My Review: 5 stars
I made a promise to myself to only write positive reviews about books I really love. This is THE BEST COOKBOOK I HAVE READ IN 12 MONTHS.
It makes THE BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE I have ever baked.
Yes folks its that good.
Julie Goodwin Chocolate Slab Cake
more after the jump
My Review: 5 stars
This is a super slim but information rich book written by Oliver protege “Cupcake Jemma”. I really like this book. It’s small, simple, but delicious. The chocolate cupcakes were divine. More after the jump!
My rating 5 stars!!
Click to buy at Fishpond: Asian After Work: Simple Food for Every Day
The only ‘easy’ Asian cookbook you’ll ever need. – AMAZE-BALLS!!
Read more after the jump! read more
My rating: 5 stars
EMBRACE CARBS!! – The best baking book I’ve ever seen!
Note that this book review was written BEFORE the tv show aired.
Bake a restaurant quality chocolate mud cake after the jump. read more
My rating: 4 1/2 stars
Molecular gastronomy for idiots. Unleash your inner gadget whore!
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But how does this book cook? READ MORE AFTER THE JUMP read more
My rating 4 stars
As is typical of Donna Hay, this book has impeccable styling, chorizo, and canned caramel.
I made her cheat’s chocolate and salted caramel tarts which were very sweet but a quick win.
Wow, I can’t believe I’ve reviewed 30 books over the last 12 months! (hug to self… hmm arms have to stretch a bit harder now…)
Even though I’ve fed my friends and family over the course of the year, its time for me to keep on gifting.
Here are my top Christmas gifts for the silly season.
My top 5 books for 2011 (in no particular order)
MY GIFT IDEAS
- Book for the guy addicted to Bunnings
- Adrian’ Richardson’s The Good Life (Review)
- Book for those that count chocolate as a vegetable
- PS desserts (review)
- Book for the guy that thinks he can cook but can’t
- Manu’s Kitchen (review)
- Book for the chick who wears Campers and makes her own cool clothes
- Sweet Treats (review)
- Book for the princess brat moving out of home
- Donna Hay’s Fast Fresh Simple (review)
- Book for the self righteous hipster
- South East Asian Food (review)
- I wear Birkenstocks and remember Woodstock
- Food Safari (review)
- Best group present that everyone will be happy with
- Delicious by Valli Little (review)
- Book for the awesome teacher or kindly Aunt that you actually like
- Around my French Table (review)
- Best coffee table book – if George Clooney was a book….
- Gingerboy (review pending)
Let me know what you give this Christmas!
My rating: 4 ½ stars
This is a book for serious dessert lovers, budding pastry chefs and domestic cooks ready for training from a generous and kindly master.
My rating: 4 1/2 stars
This book is definitely one of those compulsory doorstops along with La Cuisine, Stephanie Alexander and anything by Marc Bittman…
My rating 4 1/2 stars
This book is old school i.e. it’s similar to books from the 60’s and 70’s in that there are hardly any pictures and there’s an overdose of words. (bye bye Gen Y, LOL, LMAO). I would have cooked more than one recipe but typing out one gave me carpel tunnel.
