After his first two cookbooks, Sam Stern wanted a new challenge. And since there's nobody harder to please than your mates, he asked seven of his friends to choose their favourite ingredients so he could make dishes using the food they liked most. The result? One cracking cookbook with eight sections (including one food chosen from Sam himself), full of great tasting meals and snacks to impress anyone. Whether it's chocolate or cheese, tomatoes or pasta, there's something here to suit all.

This is no ordinary cookbook - it is a lavishly illustrated, whimsical journey to the heart of 'real' Mexican food. You won't find the obligatory Tex-Mex nachos or hard tacos here - this book celebrates clean, spicy, authentic Mexican flavours. Daniella includes all the recipes she learned from her Mexican grandmother - her abuela - while they spent their time together in the kitchen. Savoury recipes include Cuete en salsa de nuez (beef in nut sauce); chiles en nogada (stuffed chillies); Langostinos a la veracruzana (Veracruz-style... read more

Summer is Australia's favourite season, and in this collection of more than 100 easy and delicious recipes, Bathers Pavilion chef Serge Dansereau ensures your summer cooking will be a breeze. Beautifully photographed and designed, Summer Food contains a range of contemporary recipes that celebrate Australian summer produce at its peak.

Collects 100 recipes that suit kids and grown-ups alike, from healthy breakfast muffins, to tasty tea-time snacks and light meals to nutritious family suppers.

No time, not enough money, limited equipment - these are the problems faced by students in the kitchen. "The Illustrated Student Cookbook" comes to the rescue with 35 easy, nutritious and delicious recipes that can all be made in the toaster oven, microwave or hotplate. Each recipe is accompanied by a full page photograph of the dish, plus step-by-step instructions illustrated in comic strip style. From simple meat and fish dishes, to filling pasta and potato dishes, there are also healthy homemade versions of a burger, club sandwi... read more

Containing 400 pages with over 400 full-colour photographs, this book will take the reader on a fascinating journey through the creative world of culinary design, displaying a selection of the best packaging designs and a broad range of the latest trends in kitchen accessories and tableware designed by renowned designers. In addition, the book offers a glimpse into some of the best restaurant kitchens and illustrates some of the best publicity campaigns devoted to food.

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One of the most intriguing traditions in Japan is that of adopting Western cuisine and altering it slightly to make it uniquely Japanese. This style of food is called Yoshoku and many of its creations are now classics, enjoyed throughout Japan and beyond. In this book, Jane Lawson draws on her own extensive understanding of Japanese flavours and ingredients to present an exciting collection of approachable yoshoku dishes. Experience the wonderful flavours of Japan including golden nori chicken, hearty beef, shiitake and red wine st... read more

In this indulgent celebration of all things cocoa-based, Miss Hope presents 50 of her favourite chocolate recipes - delights such as Passion Fruit Truffles and Sea Salt Caramels, Walnut Whips, Chocolate Ginger Creams and Chocolate Truffle Cake. Like the confectionery and chocolate Hope and Greenwood sell in their shops and through their website, everything in the book will recommend the use of the best ingredients, including fresh cream, butter and natural vanilla. Miss Hope will also be treating you to her irresistible titbits and... read more

French-born Christelle Le Ru is the award-winning author of Simply Irresistible French Desserts and French Fare. In Passion Chocolat she shares her lifelong love of chocolate with a collection of decadent yet easy recipes. Reminiscent of childhood memories, luxury, sweetness and sensuality, chocolate is more than just food - it is therapy.

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Every Italian cook has a soffritto - the 'starter kit' of olive oil, garlic and herbs from which a great dish is built. Lucio Galletto was in search of the soffritto of his life. He'd grown up between the tables of a restaurant built by his family on a beach in north west Italy. He had moved to Australia for love, and launched two successful restaurants. Now Lucio goes home again to recover what he may have lost in translation - an emotional journey that introduces the fishermen, farmers, cooks, winemakers, shepherds, hunters, wait... read more

Since its first publication in 1948, the Good Housekeeping Cookery Book has sold over 2 million copies, firmly establishing it as the ultimate cook's bible. This completely revised and updated edition is a superb collection of delicious recipes collated and triple-tested by the world-renowned Good Housekeeping Institute. This new volume has the perfect recipe for every occasion - from simple family favourites to special dishes for celebrations. It includes traditional favourites that have been passed down from generation to generat... read more

Of life's many joys, the pleasures of the table and the delights of the boudoir are without question what make life worth living. Mark Douglas Hill has spent a lifetime in pursuit of foods that encourage friskiness and enhance the frisking. In search of the ultimate aphrodisiac dishes, over the years he has researched and refined, trialed and tested ingredients and recipes from all over the world. This compendium of culinary come-ons is the legacy of his unceasing quest. The "Aphrodisiac Encyclopaedia" is a veritable cornucopia of ... read more

The Grand Trunk Road is one of South Asia's oldest and longest roads. For centuries, it has linked the eastern and western regions of the Indian subcontinent, running from Bengal, across north India, into Peshawar in Pakistan up to Afghanistan. Today it is still a major route, the axis of India's heavily populated north. "The Food of the Grand Trunk Road" is a fascinating look at the food, culture and traditions that have sprung up along this route, promising recipes that reflect the eating traditions of the real India. In addition... read more

Miguel Maestre's childhood memoires of growing up in Murcia in southeast Spain all happily revolve around cooking and eating in some way. The Spanish people love their food dearly and these recipes are a collection of Miguel's favourites. He shares his culinary traditions, his childhood memories of growing up in a large household that revolved around cooking and eating, and his experience working in some of the world's best restaurants. Miguel's passion for food and life is infectious and well expressed in the great recipes he incl... read more

Kitchen Coquette is a cookbook that will make you smile. It will feed ten hungry friends, the man of your dreams, your lovely gran; even providing a bite to eat for all those inspired in-between moments. Katrina Meynink knows that sometimes food is the only answer so Kitchen Coquette provides the recipes with the context. It is important to know why you are cooking - who it is for, why it suits the occasion and to embrace the failures just as much as the successes. This is not a breakfast, lunch, dinner cookbook - this is a book th... read more

Only got 5 minutes to whisk up a quick snack? This cookbook is designed to suit teenagers' hectic lifestyles! It contains over 170 food ideas, using real ingredients and simple techniques, for veggies, meat-eaters and everything in between.

In "Cooking Italian with Kids", Liz Franklin gets your children into the kitchen and whipping up deliciously easy meals in no time. Pasta includes Liz's easy guide for how to make it from scratch, with easy recipes like pasta parcels stuffed with pumpkin. Bread and polenta can be made into snack-tastic breadsticks or beautiful bread - try sweet plum focaccia. Children are often hungry, so let them make their own antipasti, easy lunches and snacks. Healthy bites like crispy garlic toast are perfect for munching on. With main courses... read more