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)
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lisakelsey's Bookshelf

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

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

Fiori di Zucca: Recipes and Memories from My Family's Kitchen Table

By Valentina Harris
Duncan Baird - 2013


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

Charlotte Au Chocolat: Memories of a Restaurant Girlhood

By Charlotte Silver
Riverhead Hardcover - 2012


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

An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace

By Tamar Adler, Alice Waters
Scribner - 2011


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

Muy Bueno: Three Generations of Authentic Mexican Flavor

By Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack, Veronica Gonzalez-Smith, Evangelina Soza
Hippocrene Books - 2012


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

Homemade with Love: Simple Scratch Cooking from In Jennie's Kitchen

By Jennifer Perillo
Running Press - 2013


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

The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook

By King Arthur Flour
Countryman Press - 2003


(18 recipe reviews)
owned by 69 my recipe reviews 2

DamGoodSweet: Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth, New Orleans Style

By David Guas, Raquel Pelzel
Taunton Press - 2009


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

Cooking Dinner: Simple Italian Family Recipes Everyone Can Make

By Rima Barkett, Claudia Pruett, Michael Collopy
MEGA - 2009


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

The River Cottage Family Cookbook

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Fizz Carr
Hodder & Stoughton - 2005


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

Complete Chinese Cookbook

By Ken Hom
Firefly Books - 2011


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

An Invitation to Indian Cooking

By Madhur Jaffrey
Vintage - 1975


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 16 my recipe reviews 1

Rachel's Irish Family Food: 120 classic recipes from my home to yours

By Rachel Allen
Collins - 2013


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

The Italian Table: Eating Together for Every Occasion

By Ron Suhanosky
Kyle Books - 2011


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

Fire in My Belly: Real Cooking

By Kevin Gillespie, David Joachim
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2012


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

Ching's Everyday Easy Chinese: More Than 100 Quick & Healthy Chinese Recipes

By Ching-He Huang
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2011


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

The book of spices

By Frederic Rosengarten
Livingston Pub. Co - 1969


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

The Perfect Egg

By Aldo Buzzi, Saul Steinberg
Bloomsbury USA - 2005


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

The Complete Cheese Cookbook

By Kraft Food Division
Benjamin/Rutledge Book - 1971


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

Fascinating Foods from the Deep South

By Aline P. Van Duzor
Gramercy Publishing Company - 1962


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

Maine Coastal Cooking

By
Down East Enterprise - 1980


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

Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art

By Shizuo Tsuji, M.F.K. Fisher
Kodansha International - 1980


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

Clodagh's Kitchen Diaries: Delicious Recipes Throughout the Year

By Clodagh McKenna
Kyle Books - 2013


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

Salty Snacks: Make Your Own Chips, Crisps, Crackers, Pretzels, Dips, and Other Savory Bites

By Cynthia Nims
Ten Speed Press - 2012


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 3 book review

Hiroko's American Kitchen: Cooking with Japanese Flavors

By Hiroko Shimbo
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2012


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

Griswold and Wagner Cast Iron Cookbook: Delicious and Simple Comfort Food

By Joanna Pruess, Battman
Skyhorse Publishing - 2009


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

Recipes from the Root Cellar: 270 Fresh Ways to Enjoy Winter Vegetables

By Andrea Chesman
Storey Publishing, LLC - 2010


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

Caseus Fromagerie Bistro Cookbook: Every Cheese Has a Story

By Jason Sobocinski
Lyons Press - 2011


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

The Complete All-in-the-Oven Cookbook

By Dolores Riccio & Joan Bingham
Stein and Day - 1981


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

Ninette Lyon's Fish for all Occasions

By Ninette Lyon
Rand McNally - 1967


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

The Day Before Cookbook

By Carol Arnel Greenberg
Little Brown & Company - 1968


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

The Mediterranean Slow Cooker Cookbook

By Diane Phillips, Tara Donne
Chronicle Books - 2012


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

In At The Deep End: Cooking Fish Venice to Tokyo

By Jake Tilson
Lyons Press - 2011


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

The Spice Islands Cookbook

By The Spice Islands Home Economics Staff
Lane Books - 1965


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

The Cuisines of Asia: Nine Great Oriental Cuisines by Technique

By Jennifer Brennan
St. Martin's Griffin - 1989


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

Pressure Cookers for Dummies

By Tom Lacalamita
Wiley Publishing, Inc. - 2001


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

Cooking From Above - Italian

By Laura Zavan, Pierre Javelle
Hamlyn - 2009


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

Roger Vergé's Vegetables in the French Style

By Roger Vergé, Bernard Touillon
Artisan - 1994


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

Easy Entertaining

By Darina Allen
Kyle Cathie - 2005


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

Weber's Time to Grill: Get In. Get Out. Get Grilling.

By Jamie Purviance
Oxmoor House - 2011


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

The Japanese Grill: From Classic Yakitori to Steak, Seafood, and Vegetables

By Tadashi Ono, Harris Salat
Ten Speed Press - 2011


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

Cider Beans, Wild Greens, and Dandelion Jelly: Recipes from Southern Appalachia

By Joan E. Aller
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2010


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

Paul Kovi's Transylvanian Cuisine: History, Gastronomy, Legend, and Lore from Middle Europe's Most Remarkable Region, over 300 Recipes

By Paul Kovi, Kim Honig, Joseph Domjan, Clara Gyorgyey
Random House Value Publishing - 1985


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

Three Guys from Miami Cook Cuban

By Glenn M. Lindgren, Raul Musibay, Jorge Castillo
Gibbs Smith - 2004


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

Fish Talking: Recipes from le Madri, Coco Pazzo, and Sapore di mare

By Pino Luongo
Clarkson Potter - 1994


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

Cooking with the Seasons: A Year In My Kitchen

By Monique Hooker, Tracie Richardson
Henry Holt and Co. - 1997


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

Beans, Greens, and Sweet Georgia Peaches: The Southern Way of Cooking Fruits and Vegetables

By Damon Lee Fowler
Broadway - 1998


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

Recipes from Old Virgina

By the Virginia Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
The Dietz Press, Inc. - 1958


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

Swiss Cooking

By Anne Mason
Andre Deutsch - 1964


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

Classic Cocktails: A Modern Shake

By Mark Kingwell
Thomas Dunne Books - 2007


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

American Sandwich

By Becky Mercuri
Gibbs Smith - 2004


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