At Home On The Range
Margaret Yardley Potter, Elizabeth Gilbert
Bloomsbury, HB, 9781408832288
Recently, while moving into a new house, Elizabeth Gilbert unpacked some boxes of family books that had been sitting in her mother's attic for decades. Among the old, dusty hardbacks was a book called At Home on the Range (or, How To Make Friends with Your Stove) by Gilbert's great-grandmother, Margaret Yardley Potter. Having only been peripherally aware of the volume, ... More/Buy
AWW Baking Day
Australian Women's Weekly
Australian Women's Weekly, HB, 9781742452555
Up until the mid 20th century, baking day was the day devoted to filling the cake and biscuit tins for the week ahead. This charming title captures the essence of those times with a collection of retro baking recipes and clever craft ideas for the home. How long is it since you've eaten a neenish tart, a butterfly cake, a cream ... More/Buy
Blood, Bones and Butter: The inadvertent education of a reluctant chef
Gabrielle Hamilton
Vintage, PB, 9780099498339
If you were to take the heartfelt food memories of Ruth Reichl's Tender at the Bone, mix them with the complex family relationships of Augusten Burroughs's Running with Scissors, throw in a little of the behind-the-scenes revelations of Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential, then strip the mixture down to its grittiest core, you'd get a sense of Blood, Bones, and Butter. This ... More/Buy
Borsch, Vodka and Tears: Food to Drink With
Benny Roff
Hardie Grant, HB, 9781742702445
Borsch, Vodka & Tears - a tucked-away Polish-style vodka bar and restaurant in Melbourne's south - has earned a dedicated following since it opened in 2000. This book is a celebration of the food and passion behind this Melbourne institution. The book is split into three chapters: "Tears", which is the story of how the restaurant came about; "Vodka", which is ... More/Buy
Comfort Food
Gary Mehigan
Lantern, PB, 9781921382963
Gary Mehigan, award-winning restaurateur and Masterchef Australia judge, writes from the heart as he provides us with recipes for much-loved comfort food that soothe the soul and nourish those you love. These are the dishes he cooks at home and loves to eat - over ninety classic recipes with modern twists. Every recipe is accompanied by practical kitchen tips that will ... More/Buy
Coming Home
Cathy Armstrong
Lantern, PB, 9781921382659
Cathy's food philosophy is simple: to cook well, you need a generous heart. In Coming Home she pays tribute to the people that have inspired and shaped this belief - her much-loved nana, whose kitchen all too often resembled a 'wonderfully messy jam factory', the unsung heroes of the neighbourhood garden fete with their limitless donations of sponge cakes and ... More/Buy
Easy Organic Gardening and Moon Planting: updated edition (with moon-planting dates from 2012-2017)
Lyn Bagnall
Scribe Publications, PB, 9781921844782
Organic gardening leaves your patch of earth in a better condition than you found it by working with nature rather than against it. A practicable and better alternative to chemical-dependent and environmentally unsustainable cultivation practices, organic gardening prevents soil damage, and results in more nutritious food, and fewer contaminated waterways and poison-resistant pests. Written by a certified-organic farmer and gardener, Easy ... More/Buy
Food
Mary McCartney
Chatto & Windus, HB, 9780701186258
From Lip Smacking Minestrone to Asparagus Tart, Butterbean Stew to Coconut Rice Pudding, Mary gives us ideas for every meal, from breakfasts to barbecues, and offer new twists on old classics like pancakes, and Shepherd's Pie. Mary is perfectly placed to write a contemporary vegetarian cookbook - good Food, cooked well and with ease, for all the family. And as a ... More/Buy
Friends at My Table
Alice Hart
Quadrille, HB, 9781849491082
Alice Hart has perfected the art of feeding crowds, and in her new book she shows not only how to serve people memorable meals, but also how to host all sorts of gatherings in a relaxed and convivial way. From what kitchen kit you'll need to take to a music festival, how to multiply up the number of servings, or how ... More/Buy
Gin: A Global History
Leslie Jacobs Solmonson
Reaktion Books, HB, 9781861899248
The story begins with the aromatic juniper berry originally used by the Dutch to flavour the whisky-like genever. The drink then made its way to Britain, where cheap imitations laced with turpentine and other caustic fillers made it the drink of choice for poor eighteenth-century Londoners. Eventually replaced by the sweetened Old Tom style and then by London Dry, gin was ... More/Buy
Herbs: A Global History
Gary Allen
Reaktion Books, HB, 9781861899255
You can't make pesto alla Genovese without basil or a Mojito without mint. You can use peppermint to settle an upset stomach, ease arthritis pain with stinging nettles, and heal burns and wounds with aloe vera. And then there is cannabis, perhaps the most notorious herb of all. Despite the fact that herbs are often little more than weeds, cultures around ... More/Buy
Love and Hunger: Thoughts on the gift of food
Charlotte Wood
Allen & Unwin, PB, 9781742377766
Love & Hunger is a distillation of everything Charlotte Wood has learned over more than twenty years about cooking and the pleasures of simple food well made. In this age of gastro-porn and the fetishisation of food, the pressure to be as expert as the chefs we've turned into celebrities can feel overwhelming. An instant antidote to such madness is this wise ... More/Buy
Medicinal Plants Vol 3: Plants, Potions and Poisons
Cheryll Williams
Rosenburg Publishing, HB, 9781921719165
Plants defend themselves against predators, including man. There are obvious defences such as stinging nettle-like strategies, and burning or blistering latex resins. Others use different methods to incapacitate. They include gastrointestinal distress (vomiting or purgation), blindness, neurological disability, or even asphyxia. This clearly illustrates the ingenuity of plant chemistry which, while daunting, has lead to some rather extraordinary discoveries. The poisonous ... More/Buy
Mugaritz: A Natural Science of Cooking
Andoni Luis Aduriz
Phaidon, HB, 9780714863634
The first-ever book in English on Mugaritz, the ground-breaking restaurant in the Basque country, northern Spain. Spain is a renowned centre of gastronomic creativity, and with his refined, intelligent cooking and inspired approach to creating new dishes, head chef AndoniAduriz is at the forefront of the movement. The book contains 70 definitive recipes and photographs for the signature dishes, as well ... More/Buy
Pastry
Richard Bertinet
Ebury Press, HB, 9780091943479
Bestselling author Richard Bertinet uses simple techniques and step-by-step photography to teach you how to make five different types of Pastry before you put your skills to the test with a mouthwatering collection of over 50 recipes. He also dismisses the myths of making Pastry and gives you his top tips on how to avoid mistakes or how to put them ... More/Buy
Pure Vegan
Joseph Shuldiner
Chronicle, PB, 9780811878630
Beautifully photographed and designed vegan cookbook with fresh contemporary recipes and no political agenda. Chef, graphic designer, artist and photographer, Joseph Shuldiner, shows you how to spice up your Vegan lifestyle with surprising recipes. He'll tell you what you need, why it's important, where to get it and how to make it ... More/Buy
Rum: A Global History
Richard Foss
Reaktion Books, HB, 9781861899262
'Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!'A favourite of pirates, the molasses-coloured liquid brings to mind clear blue seas and weatherbeaten sailors. But enjoyment of rum spread far beyond the scallywags of the Caribbean - Charles Dickens savoured it in punch, George Washington served it at campaign rallies, Queen Victoria sipped it in the British Navy's grog, and Kamehameha I ... More/Buy
Slow Cooker 2
Sally Wise
Harper Collins, PB, 9780733331039
In 2009, Sally Wise's Slow Cooker became an overnight success - not just the best known and best loved of the slow cooker books, but the biggest selling, outranking her many competitors. Since then readers have been pleading with Sally to write another book. Now she's done it! Featuring 128 brand-new recipes, tips on how to cook many of the dishes ... More/Buy
Stone House Construction
Sarah Gunn
CSIRO, PB, 9780643096370
Stone House Construction is a comprehensive study of Australian stone building techniques in a residential context. Stone buildings inspire people because they transfer a natural beauty to a human achievement. Using natural local materials is in accordance with the principle of thinking globally, acting locally. The book shows many examples of Australian stonework that have not been given exposure in previous ... More/Buy
Vodka: A Global History
Patricia Herlihy
Reaktion Books, HB, 9781861899293
Vodka is the most versatile of spirits. While people in Eastern Europe and the Baltic often drink it neat, swallowing it in one gulp, others use it in cocktails — from the Bloody Mary to the vodka Martini — or mix it with tonic water or ginger beer to create a refreshing drink. Vodka manufacturers even infuse it with flavours ranging ... More/Buy