Edmonds My First Cookbook by Goodman Fielder

$8.00 NZD

Category: Children Non-fiction | Reading Level: very good

Become the champion-pikelet-maker, an expert-afghan-baker or an award-winning-pizza-creator. With the iconic illustrated step-by-step layout of the original Edmonds Junior Cookbook, you'll find it super easy to learn to cook these classic New Zealand recipes. From breakfast through to dessert and all th e meals and snacks in between, this collection of over 90 recipes will be the beginning of a life long love of baking and cooking. ...Show more

The Beer Bucket List - A Travel-Sized Guide to over 150 of the Best Beer Experiences on the Planet by Mark Dredge

$10.00 NZD

Category: Wine | Reading Level: very good

This collection of over 150 unmissable beer experiences features the world's greatest beers, bars, breweries, and events: it's the ultimate bucket list for every beer lover. Combining travel, city guides, food, and history, The Beer Bucket List takes you around the globe, via traditional old British pub s, quirky Belgian bars, brilliant Bavarian brauhauses, spots to enjoy delicious food and beer, the hop gardens of New Zealand, Southeast Asia's buzzing streets, amazing beer festivals, unique beer styles, pioneering breweries, and the best new craft brewers. This is any beer lover's must-read book about the most essential beer experiences on the planet. ...Show more

The Land Where Lemons Grow: The Story of Italy and its Citrus Fruit by Helena Attlee

$18.00 NZD

Category: Europe | Reading Level: very good

Travellers have always been thrilled by the sight of citrus in Italy, where dark leaves and bright fruit seem to charge the landscape, making the trees symbols of a sun-soaked, poetic vision of the country. Citrus also holds a special place in the Italian imagination, and in The Land Where Lemons Grow, Helena Attlee sets out to explore its curious past and its enduring resonance in Italian culture. Building on a life of travel and work in Italy, she undertakes a journey encompassing the sticky streets of Ivrea during the Battle of Oranges, the comfortable gardens of Tuscany's villas and a magic triangle of land in Sicily, where the best blood oranges in the world grow in the shadow of a volcano. She maps the citron's long migration from the foothills of the Himalayas to the shores of southern Italy, traces the bitter juice of Seville oranges through ancient Roman and Renaissance cookery books, exposes early manifestations of the Mafia during the nineteenth-century citrus boom, and laments the loss of landscapes shaped by citrus cultivation. The book is a celebration of the unique qualities of Italy's citrus fruit, from bergamot that will thrive only on a short stretch of coastline, to Calabria's Diamante citrons, vital to Jews all over the world during the celebration of Sukkoth. The Land Where Lemons Grow is a heady mixture of travel writing, history, horticulture and art; a unique journey through Italy's cultural, culinary and political past. Helena Attlee is the author of four books about Italian gardens, and others on the cultural history of gardens around the world. Helena is a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund and has worked in Italy for nearly 30 years. ...Show more

A Castle in Tuscany : The remarkable life of Janet Ross by Sarah Benjamin

$25.00 NZD

Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good

Tells the story of the extraordinary Janet Ross. To lovers of classic food books, Janet's name is recognisable, as the eminent Elizabeth David cited her as a source and her work changed the way the English thought about vegetables. Few people though know much about the life she lived.

A Short History of Wine by Roderick Phillips

$10.00 NZD

Category: Wine | Reading Level: very good

This history of wine in the Western world takes the reader through the myriad tricks of the trade, from the Hunter Valley to the Rhine, and from the Napa Valley to Burgundy. It considers the values and palates of different eras of wine consumption, down to the awfulness of much that has been drunk.

Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts

$16.00 NZD

Category: Cooking | Reading Level: very good

The Scandi Kitchen: Simple, Delicious Dishes for Any Occasion by Bronte Aurell

$12.00 NZD

Category: Cooking | Reading Level: very good

There's so much more to Nordic food than pickled herring and meatballs. Stretching from the midnight sun of northern Norway to the flat, fertile fields of Denmark, Scandinavian food culture is a lot more varied than you might think. Dishes and ingredients link all the regions together, bringing a unique ly Nordic food experience to life that was created by thousands of years of heritage and shared culture. Scandinavian food is simple. Natives call it 'husmanskost' (farmer's fare). It's natural and honest. When you work with the very best produce, there's no need to overcomplicate it. Its appeal lies in the fact that it is healthy, wholesome, flavoursome, simple to make and beautiful to look at. This book features recipes for all occasions and times of the day, ranging from morning buns, lunchtime savouries, hearty dinners and indulgent desserts, to bakes and other foods for special celebrations. Enjoy fresh and simple open sandwiches, healthy Nordic salads, delicious traditional hot dishes, and indulgent cakes. Discover new flavours and textures from mustard pickled herring and gravlax to sticky Kladdkaka cake.Alongside the recipes, the book includes enlightening features on traditional events throughout the Nordic calendar: find out what happens at a crayfish party, why Swedes love a 'fika' (literally translates as 'to meet up, have a coffee and a chat'), be inspired by the joyful Midsummer day celebrations, host a traditional Christmas glogg party, and get an insight into the tradition of the Smorgasbord. It's all here to discover and enjoy. ...Show more

Food Heroes: Celebrating New Zealand's Artisan Producers and Growers by Simon Farrell-Green

$18.00 NZD

Category: Cooking | Reading Level: very good

'Connecting with someone who took the time and effort to produce my food is what really matters.' Simon Farrell-Green Food Heroes celebrates a remarkable group of producers and growers who are returning to artisan methods to create some of New Zealand's best food and finest quality ingredients. In doin g so they are changing the way we shop and eat. Embracing a time when the grower grew food, took it to market, then sold it, the 20-plus Food Heroes profiled in this book are dedicated to providing the best-possible food products for New Zealanders to eat and cook with. Food writer and commentator Simon Farrell-Green has selected his pick of the best growers of quality lamb, beef, seafood, milk, apples and heritage vegetables, and producers of everything from artisan cheeses and bread to salami, coffee, lime soda and honey. Each of his heroes shares their secrets for creating fresh, carefully handled and beautifully considered food, while recipes show the reader how to cook hero ingredients in the way their producer intended. This gorgeous book is the ultimate celebration of New Zealanders' newly found love of shopping at farmers' markets and sourcing food direct from local growers and makers. ...Show more

Gordon Ramsay Makes It Easy (with DVD) by Gordon Ramsay

$14.00 NZD

Category: Cooking | Reading Level: very good

Gordon Ramsay's cooking is exceptional, worthy of the three Michelin stars he is consistently awarded. His bestselling books have enabled home cooks to reproduce the superb dishes served in his restaurants. "Makes It Easy" is a completely new approach for him. In this fantastic book Gordon shows how you can eat great food at home all the time, without breaking the bank or spending hours in the kitchen. Using the very best ingredients (but not too many of them), Gordon creates a stunning collection of dishes featuring brilliant flavour combinations and uncomplicated cooking methods. The recipes cater for every possible occasion - from breakfast through to dinner, informal and formal, for friends and family, for grown-ups and kids. Stunning photographs show Gordon choosing, buying, preparing and cooking a wide range of easily available ingredients and turning them into meals which are smart and sophisticated, but above all, simple. A specially filmed DVD also shows Gordon cooking some of his favourite recipes in his own kitchen providing fascinating insight and additional helpful tips. ...Show more

Little Paris Kitchen: Classic French Recipes with a Fresh and Fun Approach by Rachel Khoo

$20.00 NZD

Category: Cooking | Reading Level: very good

Rachel Khoo was determined to get to grips with French cooking, so to learn more she moved to Paris, despite not speaking a word of French, and enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu, the world-famous cookery school. Six years later, she still lives and works in Paris, cooking up a selection of classic French dishe s from all over the country and giving them a fresh makeover with her own modern twists. The Little Paris Kitchenincludes all the big name dishes that you would expect in a French cookbook, such as Boeuf Bourguignon and Coq au vin, but it's not simply another collection of classic French recipes. It's the story of how Rachel discovered them, whether picnic-ing along the Seine on a sticky summer's night, having dinner with friends, chatting to her local butcher or baker, or experimenting with flavours in her kitchen at home. From a Croque Madame muffin, to a deliciously fragrant Provencal lavender and lemon roast chicken, Rachel celebrates the culinary landscape of France as it is today and shows how simple these dishes really are. Her 120 recipes range from easy, everyday dishes like Omelette Pipérade, to summer picnics and afternoon goûter (snacks), to meals with friends and family and delicious desserts including much-loved classics like Crème brulee and Tarte tatin. It's a book that celebrates the very best of French home-cooking in a modern and accessible way, proving that real French food is no longer something only served in fancy restaurants. With Rachel's help, you can add a little French culinary touch to your everyday life at home, no matter where you are in the world, or how big your kitchen is! ...Show more

Gordon Ramsay's Sunday Lunch: And Other Recipes from "The F Word" by Gordon Ramsay

$15.00 NZD

Category: Cooking | Reading Level: very good

Gordon Ramsay's aim is to get us all cooking up a storm and sitting down at the table with friends and family to share lunch on Sundays and at other leisure times. In the second series of "The F Word", his highly acclaimed topical food programme, he visits people all over the UK of all ages, b ackgrounds and ethnic origins to help them cook up a meal for family and/or friends. These range from traditional Sunday roasts to lighter summer fare, from easy 30-minute meals to Italian, Indian and Moroccan influenced family feasts. As always, Gordon is there to help the home cook at every stage - buying the right ingredients, preparation and serving and helping to co-ordinate the cooking of several dishes to arrive on the table simultaneously. This TV tie-in book takes all the dishes served on the programmes and arranges them into 25 menus, each featuring a starter, main course and a pudding, plus an invaluable timetable and all sorts of helpful culinary hints, such as carving and what to do when things go wrong. For those who want to pick and choose, there are alternative recipe and menu suggestions plus invaluable expert advice and techniques from Britain's top chef, making this a must-have purchase for all Gordon Ramsay fans. ...Show more

A Life Uncorked by Hugh Johnson

$25.00 NZD

Category: Wine | Reading Level: very good

Hugh Johnson, the preeminent wine writer of our time, now brings to his fans around the world his first major new book in a decade: this stylish, intimate, and delightfully opinionated autobiographical tour through the world of wine. A Life Uncorked weaves Johnson's wide-ranging ruminations, memories, a nd observations on his remarkable life together with information on every aspect of wine--from its technical production to its cultural significance. In luminous, utterly engaging prose, he taps into his enormous experience to consider topics such as tasting, cellaring, choosing, understanding, comparing, and buying wine, as well as wine's more ephemeral and personal pleasures, lures, and mysteries. At the heart of A Life Uncorked is the idea that wine is more than a drink; its characteristics link it directly to memory, to locations around the world where grapes are grown and wine is made, and to the dining rooms, restaurants, bars, and gardens where we consume it. Johnson takes us to all of these places and many more in this delightful and revelatory memoir. Peppered with anecdotes throughout, A Life Uncorked simultaneously educates and entertains with its absorbing perspective on the complex and fascinating world of wine from one of its most well-known and well-liked aficionados. ...Show more