Summary
From AustraliaOCOs best known and most loved cookery writer comes this collection of essential recipes from a lifetime of cooking. Recipes include classics such as French onion soup, risotto alla Milanese, and beef stroganoff, alongside modern dishes such as wonton soup, salt and pepper calamari, and tandoori chicken. There are also plenty of delicious sweet recipes such as pavlova, sticky date pudding, and pears in red wine. Recipes also include variations, as well as plenty of hints and tips. There are introductions for each recipe, where Margaret vividly recalls the people, events and travel that have influenced her cooking. The recipes are triple-tested so will work brilliantly every time and are easy to follow, making them ideal for beginner cooks. This is a book that belongs in every kitchen. It contains recipes you will love to cook over and over again, from the woman who taught Australia to cook."
Margaret Fulton is an Australian food writer who has written over 20 books on the subject of home cooking. Fulton was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 1983 Queen's Birthday Honors, and in 1998 her name was added to the National Trust's 100 Australian Living Treasures. It was her first title, The Margaret Fulton Cookbook (1968), "that planted the little Scot's flag firmly in the soil of Australian domestic history. She gave an affluent Australian generation the confidence to tackle coq au vin, boeuf bourguignon and Caesar salad in their home kitchen. The most successful Aussie cookbook ever, The Margaret Fulton Cookbook's 50th anniversary edition was published in 2018. Her more than 25 books include Margaret Fulton's Encyclopedia of Food and Cookery; Margaret Fulton's Baking Classics; Margaret Fulton: Slow Cooking; and an autobiography, I Sang for My Supper.
Margaret Fulton passed away on July 24, 2019 at the age of 94.
(Bowker Author Biography)
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