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

The Scandinavian Cookbook

By Trina Hahnemann
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2009


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

Vegetables: The Most Authoritative Guide to Buying, Preparing, and Cooking with More than 300 Recipes

By James Peterson
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1998


(1 recipe review)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 0

Urban Pantry: Tips and Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable and Seasonal Kitchen

By Amy Pennington, Della Chen
Skipstone Press - 2010


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

Mediterranean Harvest: Vegetarian Recipes from the World's Healthiest Cuisine

By Martha Rose Shulman
Rodale Books - 2007


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

Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way

By Francis Mallmann, Peter Kaminsky
Artisan - 2009


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

Latin Grill: Sultry and Simple Food for Red-Hot Dinners and Parties

By Rafael Palomino, Arlen Gargagliano, Dan Goldberg
Chronicle Books - 2010


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

Sausage: Recipes for Making and Cooking with Homemade Sausage

By Victoria Wise
Ten Speed Press - 2010


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

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 5

Savory Baking

By Mary Cech
Chronicle Books - 2009


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

Weber's Way to Grill: The Step-by-Step Guide to Expert Grilling (Sunset Books)

By Jamie Purviance
Oxmoor House - 2009


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

Plenty

By Diana Henry
Mitchell Beazley - 2010


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

Cookbook for Fridays and Lent

By Irma Rhode
David McKay Company, Inc - 1951


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

A Good Heart and a Light Hand

By Ruth L. Gaskins
Simon and Schuster - 1968


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

La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy

By The Italian Academy of Cuisine
Rizzoli - 2009


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

Farm to Fork: Cooking Local, Cooking Fresh

By Emeril Lagasse
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2010


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

My Sweet Mexico: Recipes for Authentic Pastries, Breads, Candies, Beverages, and Frozen Treats

By Fany Gerson, Ed Anderson
Ten Speed Press - 2010


(1 recipe review)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 0

The Just Bento Cookbook: Everyday Lunches To Go

By Makiko Itoh, Makiko Doi
Kodansha International - 2011


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

The Settlement Cookbook

By Simon Kander
Simon & Schuster - 1976


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

The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa

By Marcus Samuelsson, Gediyon Kifle, Desmond Tutu, Heidi Sacko Walters
Wiley - 2006


(1 recipe review)
owned by 18 my recipe reviews 0

Fix, Freeze, Feast: Prepare in Bulk and Enjoy by the Serving - More than 125 Recipes

By Kati Neville, Lindsay Tkacsik
Storey Publishing, LLC - 2007


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

Hamburger!

By Nima Hazelton
Simon & Schuster - 1970


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

Manna From Heaven: Cooking for the People You Love

By Rachel Grisewood
Allen & Unwin - 2009


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

Little Russian Cookbook

By Tania Alexander, Vera Konnova-Stone
Chronicle Books - 1990


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

Little Book of English Teas D

By Rosa Mashiter
Chronicle Books - 1989


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

Little Spanish Cookbook

By Carole Fahy
Chronicle Books - 1990


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

A Little Scottish Cookbook

By Paul Harris
Appletree Press - 1988


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

Muffins

By Elizabeth Alston
Clarkson Potter - 1984


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

Cobblers, Crumbles, & Crisps and Other Old-Fashioned Fruit Desserts

By Linda Zimmerman
Clarkson Potter - 1991


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

Simply Cakes: Angel, Pound and Chiffon

By Elizabeth Alston
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1994


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

Life's Little Temptations: 40 Bite-Size Desserts to Sweeten Your Day

By Beth Allen
Prima Lifestyles - 1994


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

Chinese Cooking: Outstanding Peking, Szechwan, Cantonese, and Shantung Dishes : An Illustrated Guide

By Ayako Namba
Barrons Educational Series Inc - 1977


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

Recipes from the San Juan Islands

By Greg Atkinson
Sasquatch Books - 1992


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

Simple French Cookery

By Edna Beilenson
Peter Pauper Press - 1958


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

The ABC of Spice Cookery

By
Peter Pauper Press - 1957


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

Holiday Cookies

By Edna Beilenson
Peter Pauper Press - 1954


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

the Holiday Cookbook

By
Peter Pauper Press - 1950


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

the ABC of Wine Cookery

By
Peter Pauper Press - 1957


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

Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts: Dining in Victorian America

By Susan Williams
Pantheon - 1985


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

Party Drinks! 50 Classic Cocktails and Lively Libations

By A. J. Rathbun
Harvard Common Press - 2004


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

The Glamour Magazine After Five Cookbook

By Beverly Pepper
Doubleday - 1952


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

The Stovetop Cookbook

By Mala Reynaud
Gramercy - 1960


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

The Original Blue Danube Cookbook: Fine Recipes of the Old Austrian Empire

By Max Knight
Lancaster-Miller, Berkeley, CA - 1979


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

The Art of Hungarian Cooking (Hippocrene International Cookbook Classics)

By Paula Pogany Bennett, Velma R. Clark, Paul Pogany Bennett
Hippocrene Books - 1993


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

Hamlyn's Illustrated Cook's Dictionary

By Marion Howells
Hamlyn Publishing Group - 1969


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

The Art of Eating

By M. F. K. Fisher, Joan Reardon
Wiley - 2004


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

Real Food: What to Eat and Why

By Nina Planck
Bloomsbury USA - 2007


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

Cooking Fish and Shellfish: A Complete Guide

By Ruth A. Spear
Doubleday - 1980


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

The Elegant & Easy Cookbook

By
Bantam - 1976


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

the Overseas Press Club Cookbook

By Sigrid Schultz
award Books - 1967


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

88 Danish dishes

By Hetna Dedichen
Høst - 1969


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