Cooking, Food & Wine Books

You have just moved into your new flat. The budget is tight and neither you nor your flatmates have done much cooking before Enter Edmonds Food for Flatters, the cookbook that helps you decide what basic utensils to buy and what to keep on hand in the pantry. It will also transform you from nervous...

Featuring over 1000 of Alison's most popular recipes (many from her days as a regular TV presenter), this book is fondly referred to by many cooks as their "big red bible"! After a number of years out of print, we're delighted to once again be able to offer it again. If you've missed out in the ...

After the success of SLOW COOKER, Sally Wise is preparing the follow up book, SLOW COOKER 2. She has selected approximately 150 recipes (soups, mains and desserts) and will also footnote each recipe with how to make the dish if you are only cooking for one or two people. Many of the readers of S...

Ever since the launch of The Gabriel Method in 2007 there's been an overwhelmingly positive response to this radical approach to weightloss. After all, what other weightloss approach actually starts by asking you to add food! This is the Gabriel Method principles in a simple and easy to understand w...

The kitchen is ground control in the war of weight loss and The No Excuses Cookbook is all the ammo you need! In this new book, Michelle Bridges, celebrity Biggest Loser trainer and author of the best-selling Crunch Time , Crunch Time Cookbook and Losing the Last 5 Kilos , arms you with over 80 calo...

Shane Delia, owner of Melbourne's award-winning Maha Bar and Grill, brings us his first cookbook, a superb collection of recipes that showcases his distinctive fusion of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food, with a strong focus on the full-flavoured dishes prepared by Shane's large Australian-Malte...

Smuggle in some muggle magic with The Unofficial Harry Potter Muggles To Magic Cookbook. Inside this new and improved edition of The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes To Butterbeer, you will find all things sugary to satisfy your sweet tooth, including Ron's Love Spell Sugar ...

This book is really special to me. It has been a long time coming, but sometimes it takes a few decades of looking at other countries to realise how wonderful your own really is. I grew up in one of the first true British 'gastropubs', which my Mum and Dad still run today. For me, the heart and soul...

Wanaka is fast becoming a mecca for travellers, both New Zealanders and overseas tourists, who see its real magic. The town has grown but the area is still unspoiled, its lake and mountains offering an unparalleled adventure playground in all seasons. Whether you are a hunter, a fisherman, a skier, ...

From New Zealand's foremost wine writer comes the definitive guide to the best New Zealand wines. Filled with practical information on everything you need to know to buy the perfect bottle, this easy-to-use reference book appeals to all wine drinkers, whether wine experts or those simply looking for...

Why don't we eat more veg? They're healthy, cost-effective and, above all, delicious. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall believes that it is time to put this to rights, as he explains in this brilliant new book. He's come up with an abundance of veg-tastic recipes, including a warm salad of grilled cour...

The book starts with information about stock u how to make your own and what to look for in store-bought stock. The Soup chapter is divided into its four most popular types u creamy soups, vegetable-based soups, Asian soups and meat, fish and chicken soups. The Stews chapter includes the most well-l...

A hearty soup in three-quarters of an hour? Roast chicken in 30 minutes? A sinfully sticky pudding quicker than you can imagine? Yes, all this - and a whole lot more - is possible with the new generation of pressure cooker. No longer to be feared, these days pressure cookers are safe, sleek stainles...

Natalie Oldfield, author of the bestselling cookbook Gran's Kitchen, offers a brand new collection of recipes inspired by her grandmother, Dulcie May Booker. Beyond simply the delight of good recipes, Dulcie's legacy for Natalie has been in showing how moments of happiness and celebration are create...

A gloriously illustrated collection of Lisa McCune's favourite, family-friendly recipes - indispensible for all busy mums looking for fast, easy, healthy (and fun) mealtimes. Lisa McCune and Di Thomas are friends who share a passion for family, friendship and good food. Between them they have six...

Mich Turner, owner of the Little Venice Cake Company and award-winning cake designer presents her ultimate masterclass in cake baking and decorating. Covering every aspect of baking and decorating with easy-to-follow instructions, this book is ideal for both the beginner baker and the seasoned c...

Perfect for anyone who loves good food but hates washing up. Potty contains 100 of Clarissa's favourite recipes which can all be cooked in one dish. Simple yet spectacular dishes that save time and money. Author Biography Clarissa Dickson Wright found fame alongside Jennifer Paterson as one ha...

The latest cookbook from the team behind Australia′s bestselling glossy food magazine, DELICIOUS. MORE PLEASE is an all-new recipe collection you′ll turn to time and again. Inspired by the best seasonal produce, delicious. food director and bestselling author Valli Little has created 120 exciting re...

Combining vibrant flavours and fresh ingredients with simple, no-fuss techniques, FAST, FRESH, SIMPLE is the perfect companion for cooking every day. Donna also brings her acclaimed signature style to FAST, FRESH, SIMPLE with tips and tricks for presenting beautiful meals in the home kitchen. Wit...

The Hummingbird Bakery is the destination bakery for Londoners with a passion for great cakes. In this irresistible book, the chefs from the bakery share their recipes for a range of deliciously light cupcakes with pretty buttercream frosting and muffins in a variety of flavours. Hummingbird recipes...

"Deceptively Delicious" rocketed to number 1 on the "New York Times" bestseller list in its first full week on sale and remained on the list for five months! Since then, it has become an indispensible instruction manual to more than a million moms, giving them a delicious, peacef...

'She was a true trailblazer, a woman who has inspired the finest cooks in the country, whether they realise it or not.' Jamie Oliver Legendary cook Elizabeth David is the woman who changed the face of British cooking. She introduced a dreary post-war Britain to the sun-drenched culinary delights ...

Cupcake books are a dime a dozen, but Paris Cutler's version sets a new standard, appealing to both aspiring sugarcrafters and cake decorators as well as general home cooks who are ready to tackle something more challenging than standard icing and frosting. Planet Cake Cupcakes will feature all of t...

When Alan Brady planted his experimental vineyard on a few dusty acres in Gibbston, Central Otago, leading experts warned that the region was too cold to sustain a viable wine industry. Brady, an Irish born journalist with no experience of winemaking, doggedly persisted with his experiment. Ten year...

Many, many people like to kick-start their day with a really good cup of coffee. This is the book for them! It gives a brief outline of how and where coffee is grown and processed and then 'spills the beans' on how to get the best cup your chosen equipment can provide - whether you use a plunger, f...

SuperJam is a delicious range of jams and marmalades created by young entrepreneur Fraser Doherty. They're 'super' because they're made with 'superfruits', such as cranberries and blueberries, and fruit juice rather than sugar meaning they're healthier than your average pot of jam. Fraser's cook...

Eating In is a compilation of the very best recipes from award-winning chef Philip Johnson. Reflecting his popular signature style, these recipes are a celebration of the dishes that have been a constant favourite at his ever-popular Brisbane bistro, e'cco. Whether hosting a big night in or a casual...

This isn't just any cookery book. It is Mastering the Art of French Cooking, first published in 1961, and it's a book that is a statement, not of culinary intent, but of aspiration, a commitment to a certain sort of good life, a certain sort of world-view; a votive object implying taste and appetite...

Take a tantalising food journey and find out how to create your own delicious preserves with less sugar and no nasty additives. From luscious jams and jellies to savoury confits and salamis, discover how to preserve your wonderful fresh produce and create a wealth of fabulous preserves using th...

Good, honest food is making a comeback (not that it ever really went away) and mince fits this category perfectly. Most households use mince as the basis for their family meal once or twice a week, and it is easy to see why. It is affordable, quick to cook, tasty and versatile. Minced is packed w...

A beautiful collection of 130 modern Edmonds baking recipes with every recipe photographed. The book is divided into four sections: Biscuits and Slices; Cakes & Pies; Pizzas, Breads and Buns; Christmas Treats. The old Edmonds favourites such as Anzac Biscuits, Coffee Cake and Pavlova are include...

Indulgence Chocolate will have you licking your lips in anticipation: From white chocolate, lemon and macadamia biscotti to rich chocolate soufflés and layered frozen chocolate puddings with brazil nut toffee, this book will remind you why chocolate is still the queen of the sweet treats. ...

The endlessly imaginative duo who turned cupcaking into a national pastime is back, with utterly new, eye-popping creations anyone can make. Create a race-car cupcake, a robot cupcake, or ravishing jewelry cupcakes for a birthday party. Surprise the family with Chinese takeout dinner cupcakes on Apr...

Cupcakes are a delectably indulgent treat - and so quick and easy to make! From colourful cakes to keep the kids entertained to sophisticated recipes for special occasions - "Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook: 200 Cupcakes" has something for everyone. Why not treat yourself to some gorgeous mocha...

Gordon Ramsay embarks on a culinary journey around India, discovering the breadth and depth of cooking of the country. His new cookbook is packed with the best recipes from his travels, showing you how to cook authentic dishes that are bursting with flavour. Three-star chef Gordon Ramsay's favourite...

Kevin Judd occupies a unique position in the New Zealand wine industry. Not only is he one of our most respected winemakers, having turned Cloudy Bay Vineyards into the international star that it is, but he is New Zealand's finest wine photographer. This potent blend of wine knowledge and artistic s...

Cake Wrecks are professionally made cakes that for some reason are unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate, or perhaps just plain ugly. Photos of these unwitting disasters and the hilarious commentary of blogger Jen Yates make www.cakewrecks.com one of the funniest blogs on the Web.

This revised and repackaged edition of the best selling Lip Smack'n fast Cook'n Hunger Bust'n Cookbook is the one cookbook you give to your newly married friends, to your children going flatting for the first time, to your newly widowed father, to anyone who's not a confident cook but who wants to c...

The all new recipes in More Marvellous Muffins will introduce new home bakers to the joys of muffin making, as well as delighting the 250,000 keen muffin-makers who already own and swear by Marvellous Muffins