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

Oosterse gerechten

By Y.A. Coenders
BZZTôH - 1987

have cooked from


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

The Open Hand Cookbook: Great Chefs Cook for Friends

By Robert C. Schneider, Deborah Zemke
Pocket Books - 1989

american, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 5 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

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

Oxfam Fairworld Cookbook

By Sophie Grigson, Oxfam, Sophie Grigson
Cassell Illustrated - 1997

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, don't like


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

Panini Sandwiches, Italian Style

By Viana La Place
William Morrow - HarperCollinsPublishers - 2004

italian, sandwiches, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

A Passion for Cheese

By Paul Gayler
London : Kyle Cathie - 1999


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

A Passion for My Provence: Home Cooking from the South of France

By Lydie Marshall
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1999

french, by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Pasta, Pizza and Calzone

By Alice Waters
Pavilion Books - 1996

pizza, pasta, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

The peasant kitchen: A return to simple, good food

By Perla Meyers
Harper & Row - 1975


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

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

The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accessories

By David Lebovitz
Ten Speed Press,U.S. - 2007

desserts, ice cream, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(74 recipe reviews)
owned by 90 my recipe reviews 2 book review

The Pizza Express Cook Book

By Peter Boizot
Hamish Hamilton Ltd - 1991

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

The Pleasure of Vegetables

By Elisabeth Ayrton
Viking - 1983

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


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

Pork (The Good Cook Techniques & Recipes Series)

By Editors of Time-Life Books, Pamela Marke
Time-Life Books - 1980


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

The Portable Feast

By Diane D. Macmillan, Erni Young
Ortho Books - 1989

picnics, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Poultry (Good Cook)

By the editors of Time-Life Books, William Warren, Joel Salatin, Keller + Keller, of Time-Life Books
Time Life UK - 1978


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

Pretend Soup: And Other Real Recipes

By Mollie Katzen, Ann Henderson
Ten Speed Press - 1994

vegetarian, childrens, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Quick After-Work Curries (Quick After Work)

By Pat Chapman
Fisher Books - 1996

quick & simple, curries, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals 2

By Rachael Ray
Lake Isle Press - 2003

american, quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, going


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 31 my recipe reviews 1

Real Cooking

By Nigel Slater
Penguin Books Ltd - 2006

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(8 recipe reviews)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 8

Real Fast Food

By Nigel Slater
Penguin UK - 1993

quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(60 recipe reviews)
owned by 18 my recipe reviews 19

Real Fast Puddings: Over 200 Desserts, Savouries and Sweet Snacks in Under 30 Minutes

By Nigel Slater
Penguin Books Ltd - 1994

recipes reviewed, book reviewed


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 10 book review

Real Fast Vegetarian Food

By Ursula Ferrigno
Metro Books,London - 1996

vegetarian, quick & simple, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Real Food

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate Ltd - 2000

book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 13 my recipe reviews 6 book review

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 from an Italian Farmhouse

By Valentina Harris
Simon & Schuster - 1990


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

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

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

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

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

Risotto (Master Chefs)

By Michele Scicolone, Simon Wheeler
Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated - 1996

rice, mini, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

RIVER CAFE COOKBOOK EASY

By RUTH ROGERS ROSE GRAY
EBURY PRESS - 2003

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


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 5

The River Cottage Fish Book

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Nick Fisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 2007

fish, by ingredient, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(14 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 12 book review

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

Roast Chicken And Other Stories

By Simon Hopkinson
Hyperion - 2007


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

Roast Chicken and Other Stories (Ebury Paperback Cookery)

By Simon Hopkinson, Lindsey Bareham
Ebury Press - 1999

by ingredient, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(7 recipe reviews)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 6 book review

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

Rogers Gray Italian Country Cook Book: The River Cafe

By Ruth Rogers, Rose Gray
Random House - 1996

italian, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Romancing the Stove: Celebrated Recipes and Delicious Fun for Every Kitchen Goddess

By Margie Lapanja, Andrew F. Smith
Conari Press - 2003

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Sainsbury"s Pasta-Lover"s Cookbook

By Anna Del Conte
Martin Books - 1994

italian, pasta, quick & simple, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

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 & Cold Hors-d'Oeuvre (The Good Cook Series)

By Time-Life Books
Time-Life Books - 1980


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

Salads (Master Chefs)

By Clare Connery, Simon Wheeler
Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated - 1996

salads, mini, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

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

Salt & Pepper

By Sandra Cook, Sara Slavin, Deborah Jones
Chronicle Books - 2003

spices, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, salt, pepper


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 3

Salt and Pepper

By Jody Vassallo, Bill Good, Deirdre Rooney
Whitecap Books - 2006


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

Schaaldieren

By Herman den Blijker
Uitgeverij Carrera - 2011


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

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

The Seasoned Vegetarian

By Simon Rimmer
Mitchell Beazley - 2009

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


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