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From: , NY

Joined: January 9th, 2010

Favorite cookbook: Cake Bible

Favorite recipe: Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake


Latest review:

March 24th, 2010

Lemon Poppy Seed-Sour Cream Cake from Rose's Heavenly Cakes

This is Rose's signature cake ( and mine) made larger and more flavorful. This version adds sour cream to the recipe, that gives it a wonderful mouthfeel. It has a rich buttery flavor, perfumed with lemon... read more >


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loretta's Bookshelf

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

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

The New Spanish Table

By Anya von Bremzen
Workman Publishing Company - 2005


(1 recipe review)
owned by 22 my recipe reviews 0

The Paris Cookbook

By Patricia Wells
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2001


(1 recipe review)
owned by 27 my recipe reviews 1 book review

Perfect Recipes for Having People Over

By Pam Anderson
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2005


(13 recipe reviews)
owned by 22 my recipe reviews 0

The Way to Cook

By Julia Child
Knopf - 1993


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 62 my recipe reviews 1

Great Good Food: Luscious Lower-Fat Cooking

By Julee Rosso
Three Rivers Press - 1993


(30 recipe reviews)
owned by 28 my recipe reviews 0

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking

By Jeff Hertzberg MD, Zoe Francois
Thomas Dunne Books - 2007


(15 recipe reviews)
owned by 121 my recipe reviews 0

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

By Ina Garten, Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1999


(164 recipe reviews)
owned by 156 my recipe reviews 9 book review

Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook

By Zoe Coulson
Hearst Books - 1980


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 my recipe reviews 10 book review

Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2006


(57 recipe reviews)
owned by 146 my recipe reviews 3 book review

New York Cookbook: From Pelham Bay to Park Avenue, Firehouses to Four-Star Restaurants

By Molly O'Neill
Workman Publishing Company - 1992


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 20 my recipe reviews 0

Marcella Cucina

By Marcella Hazan
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1997


(23 recipe reviews)
owned by 30 my recipe reviews 0

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins, Michael McLaughlin
Workman Publishing Company - 1982


(42 recipe reviews)
owned by 80 my recipe reviews 15 book review

Baking with Julia Savor the Joys of Baking with America's Best Bakers

By Dorie Greenspan
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1996


(13 recipe reviews)
owned by 76 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2002


(43 recipe reviews)
owned by 128 my recipe reviews 6 book review

Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2004


(36 recipe reviews)
owned by 70 my recipe reviews 7 book review

Ciao Italia

By Mary Ann Esposito
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1991


(7 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 5 book review

Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That?: Fabulous Recipes & Easy Tips

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2010


(30 recipe reviews)
owned by 49 my recipe reviews 0

Ad Hoc at Home

By Thomas Keller
Artisan - 2009


(252 recipe reviews)
owned by 147 my recipe reviews 0

Emeril's TV Dinners: Kickin' It Up a Notch with Recipes from Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril

By Emeril Lagasse, Pam Hoenig, Brian Smale
HarperCollins Canada / Non-Fiction - 1998


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 0

How to Grill: The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques

By Steven Raichlen
Workman Publishing Company - 2001


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 20 my recipe reviews 1 book review

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 3 book review

Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen

By Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
Knopf - 2001


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 32 my recipe reviews 0

The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook

By Martha Stewart Living Magazine
Clarkson Potter - 2000


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 3 book review

Martha Stewart's Pies & Tarts

By Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1992


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 5 book review

Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day

By Peter Reinhart
Ten Speed Press - 2009


(164 recipe reviews)
owned by 113 my recipe reviews 1

The Pie and Pastry Bible

By Rose Levy Beranbaum
Scribner - 1998


(108 recipe reviews)
owned by 81 my recipe reviews 1 book review

Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2008


(46 recipe reviews)
owned by 140 my recipe reviews 5 book review

Rose's Christmas Cookies

By Rose Levy Beranbaum
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1998


(18 recipe reviews)
owned by 22 my recipe reviews 5 book review

The Bread Bible

By Rose Levy Beranbaum
W.W. Norton & Co. - 2003


(18 recipe reviews)
owned by 66 my recipe reviews 1 book review

Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home

By Julia Child, Jacques Pepin
Knopf - 1999


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 52 my recipe reviews 0

Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really Fun

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2001


(31 recipe reviews)
owned by 101 my recipe reviews 3 book review

Bittersweet: Recipes and Tales from a Life in Chocolate

By Alice Medrich, Deborah Jones
Artisan - 2003


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 16 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2003

By
Oxmoor House - 2002


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 0

Emeril's New New Orleans Cooking

By Emeril Lagasse, Jessie Tirsch
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1993


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 16 my recipe reviews 0

The Perfect Recipe

By Pam Anderson Executive Editor, Judith D. Love
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2001


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 17 my recipe reviews 2 book review

Rose's Heavenly Cakes

By Rose Levy Beranbaum
Wiley - 2009


(35 recipe reviews)
owned by 67 my recipe reviews 5 book review

Mexico One Plate At A Time

By Rick Bayless
Scribner - 2000


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 42 my recipe reviews 0

The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook

By Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins, Sarah Leah Chase
Workman Publishing Company - 1985


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 64 my recipe reviews 1 book review

The Cake Bible

By Rose Levy Beranbaum
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1988


(37 recipe reviews)
owned by 99 my recipe reviews 3 book review

At Home with Michael Chiarello: Easy Entertaining

By Michael Chiarello, Karl Petzke
Chronicle Books - 2005


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 19 my recipe reviews 1 book review

Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Cookbook: Explosive Flavors from the Southwestern Kitchen

By Bobby Flay
Clarkson Potter - 2007


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 28 my recipe reviews 0 book review

The Bon Appetit Cookbook

By Barbara Fairchild
Wiley - 2006


(1 recipe review)
owned by 42 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Dessert Circus: Extraordinary Desserts You Can Make At Home (Pbs Series)

By Jacques Torres
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1998


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

Great Cookies: Secrets to Sensational Sweets

By Carole Walter
Clarkson Potter - 2003


(1 recipe review)
owned by 18 my recipe reviews 0

Louisiana Real and Rustic

By Emeril Lagasse
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1996


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

Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook

By Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1999


(1 recipe review)
owned by 32 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Pure Chocolate: Divine Desserts and Sweets from the Creator of Fran's Chocolates

By Fran Bigelow, Helene Siegel
Broadway - 2004


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 1 book review