Margaret Fulton's New Cookbook

Margaret Fulton's New Cookbook presents a collection of recipes and culinary guidance from one of Australia's most influential food writers. The cookbook contains both traditional Australian dishes and international cuisine adapted for home cooks. The recipes are organized by meal type and ingredient categories, with step-by-step instructions and cooking tips throughout. Basic cooking techniques and kitchen fundamentals are covered alongside more complex dishes and entertaining menus. This cookbook reflects Fulton's mission to expand Australian home cooking beyond its British colonial roots while maintaining accessibility for everyday cooks. The work stands as a chronicle of evolving Australian food culture and changing domestic habits in the late 20th century.

Readers regard this cookbook as a reliable reference for Australian home cooking. Many note that their mothers and grandmothers used Margaret Fulton's recipes, with dog-eared copies still in family kitchens. Likes: - Clear, detailed instructions for beginners - Traditional Australian recipes like pavlova and lamingtons - Basic techniques explained step-by-step - Practical ingredients found in regular supermarkets Dislikes: - Some recipes considered dated by modern standards - Limited photos compared to contemporary cookbooks - Paper quality in some editions deteriorates over time Goodreads rating: 4.17/5 (47 ratings) Amazon.com.au rating: 4.5/5 (12 ratings) Reader quote: "This was my first cookbook when I moved out of home in the 1970s. The pages are stained and loose but I still refer to it." - Goodreads reviewer Another reader commented: "The scone recipe has never failed me in 30 years of baking." - Amazon reviewer

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🍳 Margaret Fulton is known as "Australia's original domestic goddess" and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1983 for her contributions to cooking and journalism. 📚 The cookbook, published in 1976, was groundbreaking in introducing Australian home cooks to international cuisines, particularly Asian dishes that were relatively unknown in Australia at the time. 🌏 Through her cookbooks and media presence, Margaret Fulton helped transform Australian eating habits from traditional meat-and-three-veg meals to more diverse, multicultural cuisine. 👩‍🍳 Before becoming a cookbook author, Fulton worked as a cooking teacher and food journalist, and was the first Australian food editor of Woman's Day magazine. 📖 Margaret Fulton wrote more than 25 cookbooks throughout her career, selling over 1.5 million copies, and her New Cookbook remains one of the most popular Australian cookbooks ever published.