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Tips Cooks Love  by Rick Rodgers and La Table Sur
A cook’s time in the kitchen is now even more productive and easy thanks to ‘Tips Cooks Love’ from culinary authority Sur La Table and cookbook author Rick Rodgers. This book gives cooks more than 500 useful tips for cooking and preparation from the cookware and baking expert, Sur La Table. The easy-to-use book is organised alphabetically for quick answers. It includes tips about ingredients as well as cookware, tools, cooking methods, and other handy information for the busy home cook. For example, did you know that adding white chocolate to whipped cream provides elegant flavour and stabilises the cream?

Paperback,  408 pp,  $20.95. Buy now

The Comfort Table  by Katie Lee Joel

,  224 pp,  $39.99. Buy now

Two Dishes  by Devin Connell and Linda Haynes
More than 120 irresistible recipes reflecting the different lifestyles and tastes of a mother and daughter who love to cook. While growing up, Devin Connell absorbed much about the pleasures of food and cooking in the kitchen of her mother, Linda Haynes. She too became an exceptional cook, with her own style. Two Dishes gives mother and daughter’s recipes: one using timeless techniques, the other improvisational and budget-conscious. Linda makes Moroccan Spiced Cornish Hens with Roasted Oranges, Onions and Figs Devin offers Sesame Chicken with Mango, Green Onion and Ginger Salsa. The recipes range from comfort food and last-minute snacks to elegant brunch and dinner-party dishes, all complemented by gorgeous full-colour photographs.

Paperback,  224 pp,  $33.95. Buy now

Salt to Taste  by Marco Canora and Cathy Young
For Marco Canora, of acclaimed Hearth and Insieme restaurants in New York, real success begins with a few key techniques and excellent ingredients. Each section in ‘Salt to Taste’ starts with a lesson aimed at developing a particular skill, avoiding common mistakes, and revealing the tips and tricks a chef uses to ensure a perfect outcome. These recipes are designed to develop cooks’ palates and instincts so they have more control over what ends up on their plates. For any chef – novice or veteran – looking to cook delicious food with confidence and creativity, just add ‘Salt to Taste’.

Hardback,  288 pp,  $48.95. Buy now

Summertime  by Rodney Greaves
Combines fresh and simple recipes with photography of New Zealand, to bring you the real taste of summertime

Paperback,  128 pp,  $35.00. Buy now

Annabel Karmel’s Complete Family Meal Planner  by Annabel Karmel
Packed with over 150 recipes for children and adults, this title offers tips on nutrition, time-saving and planning ahead, including menu plans, shopping lists and advice on stocking the larder and freezer, meals for various occasions, from nourishing breakfasts to teatime treats, tasty low-fat recipes, and suggestions for school lunchboxes

,  192 pp,  $35.00. Buy now

Miss Dahl’s Voluptuous Delights  by Sophie Dahl
Sophie Dahl, one of the most glorious women on the planet, shares delicious secrets from her slinky kitchen, funny stories and favourite recipes in a beautifully illustrated hardback. With delectable recipes for each season, this luscious abundant take on food will delight women everywhere

,  288 pp,  $39.99. Buy now

Fay’s Family Food  by Fay Ripley
For the past 5 years, Fay Ripley has been cooking for her growing family. Spurred on by the lack of inspiration out there, she has written this cookbook full of recipes for all the family. The vital ingredient is that you only need to cook one meal. She was fed up of having to cook separately for her 1-year-old, then having to knock up something for her 5-year-old and then, with the kids in bed, finally think about cooking something to enjoy with her husband. So she started working out meals that all of them could eat together – not separate ingredients, age dependent.This book offers suggestions and inspiration to feed your family. It’s there to get you in the swing so that you can find 15 minutes to knock up something that you’re proud to

,  256 pp,  $49.95. Buy now

Cooking Know-how  by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough
Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, the creators of the bestselling Ultimate cookbook series, are known for their great recipes. But in their exciting new book, Weinstein and Scarbrough provide more than just recipes: they demonstrate the essential techniques people need to become more confident in the kitchen. Cooking Know-How is organized around 65 ‘master recipes’ for a wide range of dinnertime favorites, from Filet Mignon, Ribs, and Pot Roast to Enchiladas, Thai Curry, and Vindaloo. The authors use each master recipe as a jumping-off point to teach basic techniques, providing detailed step-by-step instructions along with full-color how-to photographs. Once cooks understand the techniques, they can try out one of the eight recipe variat

,  416 pp,  $42.95. Buy now

Classics  by Keda Black
This unique approach is perfect for the not-so-confident chef or those wanting to make cooking the Classics simple. Included are 60 classic recipes from making a bechamel sauce, gratins, lasagne or a souffle. It will show you how to roast meat, prepare vegetables for a ratatouille, make your own stuffing, sauces for steaks, in short a complete course for all that is useful to know for everyday cooking. Effortless cooking that won’t fail to impress!

Paperback,  224 pp,  $35.00. Buy now

The Thrifty Cookbook  by Kate Colquhoun
This book is not about buying fresh, organic, sustainable, free-range ingredients. It is not about creating picture-perfect dishes or even super-healthy ones. It is not about wowing guests with slick menus and asymmetric flower arrangements. It’s about the bit that comes afterwards, the bit about eating it all up. We Britons throw away 6.7 million tons of food a year – that’s a third of all the food we buy, and a fifth of our total domestic waste. And about half of it could be eaten. Imagine saving several hundred pounds every year (about GBP20,000 over a lifetime) and creating a carbon saving equivalent to taking a fifth of all cars off the road. Amazingly, we could do both simply by eating up our leftovers instead of consigning them to me

Paperback,  256 pp,  $25.95. Buy now

The Really Useful Cookbook  by David Herbert
What do you want to cook today? *a classic sponge cake *Sunday-morning pancakes *line-up-for-seconds beef casserole *a hearty spiced lentil soup *mouth watering roast chicken *irresistable chocolate fudge cookies The Really Useful Cookbook includes David Herbert’s definitive, tried-and-trusted recpies for these – plus more than 200 other recipes, all arranged in easy-to-find sections such as Chocolate, Crumbles, Meatballs, Salads and Soups. True to its name, The Really Useful Cookbook contains a useful and versatile repertoire of great, simple, modern dishes. David’s ‘really useful’ ideas and tips will help you transform these dishes into something uniquely your own, and give you the confidence to take real pleasure in preparing food for yo

,  256 pp,  $55.00. Buy now

The Barefoot Contessa  by Ina Garten
When Ina Garten opened her fabulous food store, The Barefoot Contessa, it soon became the most popular place in town and attracted masses of visitors all year round. But after 18 years, Ina needed a new challenge and she turned her hand to writing up her wonderful recipes and the great tips on style and entertaining that are the hallmark of her work. And it wasn’t too long before Ina became one of America’s most successful cookery writers. Her New York Times bestselling books went on to sell more than 3 million copies worldwide and today she is one of the stars of America’s Food Network, where she attracts weekly audiences of more than 5 million. Genuinely warm and inspiring, Ina is America’s own Domestic Goddess, and her television popular

,  272 pp,  $49.95. Buy now

From My Mother’s Kitchen  by Jenny Linford
From My Mother’s Kitchen shows you how to cook a whole menu of traditional dishes to share with your family and friends. An evocative introduction by Jenny Linford captures the essence of homemade cooking with timely tips from mother’s kitchen to get you started – from stocking up your larder and celebrating seasonality to cooking with children and supporting local food stores and markets. There are chapters on Wholesome Salads and Tasty Sides, Hot from the Pot, Homemade Favourites, Just Desserts, and Sauces and Preserves, that provide all the recipes you need to serve up a feast just like your mother used to make. From My Mother’s Kitchen contains all the classics – eat your greens with a traditional Caesar Salad, sit down to a warming Bee

,  176 pp,  $34.95. Buy now

Faking it  by Valli Little
Want to learn the secret to creating stunning yet simple dishes for family and friends? Look no further than Faking It, an essential collection of all-new recipes by Valli Little, food director of delicious. magazine and bestselling author. Even the keenest cooks find themselves short on time and ideas sometimes, and this book has the answers. Whether you’re looking for fast midweek dinners or impressive food for entertaining, you’ll find yourself reaching for Faking It time and again. Inside, you’ll discover the key to saving time in the kitchen without compromising on flavour – including when to use one or two quality ready-made products

Paperback,  256 pp,  $39.95. Buy now

Top 10  by Manuela Darling-Gansser
For those who appreciate good food, but have no idea how to prepare it themselves. Experienced food and travel writer imparts the simple key to home cooking, the implements you will need, what various herbs look like and how to stock your cupboard

,  56 pp,  $24.95. Buy now

The Fireside Cook Book  by James Beard
The Fireside Cook Book is designed for people who are not content to regard food just as something one transfers periodically from plate to mouth. It is for those who recognize that a simple family meal (as well as a dress-up dinner party) can be a pleasure and a special event. The wide variety of I-can’t-wait-to-try-it dishes in the book are presented according to a new and different theory. You will find here no attempt to overwhelm the cook with all the recipes ever concocted. Instead, you will find clear, easy-to-follow instructions for the basic preparation of every food, followed in each case by fascinating variations. The basic recipes and variations add up to 1,217 tested dishes — simple enough for the novice, delicious enough for

,  336 pp,  $41.95. Buy now

Gorgeous Suppers  by Annie Bell
Annie Bell’s latest installment in the Gorgeous series focuses on suppers. These are the meals that you can prepare and cook in less than 1 hour, but still offer wholesome, warm comfort food, perfect for weekday evenings. Recipes include a quick-cook rich beef casserole with horseradish mash, stir fry chicken with shiitake mushrooms and a spicy pumpkin soup. Annie will guide you through each recipe with her customary expertise, giving you over 100 recipes for main courses, starters and desserts. With over 100 colour photographs, this book will ensure that you never have to sing for your supper, whether you are cooking for one, two, four or more

Paperback,   $34.95. Buy now

The Commonsense Cookery Book  by Home Economics Institute of Australia
The classic‚ step-by-step cookbook – for absolute beginners and experienced cooks alike. It’s what every household needs: a cookbook which tells you how to literally boil an egg‚ grill a chop or make a great scone. The Commonsense Cookery Book has helped over a million readers navigate the kitchen‚ teaching them the basics of food and cooking‚ and helping them make the transition to more confident‚ delicious meals – satays‚ roasts‚ casseroles and risottos. This is a vital resource for all cooks – whether absolute beginners or highly experienced. Now in classically beautiful ‘collector’s edition’ package‚ the Commonsense Cookery Book is set to delight and help a new generation of cooks.

Paperback,  424 pp,  $29.99. Buy now

Things Cooks Love  by Marie Simmons
‘Things Cooks Love: Implements. Ingredients. Recipes’, the first in a series of Andrews McMeel Publishing books by the trusted culinary authority Sur La Table, speaks to the love that cooks of all levels feel for their tools. Whether you’re passionate about the gorgeous copper pot you just received as a gift, a rice cooker you have always wanted to try, or your grandmother’s well-aged cast-iron skillet, award-winning author Marie Simmons provides inspiration to make the best use of your cookware along with delectable recipes to enhance the experience.

Hardback,  342 pp,  $48.95. Buy now