Kitchen Essentials for April

The most popular Korean dishes from the streets and homes across the nation.

This is food with a singular mission: to deliver maximum flavour in an approachable way. From the nourishing home-cooked meals served to generations gathered around the family table to the indulgent street eats that line the city sidewalks, Korean food is undeniably delicious.

Learn to cook your favourite Korean dishes in this neon tribute to a country overflowing with culinary delights. With more than 70 classics, such as tteokbokki, japchae, and the famous bulgogi and bibimbap, to much-loved Korean barbecue and, of course, kimchi, Cook Korea! is your guide to the Korean kitchen.

Travel across Italy’s regions through food and discover the best of its produce and dishes.

For centuries, Italy has cultivated some of the world’s finest produce, from plump tomatoes to nutty parmesan and velvety bottles of wine. It’s a country that revolves around mealtimes, and no visit is complete without experiencing these culinary traditions.

Mangia guides us through Italy’s 20 regions, sharing the cuisine that defines each. Learn about their food histories and produce, discover what dishes to try (along with what drinks to pair them with), learn about culinary festivals and experiences, and cook your way through an iconic recipe from each region.

You don’t have to travel to the boot to try its food, though: Every chapter includes a recipe for readers to experience a bite of Italy in their own kitchens, written by chefs who run some of the world’s best kitchens. In Italy, it’s all about la dolce vita, and there’s nothing that captures that better than a table full of food.

A cookbook like no other, The Food of Bharat is a deep dive into India’s culinary history, exploring how Indian cuisine has evolved from the earliest times to the modern day. Chef Helly Raichura, founder of popular Melbourne restaurant Enter Via Laundry, illuminates historical insights with delicious recipes from across regional India.

From the importance of ghee to the adopted flavours of tomato and chilli, Helly shows a different side to the foods of India – and challenges the idea of what Indian cuisine is. Bharat is the oldest-known name of the subcontinent we now call India, and The Food of Bharat charts a course through thousands of years of culinary history. The 68 recipes include Marron head rassam, Abalone with tomato and lemon gum broth, and Helly’s famous ‘I am not pasta’ dish, Khandavi.

In The Food of Bharat, India’s diverse cultures, cuisines and people are brought to life through colourful photographs and Helly’s incredible recipes, which marry authentic techniques with native and seasonal Australian produce.

A culinary journey across Eastern Europe, Kapusta celebrates the humble vegetables that have shaped some of the most vibrant culinary traditions in the world.

Focusing on five key vegetables to the region – cabbage, beetroot, potato, carrot and mushrooms – it honours a philosophy of cooking that has affordability, seasonality, sustainability and, above all, great flavour at its heart. With chapters on dumplings and pickles and ferments as well, you’ll find a diversity of dishes which exemplify the Eastern European culinary DNA.

Recipes are accompanied by beautiful photography and include a range of both meat-based and vegetarian dishes such as A Cabbage Strudel, both Vegan and Beef Borsch, Potato Babka, Pierogi, a Tzimmes Carrot Cake, Bulgarian Mushroom and Walnut Pâté, and a range of sauerkrauts.

Kapusta bursts with original recipes and shines a spotlight on the whole kaleidoscope of little-known culinary cultures and history from across the extensive region.

Japanese is one of the world’s most beloved cuisines, but cooking Japanese food at home can still feel daunting to many. The Complete Illustrated Guide to Japanese Cooking breaks down 100 classic recipes, demystifying ingredients and techniques, and inspiring home cooks of all levels.

Broken down into three parts: Essentials, Recipes, and Illustrated Glossary, The Complete Illustrated Guide to Japanese Cooking teaches essential techniques like how to cut up fish and chicken, wash and cook rice; how to make favourite dishes like okonomiyaki, tempura, onigiri, donburi, as well as desserts like matcha roll cake and black sesame ice cream; and finally how to shop for essential ingredients confidently.

Step-by-step photos and annotated illustrations help readers understand unique methods, and clear instruction makes the recipes achievable. This is a comprehensive book for all lovers of Japanese cuisine.

The Little Book of Chocolate: Cakes and Pastries will teach you the techniques needed to make your own chocolate treats at home.

From learning where chocolate comes from to how it is processed, as well as featuring over 15 chocolate cake and pastry recipes such as Chocolate Chip Cookies, Millionaire’s Shortbread, Paris-Brest Cake, Millefeuilles and Pain au Chocolat, you will master key skills to help you become a better at working with chocolate.

This is a bite-sized masterclass in chocolate and every chocolate lover’s dream.

Bake It Easy is a celebration of good, honest baking, with 50 seriously impressive one-pan bakes.

The boys behind The Exploding Bakery are back with a bang. This time, they’re here to show you that low-cost, low-effort baking doesn’t have to be boring. From no-weigh cakes to make-ahead bakes, through storecupboard heroes and seasonal stars, Bake It Easy takes the humblest of ingredients and transforms them into extraordinary tastes and textures.

With clear instructions, minimal equipment and vegan and gluten-free options, Bake It Easy contains unbeatable one-pan recipes – each accompanied by a photo – that can be made in ANY home kitchen, by any baker. Discover recipes for Treacle Pudding Loaf and Toffee Apple Cake, plus PB&J Blondies, Tiramisu and Maple and Pecan Friand Cake, and so much more.

Best-selling author and professional chef Claire Thomson offers up her best 70 recipes with pulses as star of the show, revealing just how simple it is to create delicious one-pan meals that all of the family will love.

Pulses are so versatile – you can roast, bake, fry, stew them, or make salads, soups, dips and snacks from them and reap the rewards of their nutritious goodness. Pulses – namely beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils – are full to bursting with protein and fibre, iron, potassium and folate.

Drawing inspiration from across the globe, Claire showcases recipes that will inspire you to choose pulses as your budget-friendly midweek go-to ingredient. From Turkish Lentil Tomato Soup and Pasta e Fagioli to Pork Belly with Butter Beans and Sage, One Pan Pulses is a practical and dynamic source of kitchen inspiration.

More than 50 simple, elegant, and delicious recipes to prepare with children, from Rose Carrarini, founder of the iconic Rose Bakery in Paris

In this inspiring new recipe collection, Rose Carrarini, author of the acclaimed best-seller Breakfast, Lunch, Tea, celebrates the rituals of family cooking. Carrarini, whose iconic Rose Bakery cafés attract a loyal following around the world, shares the knowledge she’s gathered through the years cooking both professionally and at home with her own extended family, offering practical advice and clear, step-by-step instructions for home cooks of all ages and skill levels.

Spanning classic breakfasts, crowd-pleasing dinners, sweet treats, and more, the 50 recipes in Breakfast, Lunch, Tea with Children range in complexity from scrambled eggs, pasta sauces, and scones to more complex creations, such as goujons, vegetable gyozas, okonomiyaki, and madeleines. Featuring high-quality ingredients and sophisticated global inspirations, the recipes include gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian options to suit a variety of palates and preferences. All are accompanied by beautiful, playful pictures, demonstrating the fun of sharing cooking with children.

Stylish, user-friendly, and filled with appealing dishes, this creative cookbook invites adults and the children in their lives to enjoy a culinary adventure together.

Explore the diverse cuisine of Spain’s Balearic Islands – Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera – through 155 authentic home cooking recipes.

Located off the Spanish Mediterranean coast, the Balearic Islands are renowned for their natural beauty, yet their cuisine has been largely underappreciated. This evocative recipe collection transports readers to the family kitchens, cafes, and markets of the archipelago, revealing a distinct culinary heritage shaped by the region’s geography.

The islands’ most beloved dishes celebrate local produce, familiar Mediterranean ingredients – olive oil and garlic, rice and fresh fish – and resourceful cooking methods passed down for generations. From Menorcan-Style Stuffed Eggplant, Baked Fish with Spinach and Swiss Chard, Black Rice with Cuttlefish and Artichokes, and Pork with Wild Mushrooms to Baked Figs, Almond Cookies, and Formentera’s most famous dessert, Fresh Cheesecake with Mint, the book’s recipes include both sweet and savory classics.

Alongside the bounty of delicious dishes, acclaimed author Jeff Koehler presents vivid short essays highlighting culinary traditions, such as weekly village markets and St Martin’s Day festivities; local ingredients, including cured sausages and tomato preserves; and essential techniques, such as preparing a perfect sofregit. Illustrated with gorgeous photography of the food and local landscapes, The Spanish Mediterranean Islands Cookbook captures the essence of one of the world’s most enchanting destinations.