# Kim McCosker

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'''Kim McCosker''' is an Australian author, responsible for the popular ''4 Ingredients'' series of cookbooks.<ref name=TheAge>
{{cite web
  |url=http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/cuisine/too-many-books--20120303-1u97g.html
  |title=Cookbook sales are plummeting. Is it time for a new recipe?
  |work=[The Age](/source/The_Age)
  |date=6 March 2012
  |first=Joel|last=Meares
}}</ref>

==''4 Ingredients''==
Kim McCosker has been called "cooking's [J. K. Rowling](/source/J._K._Rowling)."<ref name=TheAustralian>
{{cite news
  |title=Reader's Digest
  |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/readers-digest/story-e6frg8h6-1225934740255
  |work=[The Australian](/source/The_Australian)
  |date=9 October 2010
  |author=Staff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020084833/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/readers-digest/story-e6frg8h6-1225934740255 |archive-date=20 October 2010
}}</ref> After being turned down by every major publisher in Australia, she self-published her first cookbook, ''4 Ingredients'', which went on to become the best selling self-published book in Australian history, selling 400,000 copies in 2007 alone and placing second in overall sales only to Rowling's ''[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows)'' released the same year.<ref name=TheAustralian/>

''4 Ingredients'' has gone on to reach a total sales mark of over 3 million copies.<ref name="BrisbaneTimes">
{{cite news
  |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/books/exclusive-world-is-now-an-open-book-20130105-2c9wn.html
  |title=Exclusive world is now an open book
  |work=[Brisbane Times](/source/Brisbane_Times)
  |date=6 January 2013
  |author=Staff
}}</ref> The initial ''4 Ingredients'' book has spawned 37 cookbooks.

The collective sales across all titles now exceeds 9 million copies. The brand extended to a cookware range, ''4 Ingredients'' [iPhone app](/source/iPhone)<ref name="TheAge" /> and a social media reach, with an active daily presence on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and its own website.

The popularity of the ''4 Ingredients'' series has also led to a ''4 Ingredients'' television series, hosted by McCosker and broadcast in 24 countries including Australia, Africa, the UK, and New Zealand.

== Other publications ==
* 4 Ingredients
* 4 Ingredients 2
* 4 Ingredients ''[Gluten Free](/source/gluten-free_diet)''
* 4 Ingredients Fast, Fresh & Healthy (co-authored by [Deepak Chopra](/source/Deepak_Chopra))
* 4 Ingredients Kids (black & white)
* BABY BOWL
* 4 Ingredients Christmas
* 4 Ingredients KiDS (illustrated)
* 4 Ingredients Herb it Up (written for Gourmet Garden)
* 4 Ingredients One Pot One Bowl
* 4 Ingredients Chocolates, Cakes & Cute Things
* 4 Ingredients Menu Planning
* ThermoStruck
* 4 Ingredients YIAH
* 4PLAY
* 4 Ingredients Gluten Free Lactose Free (endorsed by Coeliac Australia)
* 4 Ingredients Diabetes (endorsed by Diabetes Australia - Victoria)
* 4 Ingredients Allergies (endorsed by Allergies & Anaphylaxis NZ)
* 4 Ingredients Cook 4 A Cure (written to raise funds for the NBCF)
* 4 Ingredients Celebrations
* 4 Ingredients The Easiest One Pot Cookbook Ever!
* The Easiest Slow Cooker Book Ever!
* 4 Ingredients Healthy Diet
* PET COOKBOOK
* 4 Ingredients KETO
* 4 Ingredients Veggie & Vegan
* The Easiest Pie Maker Book Ever!
* The Easiest Air Fryer Book Ever!
* 4 Ingredients MORE Diabetes (due out April 2021)

==Personal==
McCosker lives [Sunshine Coast, Queensland](/source/Sunshine_Coast%2C_Queensland) with husband Glen Turnbull and their three children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/simplicity-the-recipe-for-success-20080523-gdsep2.html|title=Simplicity, the recipe for success|date=2008-05-22|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.4ingredients.com.au}}

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