Gordon's Wife's Book...Real Family Food by Tana Ramsay
A basic but fab family cookbook from chef Gordon Ramsay's gorgeous wife Tana, who is actually a great cook in her own right (despite some detractors who claim she's simply cashing in on her famous...
View ArticleAnnabel Langbein's The Free Range Cook
Annabel is a real inspiration - a gorgeous foodie with a passion for home grown and home cooking. Her background includes stints in forestry services ( she handled chainsaws, operated heavy machinery...
View ArticleThe Barefoot Contessa
My mother-in-law and her college girl friends get together every year for a weekend and have a blow out party. They have picked themes over there years (some ridiculous, like a 50's themed...
View Article"Fresh from Central Market" Cookbook- Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Zucchini Nut Bread Growing up in Melbourne, Australia you could say avoiding the aisles of supermarkets was something I was taught at a very young age. Melburnites love a market - and a 'Granny...
View ArticleOne Pot Cakes= One pot wonders!
A few years ago my friend and chef, Ilona Pfeffer, introduced me to this miracle book. I actually don't own a copy, because they stopped printing them for a while. But I do have several of the...
View ArticleCookies, Kids Cancer and a Life Changing Moment
Inspiration has to come from somewhere... A life changing moment - "My son Liam had been diagnosed with Cancer, I suddenly saw bake goods as more than just another way to spend time with my kids,...
View ArticleNew American Table - Marcus Samuelson
My thoughts: This book has a sense of adventure, with fabulous visuals that inspire sensory exploration and have you lusting after the American landscape. As an Aussie, you could say that we have an...
View ArticleThe Family Dinner by Laurie David
Click on the cover for more information The Family Dinner by Laurie David is one of the newer additions to my cookbook collection. It was published in 2010, but I only recently picked up a copy at...
View ArticleA sweet tooth's bible!
Click here to purchase Kids are going to eat sweets. If your child doesn't, then well done you and never move to America...This country is born, bred and raised on candy (it ain't that good either,...
View ArticleLouisiana Real and Rustic by Emeril Lagasse
This is what a well loved cookbook looks like.Binding broken, pages spattered and dog eared, notes written in the margins...and a cover too beaten up for me to photograph.This is my friend Walt's...
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