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Cookbook Review: The Good Life by Adrian Richardson

August 27, 2011 – 1:26 am

My rating: 4 ½ stars

Adrian is a Melbourne boy done good – check out La Luna and his show, “Secret Meat Business”. This book is a fantastic celebration of his Italian food life. It is hilariously male in many ways… read more »

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Cookbook Review: Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood

August 13, 2011 – 1:22 pm

My rating: 2 stars

I saw country singer Trisha Yearwood on The View, spruiking her new book
Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood: Stories and Recipes to Share with Family and Friends

The lovely ladies at the View raved about her Southern style cooking and loved Trisha’s version of “crack” – a sweet and salty snack so good you can’t stop eating it. The recipe for Sweet and Saltines is here.

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Cookbook Review: Clarissa’s Comfort Food by Clarissa Dickson-Wright

July 24, 2011 – 5:08 pm

My rating: 3 1/2 stars

In my quest for “Great British Food” (a fool’s quest to some and an oxymoron to many) I stumbled upon “Clarissa’s Comfort Food” in a discount bookshop. read more »

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Cookbook Review: Marion – Recipes and Stories from a Hungry Cook by Marion Grasby

July 10, 2011 – 5:50 pm

My rating 4 stars

4 for styling/3.5 for content

I absolutely loved Marion on the Masterchef series and dreamed of being her best friend forever!!

Obviously I desperately wanted to love her new book. Alas, it was not meant to be… does this make me a frenemy?

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Cookbook Review: The Barefoot Contessa – Best Chocolate Cake Ever?

February 8, 2011 – 11:25 pm

Review: The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten

My rating: 4 stars

Fark I lurve Ina Garten. (Yes I speak English).

She is the human version of Martha Stewart. I “HEART” INA. Ahhh Ina.

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Cookbook Review Vintage: The Margaret Fulton Cookbook 1968 (reprint 1977)

January 29, 2011 – 9:37 pm

Dear Margaret Fulton – I’M NOT WORTHY!!! I’M NOT WORTHY!!

I have failed you oh great sage, Yoda lookalike with a splash of ET. Stab me with a carving knife oh great one!

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Cookbook Review Vintage: What Was Your First Cookbook?

January 24, 2011 – 2:17 pm

What was your first cookbook?

Mine was: The Good Housekeeping Step-by-Step CookBook (1977, special imprint 1984) edited by Gill Edden.

My rating: 4 1/2 stars

Any child (to later develop a weight problem) would have to stop and caress the cover of The Good Housekeeping Step-by-Step Cookbook…..My mum bought this for me from a discount bookstore – the kind Greg Evans did commercials for in the 80s. Its one of the best cookbooks I’ve ever owned and produced the best baked cheesecake I’ve ever tasted (see below).

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Cookbook Review: Fast, Fresh, Simple by Donna Hay

January 15, 2011 – 6:56 pm

by Cookie McBookie

My rating: 3 1/2 stars.

Donna Hay is one of The Chosen. Yes, she was hand picked to cater for Oprah Winfrey‘s party in Sydney.

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Cookbook Review : Masterchef Australia – Volume Two – The Cookbook

January 7, 2011 – 8:42 pm

by Cookie McBookie

My rating: 4 stars (5 stars for fans of the show)

I love love love the MasterChef TV show.

Really any show where fat people rule the school has got my full attention.

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Cookbook Review: Poh’s Kitchen – My Cooking Adventures by Poh Ling Yeow

December 12, 2010 – 7:32 am

by Cookie McBookie

My rating: 5 stars

WARNING: IF SATAN HAD PLAQUE IT WOULD SMELL LIKE BELACHAN…

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