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The Cook's Companion: The Complete Book of Ingredients and Recipes for the Australian Kitchen [Hardcover]

Stephanie Alexander
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9 Jan 2005

As soon as you dip into this comprehensive cookery book from Australian restaurateur, Stephanie Alexander, you’ll understand why it has established itself as the kitchen ‘bible’ on that continent in the past decade.

Stephanie believes that eating well should be a joy, not a worry, and her book is designed to be used everyday, by everyone, regardless of culinary experience or skill. She learned her skills at her mother’s side and writes as if you were at her side as she selects ingredients, mixes, bakes, laughs, tastes and revels in the heady world of great food.

Over one thousand pages offer nearly as many failsafe recipes for everything from apple tart to zuccini soufflé, while at-a-glance panels offer wise advice and show which foods go best together. A delicious addition to any cook’s kitchen shelf.



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  • Hardcover: 1126 pages
  • Publisher: Viking; 2nd Revised edition edition (9 Jan 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1920989005
  • ISBN-13: 978-1920989002
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 6.4 x 25.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 260,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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52 of 54 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Stephanie: The Boon Companion 7 May 2005
Format:Hardcover
It is almost impossible to begin a review of this book. The mere mention of Stephanie Alexander's "The Cook's Companion" conjures so many delights - of food, food tips and tricks, of information and of history - that the literary mind becomes carried away with sudden urges to describe the specific delight of dishes Stephanie Alexander has used rigour, clarity and passion to present in this culinary masterpiece.
"The Cook's Companion" is a wonderful cookbook, that much is sure. Stephanie has taken the unsual step of collating her recipies ingredient-by-ingredient, in alphabetical order. Foods common and obscure receive a chapter of their own, from the puzzling jerusalem artichoke to the everyday pork to the rare delicacy of Stephanie's own beloved tripe. These chapters contain not only the recipies but invaluable information about the history of the ingredient on world tables, as well as their seasonal appearances, their variations, and Stephanie's own personal experiences eating or serving each ingredient on offer. One of Stephanie's most useful gifts to the domestic chef are the lists she provides of companion ingredients of her selected food. Anyone confronted with a meal to cook and a full, if confusing, larder need only heed Stephanie's advice to improvise a delicious, full-flavoured speciality dish.
The recipies themselves prove why memories of Stephanie Alexander's Melbourne restaurant are so passionately recalled by her former diners. She is a chef who approaches every ingredient in her kitchen with an encycopaedic knowledge and a passionate love of its unique properties.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The only cookbook you'll ever need 23 Aug 2007
Format:Hardcover
It's my bible. I own two copies, and I give it to all my friends. The recipes work, they're ordered by ingredient so if you know what you feel like eating, it'll tell you five ways to cook it. She advises you about everything from basic cooking techniques to utensils to the etymology of names. It will make you happy.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Chef's Bible 4 Nov 2004
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
This is THE cookbook for anyone who loves food and has a slight sense of adventure in the kitchen. As it is ordered by ingredient you can buy something new, go home and read about what to do with it. Her recipes range from easy to challenging and her descriptions of the ingredients are interesting and helpful. Her lemon roast chicken has always been a massive hit at my place. Buy it - the only cookbook you'll ever need!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A good general reference 2 April 2000
Format:Hardcover
One of the best things about this book is that the book is arranged by ingredient, with a page or so explaining what to look for. For example, the section on potatoes explains that there are waxy and floury potatoes and gives examples of each. This is an Australia author, so the varieties given in the examples are sometimes slanted towards those that are widely available in Oz, but generally information applies equally well to other parts of the world. In addition to the main recipes, the columns are filled with quick ideas for preparing each main ingredient. A good general reference.
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
At the risk of sounding repetitive, I brought this book with me when I emigrated from New Zealand, and I could not be without it. Sure, there is an antipodean bias, but I've found this to be my most useful cooking reference even in the UK, and I think it generally useful no matter where you are in the world.

Its organised alphabetically into chapters, each chapter exploring a particular ingredient. The chapter begins with an encyclopaedic description of the ingredient, advice on selection and different methods of cooking. Then follows a range of recipes.

Throughout the book there are useful hints in the margins. One of the most useful things is each chapter has in the margins a list of the things that go well with the ingredient, for instance the herbs or spices that complement it well.

Stephanie has a wonderfully clear style, her recipes and advice are straightforward and valuable, and I can quite happily nestle down with this book and just read it for hours.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This book makes cooking a real pleasure! 5 Dec 2001
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
My Australian partner couldn't live without this book when we moved to London from Sydney, but luckily we got another copy over here. Whatever dish we fancy, you can bet Stephanie has got a yummy version in her book. There are no hard and fast rules to her style of cooking, and I find the extra recipe suggestions on each page great - ideal if you want to whip up a tasty, imaginative meal with not much effort. The book also serves as a handy reference book when you are trying to find out what something is, such as celeriac or jerusalem artichokes. An indispensable food bible!
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A kitchen must have 29 July 2005
Format:Hardcover
This book is amazing. It is very complete in presenting a trumendous amount of recipes.
It is very practically arranged by alphabetical order of main ingredients. Recipes are included for each ingredient and variations are suggested.
Interresting tips are given as of "what goes with ..." a certain ingredient. This is really usefull if you are not sure what side dish to serve with a certain recipe or if you are testing a new recipe with an ingredient you are not familliar with (for exemple oustrich in my case).

This book is an absolute must have in your kitchen library !

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars The title says it all - but modestly omits "essential"!
Although this book is written for Australians, it would be a mistake to think it has seriously diminished value for cooks from other countries. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Thomas Holt
4.0 out of 5 stars Great cookbook
Great book - so many recipes. The only downside is lack of photos. I really like to see what a dish looks like before buying. If it had photos, it would get 5 stars.
Published 23 months ago by vegas_mchenry
5.0 out of 5 stars cooking bible
If i had to choose only one cookbook- this is the one. It has everything, my little cooking bible. This book will be purchase many more times for friends-its the gift of a... Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2011 by jo
5.0 out of 5 stars The cookbook by which all others are measured by!
I don't know what else can be said apart from: Buy it, NOW, right now - if you leave it for tomorrow it might be gone, and that would be a tragedy of monumental proportions. Read more
Published on 5 April 2011 by Ms. J. Hughes
5.0 out of 5 stars Bargain price
I've wanted to buy this book for a long time as it is rated as the best Australian cook book available. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2010 by Karob
5.0 out of 5 stars The Cook's Companion: The Complete Book of Ingredients and Recipes for...
The book is just great - I recommend this book to anyone who loves cooking, or just cook to live.

The postage was well handled. Bravo!
Published on 18 Oct 2010 by ericg
5.0 out of 5 stars the cooks companion by Stephanie Alexander
I had a copy of this book back in Australia and found it to be a fantastic book, to the point that when I moved here to London I felt like I couldn't live without it and had to... Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2010 by Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars Still a memory on my Sydney time :)
I love this book - of course it's a memory for me on my sydney time - cause my hostdad cooked all the time with the great recipes and my favorite lemon tarte was (and is still)... Read more
Published on 26 July 2010 by Lexa
5.0 out of 5 stars a fine tang of fainty scented urine
The cook book that cites Leopold Bloom's despcription of grilled mutton kidneys is the one to have.
Published on 5 July 2010 by Rampaging Hippogriff
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Cookbook for Australians
I have been desiring this book for a long while, and i have absolutely no regrets spending the money on it. Read more
Published on 18 May 2010 by S. Clark
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