wester

I finally got a bookcase for my cookbooks
I sort them alphabetically on author. I don't have to put the larger cookbooks on a different shelf now - the bookcase I had before was too low for many of my cookbooks.

Comment by wester March 2014 permalink
The New Future of Cookbooker
Looking into this a bit further doesn't do much to alleviate my worries. No forum? No search function for any recipes other than your own? How are we going to keep in touch with each other?

Comment by wester March 2014 permalink
The New Future of Cookbooker
I know I'm a little late here, and if this works out I will be totally happy. However, how are our books going to fit on MasterCook? I see only room for internet recipes there. And of course you can put any single recipe on there, but I don&#…

Comment by wester February 2014 permalink
Food/Cooking-related must-do things in the UK?
River cottage has quite a range of interesting activities, I think, but it's in Devon, so I don't know if it would be worth the extra travel for you. http://www.rivercottage.net/

Comment by wester December 2013 permalink
Connecting book editions
As far as I can see, they are already connected. Maybe someone reacted quickly to this post.

Comment by wester May 2013 permalink
Next challenge?
@kaye16: I don't think so. It looked quite like I expected it to look, and it is bitter and unsweetened. And don't forget that mastic actually means something to chew!

Comment by wester February 2013 permalink
Next challenge?
I found mastic at a Moroccan/Iranian (and possibly Turkish as well) shop. It was just an unmarked packet, and when I asked what it was, I got the answer "It's a kind of chewing gum. It's a bit bitter".

Comment by wester February 2013 permalink
Ottolenghi cookbooks
OK, I'm convinced. I've gotten a copy too now.

Comment by wester January 2013 permalink
Next challenge?
@Zosia: it depends a bit. Some recipes, such as the new style sashimi, don't look all that complicated, and the ingredients are quite straightforward, although you do need yuzu juice even for this one. Other recipes need really weird ingredie…

Comment by wester November 2012 permalink
Next challenge?
How about Japanese? I just bought Nobu : the cookbook, and I have some other Japanese cookbooks, but I never seem to really make anything from them as they tend to need ingredients I don't have in my cupboard. Maybe a challenge would help me m…

Comment by wester November 2012 permalink
Next challenge?
Or a general challenge on Greek cooking? There must be so many good Greek cookbooks around, it seems a shame to focus on just one.

Comment by wester October 2012 permalink
what's the matter with the searchbox?
Thank you @andrew, both for fixing the error and for the ongoing work on this site!

Comment by wester September 2012 permalink
Healthy / Lo-Cal Challenge Ideas
I will definitely NOT participate in such a challenge, as I don't believe in the whole low-fat idea (or should I say myth?) anymore. It is based on bad science, and for many people (including myself) it is not the optimal way to stay in shape.

Comment by wester June 2012 permalink
Searching My Cookbooks
You can already search within the titles of all the indexed recipes in your cookbooks with "Search your bookshelf" on the home page. You can also search the tags of your books by clicking on them.

Comment by wester May 2012 permalink
Newest Challenge - Paula Wolfert's Moroccan Cooking
OK, then I misunderstood, I thought it was just these two as prizes. Thanks for clarifying!

Comment by wester February 2012 permalink
Newest Challenge - Paula Wolfert's Moroccan Cooking
Thank you for yet another challenge - just cooked a recipe from Couscous and Other Good Food, and it was lovely. But isn't it a bit weird to have the cookbooks we will be cooking from as prizes?

Comment by wester February 2012 permalink
2012 Challenges
I second the Moroccan food challenge as well. I haven't been able to participate much in the challenges since I went low-carb a year ago, but this would be nice. I wouldn't mind doing more ethnic cuisines after this one either. What about…

Comment by wester January 2012 permalink
Site improvements & suggestions
@ foodiewife: You can add tags to single recipes, but only when you review them, not when you just index them.

Comment by wester September 2011 permalink
Site improvements & suggestions
@Jayme: if you are adding books (my bookshelf, add a new title) you can search by ISBN. Filling in just the ISBN works as well.

Comment by wester July 2011 permalink
Site improvements & suggestions
@andrew, do you mean it is possible already to add the cuisine and course when just indexing the recipe? The way it is laid out at the moment (with only the title and the page number above the index button), I thought it wouldn't be possible, s…

Comment by wester June 2011 permalink
Search engines and recipes - NYT article
I actually do use Eat your books for finding recipes. That way I can search quite a few of my cookbooks and filter on ingredients, for instance. And then when I find a nice recipe, I cook it and review it here. Isn't that a win-win situation? …

Comment by wester May 2011 permalink
Bug fixed with useful voting
At least I know what happened now - it was a bit of a shock, yes. Thank you for fixing these things!

Comment by wester May 2011 permalink
New Features for Recipes
It works now!

Comment by wester May 2011 permalink
New Features for Recipes
I was very enthusiastic about the ingredients feature, but if I try to enter anything, I get "No Recipe. Sorry, but there is no recipe with this ID".

Comment by wester May 2011 permalink
Future Challenges
Yes, I'd love a Smitten Kitchen challenge at some time as well. I'm all for vegetarian challenges in principle - I just will not participate very actively in them as they are difficult to combine with my current diet.

Comment by wester March 2011 permalink
New Feature: Cover Uploads
Great! My shelf looks a lot better now. I already made sure most of my books have a cover on LibraryThing, so now they will have one here as well!

Comment by wester January 2011 permalink
Cabbage Club - Cooking with Winter Vegetables and the New York Times
Roast Brussels sprouts with a hint of Balsamic and some almonds, possibly? http://klarykoopmans.blogspot.com/2009/12/roast-your-sprouts.html

Comment by wester January 2011 permalink
Newest Challenge: The Zuni Cafe Cookbook
I really enjoyed this challenge too, even though I was somewhat handicapped by starting a low-carb diet right in the middle of it (no, I didn't plan it that way, it just happened). I made some recipes I would not have made otherwise, and got so…

Comment by wester January 2011 permalink
Site improvements & suggestions
@southerncooker - I've had a similar problem, I don't remember with what pages exactly. But while waiting for a permanent solution, you can see the other pages of your photos by pasting &page=2 (or 3 or 4) at the end of the URL of your…

Comment by wester December 2010 permalink
Newest Challenge: The Zuni Cafe Cookbook
I think substitutions are fine when you still get a good idea of how it would have been with the original ingredients. But this is quite a "precise" cookbook, where small differences often do matter. And that means substitutions get too bi…

Comment by wester December 2010 permalink

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