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

Seasons : Smaken van het seizoen

By Aty Luitze
Sanoma Uitgevers BV - 2007

seasonal, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Secrets of Country Cooking - 150 Recipes from the Loaves and Fishes Restaurant

By Nikki Rowan-Kedge, Angela F. Rawson
Little, Brown - 1996

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Shaken: Classic Cocktails--Shaken Not Stirred

By Linda Doeser, Mike Cooper
Parragon Inc - 2007


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

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

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

Sicilian Cookery: The Best Recipes of the Regional Cookery

By Eufemia Azzolina Pupella, Pier Silvio Ongaro
Bonechi Books - 2002

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


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 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 Simpler the Better : Sensational One-Dish Meals

By Leslie Revsin, Rick Rodgers
Wiley - 2005

quick & simple, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Simply delicious cookies

By Family Living
Riverwood press - 2008

baking, cookies, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, by result


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

Simply Fish

By Jenny Baker
Faber and Faber - 1988

fish, by ingredient, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

The Slimmer's Cook Book

By Yudkin & Chappell
Penguin Books - 1969

vintage, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, low-carb


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

Smaakvrienden

By Angélique Schmeinck
d'jonge hond - 2010

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


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

Smoothies: 50 Recipes for High-Energy Refreshment

By Sara Corpening Whiteford, Lori Lyn Narlock, Mary Corpening Barber, Amy Neunsinger
Chronicle Books - 1997

smoothies, drinks, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, going


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

Sophie Grigson Cooks Vegetables (TV Cooks)

By Sophie Grigson
BBC Books - 1997

vegetables, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, given to Hannah, not at home


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

Sophie Grigson's Feasts for a Fiver

By Sophie Grigson
BBC Books - 1999

budget, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

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

Sophie Grigson's Sunshine Food

By Sophie Grigson
BBC Books - 2000

mediterranean, by region, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(12 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 12 book review

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

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

Southern Living - Chicken Cookbook

By Jean Wickstrom, Elinor Williams
Oxmoor House, Incorporated - 1976

chicken, american, by ingredient, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Southern Living 1989 Annual Recipes (Southern Living Annual Recipes)

By Olivia Kindig Wells
Oxmoor House - 1989

american, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 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

Spices

By Sophie Grigson
Quadrille Publishing Ltd - 2011


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

Spices of Life: Piquant Recipes from Africa, Asia and Latin America for Western Kitchens

By Troth Wells
New Internationalist Publications Ltd - 1996

spices, by ingredient, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

Step By Step Lebanese Cooking

By Nita Mehta
Snab - 2011

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed, Lebanese


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

Stephanie Alexander & Maggie Beer's Tuscan Cookbook: Recipes and Reminiscences from Their Italian Cooking School

By Stephanie Alexander, Maggie Beer
Laurel Glen Publishing - 2001


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

Strictly Steak

By A. D. Livingston
Burford Books - 2000


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

The Sunday Times Vitality Cookbook

By Susan Clark
HarperCollins Illustrated - 1999

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant: Ethnic and Regional Recipes from the Cooks at the Legendary Restaurant (Cookery)

By Moosewood Collective
Fireside - 1990

vegetarian, by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


(41 recipe reviews)
owned by 61 my recipe reviews 7

Suppers (Master Chefs)

By Valentina Harris, Simon Wheeler
Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated - 1996

mini, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


(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

Tapas: The Little Dishes of Spain

By Penelope Casas
Knopf - 1985

spanish, by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Tassajara Cooking : A vegetarian cooking book

By Edward Espe Brown
Shambhala - 1973

vegetarian, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


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

A Taste of Heaven and Earth: A Zen Approach to Cooking and Eating with 150 Satisfying Vegetarian Recipes

By Bettina Vitell
Morrow Cookbooks - 1993

vegetarian, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

A Taste of India

By Madhur Jaffrey
MacMillan Publishing Company - 1988


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 9 my recipe reviews 0

Thai Cooking

By Jennifer Brennan
Time Warner Paperbacks - 1984

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


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

The The Cooking of Japan (Foods of the World Series)

By Rafael Steinberg
Time-Life Books Inc - 1970

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


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

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

Thirst

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate - 2006

drinks, book reviewed, recipes reviewed


(22 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 22 book review

The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook

By Gloria Bley Miller
Fireside - 1984


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

Today's Kitchen Cookbook

By Stephanie Karpinske, Laurie Dolphin
Meredith Books - 2005

recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Tomaat

By Herman den Blijker
Uitgeverij Carrera - 2011


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

Topkoks voor Thuiskoks /04 / druk 1: 52 Wereldgerechten van Ramon Beuk - Mirko Reeh - Gordon Ramsay - Jonnie Boer - Victor Arguinzoniz en vele anderen

By
TNT Post Receptenboek Wfp - 2010

book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed, TNT


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

Trattoria

By Patricia Wells
Kyle Cathie - 1999

italian, by region, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

Turkish Cuisine

By
Milet Publishing Ltd - 2000

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


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

Turn it Up! 50 Fiery Recepies

By Janet Hazen
Chronicle Books - 1995

spices, recipes reviewed, book not reviewed


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

TV Dinners: In Search of Exciting Home Cooking

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Boxtree Ltd - 1996

english, book not reviewed, no recipes reviewed


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

Tyler Florence Fresh

By Tyler Florence
Clarkson Potter - 2012

do not own, have cooked from


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