At this time of year it's everywhere. There are work-dos, barbeque's, Christmas parties, Christmas Day lunch.. The list, it seems, is never-ending and of course, as is usual at this time of year, there are a plethora of cookbooks, books on cooks and cooks on books... or something like that.
As a foodie... well someone who loves food anyway, I love looking through cookbooks, especially ones with lots of lovely coloured photos. I mean you just have to see what all the dishes look like, don't you? I know I do. I also know that it makes me wish I could have my very own chef. Someone who'll cook all the lovely recipes as I point them out and say that please.
Sadly I don't yet have the financial means to hire a personal chef but I can still dream...
The pioneer woman cooks : a year of holidays : 140 step-by-step recipes for simple, scrumptious celebrations / Ree Drummond"The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays is an all-out celebration of the scrumptious, mouthwatering recipes that define our favorite occasions throughout the year."
I'm all for supporting a sassy red head who can cook. After all, us red heads have to stick together....
Mary Berry's Christmas collection : over 100 of my fabulous recipes and tips for a hassle-free festive season."In Mary Berry's Christmas Collection Mary combines all her favourite winter recipes with a selection of new mouthwatering dishes to give us not only the time-honoured traditional roast turkey and classic Victorian Christmas cake, but also a variety of new and exciting food ideas for the festive period."
Nadia Lim's good food cook book : simple, healthy & delicious food for busy people / Nadia Lim."Simple, healthy and delicious food for busy people from dietitian Nadia Lim. Well-known for her excellent healthy recipes which always work for the home cook, Nadia presents this new collection of carefully thought-out meals you can cook for breakfast, lunch and dinner."
Bluebell's cakery / Karla Goodwin ; photography by Kate Grewal."A truly beautiful book of baking recipes - picture-perfect cupcakes, cakes, biscuits, slices and more - with a special section on high teas. Indulge your inner romantic with these traditional home baking recipes, made with good-quality fresh ingredients and given a vintage look."
The Revive Cafe cookbook. 3"Following on from the first two Revive cookbooks, this book features even more healthy and delicious recipes. Inside you will find enlarged sweet and soup sections and a new breakfast section."
The next time your in Auckland pay a visit to Revive Cafe. Trust me their food is awesome and even better it's good for you. Just my kind of food really.
Eat in : the best food is made at home / Anna Gare"As a host on Australian Junior MasterChef and host of Great Australian Bake-Off, Anna Gare knows a thing or two about balancing busy days with eating well. In her new book, Eat In, she brings together her favourite collection of recipes. Anna gives plenty of hints and tips for shopping, meal planning and store cupboard standby."
I don't cook. But if I did I might just work my way through most of these recipes.
Delicious : love to cook : 140 simply delicious recipes to share / Valli Little "Sharing good food with family and friends is one of life's great pleasures, but it's easy to become stuck in the daily routine and lose your passion. LOVE TO COOK is designed to help you discover (or rediscover) the joy of spending time in the kitchen and at the table."
Another book from the people at Delicious magazine and one that's bound to become a favourite.
River Cottage fruit every day! / Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall"With 180 delicious recipes, River Cottage Fruit Every Day! will show you how to enjoy a broader eating experience and make fruit easy, fun and irresistible."
I adore fruit. Especially at this time of year. There's strawberries, blackberries, plums and apricots and most importantly - cherries. Which I love and which I have been known to eat a great many of. Like a bag. Every day.
30 years at Ballymaloe : a celebration of the world-renowned cookery school with over 100 new recipes / Darina Allen."30 years at Ballymaloe is a fascinating insight into the cookery school, as well as being a history of food over the past thirty years, from a time when Darina couldn't get anything other than pre-packaged, grated Parmesan cheese to one where a local producer makes his own mozzarella."
And finally, something just a little bit different but still food related...
The dirty chef : from big city food critic to foodie farmer / Matthew Evans."The funny, heart-warming and at times exhausting behind-the-scenes story of Matthew Evans' transformation from high-profile food critic to television's Gourmet Farmer."
Under a mackerel sky : a memoir / Rick Stein."From the entrepreneurial days of his mobile disco, the Purple Tiger, to his first, unlikely unlikely nightclub where much of the time was spent breaking up drink-fuelled fights, Rick charts his personal journey in a way that is both wry and perceptive; engaging and witty."
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