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You know you're on to something when the queue for a cafe stretches out to the pavement most weekends. So it is at Little and Friday's two Auckland locations. Those in the know flock to the Little and Friday stores in Takapuna and Newmarket for addictive cream-filled donuts, buttery brioche, melt-in...

The book captures all the top recipes from the show, including biscuits, slices, breads, scones, cakes and cupcakes, muffins, savoury and sweet pies and tarts, and desserts. Filled with tips and tricks from Dean and Jade throughout the book, the reader will be able to learn how to make professional ...

The Original Edmonds Cookbook is back with a brand new cover and all the same classic recipe's. A New Zealand institution, with over 3 million copies sold to date. The standard cookbook. Edmond's 90-year history began with the very first Edmonds Cookery Book published in 1907 featuring a colle...

Good home-baked products are the most delicious, but finding trusted recipes or stimulating ideas is not always easy. Julie Le Clerc knows many home-cooks and professional bakers who are constantly searching for reliable, inexpensive yet innovative recipes. That's why she's keen to share her favouri...

Whatever your age, the memory lingers of those old-fashioned cakes our mothers and grandmothers made, and there is nothing more irresistible than the delicious aroma and flavour of homemade biscuits and muffins. This book is a nostalgic collection of Granny's tried and tested recipes of your favouri...

Kiwis demand Kiwi party cakes - and Rob Burns's inspired and witty designs are Kiwi to the last delicious crumb, featuring easy-to-bake cakes. With scrumptious tips and treats and tantalising tricks of the trade, even the most basic cook will be able to create memorable cakes for memorable occasions...

CakeStar by Jade Lipton, the Australian judge of the popular TV show New Zealand's Hottest Home Baker, will help turn enthusiastic home cooks into cake decorating superstars. CakeStar is packed with more than 25 spectacular and show-stopping cakes, cupcakes and biscuits designs that are all achievab...

Every great baker has his or her favourite recipes, and so when New Zealand's best foodwriters and chefs were asked for theirs, they came up with a treasure-trove. Designed as a book to treasure and to hand down through the generations, this beautifully packaged hardback includes 100 recipes for...

In response to the enthusiastic reception for her Ladies, a Plate, Alexa Johnston has gathered another tempting selection of traditional home-baking recipes. This collection has many more old favourites, like Sponge Kisses, Melting Moments and Cream Lilies, as well as a few savoury treats. Alexa...

Thomas Keller, chef/proprieter of the French Laundry in the Napa Valley-"the most exciting place to eat in the United States," wrote Ruth Reichl in The New York Times-is a wizard, a purist, a man obsessed with getting it right. And this, his first cookbook, is every bit as satisfying as a ...

Learn to bake with Britain's favourite women's fiction author, Marian Keyes Saved by Cake gives an extremely honest account of Marian Keyes' recent battle with depression, and how baking has helped her. A complete novice in the kitchen, Marian decided to bake a cake for a friend and that was it ...

When cooler days prevail, you're always looking for quick, easy and homely recipes. It was Kim McCosker's aim to create a beautiful cookbook full of recipes using everyday ingredients, in one way or another that required just one pot and one bowl, allowing you to create simple and convenient meals a...

'What's for Pudding?' is a question that has been asked around New Zealand dining tables for generations. A family will eat the main course and be satisfied, but the main event, the thing waited for with the greatest anticipation by all is, of course, pudding. In What's for Pudding Alexa Johnsto...

Imagine the surprise and delight evoked by the gift of a cupcake complete with an exquisite topping, to mark a special occasion. It is a moment to treasure. Baking for a celebration is a pleasure in itself. There is the anticipation of choosing the recipe and selecting the most appropriate topping f...

The newest way to eat cake since the cupcake, these cute little treats are cake and frosting mixed together, dipped in chocolate or other candy coating, and decorated to make little yellow chicks, reindeer, jack-o-lanterns, a box of popcorn, and the most famous so far--one that looks like a cupcake....

Discover the joys of bread-making, by hand or in a bread machine. Make great-tasting white & brown breads, no-knead breads, gluten-free breads, croissants, sourdough breads and much more! Step by step instructions and colour photos. Sample Recipe: Bagels Bagels (pictured) Let the pla...

Hokey pokey biscuits, cheese straws, ginger gems, never-fail marmalade, venison casserole …fantastic home cooking has been going on in farm kitchens for decades. This book brings together the best recipes rom the classic 1965 Women's Division of Federated Farmers cookbook, revised and updated...

The perfect cupcake for every occasion. Swirled and sprinkled, dipped and glazed, or otherwise fancifully decorated, cupcakes are the treats that make everyone smile. They are the star attraction for special days, such as birthdays, showers, and holidays, as well as perfect everyday goodies. In M...

Many of us can still recall a time when family cake tins contained a delicious variety of home-made biscuits, slices, fruit loaves and cakes baked each week by mothers, aunts and grandmothers. The contents of the tins brightened children's lunches, revived them after school, and refreshed ...

At the beginning of 2005, with the help of the Sunday Star-Times, Edmonds launched the search for new Zealand's favourite recipes. Thousands of responses were received detailing not only their best-loved recipes but also the most missed, as well as wonderful memories that Edmonds recipes evoked. ...

Generations of New Zealanders responded to pioneering broadcaster Aunt Daisy's nine o'clock radio catchcry, 'Good morning, everybody'. While her nationwide broadcasts ended more than 40 years ago, her legacy lives on and now you can enjoy over 100 of Aunt Daisy's tried-and-true baking recipes in The...

A big book of fabulous ideas for making birthday cakes for kids. The cake part is easy - there are recipes for simple cakes, or you can use a packet mix or a cake you have bought. It's the decorating that's the fun part and these cakes are mostly decorated with simple icings and lots of lollies. Inc...

Filled with more than 220 lavishly illustrated recipes, "How to Be a Domestic Goddess" makes cooking and baking as luxurious as it should be, with recipes for cakes, pies, pastries, and breads--sumptuous treats that can all be made at home. Color throughout. Note: US Measurements used

Welcome to the fabulous, mysterious world of "Magical Cakes," with its witches, wizards, gnomes, dwarfs, trolls, sprites, and goblins.Successful cake decorating author Debbie Brown has used her unique talents and magical touch to create 20 fun and fantasy cakes. There are amazing party cak...

From pear dumplings to pizzas, banana cakes to brownies, sponge puddings to cream cheese soufflés and chocolate custards to croquembouche, bake it gives you 140 delicious recipes to inspire you to bake up something truly delicious. Crunch into a biscuit, tuck into a pie, indulge in a past...

This title offers witty, one-of-a-kind imaginative cupcake designs using candy and sweets from the local store. Karen Tack and Alan Richardson show how to create funny, scary, and sophisticated masterpieces, using common sweets and snack items. With these easy-to-follow techniques, even the m...

Have you got a kid's birthday party coming up but your cake making skills are not up to scratch? Or are you simply struggling for ideas? This title provides the complete know-how to cakes, snacks and nibbles essential for a successful birthday party. Covering the basics, simple cakes and numbers fro...

First, Daniel examines the key ingredients in baking (flour, yeast, salt and water), explains the science behind the seemingly alchemic processes, and advises on the right kit to get started. He then demonstrates how to make yeast and non-yeast breads, as well as enriched doughs and home-started sou...

The ultimate baking book. In bake, Allyson Gofton has employed her years' of baking experience, to create this sumptuous baking book stacked with traditional Kiwi classics and her favourite family recipes. Chapters include: Pantry essentials. Substitutions - what to do when you've start...

This fabulous collection features 38 irresistibly cheeky cakes of imaginative and wickedly funny designs. They range from cakes that are easy and quick to create, such as 'Saucy Stockings' or 'Boobs everywhere', to more elaborate designs with moulded characters, such as the racy 'Centrefold' or the ...

The book starts with information about stock u how to make your own and what to look for in store-bought stock. The Soup chapter is divided into its four most popular types u creamy soups, vegetable-based soups, Asian soups and meat, fish and chicken soups. The Stews chapter includes the most well-l...

Mich Turner, owner of the Little Venice Cake Company and award-winning cake designer presents her ultimate masterclass in cake baking and decorating. Covering every aspect of baking and decorating with easy-to-follow instructions, this book is ideal for both the beginner baker and the seasoned c...

Perfect for anyone who loves good food but hates washing up. Potty contains 100 of Clarissa's favourite recipes which can all be cooked in one dish. Simple yet spectacular dishes that save time and money. Author Biography Clarissa Dickson Wright found fame alongside Jennifer Paterson as one ha...

The Hummingbird Bakery is the destination bakery for Londoners with a passion for great cakes. In this irresistible book, the chefs from the bakery share their recipes for a range of deliciously light cupcakes with pretty buttercream frosting and muffins in a variety of flavours. Hummingbird recipes...

Cupcake books are a dime a dozen, but Paris Cutler's version sets a new standard, appealing to both aspiring sugarcrafters and cake decorators as well as general home cooks who are ready to tackle something more challenging than standard icing and frosting. Planet Cake Cupcakes will feature all of t...

A beautiful collection of 130 modern Edmonds baking recipes with every recipe photographed. The book is divided into four sections: Biscuits and Slices; Cakes & Pies; Pizzas, Breads and Buns; Christmas Treats. The old Edmonds favourites such as Anzac Biscuits, Coffee Cake and Pavlova are include...

Indulgence Chocolate will have you licking your lips in anticipation: From white chocolate, lemon and macadamia biscotti to rich chocolate soufflés and layered frozen chocolate puddings with brazil nut toffee, this book will remind you why chocolate is still the queen of the sweet treats. ...

The endlessly imaginative duo who turned cupcaking into a national pastime is back, with utterly new, eye-popping creations anyone can make. Create a race-car cupcake, a robot cupcake, or ravishing jewelry cupcakes for a birthday party. Surprise the family with Chinese takeout dinner cupcakes on Apr...

Cupcakes are a delectably indulgent treat - and so quick and easy to make! From colourful cakes to keep the kids entertained to sophisticated recipes for special occasions - "Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook: 200 Cupcakes" has something for everyone. Why not treat yourself to some gorgeous mocha...

Cake Wrecks are professionally made cakes that for some reason are unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate, or perhaps just plain ugly. Photos of these unwitting disasters and the hilarious commentary of blogger Jen Yates make www.cakewrecks.com one of the funniest blogs on the Web.