A salute to Australia's beautiful East Coast, the sailing waters, fine wine ciders and ales that are as much a part of it as sunshine and sparkling waters. Included are over 40 recipes to celebrate with.

Written by Rosemary and Robert Peterswald, you'll join their journey in Tasmania and visit many of the well known ports and bays as they introduce you to growers and farmers, to restaurants, chefs & cooks.  They then invite you to join them as they travel the Tasmanian coast, across Bass Straight, and along the entire east coast of Victoria, NSW and Queensland, finishing at Cape York.

Along the way, they gather friends, experiences and recipes which they visually and verbally detail in this beautiful coffee table book.

We found this in NSW at Alfresco Emporium and also sourced another copy from cookbooks.com.au

Written by Patsy & Bill Rowe, and subtitled, 'A journey of the senses', this colourful and lively book takes you travelling around Italy with Bill & Patsy.

Packed with full-colour photographs, mouth-watering recipes, anecdotes and travel stories, it will delight both the new and seasoned Italophile.  Each page is a journey in itself.  You might even learn some Italian along the way.

So, whether you want to go on a Roman Holiday, or visit the Markets in Cinque Terre, buy fish in Naples, buy cheese in Sienna, or make one of the many delectable recipes; or, just sip on Chianti and dream, this visually beautiful book will transport you. 

Available from cookbooks.com.au

Everyone has a favourite recipe for a special occasion, whether handed down from generation to generation or discovered anew.

In Homecooked Feasts, ABC Local Radio listeners share with you 150 of their favourite dishes and the heart-warming stories that surround them. Selected by Maggie Beer and Valli Little,  this book contains great recipes from family feasts, including weddings, birthdays, christenings, anniversaries, Australia Day, Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's and Father's Day, Halloween and Christmas. From Irish Spiced Beef to Nana's Shortbread, Chicken and Chorizo Casserole to Danish Cherry, Almond and Rice Christmas Pudding, this delightful treasury is both a celebration of Australian home cooking, and a resource for cooks who want to make everyday meals special.

Although this has been around since 2003, it is still one of our favourite books.

Right from the beginning, you are transported to Tuscany with wonderful images of people, places, produce and meals. 

Experience a Tuscan journey as Maggie and Stephanie take you through The Bay Hedge, the Town Square, The Forest, and the Market, etc.  All along the way you are entertained with great stories and served up easy to prepare and gorgeously fresh recipes.  

 The practice of buying fresh, regularly is reinforced time and time again. 

A great book to own. 

It is not always easy to find, but it appears that the online bookstore cookbooks.com.au do have it.

Maggie Beer is an enthusiastic advocate of cooking with fresh, seasonal and local produce. Here she generously shares 120 of her delicious recipes, covering everything from salads and side dishes to substantial main meals and desserts.

For easy entertaining, one dish that's a hit time and time again is the Slow-cooked Beef Fillet with Crushed Black Pepper and Balsamic.  It's so easy to prepare and tastes sensational. 

Dessert lovers will find great a few nice chocolate offerings, baked apples and good old-fashioned rhubarb crumble, as well as some interesting suggestions of what to do with figs and quinces.

A must have Australian cookbook.

You can find this in most good bookshops or online through several bookstores as well as cookbooks.com.au