Oh wow, I went to the Book Depository to get the link for My Cousin Rosa and discovered that Rosa has another book out! And that was probably the one that Rita (aka The Italian Lady at the farmers’ market)’s…
Category: Cookbooks
Slice! Which is sort of a review of a cookbook, but mostly about me being obsessed with slice
Recipe for a Baking Frenzy 1. Be seduced by the new Women’s Weekly Little Squares and Slices cookbook when out at lunch on Thursday. Accidentally buy it (this could happen to anyone). 2. Spend quite a lot of Thursday afternoon…
Book Review: The $120 Food Challenge, by Sandra Reynolds
I can’t actually remember what I was doing online that led me to this cookbook, but when I read that it was by a Melbourne food blogger who had started off in 2010 trying to feed her family for $120…
Review: The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals, by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
You may have noticed that one of the few dietary requirements I don’t pay much attention to on this blog is Kosher law (Halal also misses out, which is somewhat astonishing, given where I live). Of course, since most of…
Book Review: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegetarian Cookbook, by Isa Chandra Moskovitz and Terry Hope Romero
I’ve referenced this book at least ten times already in this blog, and I’ve adapted dozens of recipes from it for various occasions. So it’s definitely time I reviewed it. I’m going to start by saying that I’m not a…
Review: The Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook, by Jack Bishop
A few years ago, I decided that it was time to move beyond my six favourite vegetables, and accordingly, I arranged to have a box of fruit and vegetables delivered each week. The vegetables were whatever happened to be in…
Review: Wild Sourdough: The Natural Way to Bake, by Yoke Mardewi
As I type this, my sourdough starter has been living with me for eight days, and it is not dead yet! On the contrary, it’s sitting on a bench in the kitchen, looking hopeful, because tomorrow is baking day. I…
Review: Gingerbread: Timeless Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Desserts, Ice Cream, and Candy, by Jennifer Lindner McGlinn
Do I actually need to do more to review this book than tell you the title? Because really, what could be more gorgeously hunger-inspiring than an entire book of gingerbread recipes – cakes, loaves, biscuits, pancakes, caramels, icecreams, and anything…
Review: Roman Cookery – Ancient Recipes for Modern Kitchens, by Mark Grant
Let’s face it – no cookbook collection can possibly considered complete until you have good recipes for baked flamingoes, lark’s tongues, and stuffed dormice. What modern kitchen is without such vital and everyday ingredients? Having said that, this cookbook will…
Review: Less Meat, More Veg, by Rachel de Thample
You can’t imagine how good our house smells right now. There’s just something about the smell of any kind of stock cooking that makes a house smell wonderful. Add to that the smell of stewed apples and melted chocolate and…