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The Australian Women's Weekly Minis

32 total works

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Outdoor Food

by The Australian Women's Weekly

Published 1 October 2005
Eating outdoors - whether at home, cooking on the barbecue or a picnic on the beach - is always a special time with family and friends. This collection of recipes will make it even more special. Imagine barbecued prawns served with a fresh salsa, or grilled pork chops with a spicy potato salad - yum! And for picnics, instead of resorting to takeaway chicken, you can create spicy chicken wings, chunky slices of frittata or even creamy chocolate pie. Your picnics and barbecues will soon become legendary.

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Cupcakes & Cookies

by Susan Tomnay

Published 1 July 2007
Two luscious sweet treats combined in a pretty little book. Divine little cupcakes, iced and decorated are a charming edition to afternoon tea, lovely as individual desserts and perfect as birthday cakes for children and adults. The cookies that make up the second part of this book range from plain biscuits to shorbreads, choc-chip cookies, even Christmas cookies to hang from the tree.

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For the sweetest sharing treat around, what could be better than chocolate: melted as the basis for a fondue, or baked, chilled and slices as cheesecake or dessert. For total chocoholic satisfaction, look no further than "Fondues and Chocolate" - what to dip in it, serve it with and how to create heaven on a plate in front of you.

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Next time your kids have friends over for the afternoon or a sleep-over, get them all busy in the kitchen with some simple ideas to make for them to eat afterwards as well! Not everything involves hot ovens; try a simple pavlova, some drinks or put together the perfect sandwich. For the serious chef: biscuits, scones or even soup!

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Pies & Pastries

by The Australian Women's Weekly

Published 1 September 2007
Use sheets of filo pastry, shop-bought puff pastry or traditional short-crust pastry to create the perfect individual pie. Combine the flavours of North Africa to make a traditional hot savoury or a delicious Tarte Tatin of tomatoes. Pies don't have to be uniform shapes with regular edges: try an open Greek Tart with Mediterranean vegetables or little parcels of chicken and leek!

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Cheese

by The Australian Women's Weekly

Published 1 September 2008
Cheese is such a great source of nutrition and protein - and best of all, it keeps so well in the fridge for all those last minute ideas. With a tasty cheese sauce as the base for pies or toppings for vegetables, the simplest ingredients are transformed. And if you want to combine fresh salads, vegetables or fruit, try flaking some cheese into a great mixed salad for a satisfying meal any time!

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Simple Salads

by Susan Tomnay

Published 1 October 2009
For dinner after-work or a weekend lunch or simple starter when entertaining friends, salads have stepped up into the favourite food category for many of us. The recipes in this book are particularly easy. You'll soon find your favourites and they'll quickly become part of your cooking repetoire.

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Greek

by Susan Tomnay

Published 1 September 2009
To bring a little of the Greek sun back home onto your table, pick up some fresh green herbs, unwrap fetta from the fridge and mix them all up with some garlic and lemons. So easy to combine all the tastes and such great flavours - how could you resist!

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Tarts

by The Australian Women's Weekly

Published 1 April 2007
Just looking at the pictures of these tarts is enough to get your mouth watering: lemon tarts, chocolate tarts, nut tarts, and fruit tarts. You don't even have to be a dab hand at pastry - bought puff and filo are used and you can even use prepared shortcrust pastry if making it worries you. Most of the recipes are for sweet tarts, but there are a few savoury ones too.

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Italian

by The Australian Women's Weekly

Published 30 November 2011
Antipasto, soups, pastas and more - Italy's culinary delights continue to enchant and inspire. Who doesn't love bruschetta, pizza, minestrone, or delicious Italian dishes of seafood, chicken, pork, beef and veal? And let's not forget the unsurpassed vegetable dishes and fabulously rich desserts that have made Italian food loved by foodies the world over. The book's handy size is the ultimate in portability, while the focus on Italian specialities guarantees that all of your favourites are included. So, give your next dinner party a Tuscan or Sicilian feel and bring the warmth and flavour of Italian cooking home.

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Lebanese

by The Australian Women's Weekly and Susan Tomnay

Published 1 December 2003
Authentic flavours are easy to re-create when you have the perfect recipe: easy to make and guaranteed to work every time. This book presents the wonderful tastes of Lebanese food for you to make - for your friends, for your family, for yourselves.

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Stir fries provide the perfect mid-week meal - they're quick, nutritious and very cheap to make. With only a wok, sharp knife and chopping board, dinner can be on the table in the time it takes to boil a pan of rice. Stir fries are also a great way of encouraging your family to eat more vegetables. This selection of 70 delicious recipes provides ideas for stir fries with chicken, seafood and meat, as well as tempting vegetarian options.

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Sometimes a big cake is for a special celebration, sometimes it's just for sharing on a wet afternoon, but it is always welcome. From the classic favourites - Carrot Cake or Victoria Sponge - to the more exotic and decorative Muscat Prune Shortcake or Chocolate and Pecan Torte, this little book of Big Cakes will have the perfect recipe for every occasion.

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Midweek Meals

by Susan Tomnay

Published 1 January 2010
Fabulous main courses for busy people. During the week, we're all pushed for time, and takeaways are very tempting. But it's important to eat well, not just to keep healthy but to save you money. These recipes take no more than 35 minutes from start to finish - many are even quicker than that. There are fish dishes, meat dishes, vegetable dishes and egg dishes, all using ingredients you can pick up at the supermarket at lunch time or on the way home. With this repertoirs of recipes you'll never want to eat takeaway again.

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Chinese Favourites

by Susan Tomnay

Published 1 January 2006
Featuring the most often-cooked Chinese dishes in the West, this work includes spring rolls, chicken and corn soup, gow gees, beggar's chicken; and is written in simple straightforward language and with a colour picture of every recipe.

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Struggling to complete with the attraction of fast food outlets and unwholesome packaged foods? This title can help, with recipes and suggestions for nutritious, tempting everyday meals, desserts and snacks.

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This book includes fast recipes for simple, tasty and healthy food. These meals can be cooked under the grill, on a grill pan and on an outdoor barbecue. Grilling not only fills the senses with its evocative smells and delicious-looking char-grilled stripes, but it's also a quick, healthy low-fat way to cook. All the favourites are here: steaks, chops, sausages, prawns, scallops, fish and vegetables, but there are a few surprises too such as salads made with grilled haloumi cheese and grilled tofu and vegetable kebabs. If you love grilled and barbecued food, this book is a must-have.

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This book presents food and decoration ideas for the perfect Christmas table. This book has great ideas for brightening up your table: a bowl of flowers, a table runner and placemats, a decorated candle, pretty napkin rings - all can add something extra to your table. There are instructions for making all of these in this book - for either a traditional or a contemporary Christmas. "The Australian Women's Weekly" cookbooks have a strong reputation for fabulous Christmas food, and this book is carries on that tradition. There are recipes for pre-dinner nibbles, starters, turkey and ham, seafood and salads, cakes, puddings and other desserts, after-dinner treats - all your favorite, plus some new Christmas recipes, are here.

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Speedy

by The Australian Women's Weekly

Published 1 April 2011
The perfect book for people with busy lives and discerning taste buds. The recipes are all easy to make, easy to shop for, and all use ingredients you can pick up at the supermarket. Recipes cover starters, salads, midweek meals, barbecues, and desserts and take no more than 35 minutes from start to finish.

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Step-by-Step

by The Australian Women's Weekly

Published 5 September 2011
The 34 recipes in this book come with simple step-by step instructions and clear photographs to guide you through simple preparations from scratch. Each recipe covers basic techniques such as roasting, pan-frying and baking which are the building blocks for any budding cook. The format is sure to boost kitchen confidence and increase the number of recipes at your disposal. This would be excellent for students or anyone intimidated by the idea of cooking meals from scratch.