This book is NOT by the Australian author Jim Haynes
The Kitchen Companion" profiles over 100 master recipes for sauces, soups, dinners and desserts. Complete with homemade seasoning mixtures, roasting and grilling charts, and 400 substitions and equivalents, the book contains all the kitchen knowledge a cook really needs.
Very useful at odd times. Sort of thing that you have to remember to turn to but when you do is frequently helpful and makes you wonder why you don't use it more often!