My Books
I can’t stop buying cookbooks! Help!!
Currently enjoying…
Barefoot Contessa at Home - Ina Garten
The Perfect Scoop - David Lebovitz
Secrets from the Red Lantern - Pauline Nguyen
Books on my shelf…
The Kitchen Diaries - Nigel Slater
Holiday - Bill Granger
Every Day- Bill Granger
Modern Classics 1 - Donna Hay
Modern Classics 2 - Donna Hay
Mix and Bake - Belinda Jeffrey
Jamie’s Dinners - Jamie Oliver
The Food I Love - Neil Perry
The Cook’s Companion - Stephanie Alexander
Bills - Bill Granger
Baking From My Home To Yours - Dorie Greenspan
Matt Moran - Matt Moran
How To Be A Domestic Goddess - Nigella Lawson
Simply Bill - Bill Granger
Two’s Cooking - Jane Strode & Jeremy Strode
Good Food - Neil Perry
Baking with Julia - Dorie Greenspan
Where The Heart Is - Karen Martini
Let It Simmer - Sean Moran
Marie Claire Flavours - Donna Hay
Marie Claire Food+Drink - Michele Cranston
Epicure Chocolate - Kylie Walker (editor)
Baking Handbook - Martha Stewart
Off the Shelf - Donna Hay
The Ice Cream Book - Joanna Farrow & Sara Lewis
Chocolate - Delia Smith
Delicious Let’s Entertain - Valli Little (editor)
More from Magnolia - Alyssa Torey
Marie Claire Kitchen - Michele Cranston
The Complete Book of Preserves and Pickles - Catherine Atkinson
Cakes, Biscuits and Slices - Australian Women’s Weekly
3 Ways With - Ross Dobson
500 Cupcakes - Fergal Connolly
Gorgeous Cakes - Annie Bell
Tempted - Murdoch Books
Homebaked - Australian Women’s Weekly
Foolproof Cakes - Mary Berry
500 Cookies - Phillippa Vanstone & Susannah Blake
Cookies - Australian Women’s Weekly
The Crabapple Bakery Cupcake Book - Jennifer Graham
Cupcakes - Australian Women’s Weekly
Chocolate - Donna Hay
Marie Claire Breakfast - Jody Vassallo
Sweet Food - Murdoch Books
Fruit - Donna Hay
Pastries and Breads - Jane Price
Picnic Hamper - Jane Price
The Age Good Food Guide 2008 - John Lethlean & Necia Wilden (editors)
The Foodie’s Guide to Melbourne 2007 - Allan Campion & Michele Curtis
The Foodies’ Guide to Melbourne 2008 - Allan Campion & Michele Curtis
The Foodies Guide to Sydney 2008 - Helen Greenwood & John Newton
My wishlist (soon to be put on the credit card)…
Arabesque, Saha, Turquoise - Greg Malouf & Lucy Malouf
Appetite - Nigel Slater
Arabesque - Claudia Roden
New Book of Middle Eastern Food - Claudia Roden











Hi Linda!
I have the same proplem! I love cookbooks too!
I just bumped into your blog…a really nice one!
Ciao,
Ali
Wow! I envy your collection! I am just starting out and it’s not nearly enough for me. I was thinking of getting the Baking with Julia book you have, and then Alice Waters’ Art of Simple Food. I want to get a good basic cookbook, but I am not sure which one. Any advice or thoughts?
Ali, hello! Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda - Great choice with ‘Baking with Julia’ as it’s an excellent baking book. As for a good, simple and basic cookbook, “The Cook’s Companion’ by Stephanie Alexander is excellent, but is an Australian book, so it may not be readily available. Anything by Alice Waters is a classic :) Jamie Oliver’s books are great basics too.
So I perused my book store and couldn’t find the book by Stephanie Alexander. But I picked up the new edition of Martha Stewart’s baking book and was thinking about buying it. But a lot of people don’t enjoy Martha and her recipes. Do you like the baking handbook you have?
Martha’s ‘Baking Handbook’ is pretty good and covers heaps of different baking areas. I like it, but sometimes I find it a bit tedious in converting the measurements into metric, being the Aussie that I am :) I think you should get it!
A piece of advice though, when I don’t know whether I should buy a specific book or not, I try to and see if I can borrow it from the local library or a friend first, trial a few recipes and peruse the book for a while before deciding to purchase it or not. Online reviews are also helpful in making a decision :)
Thanks so much for posting your list of cookbooks. Being a student, I can’t exactly buy all of the baking books that catch my fancy, so it helps to know what other bakers are using. I’m such a big fan of Dorie Greenspan’s blog, so I’ll have to check out her books as well.
No worries Cecilia! I was a student once (and might be again soon), so I know what it’s like to have limited funds to buy books :) Dorie’s ‘Baking From My Home To Yours’ is an excellent book to buy.
Hi Linda, that is an impressive collection :) Just wondering where you bought your Dorie Greenspan book? I’ve had my eye out in all the book shops I can think of in Sydney, I’m *this close* to just ordering it from Amazon.com!
Hey Lisa! Get it get it get it! It’s a great book and I must say, the best American baking book I own. I got it from Amazon quite a while back now and paid around $45 Australian (with postage). You’ll probably get it for even cheaper considering the excellent exchange rate now!
The only annoying thing about the book is that the recipes are in imperial measurements so a bit of converting must be done before baking. Online converters are quite handy for that :)