TorkilHeggstad's Profile

From: Brooklyn, NY USA

Joined: February 3rd, 2010

About me: I really enjoy growing herbs, tomatoes and other edibles on my fire escape and in my office, and I love cooking, especially when I can use produce and herbs from the fire escape garden. Unfortunately I spend more time reading about food than actually cooking it.

Favorite cookbook: Washoku


Latest review:

February 15th, 2010

Phadd Thai Bann Gog from Cracking the Coconut: Classic Thai Home Cooking

This recipe produces the best padd thai I have eaten, better than any I have had in restaurants in New York City. One addition we often make is that we cook some shrimp in the mixture of chopped garlic... read more >


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book reviews (1)
useful review votes (6)

TorkilHeggstad's Bookshelf

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

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

Cooking with Daniel Boulud

By Daniel Boulud
Random House - 1993


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

A Taste of Bergen Cuisine

By Erik O. Paulsen
Alma Mater Forlag AS - 1985


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

Hvordan koke vann

By Andreas Viestad
Cappelen - 2006


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

Essentials of Asian Cuisine: Fundamentals and Favorite Recipes

By Corinne Trang, Christopher Hirsheimer
Simon & Schuster - 2010


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

Xiang – Mat og kultur fra Hunan

By Feng Xian Lin
Mangshou - 2003


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

Land of Plenty: A Treasury of Authentic Sichuan Cooking

By Fuchsia Dunlop
W.W. Norton & Co. - 2003


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 25 my recipe reviews 0

Scots Cooking: The Best Traditional and Contemporary Scottish Recipes

By Sue Lawrence
Headline Book Publishing - 2000


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From My Mexican Kitchen: Techniques and Ingredients

By Diana Kennedy
Clarkson Potter - 2003


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

Dim Sum: The Art of Chinese Tea Lunch

By Ellen Leong Blonder
Clarkson Potter - 2002


(0 recipe reviews)
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Fish & Shellfish: The Cook's Indispensable Companion

By James Peterson
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1996


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

Rick Stein's Complete Seafood: A Step-by-step Reference

By Rick Stein
Ten Speed Press - 2008


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owned by 6 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


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

The Chinese Kitchen: Recipes, Techniques, Ingredients, History, and Memories from America's Leading Authority on Chinese Cooking

By Eileen Yin-fei Lo
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1999


(1 recipe review)
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Ken Hom's Chinese Kitchen: With a Consumer's Guide to Essential Ingredients

By Ken Hom
Anova Books - 1996


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