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The fourth addition to the Chelsea recipe book range, for more experienced cooks who love to entertain and eat well, and want to create simple, easy-to-make cafe meals at home.  As in previous Chelsea books, the recipes are easy to cook and fail-safe, covering a range of meals from a sm...

An enticing visual feast divided into four aptly named 'courses', each of which celebrates a well-known aspect of the New Zealand summer. Penny Oliver's simple, yet stylish recipes for relaxed indoor/outdoor eating are showcased here against a background of evocative images by award-winning photogra...

In Japan, people live longer than anywhere else on Earth; obesity is virtually unknown, and 40-year-old women look like they're 20. The secret: Japanese homestyle cooking, and an approach to eating that is not about self-deprivation, but about celebrating and savouring food. Raised in Tokyo and on h...

Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin’s New York Times Bestselling tart-tongued odes to healthy eating and veganism - Skinny Bitch and Skinny Bitch in the Kitch’ - are now available together for the first time in hardcover, exclusively packaged in a deluxe slipcased box set. Biography Ror...

There's nothing like a freshly baked muffin, hot out of the oven and smelling like heaven. Home baking is one of life's simple pleasures. Preparing wholesome, delicious food for your friends and family is so deeply satisfying. And the best thing about muffins is that they are so easy and quick t...

Cocktails are where drinks get creative. Imagine trying out the cocktails you've only ordered at bars or in restaurants and making them your own. Whether you want to boast a sophisticated gathering before a formal event or invite a few friends over for a casual get-together, there is a cocktail for ...

The egg is a chemical storehouse-within an incubating egg a complicated set of chemical reactions take place that convert the chemicals into a living animal. Using hen eggs as a model, this new text explores the use of eggs for food, industrial, and pharmaceutical applications. It covers the chemist...

A celebration of the importance in our lives of good food made with wonderful ingredients, many of them unique to New Zealand. There are four illustrated themes distributed throughout the year resulting in summer and winter recipes. Each theme features approximately 20-25 dishes which can be enjoyed...

Award-winning food writer Hattie Ellis's blend of history, recipes, coffee know-how and quirky details will expand your appreciation of this stimulating drink. Hattie also offers tips on buying, storing, grinding and preparing the perfect cup of coffee, plus delicious coffee recipes, to help you to ...

Want to be the hostess with the mostest? Writer and stylist Jennifer Joyce draws on her many years of successful soirees and laid-back lunches. She will teach you how to plan, cook and present with style and ease. From crostini with jamon, goat's cheese and fig jam to tamarind-glazed salmon with tom...

101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die is a whisky guide with a difference. It is not an awards list. It is not a list of the 101 'best' whiskies in the world in the opinion of a self-appointed whisky guru. It is simply a guide to the 101 whiskies that enthusiasts must seek out and try in order to compl...

"Hot Nights, Cool Days" sees Julie Biuso combine her skills of food writing with her passion for description, resulting in recipes and writing that should take food lovers to new heights. Supported by Ian Batchelor's food photography, Julie is able to evoke the nuances of taste and smell and time an...

With an insatiable appetite for travel, food and new experiences, Christine Manfield has traversed the globe in search of inspiration. Her quest has taken her from Tokyo to Istanbul, and from Hanoi to Marrakech. Now, in FIRE, she shares her world of flavour: her favourite places, the memorable di...

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...

The book opens with an illustrated guide to types of trout, including tips on choosing the best fish and how to prepare fresh fish for cooking. The 50 recipes that follow provide plenty of inspiration for serving up trout in new and exciting ways. From Trout Bisque, Smoked Trout Tartlets, and Cheese...

Twenty whole chickens bathed in garlic on a rig that resembles a cast-iron satellite dish . . . this is "Extreme Barbecue," a tribute to the derring-do behind the craziest grilling contraptions in the country. Through in-depth profiles, outrageous photographs, and nearly 100 personal recipes, this u...

Gordon Ramsay Easy sees Britain's most celebrated chef moving out of the restaurant and into the home kitchen. Having reached his zenith in the culinary establishment, Gordon is now focusing on making his food accessible to a wider audience. This book features dishes which have all the hallmarks of ...

Philadelphia enjoys one of the country's most dynamic food scenes, and Marc Vetri is its top culinary talent. Mario Batali called Vetri Ristorante "possibly the best Italian restaurant on the East Coast." A parade of prominent national food critics followed and all came to the same conclusion. Vetri...

Lauren Chattman presents simple and delicious recipes made from only the most wholesome ingredients. The heavenly creations include Citrus Pound Cake, Raspberry Yellow Cake Squares and Mississippi Mud Cake. Designed with the busy baker in mind, this intoxicating cookbook shows how to make long-lasti...

Australians are getting fatter and poorer by the day. We are slap bang in the middle of a financial crisis, and an obesity epidemic. But is there a common solution? Could an abdominal crunch save us from the credit crunch? Is it possible to save money and save your health at the same time? TIGHT ARS...

Beer is the most popular alcoholic drink in the world, the most refreshing, the most sociable, and the most versatile. It has been brewed since the dawn of time and still has the capacity to delight and obsess its many adherents. This bewitching, thirst-inducing, gorgeously illustrated book is a gui...