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 >


recipe reviews (225)
book reviews (106)
useful review votes (103)

bunyip's Useful Review Votes


86 recipe reviews were voted useful.

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(1 vote) Never-Fail Chocolate Cake reviewed from: 50 Fabulous Chocolate Cakes

(1 vote) Ginger Beer reviewed from: A Gourmet Harvest: A Guide to Growing and Preparing the Exotic, the Delicate and the Simply Delicious

(1 vote) Fattoush reviewed from: A New Book of Middle Eastern Food (Cookery Library)

(1 vote) Lamb Kifta Tagine with Eggs reviewed from: Arabesque: Modern Middle Eastern Food

(2 votes) Speedy Cheese Bread reviewed from: Australian Bread Book

(1 vote) Coffee Scrolls reviewed from: Australian Bread Book

(1 vote) Party Pies reviewed from: Beef: And Other Bovine Matters

(1 vote) Aunty Mary's Crusted Slow-Cooked Pie reviewed from: Beef: And Other Bovine Matters

(1 vote) Rony's Brussels Sprouts and Chickpeas reviewed from: Bitter: A Taste of the World's Most Dangerous Flavour

(1 vote) Apple Pie reviewed from: Charmaine Solomon's Complete Vegetarian Cookbook

(1 vote) No Roll Dough reviewed from: Charmaine Solomon's Complete Vegetarian Cookbook

(1 vote) Yoghurt Cream reviewed from: Complete Perfect Recipes

(1 vote) Rice Pudding reviewed from: Complete Perfect Recipes

(1 vote) Bread and Butter Pudding reviewed from: Complete Perfect Recipes

(1 vote) Cheese Biscuits reviewed from: Complete Perfect Recipes

(1 vote) Quiche Lorraine reviewed from: Complete Perfect Recipes

(1 vote) Spiced Apple Sauce reviewed from: Complete Perfect Recipes

(1 vote) Braised oxtail with root vegetables reviewed from: Cooking on the Bone: Recipes, History and Lore

(1 vote) Tomatoes, Charred Onions and Steak reviewed from: Eat - The Little Book of Fast Food

(1 vote) Sausage lasagne reviewed from: Eat - The Little Book of Fast Food

(1 vote) Ras el hanout chicken and spelt reviewed from: Eat - The Little Book of Fast Food

(1 vote) Veal Scaloppine with Marsala and Cream reviewed from: Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

(2 votes) Roast Chicken with Lemons reviewed from: Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

(1 vote) Roast duck breast with herbed freekeh and preserved lemon reviewed from: Grains

(1 vote) Parsnip Soup with Cider reviewed from: Guardian Recipes

(1 vote) Cider Apple Cake reviewed from: Guardian Recipes

(1 vote) Sausage lentil and chorizo stew reviewed from: Guardian Recipes

(2 votes) Dan Lepard's parsley cheese scones reviewed from: Guardian Recipes

(1 vote) Beans, Bacon and Tomato reviewed from: Hugh's Three Good Things

(1 vote) Pasta, sausage, cabbage reviewed from: Hugh's Three Good Things

(1 vote) Banana Dumplings reviewed from: Jane Grigson's Fruit Book

(2 votes) Winter Fool (Raspberries) reviewed from: Jane Grigson's Fruit Book

(2 votes) Palestine Soup reviewed from: Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book

(1 vote) Soft Polenta Mixed with Cheese and Butter reviewed from: Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian: More Than 650 Meatless Recipes from Around the World

(1 vote) Fluffy Buttermilk Scones reviewed from: Mix and Bake

(1 vote) Upside-down Tomato & Basil 'pie' reviewed from: Mix and Bake

(1 vote) Stuffed Onion Surprise reviewed from: Molly Weir's Recipes

(1 vote) Slumpie reviewed from: Nanny Ogg's Cookbook

(1 vote) Chicago Deep Dish Pizza reviewed from: Pizza: A Global History (Reaktion Books - Edible)

(1 vote) Dried Mushroom Broth reviewed from: Real Fast Food

(2 votes) sweet potato and peanut gratin reviewed from: River Cottage Veg Every Day! (River Cottage Every Day)

(1 vote) Oven roasted roots frittata reviewed from: River Cottage Veg Every Day! (River Cottage Every Day)

(1 vote) Stuffed peppers with potato, feta and pesto reviewed from: River Cottage Veg Every Day! (River Cottage Every Day)

(2 votes) Mushroom risoniotto reviewed from: River Cottage Veg Every Day! (River Cottage Every Day)

(1 vote) Tuna and White Bean Toast reviewed from: Simple Food

(1 vote) Peanut Soup Number Four reviewed from: Soup: A Global History (Reaktion Books - Edible)

(1 vote) Tomato Soup Cake reviewed from: Soup: A Global History (Reaktion Books - Edible)

(1 vote) Barley with Parmesan reviewed from: Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion

(1 vote) Cauliflower and Blue Cheese reviewed from: Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion

(1 vote) Braised Fennel reviewed from: Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion