Penguin Books Australia

35 microwave recipes for complete home-cooked meals, including chicken, meat, seafood and vegetable dishes.  

`If this collection of recipes does nothing else, I would like to think it encourages people -family, friends, households - to share at least one meal together, two or three times a week.'

Since having her first child, Karen Martini has spent a lot more time contemplating the eternal question of what to have for dinner. No longer able to pop out to a restaurant at a moment's notice or to the shops...

There is nothing more satisfying than eating a piping-hot, freshly baked pie, tart, quiche or even sausage roll which has just come out of the kitchen oven, brimming with various fillings enclosed in a buttery pastry. -- Dean Brettschneider

Who can resist a steaming-hot home-baked pie? Whether it's savoury or sweet, humble or gourmet, individual or family-sized, a...

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The cooking skills of CWA members are legendary and Country Women's Association Family Meals includes more than 80 of their recipes for classic, country-style food. There are small meals, snacks and starters, satisfying mains, and cakes and puddings. Many of these family favourites have been handed down through generations, and they're guaranteed...

Belinda Jeffery is one of Australia's most respected and loved cooks, whose wonderful home cooking will leave your mouth watering and your family and friends wanting more. Here Belinda has brought together her 100 favourite recipes, guiding even the least-confident cook easily through the steps to make everything from the Simplest and Best Sticky Chicken Wings to luscious Mango and Mascarpone Cake...