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My Favourite Cookbooks for Christmas 2011

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)

Poh's Kitchen

Two Asian Kitchens

Delicious.: Simply the Best

    • Jeni’s Spendid Ice-cream (review)

MY GIFT IDEAS

  • Book for the guy addicted to Bunnings
  • Adrian’ Richardson’s The Good Life (Review)

The Good Life

  • Book for those that count chocolate as a vegetable

PS Desserts

  • Book for the guy that thinks he can cook but can’t

Manu's French Kitchen

  • Book for the chick who wears Campers and makes her own cool clothes

Sweet Treats

  • Book for the princess brat moving out of home
    • Donna Hay’s Fast Fresh Simple (review)

Fast, Fresh, Simple

  • Book for the self righteous hipster
    • South East Asian Food (review)

  • I wear Birkenstocks and remember Woodstock

Food Safari

  • Best group present that everyone will be happy with
  • Delicious by Valli Little (review)

Delicious.: Simply the Best

  • 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)

Gingerboy: Creative Street Food

Let me know what you give this Christmas!

Best Cookbooks for Father’s Day!

Father’s Day in Oz is Sunday, September 4, 2011. Hurry along and order or buy one of these books now. I reckon they are absolutely perfect for Father’s Day. In no particular order…
Adam Liaw’s My Two Kitchens (reviewed here)

  • Best for the Dad that loves Asian food, who wants to learn new things and is capable of cooking complex foods.
  • For the more international and cerebral dad/zen/ karate kid at heart father.  This book is one of my favourite books of the year.
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Two Asian Kitchens

Maeve O’Meara Food Safari (reviewed here)

  • Best for Dad’s that love to try new cuisines from around the world
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Food Safari

Manu Fidel’s My French Kitchen (reviewed here)

  • Best for the Dad that loves French food simplified, is young at heart and a beginner in the kitchen.
  • Manu seems to love his young son and there are lots of pictures of father-son sentimentality. The recipes are also simplified and accessible versions of flashy French dishes so hopefully the gift giver is going to get a tasty reward.
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Manu's French Kitchen

Adrian Richardson’s The Good Life (reviewed here)

  • Best for the Dad that loves meat, footy, bbq’s, and is a beginner in the kitchen.
  • The Good Life (to be reviewed soon) is the ultimate book for the Alpha Male. Adrian Richardson even shows you how to cure your own meat and do basic butchery – not only that, he does it using pictures. For the Fred Flintstone in your life this book is pure gold.
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The Good Life

Guy Mirabella’s Hungry: Food From My Heart (review forthcoming)

  • Best for the Dad that loves Italian food with a fine dining spin, who appreciates modern art and photography, and has a bit of experience in the kitchen.
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Hungry

Jamie Oliver’s 30 Min Meals (review forthcoming)

  • Best for the Dad that wears trainers to work, rides a moped and likes simple plain food that’s not too rich.
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Jamie's 30-minute Meals

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Cookbook Review: Two Asian Kitchens by Adam Liaw

My rating: 5 stars

Two Asian Kitchens
Adam Liaw is the thinking woman’s crumpet – warm, airy and a bit stodgy in the middle. There are no less than 8 pork belly recipes in this book!! read more »