Cookbook Review: Eat Happy

Eat Happy | 30-Minute Feelgood Food by Melissa Hemsley Published by Ebury Press Food on the table in 30 minutes is a life-saver on busy weeknights and this cookbook shows how to do it without opening packets or jars of pre-prepared ‘things’.   With a zero-waste approach to food, Melissa provides plenty of ideas on how …

Cookbook Review: Little Bird Goodness

Little Bird Goodness by Megan May, Penguin Random House New Zealand For many people, food intolerance is a huge interruption to everyday life.  Product availability has improved with gluten-free, wheat-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, or egg-free items now being available in many mainstream grocery stores.  Larger cities also have the luxury of vegetarian, vegan or raw …

Cookbook Review: Scrumptious

Scrumptious by Chelsea Winter This is the fourth cookbook from Chelsea Winter, following on from the very well received At My Table, Everyday Delicious and Homemade Happiness.  And once again, this book is full of mouth watering recipes that don’t seem too challenging. Scrumptious has food that is perfect for dinner inspiration whether it is weeknight or …

Cookbook Review: Chop Chop

Chop Chop – Brett McGregor //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Asian food is my nemesis so I am glad for all the help I can get when it comes to preparing delicious meals with an oriental flair.  Curries and Thai food I have a handle on but anything else bewilders me.  I can’t tell if the recipe is Malaysian, …

Bushwalker Cookies (Dairy-Free)

Homemade cookies or biscuits as we call them here in New Zealand (not to be confused with American biscuits which we call scones) are a welcome sight in our baking “tins”.  I say “tins” as baking containers doesn’t conjure up the same image but, although I have three or four actual tins, I store baking …

Cookbook Review: Melie’s Kitchen

Melie’s Kitchen by Amelia Ferrier (Penguin Random House New Zealand) I have a fair collection of cook books both new and old.  My favourite cook books are anything with baking or preserving (jams and jellies and such like).  Some books I have never made anything from, although I want to try three or four of …

Cookbook Review: Pipi at home

Pipi, a vibrant pink café in Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, has locals bowled over and visitors listing it as one of the attractions not to miss when visiting the region. That being said, I haven’t yet managed to find my way there despite being in and through Havelock North many times. The main reason (excuse) …

Cookbook Review: A Fresh Start

//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js I have a lot of cookbooks; more than I care to count.  I use a lot of them for research and some contain favourite family recipes.  Occasionally, I get one out and I’ll try a couple of recipes to try to find a superb dinner to add to our repertoire of awesome recipes. As part …

This cookbook is a keeper: One-dish Dinners – Easy all-in-one meals

One-dish dinners – Penny Oliver Published by Penguin Random House (NZ) I was lucky enough to receive a review copy of One-dish Dinners by Penny Oliver.  A long-time NZ food writer, Penny has written six cookbooks including Beach Bach Boat Barbecue and Single Serve.  The easy all-in-one meals theme of her latest book, One-dish Dinners, …

Cookbook Review: Recipes from my French Kitchen

Recipes from my French Kitchen – Allyson Gofton Published by Penguin NZ NZ food writer Allyson Gofton and her husband Warwick relocate their children Jean-Luc & Olive-Rose to rural South-West France for a year.  The idea behind the move was to experience a different culture and help the children learn a second language.  Allyson has …