Cooking, Food & Wine Books

"Paul has produced some memorable and unusual combinations of ingredients, which are entertaining and delightful to the palate."- Michael Meredith, 2008 Innovative Chef of the Year, Merediths "A Pinch of Salt is a testament to Paul’s hard work and enduring talent as a fine c...

Learn to bake with Britain's favourite women's fiction author, Marian Keyes Saved by Cake gives an extremely honest account of Marian Keyes' recent battle with depression, and how baking has helped her. A complete novice in the kitchen, Marian decided to bake a cake for a friend and that was it ...

When cooler days prevail, you're always looking for quick, easy and homely recipes. It was Kim McCosker's aim to create a beautiful cookbook full of recipes using everyday ingredients, in one way or another that required just one pot and one bowl, allowing you to create simple and convenient meals a...

Be a pig for a day, no worries in the world, no Angry Birds trying to knock you down. The kitchen is your pigpen and life's good! So go ahead, crack an egg or two and fling your awesome self to new levels of egg-cellence with these easy and fuss-free (for the most part) recipes, addictively fun ...

Food in a Minute, the much-loved and well known New Zealand TV cooking show brings us their most recent cookbook - Food in a Minute: Everyday Cookbook. With more than 100 recipes, the book is divided into the easy-to-read sections of brunch, lunch and soups; salads and vegetables; mains; slow cookin...

This book has favourite recipes for easy days at the bach, from the Beach House Cook Book by Niki Bezzant, featuring simple, relaxed food for sharing with friends and family all year round.

When Nestle sent out an email invitation asking people to submit their favourite Nestle family memory and recipe, they received more than 2000 enthusiastic responses. This cookbook is a collection of the very best classic recipes from that call-out. It covers everything from dips and snacks to main ...

'What's for Pudding?' is a question that has been asked around New Zealand dining tables for generations. A family will eat the main course and be satisfied, but the main event, the thing waited for with the greatest anticipation by all is, of course, pudding. In What's for Pudding Alexa Johnsto...

Imagine the surprise and delight evoked by the gift of a cupcake complete with an exquisite topping, to mark a special occasion. It is a moment to treasure. Baking for a celebration is a pleasure in itself. There is the anticipation of choosing the recipe and selecting the most appropriate topping f...

Bestselling food writer Katie Bishop shows you how easy it is to produce fast, hassle-free meals for all the family. From favourites such as chicken curry and oven-baked risotto, Asian-inspired noodles and stir-fries to mouth-watering desserts, every recipe will delight those looking for good food t...

The newest way to eat cake since the cupcake, these cute little treats are cake and frosting mixed together, dipped in chocolate or other candy coating, and decorated to make little yellow chicks, reindeer, jack-o-lanterns, a box of popcorn, and the most famous so far--one that looks like a cupcake....

This inspiring book has caused a big buzz overseas. Its secret of success: anyone can start growing their own food in a matter of minutes. There are no fancy photos, no complicated instructions … just down-to-earth , easy-to-follow ideas for square-metre plots. The author, Lolo Houbein, ha...

Discover the joys of bread-making, by hand or in a bread machine. Make great-tasting white & brown breads, no-knead breads, gluten-free breads, croissants, sourdough breads and much more! Step by step instructions and colour photos. Sample Recipe: Bagels Bagels (pictured) Let the pla...

A big, compendious, comfortable, informative and utterly engaging book, "Kitchen" brings us feel-good food for cooks and eaters, whether Express-style and exotic-easy during the week, or leisurely and luxuriating (in the spirit of How to be a Domestic Goddess and Feast) at weekends or for ...

Hokey pokey biscuits, cheese straws, ginger gems, never-fail marmalade, venison casserole …fantastic home cooking has been going on in farm kitchens for decades. This book brings together the best recipes rom the classic 1965 Women's Division of Federated Farmers cookbook, revised and updated...

Niki says cooking for friends and family should not be a chore but fun for everyone - including the cook. She gives mouthwatering dishes for entertaining at home that are simple but flavoursome and fresh. Every recipe photographed. Simple, delicious food to cook and share. That is the philosophy...

The perfect cupcake for every occasion. Swirled and sprinkled, dipped and glazed, or otherwise fancifully decorated, cupcakes are the treats that make everyone smile. They are the star attraction for special days, such as birthdays, showers, and holidays, as well as perfect everyday goodies. In M...

The original Destitute Gourmet cookbook was published in 2000 - nine years ago - and it has since sold over 20,000 copies and been reprinted eight times. Cooks everywhere respond to Sophie's tasty, fashionable and healthy recipes and her tips on how to spend less on groceries. Sophie aims to encoura...

The Domestic Goddess is back and this time it's instant, and in paperback. Nigella and her style of cookery have earned a special place in our lives, symbolising all that is best, most pleasurable, most hands-on and least fussy about good food. But that doesn't mean she wants us to spend hours in th...

We all know that food tastes best when it is grown and eaten in its own natural season. Few of us have the opportunity to grow our own food, but increasingly we desire to eat sustainably, and enjoy food at its natural best. Eat fresh - cooking through the seasons, delivers Annabel's signature style ...

This book is packed with easy answers for busy schedules & empty tummies, Lunches and snacks kids will love, 60 delicious recipes & over 150 lunch ideas. Over 50,000 copies sold! This book is packed with: Economical ideas and time saving tips Tried and true lunched and snacks...

Most pre-prepared food cannot be eaten by food allergy sufferers so preparing meals can become a time-consuming struggle, especially for people without specialist cooking skills and knowledge of ingredients. "How to Cook for Food Allergies" explains why allergenic ingredients such as wheat, eggs and...

Make use of your slow cooker all year round! This book contains an ALL NEW SELECTION OF INTERESTING AND PRACTICAL RECIPES from the Holsts, whose first slow cooker and crockpot book has been, and still is, a runaway success topping the NZ bestseller list on many occasions since its release two years ...

Many of us can still recall a time when family cake tins contained a delicious variety of home-made biscuits, slices, fruit loaves and cakes baked each week by mothers, aunts and grandmothers. The contents of the tins brightened children's lunches, revived them after school, and refreshed ...

Jo Seagar's Cook School is attached to her fabulous cafe and shop in Oxford, Canterbury, and it's incredibly successful, being booked out at least nine months ahead of time. In her cook school Jo teaches how to make a variety of impressive dishes really easily - sticking to her philosophy of 'Minimu...

This useful handbook provides information about a good range of easy-to-grow chili peppers in New Zealand. Each variety is photographed in colour with information about planting, harvesting and storing, as well as any curative properties found in the plant or the fruit. In addition, the book contain...

A guide to preparing food using a process which has its origins in the days when preservation of food was not as simple as just throwing it in the fridge. Smoking ensured that foods would last until the next hunting season. By using salt to draw out moisture over a period of days, or even weeks, the...

Since it was published in 1991, Annabel Karmel's essential guide to feeding babies and young children has become a word-of-mouth classic. For 15 years this book has remained the number-one bestselling book on feeding children and it is consistently in the Top 20 non-fiction titles in the UK - a...

Digby Law's Pickle & Chutney Cookbook is a New Zealand classic used and respected by home cooks and professionals alike. This indispensable reference contains 300 easy-to-make recipes for chutneys, relishes, sauces, oils, pickles, jellies, vinegars and mustards. Discover traditional preserves fr...

At the beginning of 2005, with the help of the Sunday Star-Times, Edmonds launched the search for new Zealand's favourite recipes. Thousands of responses were received detailing not only their best-loved recipes but also the most missed, as well as wonderful memories that Edmonds recipes evoked. ...

Grace & Flavour is a collection of 90 classic recipes from an assortment of New Zealand cookbooks published between 1883 and 1940. Each recipe is presented in its original form, followed by a modern version which is easily accessible to today's cooks. Weights and measures are converted to metric, an...

'I just can't help myself when it comes to verjuice! I use it in place of lemon juice or vinegar to bring the gentlest lift of flavour to everything - from grilled vegetables, meat or fish, pastas, risottos, salads and hearty one-pot dishes to delicate custards, old-fashioned puddings and decadent t...

Jax Hamilton needs little introduction - since her appearance on TV, where she won the affection and respect of hundreds of thousands of NZ viewers, she has become a well-recognised addition to the foodie scene in NZ. Jax Cooks is a fabulous collection of 90 recipes woven around Jax's life and e...

This bestselling title, now in its 20th year of publication, is firmly established as the most authoritative and sought-after guide to New Zealand wines. Updated yearly with new tasting notes and vintage ratings, including the most current vintage, this is a must-have publication for the new init...

4 Ingredients KIDS is the most highly anticipated book in the series so far! Kim McCosker and Rachael Bermingham have six young boys between them and know what it’s like for kids to love your spaghetti one night, yet deem it untouchable the next! For the past 4 years, Kim and Rachael have been be...

The Country Calendar Cookbook with Allyson Gofton brings together two of New Zealand's best-loved icons in a tribute to rural New Zealand. Featuring engaging stories from the top-rating television show Country Calendar, this stunning cookbook showcases New Zealand produce at its best.  Ally...

'I've wanted to make a series in Spain for a long time. I love Spanish food, I've been going there since I was a young boy - but until quite recently I don't think people really took the food seriously. Thanks to a handful of really dedicated Spanish chefs and a growing enthusiasm for its rugged...

This book on processing wild pigs and deer is written by Darran Meates, one of the country's leading butchers of game meat. Practical down-to-earth text and over 250 photographs show how to field dress, skin and butcher pigs and deer, caping techniques, food safety information for game hunters, and ...

 It has been over 20 years, but at last there is a follow-up to the amazingly successful Vegetarian Adventure Cookbook by Rowan Bishop and Sue Carruthers. (A classic of New Zealand food writing, it has been in print since it was first published). Rowan's latest book brings the mouthwatering...

Generations of New Zealanders responded to pioneering broadcaster Aunt Daisy's nine o'clock radio catchcry, 'Good morning, everybody'. While her nationwide broadcasts ended more than 40 years ago, her legacy lives on and now you can enjoy over 100 of Aunt Daisy's tried-and-true baking recipes in The...