250 must-have Slow Cooker Recipes
Murdoch Kitchens
Murdoch Books, PB, 9781742666792
With over 250 recipes for time-strapped cooks and busy households, this is the essential guide to slow cooking. Whatever the choice of base ingredient - meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, pulses, rice or pasta - there are plenty of no-fuss, flavoursome recipes that will deliver satisfying results every time. From a hearty chicken noodle soup, traditional Italian meatballs in a rich tomato ... More/Buy
The Contented Chook: Practical Tips and Inspirational Ideas for KeepingYour Hens Happy
Gardening Australia
ABC Books, PB, 9780733330537
Inspired by one of Gardening Australia magazine's most popular reader competitions to find Australia's best 'poultry palace', The Contented Chook is full of ideas to create a show-stopping, heart-warming home for your chooks. A book of everyday inspiration, The Contented Chook is a sumptuous and quirky appreciation of the practical requirements (as well as those special luxuries) that your chooks deserve ... More/Buy
Eat Your Veg
Arthur Potts Dawson
Mitchell Beasley, HB, 9781845336592
Eat Your Veg presents a mix of classics, basics, simple food and show-off dishes that make the most of what's in season. Whether you receive organic food box deliveries, go to farmer's markets or raid what's on special offer at the supermarket, you'll be able to enjoy more veg, every day. With suggestions for your store cupboard and advice on what ... More/Buy
Feasting
Karen Martini
Lantern, PB, 9781921383328
Karen invites us to choose just one delicious dish, put together an entire menu, or create our own unique feasts. Inspiring, instructive and beautifully photographed, Feasting reminds us that cooking is not just about producing good food, it is about creating a reason to connect and celebrate with family and ... More/Buy
Fire and Spice: Collected recipes of a curious cook and hungry traveller
Christine Manfield
Lantern, PB, 9781921382970
With an insatiable appetite for travel, food and new experiences, renowned chef and traveller Christine Manfield draws her inspiration from across the globe. In this rich and evocative collection, she shares her favourite recipes from a lifetime of cooking with fire and spice. From the tongue-tingling Palm Sugar Fish with Green Mango and the legendary Five-spice Duck and Shiitake Mushroom Pie ... More/Buy
Manu's French Kitchen
Manu Feildel
Lantern, PB, 9781921382932
This is a book for lovers of French food and for every home cook who has ever dreamed of creating the perfect nicoise, bavarois, beef bourguignon or tarte tatin. French-born Australian chef and television star Manu Feildel introduces you to the absolute classics of the French kitchen and to the home-style fare of his childhood in Brittany. Clear, easy ... More/Buy
Medieval Kitchen: A Social History with Recipes
Hannele Klemetilla
Reaktion Books, PB, 9781861899088
In The Medieval Kitchen, Hannele Klemettilä presents a richly illustrated history of medieval food and cookery in Western Europe and Scandinavia. The book is also a practical cookbook, with a collection of more than 60 originally sourced recipes that can easily be prepared in today’s modern home. Hippocras, roasted veal paupiettes with bacon and herbs, and rose pudding tempt with the ... More/Buy
The New Middle Eastern Vegetarian: Modern Recipes from Veggiestan
Sally Butcher
Interlink, HB, 9781566568838
In this upbeat guide to Middle Eastern vegetarian cooking Sally Butcher proves that the region is simply simmering, bubbling and bursting with sumptuous vegetarian traditions and recipes. Written in her trademark engaging and knowledgeable style, Sally takes a fresh look at many of the more exciting ingredients available today in local grocery stores and supermarkets as well as providing a host ... More/Buy
Planting Techniques
Jennifer Stackhouse, Debbie McDonald
Murdoch Books, PB, 9781741967524
Planting Techniques is a practical & easily accessible reference guide for the budding gardener. With information on selecting the right gardening tools & purchasing plants, through to planting & propagation, this book explains the ins & outs of how to achieve a healthy garden. With step by step photographs & useful hints & tips, this book is a must have for ... More/Buy
Pure and Simple: Homemade Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
Vidhu Mittal
Interlink, PB, 9781566568814
With step-by-step photographs for over 100 classic and contemporary vegetarian recipes, Pure and Simple makes preparing Indian food absolutely easy. Whether your are whisking yogurt or kneading dough, each recipes includes step-by-step photographs so that you can check to make sure you are achieving the right result at each stage. Pure and Simple also includes information on spies, vegetables, and kitchen ... More/Buy
Soups: More Than 50 fresh and easy soup ideas
Murdoch Kitchens
Murdoch Books, PB, 9781742663364
Make Me Soups is a new collection of flavour-packed soups which will take readers on a culinary journey with each new recipe. From rich European goulash with herb dumplings to a refreshing Spanish gaspacho, these recipes will appeal in summer and winter and are versatile enough to act as entrees or mains. Chapters dedicated to healthy, quick and traditional soups will ... More/Buy
The Sydney Morning Herald Good Cafe Guide 2012
Jill Dupleix
Allen & Unwin, PB, 9781921486531
The latest and hottest guide out of the kitchen is The Sydney Morning Herald Good Cafe Guide, which is sure to have baristas and cafe owners scrambling for a place. Prestigious, meticulously researched and edited by the same winning team of respected food writers as the Good Food Guides, the Good Cafe Guide will quickly take its place as a must-read ... More/Buy
Taste Matters: Why we like the foods we do
John Prescott, HestonBlumenthal
Reaktion Books, HB, 9781861899149
Why do we like the foods that we do? What happens when we eat not for nutrient intake but for sensory pleasure? How far are our food preferences determined by genetic inheritance, by maternal diet, by cultural practice? These are some of the questions that sit at the heart of John Prescott’s Taste Matters, a book that provides scientific explanations for ... More/Buy
Vegan Indian Cooking: Fifty Simple and Healthy Vegan Recipes
Anupy Singla
Agate Publishing, PB, 9781572841307
This beautiful book is a unique guide to preparing favorite recipes from the Indian tradition using entirely vegan ingredients. Featuring more than 50 recipes, and illustrated with color photography throughout, these great recipes are all prepared in healthful versions that use vegan alternatives to rich cream, butter, and meat. The result is a terrific addition to the culinary resources of any ... More/Buy
The Yogurt Cookbook: Recipes from Around the World
Arto der Haroutunian
Interlink, HB, 9781566568616
Yogurt is consumed in a variety of ways in many cultures throughout the world. The author is truly an expert on the subject. He tells us the history of yogurt, how to make it, and how it is easily used in all kinds of delicious recipes. This splendid cookbook offers over 200 yogurt recipes ranging from the subtle flavors of Middle ... More/Buy