bunyip's Profile

From: Melbourne, VIC Australia

Joined: December 27th, 2009

About me: I've been cooking for over thirty years, and I can remember the days before EVO, couscous and (ghasp!) microwaves. My cookbook collection reflects this personal and national gastronomic history. My own cooking has actually got simpler over the years, and I can do much of my repertoire without looking at a recipe. But I still love collecting cookbooks, although these days I'm a bit over food porn with great big colour photos - I really prefer food writing to recipes.

Favorite cookbook: The Cook's Companion

Latest review:

December 13th, 2015

Salmon with macaroni from A Year of Good Eating: The Kitchen Diaries III

Simple but delicious. Poaching the fish in 600 ml of cream (that's two bottles), which is then poured over the fish and pasta, sounds richer than it is. This is partly due to the dill in the crumb topping. I... read more >

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bunyip's Bookshelf

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Herbs: A Global History (Edible) By Gary Allen Reaktion Books - 2012		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Herbs, Spices and Flavourings (A Penguin handbook) By Tom Stobart Penguin Books Ltd - 1977		(0 recipe reviews) 2 0
Herring: A Global History (Edible) By Kathy Hunt Reaktion Books - 2017		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Honey: A Global History (Edible) By Lucy M. Long Reaktion Books - 2017		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Hot Dog: A Global History (Reaktion Books - Edible) By Bruce Kraig Reaktion Books - 2009		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
How to Boil an Egg By Rose Carrarini Phaidon Press - 2013		(0 recipe reviews) 4 0
How To Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food (Nigella Collection) By Nigella Lawson Chatto & Windus - 2014		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Hugh's Three Good Things By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Bloomsbury Publishing - 2012		(3 recipe reviews) 3 3
Ice Cream: A Global History (Edible) By Laura B. Weiss Reaktion Books - 2011		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
The Impressionists Table By Pamela Todd Pavilion Books - 1997	historical	(0 recipe reviews) 3 0
Is There a Nutmeg in the House? By Elizabeth David, Jill Norman Michael Joseph Ltd - 2000		(0 recipe reviews) 6 0
It Must've Been Something I Ate: The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything By Jeffrey Steingarten Knopf - 2002	memoir	(0 recipe reviews) 5 0
Jane Grigson's Fruit Book By Jane Grigson Michael Joseph Ltd - 1982		(2 recipe reviews) 3 2
Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book By Jane Grigson Michael Joseph Ltd - 1978		(3 recipe reviews) 4 2
Jerusalem By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi Ebury Press - 2012		(18 recipe reviews) 13 0
Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking By Julia Child Knopf - 2009		(0 recipe reviews) 14 0
Just Add Spice By Ian Hemphill & Lyndey Milan Lantern (Penguin Group) - 2010	australian	(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Kafka's Soup: A Complete History of World Literature in 14 Recipes By Mark Crick Harcourt - 2006		(0 recipe reviews) 3 0
The Kitchen Diaries II By Nigel Slater Fourth Estate - 2012		(20 recipe reviews) 12 2
The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen By Nigel Slater Fourth Estate Ltd - 2007		(22 recipe reviews) 36 0
Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion By Stephanie Alexander Lantern Books - 2009	australian	(3 recipe reviews) 10 3
La Technique By Leon Perer, Jacques Pepin Papermac - 1982	reference	(0 recipe reviews) 2 0
The Lebanese Kitchen By Salma Hage, Toby Glanville Phaidon Press - 2012		(1 recipe review) 3 0
Lemon: A Global History (Edible) By Toby Sonneman Reaktion Books - 2012		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Little Dinner Before the Play By Agnes Jekyll Non Basic Stock Line - 2011	historical	(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
A Little Scottish Cookbook By Paul Harris Appletree Press - 1988		(5 recipe reviews) 2 5
Lobscouse and Spotted Dog: Which It's a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Novels By Anne Chotzinoff Grossman, Lisa Grossman Thomas, Patrick O'Brian W. W. Norton & Company - 1997	historical	(0 recipe reviews) 2 0
Love and Hunger: Thoughts on The Gift of Food By Charlotte Wood Allen & Unwin - 2012	memoir, australian, ebook	(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian: More Than 650 Meatless Recipes from Around the World By Madhur Jaffrey Clarkson Potter - 2002	vegetarian	(29 recipe reviews) 56 1
Maggie Beer's Winter Harvest Recipes By Maggie Beer Lantern - 2015		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Maggie's Farm (A Rathdowne book) By Maggie Beer, Jiri Tibor Novak Allen & Unwin - 1993	australian	(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Maggie's Orchard By Maggie Beer Penguin Putnam~childrens Hc - 1997	australian	(0 recipe reviews) 2 0
Maggie's Table By Maggie Beer Viking - 2002	australian	(2 recipe reviews) 6 2
Maggie's Verjuice Cookbook By Maggie Beer Penguin/Lantern - 2012	australian, verjuice	(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
The Man Who Ate Everything By Jeffrey Steingarten Vintage - 1998	memoir	(0 recipe reviews) 11 0
Master Class Lessons with the World's Greatest Chefs By DIANE HOLUIGUE E.P.Dutton - 1988		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volumes 1 & 2 (Two Volume Slipcase) By Julia Child Particular Books - 2011		(8 recipe reviews) 4 0
Melon: A Global History (Edible) By Sylvia Lovegren Reaktion Books - 2016		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Michael Boddy's Good Food Book By MIchael Boddy Nelson - 1984	memoir, australian	(1 recipe review) 1 1
Mietta's Italian Family Recipes By Mietta O'Donnell Black Inc. - 2015		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Milk: A Global History (Reaktion Books - Edible) By Hannah Velten Reaktion Books - 2010		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Mix and Bake By Belinda Jeffery Michael Joseph - 2008		(5 recipe reviews) 8 4
Molly Weir's Recipes By Molly Weir Hyperion Books - 1989	scottish	(2 recipe reviews) 1 2
Moorish: Flavours from Mecca to Marrakech By Greg Malouf, Lucy Malouf Hardie Grant Books - 2001		(1 recipe review) 1 1
Muffins Scones and Breads ("Australian Women's Weekly" Home Library) By Maryanne Blacker Graphic Arts Center Publishing - 1996		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
Mushroom: A Global History (Reaktion Books - Edible) By Cynthia D. Bertelsen Reaktion Books - 2013		(0 recipe reviews) 2 0
Nanny Ogg's Cookbook By Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs, Paul Kidby, Tina Hannan Corgi Books - 2001		(3 recipe reviews) 5 3
A New Book of Middle Eastern Food (Cookery Library) By Claudia Roden Penguin - 1986		(4 recipe reviews) 9 1
New Feast: Modern Middle Eastern Vegetarian By Greg Malouf, Lucy Malouf Hardie Grant Books - 2014		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
New Food: From the New Basics to the New Classics By Jill Dupleix William Heinemann - 1997		(4 recipe reviews) 2 4

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