wester's Profile

From: Soesterberg, Utr Netherlands

Joined: September 24th, 2009

About me: I love cooking, I love eating, I love discovering new recipes. I have so many cookbooks I sometimes lose track of which recipe is where - though this site helps a bit. I have gone low-carb in 2010, so that's different recipes to explore again. This also means I may not agree with my own reviews anymore if they were written in 2009 or before. ------------------ I have a lovely husband and ten-year old twins who also love eating. ----------------- You can also find me on LibraryThing, BookMooch and EatYourBooks, using the same handle.

Favorite cookbook: The Complete Meze Table by Rosamond Man

Favorite recipe: Melissa Clark's Roasted Broccoli with Shrimp


Latest review:

April 4th, 2017

Daond Pasha (Meatballs with Pine Nuts and Tomatoes) from The Complete Meze Table

The meatballs were very tasty, but I did not really like putting all the pine nuts together - it made for fussy cooking and I think I would prefer finding a pine nut here and there instead of finding them... read more >


recipe reviews (741)
book reviews (74)
useful review votes (327)

wester's Bookshelf

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

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen

By Laurie Colwin
Harper Perennial - 2000

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Indian cooking;: With useful hints on good housekeeping

By Kala Primlani
Pearl Publications; sole distributors: India Book House - 1968

indian, by region, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Jane Grigson's Fruit Book (Penguin Cookery Library)

By Jane Grigson
Penguin - 2000

fruit, by ingredient, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

John Ash: Cooking One on One: Private Lessons in Simple, Contemporary Food from a Master Teacher

By John T. Ash
Clarkson Potter - 2004

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 2

Joys of Nepalese Cooking (Thoroughly Revised Edition 1989)

By Indra Majupuria
S. Devi - 1989


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

Madhur Jaffrey Cooks Curries (TV Cooks)

By Madhur Jaffrey, Philip Webb
BBC Books - 1996

indian, curries, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Madhur Jaffrey's Cook Book: Food for Family and Friends

By Madhur Jaffrey
Bracken Books - 1994

indian, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

More Taste Than Time

By Annie Bell
Ebury Press - 1996

quick & simple, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Mustard Cookbook

By Sally Stone, Martin Stone
Avon Books (P) - 1981

mustard, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Real Vegetarian Thai

By Nancie McDermott
Chronicle Books - 1997

vegetarian, thai, by region, by diet, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Recipes: The Cooking of Italy (Foods of the World)

By Time-Life
Time-Life - 1968

italy, by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Rick Stein's Fruits of the Sea (Pbs Series)

By Rick Stein
Bay Books - 1998

seafood, fish, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, going


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

Sainsbury's Quick and Easy Classic Italian

By Aldo Zilli
Martin Books - 1997

italian, quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Salads - Food Writers' Favorites (Quick & Easy Recipes)

By Barbara Gibbs Ostmann, Jane Baker
Dial Publishing - 1991

vegetables, salads, quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Short-cut Rhodes: 60 Quick and Easy Recipes

By Gary Rhodes
BBC Books - 2000

quick & simple, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, given to Hannah, not at home


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

Sophie Grigson's Country Kitchen: 120 Seasonal Recipes

By Sophie Grigson
Headline Book Publishing - 2005

have cooked from


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

Sorbets and Ice Creams: And Other Frozen Confections

By Lou Seibert Pappas
Chronicle Books - 1997

desserts, ice cream, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Soup

By Nick Sandler, Johnny Acton
Kyle Cathie - 2003


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

The Spice Routes: More Recipes from the World Food Cafe

By Carolyn Caldicott, Chris Caldicott
Frances Lincoln - 2004

spices, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

The Williams-Sonoma Collection: Vegetable

By Marlena Spieler, Chuck Williams
Free Press - 2002

vegetables, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

You Say Tomato

By Joanne Weir
Broadway - 1998

tomatoes, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

On Rice: 60 Fast and Easy Toppings That Make the Meal

By Rick Rodgers, Frankie Frankeny
Chronicle Books - 1997

rice, by ingredient, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(8 recipe reviews)
owned by 7 my recipe reviews 8 book review

Bread tomato garlic

By Jill Dupleix
Conran Octopus Limited - 1999

quick & simple, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Things Cooks Love: Implements, Ingredients, Recipes

By Sur La Table, Marie Simmons
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2008

technical, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 17 my recipe reviews 3 book review

Instant Gourmet: Delicious Meals in 20 Minutes or Less

By Melissa Clark
Penguin (Non-Classics) - 1995

quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Get Cooking: 150 Simple Recipes to Get You Started in the Kitchen

By Mollie Katzen
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2009


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

Luscious Lemon Desserts

By Lori Longbotham, Alison Miksch, Chronicle Books LLC Staff
Chronicle Books - 2001

desserts, lemons, by ingredient, biscuits & cookies, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Masterchef 1996

By Loyd Grossman
Ebury Press - 1996

masterchef, book reviewed, recipes reviewed, going


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

Mesa Mexicana

By Mary S. Milliken
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1994

mexican, by region, book reviewed, recipes reviewed, gone


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

Oranges & Lemons

By Sarah Woodward
Conran Octopus - 2001

lemons, citrus, oranges, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Seafood Cookbook: Classic to Contemporary

By Pierre Franey, Bryan Miller, Lauren Jarrett
Times Books, a division of Random House Inc. - 1986

seafood, fish, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, going


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 2 book review

Shellfish

By Leif Mannerström
Firefly Books - 2009

seafood, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, shellfish


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

Wild, Wild East: Recipes and Stories from Vietnam

By Bobby Chinn, Jason Lowe
Barron's Educational Series - 2008

by region, vietnamese, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Beef & Veal (Good Cook)

By The Editors of Time-Life Books
Time-Life Books - 1978


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

American Home Cooking: Over 300 Spirited Recipes Celebrating Our Rich Tradition of Home Cooking

By Cheryl Alters Jamison, Bill Jamison
Broadway - 1999

american, by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, birthday present


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

The Artichoke Cookbook

By Patricia Rain
Celestial Arts - 1995

vegetables, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, artichokes


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

Authentic tastes of Southeast Asia

By Celine Carnegie
Barnes & Noble, New York - 2007

asian, thai, by region, indonesian, vietnamese, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Aziatisch kookboek

By Charmaine Solomon
Utrecht Kosmos - 2000


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

Aziatische tapas: sushi, tempura en andere kleine hapjes (Basic Kitchen)

By Jody Vassallo, Clive Bozzard-Hill, Ilse Van Huis
Terra - 2009


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

Balancing Flavors East and West

By Tom Kime
DK ADULT - 2006

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Balti Cookbook: Fast, Simple and Delicious Stir-fry Curries (Creative Cooking Library)

By Shehzad Husain
Lorenz Books - 1994

indian, by region, curries, book reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Best of Food & Wine 1990 Collection

By Sandra Graham Case, Jan Miller, Bret Witter, Patrice De Villiers, Jeremy Hopley, Jerry Irwin, Peter Barry, Richard G. Jung, Deborah Llewellyn, Martha Nesbit, Gerald Knox, Pamela Starrett, Ruth Reichl, MARY CUMMINGS, Rosemary C. Hutchinson and Alethea Spar
American Express Publishing - 1990

food & wine magazine, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Best of Food & Wine/1995 (Food & Wine Books)

By Food & Wine Magazine
AMEX/Time Warn - 1995

food & wine magazine, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Best of Food and Wine Collection

By Food Wine Ed
Little Brown Company - 1988

food & wine magazine, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Best of Gourmet : 1993 Edition

By Gourmet Magazine Editors
Random House - 1993

gourmet magazine, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Best Traditional Recipes of Greek Cooking

By {Cookbook}
Editions DImitri Haitalis - 1995


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

A Book of Mediterranean Food (Penguin Cookery Library)

By Elizabeth David
Penguin - 1998

mediterranean, by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 8 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 Book of Tapas

By Simone Ortega, Inés Ortega
Phaidon Press - 2010


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

Charlie Trotter's

By Charlie Trotter
Ten Speed Press - 1994


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