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  • Fruit
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    Fruit

    Fruit collects a dozen of the South's bountiful locally sourced fruits in a cook's basket of fifty-four luscious dishes, savory and sweet. Demand for these edible jewels is growing among those keen to feast on the South's natural pleasures, whether...
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  • Beans and Field Peas
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    Beans and Field Peas

    Robust and delicious, beans and field peas have graced the tables of southerners for generations, making daily appearances on vegetable plates, sideboards, and lunch counters throughout the region. Indeed, all over the world, people rich, poor, or in...
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  • Bacon
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    Bacon

    From the earliest days of European settlement in the South, as in many rural economies around the globe, cured pork became a main source of sustenance, and the cheaper, lower-on-the-hog cuts--notably, bacon--became some of the most important traditional...
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  • Sunday Dinner
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    Sunday Dinner

    Bridgette A. Lacy offers an ode to a meal that, notably in the Sabbath-minding South, is more than a meal. Sunday dinner, Lacy observes, is "a state of mind. It is about taking the time to be with the people who matter to you." Describing her own...
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  • Pie
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    Pie

    Sara Foster takes the expression "easy as pie" seriously. New and experienced bakers alike will thrill to Foster's encouraging approach to tossing together the most delicious made-from-scratch pies. A southern kitchen is unimaginable without pie, says...
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  • Southern Holidays
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    Southern Holidays

    Debbie Moose's Southern Holidays is a cook's celebration of the richly diverse holiday traditions of today's South. Covering big traditional holidays such as Christmas and Mardi Gras, this must-have addition to the Savor the South (R) cookbook collection...
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  • Peaches
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    Peaches

    Whether you swear by peaches from Georgia or from South Carolina, there's no doubt that the fruit is sacred to southerners. From the moment the first mouthwatering Elberta variety was grafted in the 1870s, the peach has been an icon of summertime and a...
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  • Buttermilk
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    Buttermilk

    Most southern cooks will agree with Debbie Moose when she writes, "Like a full moon on a warm southern night, buttermilk makes something special happen." Buttermilk explores the rich possibilities of this beloved ingredient and offers remarkably...
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  • Tomatoes
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    Tomatoes

    In Tomatoes, Miriam Rubin gives this staple of southern gardens the passionate portrait it deserves, exploring the tomato's rich history in southern culture and inspiring home cooks to fully enjoy these summer fruits in all their glorious variety. Rubin,...
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  • Foodwise:
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    Foodwise:

    Wendy Cook's fascination with nutrition began during her war-time childhood. In the midst of deprivation and food-rationing, the rich abundance of her mother's organic garden made a profound impression. In her twenties, married to Peter Cook, she...
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  • Foodwise:
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    Foodwise:

    Wendy Cook's fascination with nutrition began during her war-time childhood. In the midst of deprivation and food-rationing, the rich abundance of her mother's organic garden made a profound impression. In her twenties, married to Peter Cook, she...
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  • What is Biodynamic Wine?
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    What is Biodynamic Wine?

    Nicolas Joly is responsible for producing some of the finest and most highly esteemed wines of France at his CoulÉe de Serrant vineyard. Practising the biodynamic method of agriculture - sometimes referred to as 'premium organic' - he is at the forefront...
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  • What is Biodynamic Wine?
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    What is Biodynamic Wine?

    Nicolas Joly is responsible for producing some of the finest and most highly esteemed wines of France at his CoulÉe de Serrant vineyard. Practising the biodynamic method of agriculture - sometimes referred to as 'premium organic' - he is at the forefront...
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  • From the Jewish Heartland
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    From the Jewish Heartland

    From the Jewish Heartland: Two Centuries of Midwest Foodways reveals the distinctive flavor of Jewish foods in the Midwest and tracks regional culinary changes through time. Exploring Jewish culinary innovation in America's heartland from the 1800s to...
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  • Japanese Foodways, Past and Present
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    Japanese Foodways, Past and Present

    Spanning nearly six hundred years of Japanese food culture, Japanese Foodways, Past and Presentconsiders the production, consumption, and circulation of Japanese foods from the mid-fifteenth century to the present day in contexts that are political,...
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  • Vodka
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    Vodka

    It began as poisonous rotgut in Medieval Russia-Ivan the Terrible liked it, Peter the Great loved it-but this grain alcohol "without distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color" has become our uncontested king of spirits. Over a thousand brands fight...
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  • Beer Lover's Oregon
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    Beer Lover's Oregon

    The Beer Lover's series features regional breweries, brewpubs and beer bars for those looking to seek out and celebrate the best brews--from bitter seasonal IPAs to rich, dark stouts--their cities have to offer. With quality beer producers popping up all...
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  • Whole Grain Cookbook
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    Whole Grain Cookbook

    Grain truly is the staff of life-tasty, versatile, and highly nutritious. This terrific and comprehensive cookbook offers authentic, eclectic, homespun recipes that showcase a variety of different grains at their best, whether on their own or cooked with...
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  • Julia Child Rules
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    Julia Child Rules

    If Julia Child stood for anything, it was the pleasure found in sharing good food with good people, working hard and being content (even when things aren't going your way), and living with joy and abandon. In Karen Karbo's new book, Julia Child Rules,...
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  • What Would Brian Boitano Make?
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    What Would Brian Boitano Make?

    Brian Boitano has traveled all over the world for skating competitions, and he is fascinated with other cultures and their cuisine. He now finds the same deep fulfillment in cooking and entertaining that he once found in skating. His adventures abroad...
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  • Celebrate Every Day
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    Celebrate Every Day

    A warm, inviting, and heartfelt collection of recipes and celebrations to re-create and share with your own family. A few years ago, Jaime Richardson did what a lot of young, articulate, creative women were doing: she launched a blog (sophistimom.com)...
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  • Cooking the Dutch Oven Way
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    Cooking the Dutch Oven Way

    The Dutch oven has been used for centuries to cook, bake, and fry food for large groups and families in the backyard, in a trailer, or camping on the trail. Using it requires finesse and fireside savvy as well as the right kind of recipes - and this book...
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  • Barbecue Lover's Texas
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    Barbecue Lover's Texas

    Barbecue Lovers' Texas celebrates the best this state has to offer. Perfect for both the local BBQ enthusiast and the traveling visitor alike, this book features: the history of the BBQ culinary style where to find--and most importantly consume--the best...
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  • Washington, DC Chef's Table
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    Washington, DC Chef's Table

    In Washington, DC, political rivals disagree on just about everything, but there is widespread bi-partisan support for the city's restaurant scene. The nation's capital and neighboring suburbs boast premier restaurants and inspired chefs who bring even...
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  • Outer Banks Cookbook
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    Outer Banks Cookbook

    More than seven million people visit the Outer Banks of North Carolina every year, and they all fall in love with its coastal Southern cuisine. The Outer Banks Cookbook is a true celebration of the many flavors of North Carolina's coastal communities...
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  • Food Lovers' Guide to (R) Los Angeles
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    Food Lovers' Guide to (R) Los Angeles

    The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings The ultimate guides to the food scene in their respective states or regions, these books provide the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings...
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  • Portland, Maine Chef's Table
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    Portland, Maine Chef's Table

    Maine's cultural and culinary heart, Portland is a buzzing and energetic food community. Widely considered to have one of the country's most vibrant food scenes, in 2009 Portland was named "America's Foodiest Hometown" by Bon Appetit. The city offers a...
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  • What's So Special About Biodynamic Wine?
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    What's So Special About Biodynamic Wine?

    Are biodynamic wines any better than other wines? Are biodynamic methods, much talked about but little understood, scientific or not? What's the difference between organic and biodynamic?The popularity and availability of biodynamic wine has grown...
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  • Yogic Cooking
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    Yogic Cooking

    Yogic cooking is nutritious, easy to digest and free of toxins, allowing you to improve your health, keep your body strong and facilitate spiritual revolution. The aim of yoga is to cultivate a physical, mental and psychic balance so that higher states...
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  • Setting the Table for Julia Child
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    Setting the Table for Julia Child

    Before Julia Child's warbling voice and towering figure burst into America's homes, a gourmet food movement was already sweeping the nation. Setting the Table for Julia Child considers how the tastes and techniques cultivated at dining clubs and in the...
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  • The Just Kitchen
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    The Just Kitchen

    Join the call of a just kitchen: where meal preparation is as much an act of resistance against injustice as marches and protests. For food and faith writers and podcasters Derrick Weston and Anna Woofenden, The Just Kitchen is about a passion for food,...
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  • The Just Kitchen
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    The Just Kitchen

    Join the call of a just kitchen: where meal preparation is as much an act of resistance against injustice as marches and protests. For food and faith writers and podcasters Derrick Weston and Anna Woofenden, The Just Kitchen is about a passion for food,...
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  • 50 Indian Meal Plans
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    50 Indian Meal Plans

    Meet your new companion: Your handy helper in the kitchen for the next 50 weeks. For every mom, nothing is more important than ensuring your child is eating right. The KSP 50 Indian Meal Plans Book contains 1. 50 kid-friendly Meal Plans i.e. one year of...
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  • Deer Burger Cookbook
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    Deer Burger Cookbook

    Written by a hunter who knows from experience how to cook with deer burger at home and in camp, Deer Burger Cookbook answers a question every hunter has asked: "What do I do with all this deer burger?" With his trademark down-home sense of humor, Cousin...
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  • The Sausage-Making Cookbook
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    The Sausage-Making Cookbook

    Getting the hang of making haggis or the knack of preparing knockwurst isn't nearly as tough as is commonly believed. The Sausage-Making Cookbook explains this traditional kitchen craft and shows exactly how to go about it. Step-by-step instructions help...
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  • The New England Catch
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    The New England Catch

    The New England Catch is a collection of 100 seafood recipes plus recipes for complementary side-dishes, breads and desserts with stories about and photos of the New England fishing industry and the fisherman. Dozens of brief little stories about the...
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  • Golden Rice
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    Golden Rice

    Ordinary white rice is nutrient poor; it consists of carbohydrates and little else. About one million people who subsist on rice become blind or die each year from vitamin A deficiency. Golden Rice, which was developed in the hopes of combatting that...
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  • No Experience Necessary
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    No Experience Necessary

    Long considered a culinary renegade and a pioneering chef, Norman Van Aken is an American original who chopped and charred, sweated and seared his way to cooking stardom with no formal training, but with extra helpings of energy, creativity, and faith...
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  • California Vegan
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    California Vegan

    Plant-powered dietician Sharon Palmer tells the diverse story of California veganism with recipes showcasing local produce and features celebrating the legacy and future of plant-based pioneers in the state. California is where vegan culture all began,...
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  • Vegetarian Times Plant-Powered Protein Cookbook
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    Vegetarian Times Plant-Powered Protein Cookbook

    Healthy, Delicious Recipes with Plant Powered Protein Protein is the macronutrient that's on the tip of everyone's tongue these days, but a protein-rich diet doesn't have to mean chowing down on giant bowls of beans or plates of egg whites-nor does it...
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  • The New England Catch
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    The New England Catch

    The New England Catch is a collection of 100 seafood recipes plus recipes for complementary side-dishes, breads and desserts with stories about and photos of the New England fishing industry and the fisherman. Dozens of brief little stories about the...
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  • Seafood Lover's Florida
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    Seafood Lover's Florida

    Seafood Lover's Florida covers the culture of seafood in the Sunshine State and features the history of the cuisine, recipes both original and contributed by restaurants, and where to find, and most importantly consume, the best of the best local...
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  • Foraging Oregon
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    Foraging Oregon

    From wild carrot to serviceberries, pineapple weed to watercress, lamb's quarter to sea rocket, Foraging Oregon uncovers the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Beaver State. Helpfully organized by plant families, the book is an authoritative...
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  • Diabetes Guide to Enjoying Foods of the World
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    Diabetes Guide to Enjoying Foods of the World

    In this convenient guide, people with diabetes will find a welcome resource to help them enjoy all the flavors of the world while still following a healthy meal plan. Whether learning to choose better options from familiar ethnic cuisines, or branching...
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  • Tinsel, Tumbleweeds, and Star-Spangled Celebrations
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    Tinsel, Tumbleweeds, and Star-Spangled Celebrations

    Celebrate the Holidays Old West Style Holidays on the frontier were a time for celebration, stopping work and chores, and honoring their purpose. This book includes stories of all the biggest celebrations, including traditions, food, songs, games, and...
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  • Maryland's Chesapeake
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    Maryland's Chesapeake

    The culinary heritage of most regions in the US is often determined by the ethnic cuisine of those who settled there, whether it be the Cajun/Creole food of Louisiana or the Italian-inspired fare of the Northeast. For Maryland, the food that defines the...
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Cooking, Diet & Recipe Books at BookLoop

Welcome to BookLoop’s Cooking, Food & Drink collection, your Australian destination for cookbooks, diet guides, recipe books, and culinary inspiration. Whether you are learning to cook with specific gadgets, experimenting with healthy diets, or preparing meals for parties and family gatherings, our collection helps you create delicious dishes with confidence.

Cooking with Gadgets & Techniques

Modern cooking is made easier with the right equipment. Our guides on cooking with air fryers, barbecues & grilling, and slow cooking give you step-by-step methods for effortless and flavourful meals.

Healthy Diet & Lifestyle Cooking

Transform your eating habits with our wide selection of diet-specific cookbooks. From calorie counting and gluten-free diets to high protein, low carbohydrate, low-fat and low-sugar lifestyles, BookLoop provides trusted nutrition and recipe solutions for every health goal.

Cooking by Ingredients

Explore fresh ways to cook with everyday ingredients. Our guides cover chicken, fish and seafood, meat and game, fruit and vegetables, pasta, rice, grains & pulses, chocolate, dairy, and herbs & spices. Perfect for home cooks who want to get creative with everyday ingredients.

Cooking for Every Occasion

From cooking for one to special occasions, cooking with children, or budget cooking, we have cookbooks to suit every situation. Our quick and easy cooking titles are especially popular with busy families and professionals.

Global Cuisine & Culinary Traditions

Travel the world through food with our national and regional cuisine books, or embrace sustainability with organic food and sustainable cooking. For inspiration from famous chefs, browse our TV and celebrity chef cookbooks.

Essential Cookbooks & Recipes

From classic cookbooks and recipes to dishes and courses, beverages, preserving and freezing, or even cigars and smoking, BookLoop offers a wide range of titles to satisfy every culinary interest.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best cookbooks for beginners?

Our quick and easy cooking guides and cooking with children collections provide simple step-by-step recipes perfect for beginners in Australia.

Which diet cookbooks are most popular?

Currently, high protein, low carb, gluten-free, and sugar-free diets are the most searched. BookLoop stocks trusted cookbooks for each of these diets.

How can I save money on cooking?

Explore our budget cooking section for practical recipes that stretch your grocery dollar without sacrificing flavour or nutrition.

Do you stock celebrity chef cookbooks?

Yes, our TV and celebrity chef collection includes famous names, helping you recreate their dishes in your own Australian kitchen.

What is the best way to cook for special occasions?

Our party and special occasion cookbooks provide everything from elegant menus to casual entertaining ideas for family and friends.

Start Cooking with BookLoop Today

Whether you are embracing a new diet, learning to cook with modern gadgets, exploring world cuisines, or preparing meals on a budget, BookLoop’s Cooking, Food & Drink collection empowers every Australian cook to bring more flavour, health, and joy to their kitchen.