The Bookshelf

From the Bookshelf. . . . . . . .

Books referred to in Postings (Note that not all recipes from the books are linked in here … just a few to tempt …)

The Art of Simple Food, Alice Waters, Potter, 2007, ISBN 978-0-307-33679-8
Bought after some good reviews on the internet. I am somewhat disappointed. It was inferred that this book is as good as David Elizabeth’s books. It is not. It is great, I think, for budding cooks, and certainly this would have been invaluable to me in those early years. Not so useful now. But I am finding it interesting and will probably find a range of things to inspire… Another disappointing book was Mark Bitten’s How to cook everything Vegetarian. That is even more rudimentary. Great for out-starters, less so for experienced cooking people.

• Salsa Verde: How to make chips healthy

Chatpatti, Chaat Papri and Snacks, Anju Khattar, Crest Publishing House, 2004, ISBN 81-242-0275-3 Bought from a local Indian shop. Took my Indian cooking to a new level.

• Lahori Channa Chaat

Classic Book of Indian Vegetarian Curries, Vijai Mehra, 1998, Cambridge Book Depot, ISBN: 81-87155-06-X. Think I might have bought this in India, or maybe at a local Indian shop. Very simple curries, easy to make and delicious.

• Doodh Wale Aloo (Potatoes in Milk)

French Provincial Cooking, Elizabeth David, Penguin, 1960. Bought after living and eating in France for three months, and falling in love with France and french food.

• Simple approaches
• Simple Cucumber Salad
• Tomato Salad
• Peppers Shining Salad
• Simple Chickpea Salad

Growers Market – Cooking with Seasonal Produce. Leanne Kitchen. Murdoch Books. ISBN: 1740458168. Bought after a month of cooking in London 2007.

• Warm Olives with Lemon and Spices

Lord Krishna’s Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking. Yamuna Devi. Dutton. ISBN 0-525-24564-2. Bought after strong recommendations from my friend Danyse. It has 5,000 recipes in it! Magnificent book. 2007

Madhur Jaffrey’s Flavours of India. Madur Jaffrey, BBC Books, 1995. ISBN 0 563 37077 7. Bought after my first trip to India, where I fell in love with all things India, including the food.

• Cucumber Curry – A Curry to Die for

The Monk’s Cookbook. Published by the monks at Kauai Hindu Aadheenam (Monastery). Bought at the Aadheenam in Kauai.

• Carrot Sambal
  

Navratra Special, Anju Khattar, Crest Publishing House, 2004 Bought from a local Indian shop. Her books take my Indian cooking to a new level.

• Mint Paneer
• Aloo Palak

The Soup Bible, Debra Mayhew, Lorenz Books, 2000, ISBN 075480240X
A Birthday Present, and a great great book.

• Spicy Parsnip and Carrot Soup
• Cauliflower Walnut Cream

Twelve, A Tuscan Cookbook, Tessa Kiros, Murdoch Books Pty Ltd. 2005, ISBN 1 74045 637 8. Bought in Australia after I saw it in a bookshop in London, and on a day I was severely in need of some good Italian food.

• Tomato Bruschetta
• Gratineed Tomatoes

The Glorious Foods of Greece, Diane Kochilas, Harper Collins, 2001. ISBN 0 688 15457 3
Bought recently (April, 2008 ) when browsing through Borders, and being highly influenced by Peter, the Greek Food Blogger.

• Take a Tomato - Quick Tomato Soup
• Stewed Parsley

The Heritage of French Cooking, The Scotto Sisters et al., Weldon Russell, 1991. ISBN 1 875202 37 4
Bought after I returned from 3 months in France, when I fell in love with French food, wine and cheese. It appears to be out of print, but you might pick it up on ebay.

• Cream of Asparagus Soup

Sydney Food, Bill Granger. Murdoch Books.
Bought when I was living in Sydney. Bill has a wonderful restaurant called Bills in Darlinghurst Sydney.

• Porridge with Thick Yoghurt and Butter Glazed Apples

Turquoise, David and Lucy Malouf, ISBN 9781740665131, Hardie Grant Books, 2007
You can read a review of the book in this post. Bought after Gen bought hers and I salivated over it every day!

• Turquoise Book Review
• Spicy Red Lentil Soup with Thick Thick Yoghurt
• Semi Dried Tomatoes with Pomegranate

Vegetarian Dishes from the Middle East, 1983, Arto der Haroutunian, ISBN: 1902304810 I bought this book from a junk shop many many years ago. It is a pleasure to find that it is still being published, albeit in a different format in 2007. My copy has no photographs, but the current version seems to be illustrated. A wonderful book.

• Dukkah
• Tahina Tarator

Woman’s Day Step-by-Step Cookbook, 1984, Magazine Promotions, Sydney. One of the books I taught myself from. There are not many things in this that I would still make, just a few.

• Crumpets

Others on my Bookshelf
The Best of Buggialli. Giuliano Bugialli. Stewart, Tabori and Chang, New York.

A Cooks Guide to Chinese Vegetables. Martha Dahlen, Wokman Press. Bought in Hong Kong

Jamie’s Italy, Jamie Oliver, Penguin, 2005. Bought after staying with Amber and Ken in London, 2007

Stir, Christine Manfield, Penguin, 2006. I shared a house with Chris when we were in our 20’s. She was a fabulous cook then, and now she writes very good cook books. This isn’t my favourite, but the photography is stunning.

Thai Food, David Thompson, 2002, Viking Press, ISBN 0 670 86761 6. David had the best Thai restaurant in Sydney near Kings Cross. Darley Street Thai. Now he travels the world, cooking and teaching about Thai food. Fabulous book! 672 pages.

Vatch’s South East Asian Cookbook. Vatcharin Bhumichitr, Kyle Cathie Ltd. Bought in Singapore