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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

Everyday Whole Grains: 175 New Recipes from Amaranth to Wild Rice, Includes Every Ancient Grain

By Ann Taylor Pittman, Hugh Acheson
Oxmoor House - 2016


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

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

Pure Dessert

By Alice Medrich
Artisan - 2007


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

Ancient Grains for Modern Meals: Mediterranean Whole Grain Recipes for Barley, Farro, Kamut, Polenta, Wheat Berries & More

By Maria Speck
Ten Speed Press - 2011


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

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

Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the Other China

By Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid
Artisan - 2008


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

Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the Other China

By Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid
Artisan - 2008


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

Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London's Ottolenghi

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Jonathan Lovekin, Jonathan Lovekin
Chronicle Books - 2011


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

Plenty

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Jonathan Lovekin
Ebury Press - 2010


(12 recipe reviews)
owned by 53 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 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

Pure Simple Cooking: Effortless Meals Every Day

By Diana Henry
Ten Speed Press - 2009


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

Jamie Oliver's Comfort Food: The Ultimate Weekend Cookbook

By Jamie Oliver
Ecco - 2014


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

The Best Bread Machine Cookbook Ever: Ethnic Breads

By Madge Rosenberg
Harpercollins - 1994


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

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

Seductions of Rice

By Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid
Artisan - 2003


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

The Food Of Morocco

By Paula Wolfert
Ecco - 2011


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

Hugh's Three Good Things

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Bloomsbury Publishing - 2012


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

Veg Patch: River Cottage Handbook No.4

By Mark Diacono
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 2009


(1 recipe review)
owned by 3 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

Preserves: River Cottage Handbook No.2

By Pam Corbin, Simon Wheeler, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Bloomsbury UK - 2008


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 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

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

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

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

By Laurel Robertson
Nilgiri Pr - 1976


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

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

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

By Laurel Robertson, Carol Flinders, Bronwen Godfrey
Bantam - 1968


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

Jamie's 30-Minute Meals

By Jamie Oliver
Michael Joseph - 2010


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

The Naked Chef

By Jamie Oliver
Kosmos-Z&K Uitgevers Utrecht - 2000


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

The Naked Chef

By Jamie Oliver
Michael Joseph - 1999


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

Jamie Oliver's Meals in Minutes: A Revolutionary Approach to Cooking Good Food Fast

By Jamie Oliver
Hyperion - 2011


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 11 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 ACE Bakery Cookbook

By Linda Haynes, James Chatto
Whitecap Books - 2003


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

Easy Growing: Organic Herbs and Edible Flowers from Small Spaces

By Gayla Trail
Clarkson Potter - 2012


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

Delia's Vegetarian Collection

By Delia Smith, Victoria Wood
BBC Books - 2002


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

Delia's Vegetarian Collection

By Delia Smith
McClelland & Stewart - 2002


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

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

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

My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories

By David Lebovitz
Ten Speed Press - 2014


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

The Vegetarian Option

By Simon Hopkinson, Jason Lowe
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2010


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

The Complete Book of Year-Round Small-Batch Preserving: Over 300 Delicious Recipes

By Ellie Topp, Margaret Howard
Firefly Books - 2001


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

Bread Machine Baking

By Lora Brody, Millie Apter
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1996


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

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

Canadian Living's Best Vegetarian Dishes

By Elizabeth Baird
Random House Canada - 1997


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

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 Lighthearted cookbook

By Anne Lindsay
Key Porter Books Limited - 1988


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

Anne Lindsay's Smart Cooking

By Anne Lindsay
Wiley - 1996


(1 recipe review)
owned by 1 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

The River Cottage Bread Handbook

By Daniel Stevens, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Ten Speed Press - 2010


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

More HeartSmart Cooking with Bonnie Stern

By Bonnie Stern
Random House Canada - 1997


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