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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book reviews (106)
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bunyip's Bookshelf


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Found 11 title(s) tagged memoir

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TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

The Art of Eating

By M. F. K. Fisher, Joan Reardon
Wiley - 2004

memoir


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 13 my recipe reviews 0

Bloody Delicious

By Joan Campbell, Schofield/Leo
Allen & Unwin - 1998

memoir, australian


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Cravat-a-licious: the Selected Works of the Master Chef Critic

By Matt Preston
Ebury Press - 2009

memoir, australian


(1 recipe review)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 1 book review

Emma: A recipe for life

By Emma Ciccotosto
Fremantle Arts Centre Press - 1995

italian, memoir, australian


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 0 book review

It Must've Been Something I Ate: The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything

By Jeffrey Steingarten
Knopf - 2002

memoir


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Love and Hunger: Thoughts on The Gift of Food

By Charlotte Wood
Allen & Unwin - 2012

memoir, australian, ebook


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 0

The Man Who Ate Everything

By Jeffrey Steingarten
Vintage - 1998

memoir


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Michael Boddy's Good Food Book

By MIchael Boddy
Nelson - 1984

memoir, australian


(1 recipe review)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 1 book review

An Omelette and a Glass of Wine (The Cook's Classic Library)

By Elizabeth David
The Lyons Press - 1997

memoir


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 13 my recipe reviews 0 book review

Stephanie's Australia

By Stephanie Alexander
Tuttle Publishing - 1992

memoir, australian


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 0

Stephanie's Feasts and Stories

By Stephanie Alexander
Allen & Unwin - 1993

memoir, australian


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 0