bunyip's Profile

From: Melbourne, VIC Australia

Joined: December 27th, 2009

About me: I've been cooking for over thirty years, and I can remember the days before EVO, couscous and (ghasp!) microwaves. My cookbook collection reflects this personal and national gastronomic history. My own cooking has actually got simpler over the years, and I can do much of my repertoire without looking at a recipe. But I still love collecting cookbooks, although these days I'm a bit over food porn with great big colour photos - I really prefer food writing to recipes.

Favorite cookbook: The Cook's Companion


Latest review:

December 13th, 2015

Salmon with macaroni from A Year of Good Eating: The Kitchen Diaries III

Simple but delicious. Poaching the fish in 600 ml of cream (that's two bottles), which is then poured over the fish and pasta, sounds richer than it is. This is partly due to the dill in the crumb topping. I... read more >


recipe reviews (225)
book reviews (106)
useful review votes (103)

bunyip's Bookshelf

249 book(s). Click the title of a book to start adding your recipe and book reviews.

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

Arabella Boxer's Book of English Food: A Rediscovery of British Food From Before the War

By Arabella Boxer
Penguin - 2012

historical, ebook


(1 recipe review)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Bitter: A Taste of the World's Most Dangerous Flavour

By Jennifer McLagan
Jacqui Small LLP - 2015


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 2 book review

Charmaine Solomon's Complete Vegetarian Cookbook

By Charmaine Solomon
Angus & Robertson - 1991

vegetarian


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 2 book review

Chocolate: A Global History (Reaktion Books - Edible)

By Sarah Moss, Alexander Badenoch
Reaktion Books - 2009

chocolate


(1 recipe review)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 1 book review

Cooking with Pomiane (Modern Library Food)

By Edouard de Pomiane, Peggie Benton, Elizabeth David
Modern Library - 2001


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Greene on Greens

By Bert Greene
Doubleday Australia - 1985

vegetarian


(1 recipe review)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 1 book review

The Lebanese Kitchen

By Salma Hage, Toby Glanville
Phaidon Press - 2012


(1 recipe review)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 0

Maggie's Table

By Maggie Beer
Viking - 2002

australian


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 2 book review

Moorish: Flavours from Mecca to Marrakech

By Greg Malouf, Lucy Malouf
Hardie Grant Books - 2001


(1 recipe review)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 1 book review

River Cottage Fruit Every Day!

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 2013


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Stephanie's Menus for Food Lovers

By Stephanie Alexander
Methuen Haynes - 1986


(1 recipe review)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 1

Taste of Class

By Beverley Smith
Lansdowne Press - 2000


(1 recipe review)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 1 book review

The Cake Bible

By Rose Levy Beranbaum
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1988


(37 recipe reviews)
owned by 99 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Mix and Bake

By Belinda Jeffery
Michael Joseph - 2008


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 8 my recipe reviews 4 book review

The French Kitchen

By Diane Hokuigue
Methuen (Australia) - 1983

french


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 5 book review

The Complete Australian Cookbook

By Rene Gordon
Hamlyn Australia - 1985

australian


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 4 book review

Cooking on the Bone: Recipes, History and Lore

By Jennifer McLagan
Grub Street - 2006


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 4 book review

Old food

By Jill Dupeix
Allen & Unwin - 1998


(7 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 7 book review

Complete Perfect Recipes

By David Herbert
Penguin Global - 2008

australian


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 9 book review

The Cook's Companion: The Complete Book of Ingredients and Recipes for the Australian Kitchen

By Stephanie Alexander
Penguin Global - 2004

australian


(13 recipe reviews)
owned by 9 my recipe reviews 13 book review

The Age Epicure: Winter

By Stephanie Alexander, Brigitte Hafner, Jill Dupleix
Fairfax Books - 2006

australian


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 3 book review

Decadent Desserts Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter

By Beverley Sutherland Smith
The File Mile Press - 1996

desserts, australian


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 6 book review

Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book

By Jane Grigson
Michael Joseph Ltd - 1978


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 2 book review

The PWMU Centenary Cookbook 1904 - 2004

By Mairi Harman, Susan Stenning
Lothian Books - 2004


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 6 book review

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

By Marcella Hazan
Knopf - 1992

italian


(89 recipe reviews)
owned by 97 my recipe reviews 3 book review

THE BEST OF BEVERLEY SUTHERLAND SMITH FROM THE AGE

By Beverley Sutherland Smith
LANSDOWNE - 1982

australian


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 5 book review

A Taste for All Seasons

By Beverley Sutherland Smith
Penguin Books Australia - 1991


(7 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 7 book review

The Pie and Pastry Bible

By Rose Levy Beranbaum
Scribner - 1998


(108 recipe reviews)
owned by 81 my recipe reviews 0

Arabesque: Modern Middle Eastern Food

By Greg Malouf, Lucy Malouf
Hardie Grant Books - 2002


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 2 book review

Jane Grigson's Fruit Book

By Jane Grigson
Michael Joseph Ltd - 1982


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 2 book review

New Food: From the New Basics to the New Classics

By Jill Dupleix
William Heinemann - 1997


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 4 book review

Off the Shelf: Cooking from the Pantry

By Donna Hay
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd - 2001


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 1 book review

Simple Food

By Jill Dupleix
Hardie Grant Books - 2002


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 2 book review

Vegetarian Epicure Book Two (Book 2)

By Anna Thomas
Knopf - 1978

vegetarian


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 0 book review

The Complete Beverley Sutherland Smith Cookbook

By Beverley Sutherland Smith
Lansdowne - 1987

australian


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 9 book review

A Year of Good Eating: The Kitchen Diaries III

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate - 2015


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 9 book review

A Little Scottish Cookbook

By Paul Harris
Appletree Press - 1988


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 5 book review

Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian: More Than 650 Meatless Recipes from Around the World

By Madhur Jaffrey
Clarkson Potter - 2002

vegetarian


(29 recipe reviews)
owned by 56 my recipe reviews 1

Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion

By Stephanie Alexander
Lantern Books - 2009

australian


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 3 book review

Real Food

By Anne Willan
Macmillan - 1988


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 3 book review

The Seasonal Kitchen

By Beverley Sutherland Smith
Hardie Grant Books - 2001

vegetarian


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 6 book review

The Cook's Companion

By Stephanie Alexander
Viking Australia - 1998


(9 recipe reviews)
owned by 17 my recipe reviews 2

Bill's Everyday Asian

By Bill Granger
Quadrille Publishing Ltd - 2011


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 0

Eat - The Little Book of Fast Food

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate - 2013


(6 recipe reviews)
owned by 7 my recipe reviews 4 book review

River Cottage Veg Every Day! (River Cottage Every Day)

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 2011

vegetarian


(13 recipe reviews)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 5

The Really Useful Cookbook

By David Herbert
Penguin/Lantern - 2009


(7 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 6 book review

50 Fabulous Chocolate Cakes

By Rita Erlich
Anne O'Donovan - 1995

chocolate, australian


(1 recipe review)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 1 book review

Beef: And Other Bovine Matters

By John Torode, Michelle Bretl, Jason Lowe
Taunton Press - 2009


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 2 book review

THE BEVERLEY SUTHERLAND SMITH COLLECTOR'S EDITION the Best of Her Recipes Fro THE AGE

By Beverley Sutherland SMITH
Five Mile Press - 1987

australian


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 2 book review

Consuming Passions L-plates : Learn to Cook the Food You love to Eat

By Ian Parmenter
J B Fairfax - 1998


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 3 book review