General Cookery Books

The all new recipes in More Marvellous Muffins will introduce new home bakers to the joys of muffin making, as well as delighting the 250,000 keen muffin-makers who already own and swear by Marvellous Muffins

These new and interesting low-fat recipes turn muffins into sinless snacks. Also includes ideas for"healthy" muffin makeovers and pointers for perfect muffins everytime.

When the next craving hits, turn these pages to find the perfect cure. Whether it's a seductively sweet crème caramel, the naughty but oh-so-nice chocolate fudge puddings, or an exotic saffron spice cake that's needed, you'll find it here. The best-selling and award-winning Chunky Food series...

20 Minute Meals is the perfect book for any busy cook. It's full of easy recipes that can be prepared in around 20 minutes. The book is small enough to pop in your bag to take shopping with you so you won't even have to write a list. NEW LARGER FORMAT(175x175mm)

This is a quirky collection of celebration cakes boasting the unique but easily achievable modelling skills of internationally renowned cake designer and sugercrafter Maisie Parrish. Each design has true character and unique charm and is ideal for a celebration with a difference, from a pampered hip...

This beautiful and contemporary cake-decorating book is set out in the style of a cooking course, working from learning how to make and decorate the simplest of cupcakes to the creation of stunning, elaborate cakes. Author Paris Cutler, owner of the renowned Sydney cake shop Planet Cake, and her sta...

In this beautiful collection you'll find flourless chocolate cake, mud cakes, hummingbird cake, sponge cakes, coffee cakes, orange cakes, butterfly cakes, delightful little cupcakes - a world of cakes in fact. To help you along, there's information on baking techniques and the equipment you'll need ...

In this, his second collection of sensational recipes, Michelin-star chef Adam Newell presents straightforward, delicious and impressive-looking recipes perfect for entertaining guests at home. Visually appealing modern food with a Mediterranean twist and an emphasis on advance preparation and minim...

With fantastic coastlines ranging from serene and tranquil to rustic and wild, New Zealand is a fishing, diving and boating Mecca. Five of the best chefs from the highly regarded Auckland Seafood School share their most popular recipes - with the aim to introduce the reader to fish and shellfish ...

Simplify entertaining by cooking the main course and buying or quickly assembling the starter and/or dessert. In this cookbook, each main course recipe comes with suggestions for a starter and dessert so there’s a complete menu for every meal. Of course you can mix and match the starters and d...

The hosts of the vegan cooking show The Post Punk Kitchen are back with a vengeance -- and this time, dessert. A companion volume to Vegan with a Vengeance, Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World is a sweet and sassy guide to baking everyone's favorite treat without using any animal products. This uniqu...

A good solid family cookbook - recipes that you can use over and over again in everyday cooking plus some that are a bit more special. Include a lot of classics, but with a twist eg Breakfast spuddy fry-up, fresh bay and manuka honey cake, lamb cutlets with fesh mint and chilli chutney and 'gooey in...

The Australian Women’s Weekly is renowned for its cake, biscuit and slice recipes. They’re carefully developed and tested at least three times to make sure they’ll emerge perfect from any oven. Included in this beautiful new book are fabulous chocolate, nut, fruit and sponge cakes;...

This trilogy from Julie Biuso, each book the recipient of at least one major food writing award, features the gorgeous photography of Ian Batchelor and is packed with mouth-watering recipes that ignite the appetite and positively beg to be served up. Take a vine-ripened tomato (first published 1999,...

This authoritative American classic has now been updated with new chapters to reflect changing tastes and lifestyles. It is a remarkable reference for everyday cooking, and has 4,500 recipes, 500 of them new, a user-friendly index, and a metric converter. Review Starred Review. They say mother...

These chocolate treats are sure to have everyone angling to lick the spoon. With over 170 recipes, we’ve got all your chocolate cravings covered. There are recipes to keep your cookie jar chock full, afternoon-tea delights, tasty lunchbox sweeties, special celebration cakes, elegant desserts t...

This exciting competition was run by Chelsea Refinery to find the very best baking recipes. Judged by top-rating television chef Jo Seagar, the competition drew on those favourite recipes baked across New Zealand. The winning recipes from the five categories together with the runners-up were brought...

Over the past six years Julie Biuso has shared some of her favourite and most popular dessert recipes with Taste magazine readers. They were too good to simply be left there, so here they are all together in a gorgeous cookbook, for easy reference. An intriguing mix of family favourites, special occ...

Riverstone Kitchen, the Cuisine New Zealand Restaurant of the Year in 2010, embodies seasonal cooking, with simplicity the key, using the best produce available. The restaurant is located on the Waitaki Plains, 12 km north of Oamaru in North Otago, where cold, crisp winters and hot, dry summers make...

Renowned chef Matt Moran shares his favourite dinner-party menus for any occasion. Start with oysters two ways, a classic mushroom consomme or a stunning beetroot-cured ocean trout, then work your way through to mains that will satisfy any appetite: sweetly spiced roast duck breast, an impressive Be...

Soul is Auckland's best-known restaurant, and its owner Judith Tabron is one of the country's most high profile and innovative restaurateurs. Big, bustling, slick, the restaurant and bar has the best position on the Viaduct Harbour and is synonymous with chic city dining. It wins awards for its terr...

If you ask Marion Grasby what her favourite food is, she'll list at least 10 things. Marion loves food. And she loves talking about it. During last year's MasterChef series, Marion wowed Australia with her incredible cooking talent, her assured palate and her sunny personality and warmth. Now i...

The Lad's Chef Cookbook will provide you with recipes for every occasion - a kick-ass dinner party, romantic dinner, barbecue, Friday night with your mates, or just something to make you feel better when you're ill or have a hangover. If you've ever met a girl down at the pub and told her you can...

"Gorgeous and Gruesome Cakes for Children" features 30 fun and original birthday cake designs suitable for both boys and girls alike. With designs by the UK's bestselling sugarcraft modelling author, all the cakes are tasty, easy to create and will be the star of the show at any child's bi...

Robyn Martin's hugely popular first slow cooker book. No-fuss recipes for crockpots and slow cookers, great for busy people. Food for all seasons that you can prepare in the morning and forget until serving time. Robyn's recipes feature soups, chicken, meat, mince and sausages, one...

In the kitchen, Donna′s guiding principle is to always buy the best produce available. She′s made it her mission to source the best cuts of meat - and to show what can be done with them, whether it′s the luxury of a slowly cooked lamb shoulder which literally falls off the bone, or...

This book contains 150 tasty fuss-free recipes for busy families. It is divided into three sections for easy reference: First Foods, Foods for Toddlers and Family Meals. It has everything from fish cakes, pies and stews to pasta, pancakes and desserts. It offers invaluable advice on topi...

Since it opened eight years ago, Molten - in the heart of Mount Eden Village, Auckland - has built up a loyal following. Successive wins in both the Metro and Cuisine restaurant awards as 'best local restaurant' show that it consistently delivers against all the benchmarks of a great local bistro: t...

This is a re-release of Robyn Martin's second book of no-fuss recipes for crockpots and slow cookers, following the hugely successful Best Recipes for Crockpots & Slow Cookers. Who needs a recession to remind us how easy it is to make delicious meals for minimum cost and maximum flavour- And ...

The River Cottage farm, established by British food personality Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to promote high-quality, seasonal, and sustainable food, has inspired a television series, restaurants and classes, and a hit series of books. In this new addition to the award-winning collection, River Cotta...

An Epic Culinary Journey to the Heart of Westeros!Eat like a Lannister. Brew spirits to warm you in the coming winter. Treat guests to exotic sweets and alchemy-inspired cocktails. With this collection of hearty meals inspired by George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, it's all possib...

For most of us, fish is something to be eaten in restaurants. The occasional prawn might sneak into our stir-fries or the odd sardine pop up on the barbecue but, for the most part, preparing and cooking fish at home on a regular basis is seen as difficult and time-consuming. Rick Stein would have us...

Making your own baby food is not only more economical than buying commercial brands - you can be sure that your baby has only the best-quality ingredients. This essential collection of Annabel's best ever purees features 60 quick and easy recipes that will make for a healthy and happy baby. From swe...

There is nothing more satisfying than eating a piping-hot, freshly baked pie, tart, quiche or even sausage roll which has just come out of the kitchen oven, brimming with various fillings enclosed in a buttery pastry. -- Dean Brettschneider Who can resist a steaming-hot home-baked pie? Whether it...

Busy lives need quick-mix baking solutions. Robyn Martin is an expert in this, making her name developing reliable, quick-mix recipes that do away with creaming the butter and sugar, use simple kitchen utensils, accessible ingredients and taste delicious! Author Biography After more than 25 ye...

The Australian Women's Weekly is famous for its recipes - they're simple, they're elegant and each one is Triple-Tested in the AWW Test Kitchen, your guarantee of success every time, even if you're a novice cook. Here is a collection of the best and most popular recipes from the AWW Test Kitchen. T...

Until eight years ago, neither Simon nor Alison Holst had used a slow cooker. They thought that (like many other kitchen gadgets) slow cookers were just another 'passing fad', but maybe they should give them a try anyway - they quickly became slow cooker converts! The incredible popularity of th...

With the addition of 10 extra MasterClass episodes, the 2011 television season of MasterChef NZ is even more gripping than before. Judges Simon Gault, Ray McVinnie and new judge Josh Emmett show the contestants how it's done. Volume Two is organised by topic, based on the masterclass topics. ...

"Before I was 18 I had lived in more than 20 different homes across four countries, and each of their kitchens has left me with unique memories. My family crossed three countries in as many generations, and yet my story is not unique in Australia. As a child, every week I would eat my way aroun...

2 popular family cookbooks from Alison and Simon Holst, now combined in one volume! 200+ recipes. Mince & sausages... * Quick and easy one -pan dinners * Sizzling burgers on the barbecue * Spicy curries, chillies and other ethinic treats * And many, many more…  Potatoes...&...