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A beautiful collection of 130 modern Edmonds baking recipes with every recipe photographed.The book is divided into four sections: Biscuits and Slices; Cakes & Pies; Pizzas, Breads and Buns; Christmas Treats. The old Edmonds favourites such as Anzac Biscuits, Coffee Cake and Pavlova are included as well as delicious new recipes such as Macadamia Nut and White Chocolate Biscuits, Panforte and Feta, Olive and Sundried Tomato Calzone. Best of Baking presents simple recipes all written in the easy-to-follow Edmonds style.

As increasingly desperate housewives look at ways to stretch their budgets and still have nice things to eat, cake baking and home cooking are suddenly in again. With cookery shops reporting runs on cake mixers and cake tins, the timing is perfect for the ultimate in comfort food - the fancy homemade party cake that doesn't look like something out of Betty Crocker or Sara Lee's pantry. Kiwis demand Kiwi party cakes - and Rob's inspired and witty designs are Kiwi to the last delicious crumb, featuring easy to bake cakes. With scrump... read more

TV's most popular chef, Gordon Ramsay, bridges the gap between his famous chef's table (situated in the white heat of his restaurant kitchen) and his table at home with Tana and their young family. His latest cookbook is packed with simple, seasonal, modern British recipes. Gordon lives life in the fast lane, travelling the world to foster his many hugely successful business enterprises and to film his highly acclaimed TV series. But, despite the commitments of a busy work life, he has always believed that families should sit arou... read more

'Will inspire even the most reluctant cook'. Worcester Evening News 'beautifully illustrated' Sunday Tribune 'No one translates restaurant-quality recipes into stuff you can actually do at home like Ramsay'. Five star review in London Lite

Preparing sushi is more than mere cooking it's an art, a creative act of beautifully presenting colors, textures, subtle tastes, and unmatched sensations. Every page here shares that refined philosophy, so it not only shows you how to make a feast for your friends, it is a feast for the eyes. Even the small line drawings accompanying the luscious photography which show in detail how to create each perfect piece of sushi seem infused with the elegant feel of Japanese culture. Immerse yourself in the lifestyle as you learn how to wra... read more

A New Zealand institution. The standard cookbook.Edmond's 90-year history began with the very first Edmonds Cookery Book published in 1907 featuring a collection of 'economical and everyday' recipes. Its phenominal success continues and it is still the essential item in nearly every New Zealand kitchen with many of the original recipes now firmly part of our cooking tradition. The essential cook book for every kitchen, the Edmonds Cookery Book enables the user to cook with confidence and pride. In this revised edition, recipes have... read more

Create your own unique recipe book with Simon and Alison Holst, combining NZ's most popular recipes with your own family favourites.

The 80 recipes in this book first appeared in the Sunday Star Times, Sunday magazine. These recipes accompanied by photographs by Kieran Scott, have now been brought together in this the first of a series of books to feature all your favourites.

Why don't we eat more veg? They're healthy, cost-effective and, above all, delicious. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall believes that it is time to put this to rights, as he explains in this brilliant new book. He's come up with an abundance of veg-tastic recipes, including a warm salad of grilled courgettes, lemon, garlic, mint and mozzarella, a winter giant couscous salad with herbs and walnuts, radishes with butter and salt, lemony guacamole, linguine with mint and almond pesto and cherry tomatoes, baby carrot risotto, new potat... read more

Healthy Recipes and Food Tips for Parents of Preschoolers.
Fresh Start is a collection of healthy and nutritious recipes specifically designed to appeal to preschoolers' budding tastes. The nutritional information and recipes have all been reviewed by nutritionist Victoria Landells who said "The pages of this book are filled with recipes and ideas that will not only inspire you to cook, but your children to eat(...). This is the first recipe book, in my vast collection, that has inspired me to successfully integrate a variety... read more

In her first ever cookbook, Mireille Guiliano provides her millions of readers with the recipes that are the cornerstone of her philosophy-mouthwatering, simply prepared dishes that that favour fresh, seasonal ingredients and yield high satisfaction. Organised around Mireille's three favourite pastimes-breakfast, lunch, and dinner-these recipe emphasise pure flavour, balanced ingredients and easy cooking methods. Eating pleasurably is just as important as eating healthfully, and Mirille devotes chapters to dessert and chocolate (es... read more

All you need to wrap up Christmas. This collection of Christmas food and craft is a mix of modern and traditional: perfectly complementing the Australian Christmas. It includes ideas for party drinks and nibbles, fabulous starters, seafood spreads and fresh modern desserts. Of course, the classic favourites are there too with our triple-test guarantee on recipes for turkey, goose, and the traditional cakes and puddings. Make your Christmas unique with easy, crafty creations for table settings, flower arrangements, decorations and g... read more

A quirky culinary almanac. There's a recipe for every day of the year, including breakfasts, one-pan wonders, succulent roasts, refreshing salads, cool cocktails and everything in between. It's an irreverent selection of dishes to inspire every meal. Stephane also includes a seasonal calendar and clever cooking tips to make your dishes a success.

In similar style to The New Zealand Treasury of Baking this book draws on fabulous recipes from top chefs and cooks in the NZ Guild of Food Writers.The focus is on family food that you can make and give to people as gifts. Generosity, home and family are major themes of the book, which is highly appropriate to the Starship Foundation.Including lots of tasty one-pot meals such as casseroles, pasta dishes, pies, quiches, soups, meatloaves, risottos, paella, curries and oven-bakes, as well as slices, cakes and other baking. Perfect fo... read more

Suitable for Americans suffering from Fibromyalgia, this title offers over 135 healthy, delicious and satisfying-recipes. It includes a foreword explaining the nature of the disease and the role of diet in finding relief; glossary clarifying the strengths and dangers of specific foods; and, substitution suggestions.

With his fabulous restaurants and bestselling Ottolenghi Cookbook, Yotam Ottolenghi has established himself as one of the most exciting talents in the world of cookery and food writing. This exclusive collection of vegetarian recipes is drawn from his column 'The New Vegetarian' for the Guardian's Weekend magazine, and features both brand-new recipes and dishes first devised for that column. Yotam's food inspiration comes from his strong Mediterranean background and his unapologetic love of ingredients. Not a vegetarian himself, hi... read more

Allyson Gofton's Recipe Journal is the perfect solution to keeping all your favourite recipes together in one place. The journal contains six section dividers with pockets and tabs for you to sort all your favourite recipes by: poultry, seafood, red meat, veggies, sweet treats and miscellaneous. Filled throughout with handy tips for the home cook, the journal lies flat for looking-while-cooking. Featuring more than forty of Allyson's own mouth-watering recipes, Allyson Gofton's Recipe Journal is a must-have for every home cook, to ... read more

Discover Happiness and Contentment in a Perfect Cup of Tea

The meaning and practice of Tea.

Joan Bishop is New Zealand's crockpot and slow cooker doyenne. The proof of that is that over 120,000 copies of her book have been sold to date. Her major 2010 revision of her bestselling book was extremely well received. Now she has revised it again. Why so soon? Because Joan has discovered something incredibly significant about the 'new generation' slow cookers. They don't cook nearly as slowly, and so most slow cooker recipes will not work! Joan has gone back to the drawing board on every single recipe, changing cooking... read more

Good home-baked products are the most delicious, but finding trusted recipes or stimulating ideas is not always easy. Julie Le Clerc knows many home-cooks and professional bakers who are constantly searching for reliable, inexpensive yet innovative recipes. That's why she's keen to share her favourites with you: easy-to-follow recipes that result in a variety of cakes, all with seriously good flavours. The cakes in this book are Julie's tried and true favourites - the ones she comes back to time and time again. Many she's been maki... read more