The biggest seller is cookbooks and the second is diet books — how not to eat what you've just learned how to cook
List by: Barbara
Quote by: Andy Rooney
The books below are for people like me who avoid the kitchen like the plague if they can possibly help it.
Dollars and sense cookbook
by Alison Holst
NZ 641.552 HOL
This collection of recipes presents budget-minded families and individuals with good value ideas on how to stretch their food budget. From budgeting advice to good nutrition, the book offers over 350 recipes that aim to demonstrate how easy it is to make delicious meals every day.
Allyson Gofton's after work cookbook
by Allyson Gofton
NZ 641.555 GOF
Allyson Gofton's after work cookbook is for busy people who enjoy creating delicious meals, but don't have hours to spend in the kitchen. Full of versatile ideas to minimise last-minute cooking panic, the after work cookbook will make every night's meal a pleasure.
You shouldn't have gone to so much trouble, darling
by Jo Seager
NZ 641.5 SEA
Now updated and revised the recipes are still fashionable and delicious and are designed to be easy to cook, inexpensive and sure to impress the guests. Jo's philosophy of Maximum effect for minimum effort still reigns supreme. This includes every recipe you need for successful entertaining.
Eat fresh: cooking through the seasons
by Annabel Langbein
NZ 641.564 LAN
Inspirational recipes for making the most of seasonal fruits and vegetables, especially those produced in the home garden.
A cook's tour of New Zealand
by Peta Mathias
NZ 641.5 MAT
Enjoy a culinary tour of New Zealand and indulge in the very best seasonal produce with popular foodie and bon vivant, Peta Mathias. An astonishing variety of good things grown and produced locally are featured in this A-Z of favourite producers and suppliers. Peta Mathias's extensive knowledge of food and ingredients stamps A Cook's Tour with the authority of an expert who has travelled all around New Zealand, savouring the distinctive tastes and flavours of local produce. Peta even shares her favourite recipes. From olive oils to chicory-fed lamb; boutique ice-creams to cheeses and exotic fruit and vegetables, this is a book for all food lovers.
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