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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Allegra's Colour Cookbook

By Allegra McEvedy
Kyle Books - 2006


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GreenFeast

By Nigel Slater
- 2019


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Persiana: Recipes from the Middle East & beyond

By Sabrina Ghayour, Liz and Max Haarala Hamilton
Interlink Pub Group - 2014


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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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Feed Me: 50 Home Cooked Meals for your Dog

By Liviana Prola
Phaidon Press - 2018


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River Cottage Love Your Leftovers: Recipes for the resourceful cook

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Bloomsbury Publishing - 2015


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River Cottage Light & Easy: Healthy Recipes for Every Day

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Bloomsbury Publishing - 2017


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Stews, Casseroles and Curries

By
Pyramid - 2018


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1000 Best-Ever Recipes from AWW

By
Australian Women's Weekly - 2000


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

By Mary Coleman
Bauer Media Books - 1997


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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

By Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton, Michael Pollan
Canongate Books - 2017


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Doughnut: A Global History (Edible)

By Heather DeLancey Hunwick
Reaktion Books - 2015


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Herring: A Global History (Edible)

By Kathy Hunt
Reaktion Books - 2017


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Corn: A Global History (Edible)

By Michael Owen Jones
Reaktion Books - 2017


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Oyster: A Global History (Edible)

By Carolyn Tillie
Reaktion Books - 2017


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Honey: A Global History (Edible)

By Lucy M. Long
Reaktion Books - 2017


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Chillies: A Global History (Edible)

By Heather Arndt Anderson
Reaktion Books - 2016


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Cooking & Travelling in South-West France

By Stephanie Alexander
Penguin Global - 2002


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Pasta and Noodles: A Global History (Edible)

By Kantha Shelke
Reaktion Books - 2016


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Salad: A Global History (Edible)

By Judith Weinraub
Reaktion Books - 2016


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Seaweed: A Global History (Edible)

By Kaori O'Connor
Reaktion Books - 2017


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Pomegranate: A Global History (Edible)

By Damien Stone
Reaktion Books - 2017


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Edible Flowers: A Global History

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


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The 30-minute Cook

By Nigel Slater
Penguin Books Ltd - 2006


(18 recipe reviews)
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Appetite: So What Do You Want to Eat Today?

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate - 2009


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Smoothies!

By Stella Murphy
New Holland Publishers Ltd - 2005


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Potty!

By Clarissa Dickson Wright
Hodder - 2010


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Cooking For Occasions

By Elizabeth Jane Howard, Fay Maschler
Macmillan - 1994


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River Cottage Every Day

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 2013


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

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate - 2017


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Banana: A Global History (Edible)

By Lorna Piatti-Farnell
Reaktion Books - 2016


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Melon: A Global History (Edible)

By Sylvia Lovegren
Reaktion Books - 2016


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Fats: A Global History (Edible)

By Michelle Phillipov
Reaktion Books - 2016


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Onions and Garlic: A Global History (Edible)

By Martha Jay
Reaktion Books - 2016


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Gastronomy of Italy: Revised Edition

By Anna Del Conte, Laura Edwards
Pavilion - 2013


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Belinda Jeffery's Collected Recipes

By Belinda Jeffery, Rodney Weidland
Lantern Books - 2013

australian


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The Lebanese Kitchen

By Salma Hage, Toby Glanville
Phaidon Press - 2012


(1 recipe review)
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The Palomar Cookbook

By The Palomar
Mitchell Beazley - 2016


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Mietta's Italian Family Recipes

By Mietta O'Donnell
Black Inc. - 2015


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Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon

By Claudia Roden
Michael Joseph - 2005


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The Food Of Italy

By
Square Peg - 2000


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How To Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food (Nigella Collection)

By Nigella Lawson
Chatto & Windus - 2014


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How to Boil an Egg

By Rose Carrarini
Phaidon Press - 2013


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Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking

By Michael Ruhlman
Scribner - 2010


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A Year of Good Eating: The Kitchen Diaries III

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate - 2015


(9 recipe reviews)
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Champagne: A Global History (Edible)

By Becky Sue Epstein
Reaktion Books - 2011


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Oranges: A Global History (Edible)

By Clarissa Hyman
Reaktion Books - 2013


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Dates: A Global History (Edible)

By Nawal Nasrallah
Reaktion Books - 2011


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Olive: A Global History (Edible)

By Fabrizia Lanza
Reaktion Books - 2011


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Game: A Global History (Edible)

By Paula Young Lee
Reaktion Books - 2013


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