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Cookbook 199: Baking Yesteryear

Of course you all know B Dylan Hollis right? You’ve seen his videos on TikTok or YouTube and you’ve laughed along with his double (or single) entendres while he cooks a recipe he’s found in some antique book store or that has been shared with him by friends. And it made perfect sense that after …

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Cookbook 198: Recipetin Eats Dinner

I have an admission. Prior to opening this cookbook I had no idea who Nagi Maehashi was nor what Recipetin Eats was. I saw a lot of people raving about the cookbook, but despite my terminal online-ness and love of recipes and good instructions, I had completely missed this whole show, which is my loss. …

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Cookbook 197: Tonight’s Dinner

Tonight’s Dinner: Home cooking for every day by Adam Liaw was a Christmas present… in 2022 if my memory serves me correctly. At the end of last year (2023) I received a crate of mangoes as part of a fundraiser for a local school (yes I know I’m behind on updating this blog), and suddenly …

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Cookbook 196: 100 Great Breads

In which Paul Hollywood disappoints us all.

Cookbook 195: The Italian Home Cook

A new (well it was when I bought it) cookbook by Silvia Colloca? Of course I was going to buy The Italian Home Cook: The 100 recipes you need to know, as soon as I could. I find Silvia Colloca’s recipes great, and her TV shows and stories fascinating. I also wish I could look …

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Cookbook 194: The Margaret Fulton Cookbook

I’ve loved Margaret Fulton since I found some of her themed cookbooks cheap at a newsagent or book store when I was in year 12. I’ve cooked from her Indian, casserole, quick meals, and Italian cookbooks. It was a sad day in 2019 when she passed away at the grand age of 94, as she …

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Cookbook 193: The Really Quite Good British Cookbook

An ugly cookbook, but it has some good recipes in it.

Cookbook 192: The Australian Women’s Weekly Baking: The Complete Collection

On biscuits and cakes

Cookbook 191: The Two-Step Low-Fodmap Diet and Recipe Book

Some Fodmap recipes from a great cookbook

Cookbook 190: Everyday Vegetarian: The Complete Collection

In which I cooked a series of vegetarian dishes over a couple of months. It’s a solid cookbook.