I bought this book decades ago, when I was young and my biggest garden dream was to have a herb garden of edible and medicinal plants. The Complete Book of Herbs and Spices by Sarah Garland talks about identifying herbs, growing them, which bits are for what and stuff. I remember reading through the plant …
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Sep 10
Cookbook 48: The bon appétit fast easy fresh cookbook
A long time ago, before I went on holidays, and before the rush to be ready for holidays, say farewell to people, and pack… I cooked from Barbara Fairchild’s The bon appétit fast easy fresh cookbook (I’m not sure what should be capitalised or not). The food was delicious, but the recipes were very US …
May 13
Cookbook 38: hot and spicy
So I cooked from this UK cookbook (all the North sea fish were present) called hot and spicy. Not exactly hot, a bit spicy, and really not all that interesting. It cost a whole $3.95 at the time so we probably got our money’s worth. The theme was cashews because yum… but then again not …
Jan 01
Cookbook 23: 1000 Best-Ever Recipes from AWW
So the Australian Women’s Weekly, 1000 Best-Ever Recipes from AWW was on sale at some point for significantly less than the RRP, and I bought a copy of it. Because despite the casual sexism (yes they have a section titled “just like mum made”), the recipes are triple tested and generally fairly easy for follow. …
Dec 11
Cookbook 20: The Complete Cook’s Encyclopedia of Spices
To put it simply, this book is amazing. I bought The Complete Cook’s Encyclopedia of Spices by Sallie Morris and Lesley Mackley for a whole $10 at a Readings Bargain sale. I got all my money’s worth and then some. Not only does it have a great selection of recipes, but it also contains, as …
Aug 29
Cookbook 8: Bread Machine
To help with the whole returning to routine after my trip overseas, I decided to bake bread – something which is slightly easier than a 2 – 3 course meal (or so I thought). This week I cooked from bread machine: over 90 enticing step-by-step recipes, by Jennie Shapter. As bread takes a while, I …
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