Digesting the latest on the culinary shelves …
Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Home Cooking
(Hodder & Stoughton, R470)
Gordon dazzles with his relaxed, simple dishes. Meals that may already be in your weekly repertoire are transformed into delicious delights with a few appetising twists. Recipes are easy and economical.
Highlight: Gordon introduces scrummy, bold flavours as well as a divine section called Afternoon Pick-Me-Ups.
The Ethicurean Cookbook
(Ebury Press, R500)
For the passionate foodie and master of the vegetable garden. With a strong focus on seasonal and sustainable produce, the recipes pack an affluent wow factor. Stun dinner guests with figs wrapped in pork belly with lavender and buffalo mozzarella.
Highlight: Fab cooking techniques on confit, smoking, pressure cooking and curing.
Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds
(Bloomsbury. R465)
Get excited for the winter months to come! With recipes for making an array of pastry doughs and sumptuous pies, like chilli beef cornbread and chicken and chorizo empanadas, it will have you reaching for the flour, eggs and butter in no time.
Highlight: Delicious bakes include cobnut, pear and sticky toffee tart and hazelnut meringue roulade.
My Granny’s Pantry : A Kitchen Memoir
(Jacana, R238)
Enveloped in a bygone age and brimming with nostalgia, Margaret Wasserfall captures the recipes of a pre- and post-war South Africa. Traditional recipes are interspersed with black and white pictures and anecdotal stories.
Highlight: More than just a cookbook, it captures the period and its culinary adventures beautifully.
The Next Element
(New Holland, R320)
Addicted to MasterChef? The 2012 Australian MasterChef winner, Andy Allen, plates up dishes for family and friends, including a variety of seafood inspired by fishing trips with his dad.
Highlight: A handy section dedicated to sauces, from salsa verde to the perfect steak compound butter.
Exclusive Books’ Top 10 Cookery Books
- Another Week in The Kitchen Karen Dudley
- The Real Meal Revolution Professor Tim Noakes et al
- Braai: Reuben on Fire Reuben Riffel
- Braai the Beloved Country Jean Nel
- Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals Jamie Oliver
- Food Weekly Cookbook Hilary Biller
- Eat Right 4 Your Type Peter D’Adamo, Catherine Whitney
- Justin Bonelio’s Ultimate Braai Master Justin Bonello
- Kokkedoor Errieda du Toit
- Tjailaresepte 2 Amore Bekker
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