Easy Baking by Australian Women’s Weekly – review
This is one of a series of slim volumes with large page format from Australian Women’s Weekly (see more here). This is a publisher whose...
Bake me I’m Yours – Chocolate by Tracey Mann – review
Bake me I’m Yours – Chocolate: you have gotta love a book with a title like that. It’s an attention-grabber but it’s what’s between the...
A Passion for Potatoes by Paul Gayler – review
I have only ever met one person who doesn’t like potatoes. What is not to like! They have a mild taste, come in different colours,...
Tea and Crumpets by Margaret M Johnson – review
Well, the name ‘Tea and Crumpets’ is tempting but add a subtitle of Recipes and Rituals from European Tearooms and Cafés, and my attention is...
The Farmer’s Wife Cookie Cookbook by Lela Nargi – review
If you are a regular visitor to Mostly Food and Cocktails (and why wouldn’t you be?) then you will be familiar with the series of...
Duchy Originals Cookbook by Johnny Acton and Nick Sandler – review
If ever there was a cookbook review I wanted to get right it’s this one. Johnny Acton and Nick Sandler are two very witty and...
Cooking with Kids by Erin Quon and Tatum Quon – review
Don’t get alarmed, dear reader, Cooking with Kids isn’t suggesting that you have children as the main or even incidental ingredient. No, this is about...
The Eagle Cookbook by David Eyre – review
If you are not from London then perhaps you might not know about the Eagle Cookbook. No, dear reader, it’s not a right-wing American recipe...
Sky High – Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman – review
Surely everyone would like a slice of cake. Many of us whenever we are allowed, and most of us at every opportunity. It’s naughty comfort...
Pies, Pies, Pies – cookbook review
Good Housekeeping produce some of the best real cooking books around. What exactly do I mean by real cooking books? Well, these are books that...
Home Baked by George and Cecilia Scurfield – review
There are few things in life that are predictable. Death, taxes, bad weather at weekends, a ladder in your tights when you’re going out to...
Pie – A Global History by Janet Clarkson – review
Well, dear reader, if you are a regular here (and why wouldn’t you be?) you will know of my warm and close relationship with pies....
Miss Dahl’s Voluptuous Delights by Sophie Dahl – review
The Miss Dahl mentioned is none other than Sophie Dahl who, I must confess, I had never heard of (I don’t move in the right...
500 Cakes by Susannah Blake – review
Just the title has got your attention! There are picky eaters all over the world but who among them would pass up a slice of...
The Farmer’s Wife Baking Cookbook – Lela Nargi – review
The Farmer’s wife in question is not actually a farmer’s wife, or should I say she is hundreds of farmers’ wives. Confused? Then I’ll explain....
Mix by Australian Women’s Weekly – review
Australian Women’s Weekly have a reputation for quality cookbooks (see more here). Each recipe is triple-tested so you know they work. OK, so the cover...
500 Cupcakes and Muffins by Fergal Connolly – review
Fergal Connolly is a London-based home economist who has worked in restaurants in Europe and the United States. He has worked on such food magazines...
500 Cookies by Philippa Vanstone – review
Now, I am not a girl with an overly sweet tooth. I can pass up a slice of most cakes without so much as a...
The Lyle’s Golden Syrup Cookbook by Paul Hartley – review
There are some products that evoke memories. Dr. Pepper root beer reminds me of my friend Carolyn in the US, HP Sauce reminds me of...
Handmade Breads by Ciril Hitz – review
Whilst it’s true that there are more of us baking bread these days, it’s also evident that there are many more who think of bread...