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

Michael Boddy's Good Food Book

By MIchael Boddy
Nelson - 1984

memoir, australian


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

Melon: A Global History (Edible)

By Sylvia Lovegren
Reaktion Books - 2016


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

Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volumes 1 & 2 (Two Volume Slipcase)

By Julia Child
Particular Books - 2011


(8 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 0

Master Class Lessons with the World's Greatest Chefs

By DIANE HOLUIGUE
E.P.Dutton - 1988


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

The Man Who Ate Everything

By Jeffrey Steingarten
Vintage - 1998

memoir


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Maggie's Verjuice Cookbook

By Maggie Beer
Penguin/Lantern - 2012

australian, verjuice


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 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

Maggie's Orchard

By Maggie Beer
Penguin Putnam~childrens Hc - 1997

australian


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 0

Maggie's Farm (A Rathdowne book)

By Maggie Beer, Jiri Tibor Novak
Allen & Unwin - 1993

australian


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

Maggie Beer's Winter Harvest Recipes

By Maggie Beer
Lantern - 2015


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

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

Love and Hunger: Thoughts on The Gift of Food

By Charlotte Wood
Allen & Unwin - 2012

memoir, australian, ebook


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

Lobscouse and Spotted Dog: Which It's a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Novels

By Anne Chotzinoff Grossman, Lisa Grossman Thomas, Patrick O'Brian
W. W. Norton & Company - 1997

historical


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 0

A Little Scottish Cookbook

By Paul Harris
Appletree Press - 1988


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

Little Dinner Before the Play

By Agnes Jekyll
Non Basic Stock Line - 2011

historical


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

Lemon: A Global History (Edible)

By Toby Sonneman
Reaktion Books - 2012


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

The Lebanese Kitchen

By Salma Hage, Toby Glanville
Phaidon Press - 2012


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

La Technique

By Leon Perer, Jacques Pepin
Papermac - 1982

reference


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

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

The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate Ltd - 2007


(22 recipe reviews)
owned by 36 my recipe reviews 0 book review

The Kitchen Diaries II

By Nigel Slater
Fourth Estate - 2012


(20 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 my recipe reviews 2

Kafka's Soup: A Complete History of World Literature in 14 Recipes

By Mark Crick
Harcourt - 2006


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

Just Add Spice

By Ian Hemphill & Lyndey Milan
Lantern (Penguin Group) - 2010

australian


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

Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking

By Julia Child
Knopf - 2009


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 0

Jerusalem

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Ebury Press - 2012


(18 recipe reviews)
owned by 13 my recipe reviews 0

Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book

By Jane Grigson
Michael Joseph Ltd - 1978


(3 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

It Must've Been Something I Ate: The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything

By Jeffrey Steingarten
Knopf - 2002

memoir


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

Is There a Nutmeg in the House?

By Elizabeth David, Jill Norman
Michael Joseph Ltd - 2000


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 0 book review

The Impressionists Table

By Pamela Todd
Pavilion Books - 1997

historical


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

Ice Cream: A Global History (Edible)

By Laura B. Weiss
Reaktion Books - 2011


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

Hugh's Three Good Things

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Bloomsbury Publishing - 2012


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

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

By Nigella Lawson
Chatto & Windus - 2014


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

How to Boil an Egg

By Rose Carrarini
Phaidon Press - 2013


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 0

Hot Dog: A Global History (Reaktion Books - Edible)

By Bruce Kraig
Reaktion Books - 2009


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

Honey: A Global History (Edible)

By Lucy M. Long
Reaktion Books - 2017


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

Herring: A Global History (Edible)

By Kathy Hunt
Reaktion Books - 2017


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

Herbs, Spices and Flavourings (A Penguin handbook)

By Tom Stobart
Penguin Books Ltd - 1977


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 0

Herbs: A Global History (Edible)

By Gary Allen
Reaktion Books - 2012


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

Heart and Soul

By Kylie Kwong
Studio - 2007


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 7 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Hamburger: A Global History (Reaktion Books - Edible)

By Andrew F. Smith
Reaktion Books - 2008


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

GreenFeast

By Nigel Slater
- 2019


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 0

Greene on Greens

By Bert Greene
Doubleday Australia - 1985

vegetarian


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

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

By Bruce Weinstein, Mark Scarbrough
Clarkson Potter - 2015


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

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

By Mary Coleman
Bauer Media Books - 1997


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

Grains

By Molly Brown
Hardie Grant Books - 2014


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

A Gourmet Harvest: A Guide to Growing and Preparing the Exotic, the Delicate and the Simply Delicious

By Gail Thomas
The Five Mile Press - 1986

vegetarian, australian


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

Good Things

By Jane Grigson
Folio Society - 2009


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

Good Food No Fuss

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

australian


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

The Good Cook: Techniques and Recipes: Patisserie

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


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