lisakelsey's Profile

From: Pawling, NY U.S.A

Joined: December 31st, 2009

About me: I'm the art director of Family Circle and a food department groupie. I have been collecting cookbooks for years and now have a substantial collection of old and new titles which I am looking forward to entering and reviewing here.

Favorite cookbook: How to Cook Everything


Latest review:

April 20th, 2015

Aromatic Minced Pork, Shan Style from Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia

It's amazing how good this tasted considering I was missing a few of the ingredients. I used ginger instead of galangal and onion instead of shallots and squeezed on some lime juice instead of lemongrass.... read more >


recipe reviews (98)
book reviews (4)
useful review votes (31)

lisakelsey's Bookshelf

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

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

Cooking With Wine

By Anne Willan
Harry N. Abrams - 2001


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

Five Brothers: A Year of Tuscan Cooking

By Piero Selvaggio, Five Brothers Culinary Club
Friedman/Fairfax Publishing - 1997


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

Glorious American Food

By Christopher Idone, Tom Eckerle
Pub Overstock Unlimited Inc - 1994


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

The Complete Encyclopedia of Vegetables & Vegetarian Cooking

By Roz Denny, Christine Ingram
Hermes House - 1997


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

Bread tomato garlic

By Jill Dupleix
Conran Octopus Limited - 1999


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

Adventures in the Kitchen: 175 New Recipes from Spago, Chinois on Main, Postrio and Eureka

By Wolfgang Puck
Random House - 1991


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

James Beard's Menus for Entertaining

By James beard
Delacorte - 1965


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

Pennsylvania Dutch Cookery

By George J. Frederick
The Business Bourse - 1935


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

Madhur Jaffrey's World of the East Vegetarian Cooking

By Madhur Jaffrey
Knopf - 1981


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

Indian Light Cooking: Delicious and Healthy Foods from One of the World's Great Cuisines

By Ruth Law
Dutton Adult - 1994


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

Cooking the Greek Way

By Maro Duncan
Spring Books - 1964


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

A TASTE OF AFRICA: OVER 100 TRADITIONAL AFRICAN RECIPES ADAPTED FOR THE MODERN COOK.

By Dorinda. Hafner
Headline - 1994


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

A Surti Touch: Adventures in Indian Cooking

By Malvi Doshi
Strawberry Hill Pr - 1980


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

Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor

By Anne Byrn
Workman Publishing Company - 2001


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

Swedish Cakes and Cookies

By Melody Favish
Skyhorse Publishing - 2008


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

Cook Japanese

By Masaru Doi
Kodansha/see Oxford U - 2000


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

The Well-Seasoned Wok

By Martin Yan, Keith Ovregaard, Keith Ovregaard
Harlow & Ratner - 1993


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

One-Dish Meals of Asia

By Jennifer Brennan
William Morrow & Company - 1991


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

Twelve Days of Christmas Cookbook

By S. Huntley
Scribner - 1978


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

Original Thai Cookbook

By Jennifer Brennan
Perigee Trade - 1984


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

The Cuisines of Southeast Asia: A Culinary Journey Through Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines

By Gwenda L. Hyman
John Wiley & Sons - 1993


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

Quick and Easy Korean Cooking (Gourmet Cook Book Club Selection)

By Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee
Chronicle Books - 2009


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

Encyclopedia of Chinese Food and Cooking

By Wonona W. Chang
Crown Publishers - 1974


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

The Taste of Thailand

By Vatcharin Bhumichitr, Clive Streeter, Michael Freeman
Macmillan General Reference - 1993


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

Korean Kitchen

By C. Marks, M. Kim
Chronicle Books - 1993


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

A Madhur Jaffrey's Taste of the Far East

By Madhur Jaffrey
Clarkson Potter - 1993


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

The Breath of a Wok: Unlocking the Spirit of Chinese Wok Cooking Through Recipes and Lore

By Grace Young, Alan Richardson, Alan Richardson
Simon & Schuster - 2004


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

The Chinese Cookbook

By Craig Claiborne and Virginia Lee
J. P. Lippincott Company - 1972


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

Chinese Banquet Cookbook

By Rh Value Publishing
Random House Value Publishing - 1985


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

Jamie's Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals

By Jamie Oliver
Hyperion - 2009


(46 recipe reviews)
owned by 48 my recipe reviews 2

The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook

By Martha Stewart Living Magazine
Clarkson Potter - 2000


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

Square Meals : America's Favorite Comfort Cookbook

By Jane Stern
Lebhar-Friedman Books - 2000


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

Splendid Soups: Recipes and Master Techniques for Making the World's Best Soups

By James Peterson
Wiley - 2000


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

The Bread Machine Gourmet

By Shea MacKenzie
Avery Trade - 1993


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

Summer Cooking (Penguin Cookery Library)

By Elizabeth David, Adrian Daintrey
Penguin Books Ltd - 2000


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

Italian Food

By Elizabeth David
Penguin - 1974


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

A Book of Mediterranean Food

By Elizabeth David, John Minton
Penguin (Non-Classics) - 1956


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

French Provincial Cooking

By Elizabeth David
Penguin Books Ltd - 1970


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

French Country Cooking

By Elizabeth David, John Minton
Penguin (Non-Classics) - 1959


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

Patio Daddy-O: '50S Recipes With a Modern Twist

By Gideon Bosker, Karen Brooks, Leland and Crystal Payton
Chronicle Books - 1996


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

Practical Korean Cooking

By Chin-hwa Noh
Hollym International Corp. - 1985


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

Atomic Cocktails: Mixed Drinks for Modern Times

By Gideon Bosker, Karen Brooks, Reed Darmon
Chronicle Books - 1998


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

International Cocktail Specialities

By James Mayabb
Hearthside Press - 1962


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

Stina: The Story of a Cook

By Herman Smith
M Barrows & Co., Inc. - 1944


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

The Melting Pot

By
Peter Pauper Press - 1958


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

Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes

By Mark Bittman
Simon & Schuster - 2009


(12 recipe reviews)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 1

Eating Local: The Cookbook Inspired by America's Farmers

By Sur La Table, Janet Fletcher
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2010


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

Bread Machine Easy: 70 Delicious Recipes That Make the Most of Your Machine

By Sara Lewis
Hamlyn - 2008


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

The Daily Soup Cookbook

By Leslie Kaul, Bob Spiegel, Peter Siegel, Carla Ruben, Robin Vitetta-miller
Hyperion - 1999


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

Can I Freeze It?: How to Use the Most Versatile Appliance in Your Kitchen

By Susie Theodorou
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2009


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