No comments about Thai ("Australian Women's Weekly").

1 comments about James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2008.

1. 760 pages - with all relevant details about Aussie wines.
   A full explanation first, on how to use the book.
   Lists of best varietals.
   Tasting notes of 5836 wines..! (phew)
   Many other informative articles : best of best, best of the regions, statistical info, etc etc...(seek and thou shall find)
   Description of the best of the most recent vintages - and/or other recommendables from (the not necessarily most recent vintages) - a good idea.
   Well organized..
   Ths is NOT a book you carry in your pocket..
   I really cannot find any negative thing to write about, BUT I would have loved some pictures of labels too - which would most likely have brought the bokk over the 1K page-size :-)
   
   Oh..One sort of complaint, I don't understand his idea of not rating any wines higher than 97 (when you have a 100-point scale it makes no sense, not to use it up to, at least 99. You may argue against using the top 100, because can a wine be PERFECT ?)
   
   So anyway, the verdict : highly recommended..

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No comments about Traybakes and Slices ("Australian Women's Weekly").

1 comments about Pies and Tarts ("Australian Women's Weekly" Home Library).

1. All you need to know about pies and tarts in one book. The best ever pastry for apple pie is included in this great book together with other sweet or savoury pastries. You can't go wrong with this book. Foolproof!

No comments about Main-course Salads ("Australian Women's Weekly").

No comments about New Finger Food ("Australian Women's Weekly" Home Library).

1 comments about Easy Vietnamese Style Cookery: Australian Women's Weekly Home Library (With measurement conversions for British and North American readers).

1. I bought this book when my husband was working in Vietnam and said how good the food was there. So imagine how impressed I was when his response to the first thing I cooked was "tastes just like up there". That was chilli beef and noodles, and has become a staple meal in our family, along with the mild beef curry and the chicken with green beans and noodles. While the recipes sometimes seem to call for a lot of ingredients, once you have bought the basics (and some you may already have, like soy sauce and fish sauce) you probably won't have to make many one off visits to the shops for emergency supplies. The recipes make very generous serves, especially anything with rice and noodles. And I am finding that now that I live in Burma, the recipes are particularly useful for the sort of vegetables I can get cheaply and easily here as well.

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No comments about Easy Greek Cooking ("Australian Women's Weekly" Home Library).