg Every Day! (River Cottage Every Day)

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 2011


(13 recipe reviews)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 2

Breakfast Book

By Marion Cunningham
Knopf - 1987


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 37 my recipe reviews 2

Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours

By Dorie Greenspan, Alan Richardson
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2010


(47 recipe reviews)
owned by 84 my recipe reviews 0

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home

By Jeni Britton Bauer
Artisan - 2011


(19 recipe reviews)
owned by 23 my recipe reviews 0

My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method

By Jim Lahey, Ron Manville, Mark Luinenburg, Rick Flaste
W.W. Norton & Co. - 2009


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 43 my recipe reviews 4

Plenty

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Jonathan Lovekin
Ebury Press - 2010


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

Mollie Katzen's Vegetable Heaven: Over 200 Recipes for Uncommon Soups, Tasty Bites, Side Dishes, and Too Many Desserts

By Mollie Katzen
Hyperion - 1997


(42 recipe reviews)
owned by 37 my recipe reviews 0

The Food Of Morocco

By Paula Wolfert
Ecco - 2011


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

The ACE Bakery Cookbook

By Linda Haynes, James Chatto
Whitecap Books - 2003


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

Ballymaloe Cookery Course

By Darina Allen
Kyle Cathie - 2007


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

The Book of Kale: The Easy-to-Grow Superfood 80+ Recipes

By Sharon Hanna
Harbour Publishing - 2012


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

Bread Illustrated: A Step-By-Step Guide to Achieving Bakery-Quality Results At Home

By The Editors at America's Test Kitchen
America's Test Kitchen - 2016


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

Bread: River Cottage Handbook No. 3 (River Cottage Handbook 3)

By Daniel Stevens
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 2009


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

Breaking Breads: A New World of Israeli Baking--Flatbreads, Stuffed Breads, Challahs, Cookies, and the Legendary Chocolate Babka

By Uri Scheft, Raquel Pelzel
Artisan - 2016


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

Cakes: River Cottage Handbook No.8

By Pam Corbin
Bloomsbury USA - 2011


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

Cool Green Leaves & Red Hot Peppers: A Guide to Cooking With Fresh Vegetables

By Michael Michaud, Christine McFadden, James Merrell, James Merrell
Adams Media Corporation - 1999


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

Flatbreads & Flavors

By Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1995


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 24 my recipe reviews 0

Flour, Too: Indispensable Recipes for the Cafe's Most Loved Sweets & Savories

By Joanne Chang, Michael Harlan Turkell
Chronicle Books - 2013


(8 recipe reviews)
owned by 17 my recipe reviews 1

The French Market Cookbook: Vegetarian Recipes from My Parisian Kitchen

By Clotilde Dusoulier
Clarkson Potter - 2013


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

Great British bake off Get baking.

By
Sphere - 2018


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

Home Baking: The Artful Mix of Flour and Traditions from Around the World

By Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid
Artisan - 2003


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 28 my recipe reviews 0