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Murdoch Books
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My Barcelona Kitchen is a vibrant collection of recipes gathered by cook and food writer Sophie Ruggles while living in this lively Spanish city. Inspired by her life as a local in the heart of Barcelona, along with Spanish friends and favourite restaurants and bars, Sophie has added her own personal touch to each recipe to create food that is heart-warming, approachable and true to its traditional roots. Accompanying tales of life in this colourful city and the surrounding countryside, along with stunning location photography, complete an insight into modern Barcelonan life. Discover a lively, diverse city and have an authentic Spanish experience in your own home kitchen with Sophie Ruggles' My Barcelona Kitchen. This title features: over 140 approachable Spanish-inspired recipes; stunning location photography of Barcelonan life; and, recipes accompanied by helpful tips regarding traditional Spanish ingredients. |
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Greg Doyle's Pier, a Sydney institution, is internationally renowned and awarded as one of Australia's finest seafood restaurants. In Pier, chefs Greg Doyle and Grant King and pastry chef Katrina Kanetani, offer 99 of the restaurant's signature dishes, using only the very best seasonal produce in innovative ways. All feature the freshness, delicacy and restraint that are hallmarks of the Pier style. |
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Food is a quilt that is patch worked together by people's language, traditions and way of living. In Venezia, Tessa Kiros shows the magic and the charm of the famous Italian city of Venice. She embroiders the recipes of this city of canals, bridges and carnivals with her own unique colors and threads. Tessa's previous books, Twelve, Falling Cloudberries, Apples for Jam and Piri Starfish: Portugal Found have been published to international acclaim and have secured best-selling status in many countries throughout the world. Falling Cloudberries won several awards including Best Hardcover Recipe Book at the World Food Media Awards. As usual, her book features stunningly beautiful photography and design, and recipes for the whole family — a European way of eating. |
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When Neil Perry set out to open a steakhouse, it wasn't going to be just any steakhouse. It had to showcase not only Australia's best beef but also the best seafood, the best of everything. In his latest book, Neil shares the trials and tribulations of opening the ultimate steakhouse, Rockpool Bar & Grill, first in Melbourne, then Sydney and Perth. This is a book about the life of a restaurant and all the people who contribute to it, from the graziers to the scallop divers to the oyster whisperers. Tales from the restaurant and from his producers intersperse Neil's collection of recipes that bring his restaurant into your home. His advice on handling seafood, how to cook the perfect steak, how to build a wood-fired barbecue, for plus his signature condiments, side dishes and desserts, make this an indispensable and inspirational kitchen companion. |
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Origin is a book about food, memory, time and place. One of Australia's most exciting chefs, Ben Shewry from multi-award winning Melbourne restaurant, Attica, takes readers on an inspirational journey with dishes that relate back to his childhood, and which emulate and celebrate the environment in which he grew up and the place where he now lives. Known for his foraging, Ben uses what the earth provides without exploiting its resources. His complex, exquisitely crafted dishes all have stories behind them. This is an extraordinary book about inspirational food for today. Key points: 60 unique recipes interwoven with a strong narrative of Ben's life; superb landscape photography by Colin Page; and, a rich visual journey. |
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Offers over 200 recipes and ideas for homemade food. This title uses step-by-step instructions to show the reader how to make ingredients, as well as recipes, at home. It helps you to learn how to make cheese from pantry staples, create an oven smoker from scratch in just two minutes and make ice cream without an ice cream machine. |
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Pasta Artigiana has a recipe for any occasion, from simple and rustic to elegant and refined. Second generation Italian chef, Nino Zoccali shares a lifetime of delectable pasta recipes from hearty soups to indulgent filled pasta (tortellini, ravioli) and even pasta-based desserts. With more than 80 authentic recipes and a range of basic pasta doughs, sugos and sauces, Pasta Artigiana is as practical as it is beautiful and will become an essential kitchen companion for anyone who loves to cook and eat pasta. This title features: more than 80 authentic, easy to follow recipes with hints and tips throughout; chapters on pasta in soups, dried pasta, fresh pasta, filled pasta, baked pasta and sweet pasta; and, includes recipes for sugos, sauces and stocks that will become an established part of your repertoire. |
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From one of Sydney's hottest restaurants, a book written for the aspirational home cook to reproduce awe-inspiring food in the domestic kitchen, including many unusual techniques such as sous vide. |
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In Limoncello and Linenwater, much-loved author Tessa Kiros celebrates the heritage of Italy, the country she has chosen to call home. This whimsically feminine book is a tribute to the women in our lives — mothers, mothers-in-law, grandmothers — and the important lessons we learn from them. With accessible, delicious recipes ranging from robust family dishes to quirky cakes and old-fashioned sauces and preserves, this book is a precious heirloom for today. Key points: after more than 700,000 sales worldwide, this is Tessa's best book yet, written from the heart and celebrating the best of Italy; beautifully, quirkily styled and designed; and more than 100 achievable tried and tested recipes. |
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People love a fresh loaf. The way it smells, the crunch of the crust, the warm, soft texture of bread newly out of the oven. The growth of artisan bakeries and the increasing choice in supermarkets is testament to the fact that we want an alternative to the pre-packaged conformity of mass-produced baking. So why not make it ourselves? Bread is cheap to make, and a lot simpler than you might think. The Bread Revolution is a call to arms, encouraging all of us to think again about baking our own loaves. It demystifies the whole process, offering an easy repertoire of delicious savoury breads and sweet dough treats, plus down-to-earth tips. Its 60 inspiring recipes range from soda bread to potato and rosemary, healthy multi-seed wholemeal to an amazing sourdough that can fit in your busy schedule. Central to the book is the idea that bread can be a meal in itself, with ideas for quick lunches, children's teas and evening meals. Plus cinnamon Danish pastries and hot cross buns, and a host of thrifty recipes for your bread leftovers, from summer gazpacho to winter-warming bread and butter pudding. Key points: affordable, easy recipes to make bread making accessible to everyone from novices through to experienced cooks; contains 60 recipes including enriched white bread, sourdough, English muffins, doughnuts and hot cross buns; tips on how to save money by using every last piece of the bread with recipes such as bread and butter pudding, croutons and stuffing; Duncan Glendinning and Patrick Ryan have a rapidly growing profile and are two of the strongest names to watch on the UK food scene; Duncan has been named a Food Hero in the Good Housekeeping Food Awards and he and Patrick were shortlisted for the BCE Environmental Leadership Awards for their ethical, green approach and use of organic, local and foraged ingredients. |
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From the culinary genius Peter Gilmore, one of the top 50 chefs in the world, comes this much anticipated book. Quay's stunning design and photography perfectly echoes Peter's nature-based philosophy and the organic presentation that is synonymous with the fine dining experience at Quay. Peter's recipes, including the irresistible eight-textured chocolate cake and his signature iridescent sea pearls, will take you on an inspirational adventure, exploring flavour, texture and technique. Start with a single component, build to a show-stopping dish, or simply enjoy the visual and culinary journey. Key points: signature recipes from Australia's Restaurant of the Year 2008/2009; recipes are broken into more approachable individual components making them easier to recreate in a home setting. |
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Wholefood Baking is the ideal book for anyone looking for lighter, healthier versions of classic baking recipes and those with specific food allergies and intolerances. Natural foods chef and author Jude Blereau provides over 120 recipes for cakes, scones, biscuits, pastries and more. Dishes range from the classic scone through to apple and blackberry turnovers and a gluten and dairy-free chocolate shortcrust pastry. Thoroughly researched and beautifully photographed, Wholefood Baking contains detailed information on how to use natural sweeteners, whole flours and organic ingredients to achieve the best baking results every time. |
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Cook with Love brings together 150 of chef Pete Evans' favourite recipes from his life in the kitchen. With his signature relaxed style, Cook with Love is divided into chapters on breakfast, lazy lunches, family meals, food for entertaining, fish and seafood and more. Simple, unfussy and utterly delicious, the recipes in Cook with Love provide plenty of tips and advice for both novice and experienced cooks, making it the perfect book for relaxed home cooking. Key points: 150 easy, delicious recipes selected from Pete's cookbooks and collected in one comprehensive volume; chapters divided into breakfast, lazy lunches, family meals, food for entertaining, barbecues, fish and seafood, and more; a perfect kitchen companion for a lifetime of easy entertaining. |
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Callum Hann is back with a collection of recipes and sound advice that will give novice foodies the skills and the enthusiasm to become better, more knowledgeable, happier cooks. In addition to over 90 fast, fresh and simple recipes there is a wealth of information on cooking fundamentals, ranging from a guide to flavour combinations and advice on choosing the right restaurant — as well as tips for entertaining at home — through to techniques for preparing perfect seafood and buying and preparing seasonal ingredients. Recipes cover delicious breakfasts and brunches (maple bacon, asparagus, smashed avocado & feta on toast), things you can eat with your hands (spicy chicken tacos with apple & cabbage salsa), super quick meals (baked mac 'n' cheese with rosemary breadcrumbs), weeknight dinners, salads, food to impress a date (spice-crusted pork loin with apple cider glaze & figs; cherry fool) and essential rubs, dips, sauces and dressings. |
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The chefs at Parisian restaurant and grocery store No Glu create delicious, gluten-free food with all the style, finesse and passion for baking excellence that makes French patisserie world-renowned. Using a range of cereals, flours and clever flour mixes that are naturally gluten-free and healthy, they have developed over 65 delicious and nutritious recipes, guaranteed gluten-free (many of the recipes are also lactose-free). The recipes fall into the following chapters: Basic Recipes, Breakfast, Tea, Nibbles, Entrees, Mains, Desserts and Breads. Included are gluten-free recipes for scrumptious cookies, sticky banana cake, sweet pastry, polenta cake, savoury and sweet muffins, chestnut flour bread, chickpea bread, crepes, focaccia, cheesecake, burgers, pizza and quiche. All recipes guaranteed delicious and gluten-free. |
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Packed with more than 60 recipes for yogurt in all its guises — from frozen yogurt with summer fruits, berries, nuts and chocolate to frozen yogurt cheesecake — this is a definitive guide to the delicious frozen treat. Included are yogurt desserts made with dulce de leche, peanut butter or lemon curd, chilled yogurt milkshakes and lassis, and recipes for and crunchy toppings for sprinkling. From healthy, mid-morning pick-me-ups like Green Milkshake with Spinach, Kiwi Fruit and Spirulina to decadent desserts that can be made in a sorbet maker, blender or in an ice box, this book has all yogurt options covered. The design and styling is young, fresh and bright and yogurt is always the hero! |
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From Petite Kitchen blogger Eleanor Ozich comes this collection of more than 100 simple, natural, wholesome recipes that will nourish you and your family. With a focus on wholefoods, Eleanor replaces sugar and grains with natural, unprocessed alternatives to create balanced meals, many of which are gluten-free or vegetarian. From Raw Chia Seed Berry Jam to Beetroot and Wild Rice Risotto with Dill and Parmesan, My Petite Kitchen contains delicious, approachable recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners and desserts, and everything in between. |
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From much-loved chef Stephane Reynaud comes an extensive collection of nose to tail recipes combining responsible eating with delicious cuisine. Stephane's recipes showcase everything from traditional dishes to more modern fare including chicken liver terrines, pig's trotters, lamb liver and balsamic sauce apple pie, oxtail with hazelnuts and curried pork cheek amongst many others. This charmingly presented book will allay your prejudices and give you the perfect introduction to the world of tripe. |
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Featuring 60 easy, tasty hot dog recipes, prepared with passion in gourmet French style, Stephane Reynaud's Hot Dog is peppered throughout with light-hearted, quirky illustrations of cute canines, each with their eye on a tasty hot dog morsel. The recipes are divided into sausage type — from coarse and finely minced sausages, to Frankfurters, chipolatas, Toulouse sausage, chicken sausage, veal sausage — and each recipe includes suggestions for bread accompaniments, small (but perfectly formed) salad garnishes and the all-important condiments to maximize flavour and impact. Stephane's followers and fans of quick and easy food that's high quality and fun to serve will love this book for its fabulous recipes and Gallic charm. |
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Bringing you authentic recipes that sit at the heart of the Argentina's cuisine, Argentinian Street Food is divided into chapters that focus on different aspects of Argentinian food and how best to recreate it at home. There are chapters with traditional recipes for empanadas stuffed with meat, fish, cheese, vegetables, fruits or creamy chocolate; cult Argentinian street food recipes that are easily made at home; ice creams including helado, the creamy signature Argentine ice; and some Argentine classic desserts, including the legendary dulce de leche. The Argentinian atmosphere is carried through in the food photography and in the reportage that sets this delicious food in its rich cultural context. |
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