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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

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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Grains

By Molly Brown
Hardie Grant Books - 2014

These days we are inundated with all sorts of seeds, pulses, legumes and grains. Even cooks familiar with a range of lentils and beans can get a bit nervous when trying the latest rages like freekeh or quinoa; for the record I really like the former and think the latter is over-rated.

This book provides a useful guide to the properties and basic preparation of 48 products and 150 recipes, many of which I have found to be rather good.

The recipes are in an unusual style, with ingredients grouped by source - grocer, greengrocer, butcher.

And no, it is definitely not a vegetarian cookbook.