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 >


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bunyip's Bookshelf

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

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Champagne: A Global History (Edible)

By Becky Sue Epstein
Reaktion Books - 2011


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Cheese: A Global History (Reaktion Books - Edible)

By Andrew Dalby
Reaktion Books - 2009

cheese


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Chillies: A Global History (Edible)

By Heather Arndt Anderson
Reaktion Books - 2016


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

The Christmas Chronicles: Notes, stories & 100 essential recipes for midwinter

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate - 2017


(0 recipe reviews)
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The Clever Cook

By Diane Holuigue
Simon & Schuster (Australia) - 1998


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

Confectionery (Good Cook)

By the editors of Time-Life Books, of Time-Life Books
Time Life UK - 1981


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The Cookbook Library: Four Centuries of the Cooks, Writers, and Recipes That Made the Modern Cookbook (California Studies in Food & Culture)

By Anne Willan
University of California Press - 2012

historical


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Cooking & Travelling in South-West France

By Stephanie Alexander
Penguin Global - 2002


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Cooking For Occasions

By Elizabeth Jane Howard, Fay Maschler
Macmillan - 1994


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Cooking in Ten Minutes: or the Adaptation to the Rhythm of Our Time

By Edouard De Pomiane, Peggie Benton
Serif - 2008


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The Cooking of Vienna's Empire

By
Time Life Books - 2000


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Cooking With Verjuice

By Maggie Beer
Viking - 2000

australian


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Corn: A Global History (Edible)

By Michael Owen Jones
Reaktion Books - 2017


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Cuisine of the Sun

By Roger Verge
Macmillan London - 1979

french


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Curry: A Global History (Reaktion Books - Edible)

By Colleen Taylor Sen
Reaktion Books - 2009


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Dates: A Global History (Edible)

By Nawal Nasrallah
Reaktion Books - 2011


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Doughnut: A Global History (Edible)

By Heather DeLancey Hunwick
Reaktion Books - 2015


(0 recipe reviews)
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Easy Weekends

By Neil Perry
Murdoch Books - 2012

australian


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Eat My Words

By Marion Halligan
Angus & Robertson Childrens - 1990

australian


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Eating with Emperors: 150 Years of Dining with Emperors, Kings, Queens... and the Occasional Maharajah (The Miegunyah Volumes)

By Jake Smith
Melbourne University Press - 2009

historical


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Edible Flowers: A Global History

By Constance L. Kirker, Mary Ann Newman
Reaktion Books - 2016


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Eggs: A Global History (Edible)

By Diane Toops
Reaktion Books - 2014


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Elegant Economist

By Eliza Acton
Non Basic Stock Line - 2011

historical


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Elizabeth David Classics: "Mediterranean Food", "French Country Cooking" and "Summer Cooking"

By Elizabeth David
Grub Street - 1999


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Emma: A recipe for life

By Emma Ciccotosto
Fremantle Arts Centre Press - 1995

italian, memoir, australian


(0 recipe reviews)
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ENJOYMENT OF FOOD: THE BEST OF JANE GRIGSON

By JANE GRIGSON
MICHAEL JOSEPH LTD - 1992

british


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Everlasting Syllabub and the Art of Carving (Great Food)

By Hannah Glasse
Penguin Classics/Press - 2011

historical


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The Fast Egg

By Australian Women's Weekly
ACP Publishing Pty Ltd - 2007


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Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes

By Jennifer McLagan
McClelland & Stewart - 2008


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Fats: A Global History (Edible)

By Michelle Phillipov
Reaktion Books - 2016


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Feed Me: 50 Home Cooked Meals for your Dog

By Liviana Prola
Phaidon Press - 2018


(0 recipe reviews)
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Figs: A Global History (Edible)

By David Sutton
Reaktion Books - 2014


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Fish & Shellfish (The Good Cook Techniques & Recipes)

By The Editors of Time-Life Books
Time-Life Book - 1984


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The Food Of Italy

By
Square Peg - 2000


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The Food of Spain

By Claudia Roden
Michael Joseph - 2012

spanish


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Gabriel Gate's Good Food for Men

By Gabriel Gate
William Heinemann - 1996

australian


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Game: A Global History (Edible)

By Paula Young Lee
Reaktion Books - 2013


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Garden Cook Book

By Arabella Boxer
Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated - 1974

vegetarian


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Gastronomy of Italy: Revised Edition

By Anna Del Conte, Laura Edwards
Pavilion - 2013


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The Good Cook: Techniques and Recipes: Patisserie

By the editors of Time-Life Books
Time-Life - 1982


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Good Food No Fuss

By Geoff Slattery
Anne O'Donovan Pty, Limited - 1994

australian


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Good Things

By Jane Grigson
Folio Society - 2009


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Great Beef Cookbook ("Australian Women's Weekly" Home Library)

By Mary Coleman
Bauer Media Books - 1997


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The Great Big Pressure Cooker Book: 500 Easy Recipes for Every Machine, Both Stovetop and Electric

By Bruce Weinstein, Mark Scarbrough
Clarkson Potter - 2015


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GreenFeast

By Nigel Slater
- 2019


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Hamburger: A Global History (Reaktion Books - Edible)

By Andrew F. Smith
Reaktion Books - 2008


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Heart and Soul

By Kylie Kwong
Studio - 2007


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Herbs: A Global History (Edible)

By Gary Allen
Reaktion Books - 2012


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Herbs, Spices and Flavourings (A Penguin handbook)

By Tom Stobart
Penguin Books Ltd - 1977


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Herring: A Global History (Edible)

By Kathy Hunt
Reaktion Books - 2017


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