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

The River Cottage Meat Book

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Hodder & Stoughton - 2004

meat, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 13 my recipe reviews 2

Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient with Recipes

By Jennifer McLagan
Jacqui Small LLP - 2009

fat, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, animal fat


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

Met kruiden en een korrel zout / druk 1: smaak en geschiedenis van de Indische keuken

By Ellen Derksen, Lilian Ducelle, Eva van Geleuken
Tong Tong, Stichting - 2009

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


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

Tapas. Delicious Snacks From Spain.

By Adrian Lissen
Apple - 1998

spain, by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, tapas


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

Mini Culinaria Provence

By
Konemann UK Ltd - 2001

provence, france, by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Roasting-A Simple Art

By Barbara Kafka, Maria Robledo
William Morrow & Co. - 1995

roasting, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(12 recipe reviews)
owned by 27 my recipe reviews 9 book review

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

Madhur Jaffrey's Quick and Easy Indian Cookery (Quick & easy cookery)

By Madhur Jaffrey
BBC Books - 1993

by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, India


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

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

Vegetables (Good Cook)

By Richard Olney
Time Life UK - 1979

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


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

Soups (Good Cook)

By Richard Olney
Time Life UK - 1979

soup, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, by result


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

Eggs and Cheese: The Good Cook, Techniques and Recipes

By Time-Life Books
Time Life Education - 1980

eggs, cheese, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Culinaria Germany

By Konemann
Ullmann Publishing - 2006

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


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

Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cookery Techniques: With over 200 Basic Recipes from the World's Most Famous Culinary School

By Jeni Wright, Eric Treuille, Julia Alcock, David Murray
Cassell Illustrated - 2002

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Relax, it's Only Food

By John Torode, Sheila Keating, Sheila Keating, David Loftus
Quadrille Publishing Ltd - 1999

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Roast Chicken And Other Stories

By Simon Hopkinson
Hyperion - 2007


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 my recipe reviews 2

Everybody Eats Well in Belgium Cookbook

By Ruth Van Waerebeek, Maria Robbins
Workman Publishing Company - 1996

by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, in Dutch, belgium


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

Vier seizoenen : Wintergerechten

By Ron Blaauw
Trouw - 2011

winter, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, in Dutch, by season, going


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

Vier seizoenen : Herfstgerechten

By Ron Blaauw
Trouw - 2011

autumn, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, in Dutch, by season, going


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

Groot Indonesisch kookboek

By Bep Vuyk
Luitingh BV - 1973

by region, indonesian, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, in Dutch


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

Vandaag kook ik

By Loethe Olthuis
ploegsma - 1991

childrens, in Dutch


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

Madame Prunier's fish cook book;

By Michel Bouzy
Penguin - 1963

fish, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Revolting Recipes (Red Fox Picture Book)

By Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
Red Fox - 1996

childrens, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Easy Indian Cooking

By Suneeta Vaswani
Robert Rose - 2004

indian, by region, quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

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

My Favorite Herb: How North America's Great Chefs Savor the Flavor of Herbs

By Laurel Keser
Callawind Publications - 1999

american, herbs, by region, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Nobu: The Cookbook

By Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro, Martha Stewart
Kodansha International - 2001

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


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

MOLLIE KATZEN'S VEGETABLE HEAVEN: OVER 200 RECIPES FOR UNCOMMON SOUPS, TASTY BITES, SIDE-BY-SIDE DISHES, AND TOO MANY DESSERTS

By Mollie Katzen
Hyperion - 2000


(23 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 7 book review

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 hungry cook

By Maggi Giles
- 2000

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, birthday present


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

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

Cooking With Spices And Herbs

By Editors Of Sunset Books And Sunset Magazine, Lawton
Lane Books - 1974

herbs, spices, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Ebury Press - 2010

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(94 recipe reviews)
owned by 42 my recipe reviews 5

The Pepper Harvest Cookbook

By Barbara Ciletti
Taunton Press - 1998

peppers, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Long Ago in France: Years in Dijon

By M. F. K. Fisher
Flamingo - 1993

memoir, book not reviewed, no recipes


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

French Leave: A Wonderful Year of Escape and Discovery

By John Burton Race
Ebury Press - 2004

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


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

Sicilian Home Cooking: Family Recipes from Gangivecchio

By Wanda Tornabene, Giovanna Tornabene, Michele Evans
Knopf - 2001

italian, by region, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, Sicilian


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

The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen: Classic Family Recipes for Celebration and Healing

By Grace Young, Alan Richardson
Simon & Schuster - 1999

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


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

Sophie Grigson's Meat Course (A Channel Four book)

By Sophie Grigson
BBC Books - 1995

meat, poultry, beef, pork, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

I Love Meatballs!

By Rick Rodgers
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2011

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, meatballs


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

The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

By Susanna Hoffman
Workman Publishing Company - 2004

don't own


(182 recipe reviews)
owned by 31 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

Indian (What's Cooking)

By Shehzad Husain
Thunder Bay Press (CA) - 1998

indian, by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Oosterse gerechten

By Y.A. Coenders
BZZTôH - 1987

have cooked from


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

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise

By Ruth Reichl
Penguin Press HC, The - 2005

no cookbook, have cooked from


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

Cook This Now: 120 Easy and Delectable Dishes You Can't Wait to Make

By Melissa Clark
Hyperion - 2011

have cooked from


(20 recipe reviews)
owned by 22 my recipe reviews 8 book review

Vegetable Dishes (Mrs. Beeton's Home Cooking S)

By
Ward Lock - 1986

have not cooked from yet


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

Country Food

By Miriam Ungerer
Vintage - 1985

have not cooked from yet


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

In the Kitchen with A Good Appetite: 150 Recipes and Stories About the Food You Love

By Melissa Clark
Hyperion - 2010

do not own, have cooked from


(17 recipe reviews)
owned by 29 my recipe reviews 1

Basil

By Janet Hazen
Chronicle Books - 1993

herbs, by ingredient, have cooked from, basil


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