Books for Cooks – stand a chance to win with F&HE
Digesting the latest on the culinary shelves…..by Tryn Das Neves
1. Nopi
( Penguin Random House, R579)
If you aren’t already a follower of Yotam Ottolenghi, this book – direct from his London restaurant – is sure to seal the deal. Beautifully bound and gilt-edged, you know you are about to page through something magnificent. More challenging than his previous cookbooks, the recipes contain his signature Middle Eastern flair with ingredients like sumac, dukkah and ras el hanout adding exotic flavours.
2.Everyday Super Food
( Penguin Random House, R398 )
With each new title, Jamie Oliver tries to steer his fans down a healthier path in the kitchen. And, judging by how increasingly gorgeous this celebrity chef keeps getting, it must be working! Packed with nutritious meals, this cookbook proves you can eat the rainbow and enjoy doing it. Try the green tea-roasted salmon with ginger rice and sunshine salad to put a spring in your step.
3. Masterchef: The master at Home
( Absolute Press, R369 )
In this beautiful collection, the cream of the world’s culinary crop offer three personal recipes from their home kitchens. Why not sample Ferran Adria’s watermelon, tomato and basil soup; Bill Granger’s sticky mango pudding with coconut custard; or Angela Hartnett’s pot-roast chicken with lemon spring onions and ginger. Plus, read about each chef’s favourite secret food haunt!
4. Honey & Co. The Baking book
( Hodder & Stoughton, R614 )
If you coveted the first book to come out of this much-loved London restaurant, then you definitely need to take a dip into this one. With a baked goodie to satisfy every hunger pang at any moment of the day, their Middle Eastern-inspired recipes will have you adding tahini to white chocolate, olive oil to your cake batter and aniseed-flavoured fennel seeds to your peach and vanilla mini loaves.
5. The French baker
( Allen & UNWIN, R491 )
Stock your fridge with lots of butter for this one! For the aspiring patissier, learn how to make the very best in French- style baking from world-renowned Jean Michel Raynaud. With step-by-step visual references and an array of helpful hints-from essential kitchen equipment to useful titbits woven through the recipes – you’ll soon be whipping up choux pastry like a pro.
6. Gizzi’s Healthy Appetite
( Octopus Publishing Group, R644 )
British chef and TV personality, Gizzi Erskine, puts the soul back into healthy eating with a collection of 100 recipes, spanning smoothies to soothers (slow- cooked favourites). Try her pimped-up pad thai or lamb shawarma with burnt pittas, hummus and pomegranate tabbouleh. To finish, indulge in her maple syrup, orange and rosemary tart.
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The Democratic Republic of Braai
(Bookstorm, R302 )
South Africa’s favourite braai personality, Jan Braai, delivers a mouth-watering, taste bud-tantalising, cornucopia of recipes in his latest offering perfect for the summer holidays where sunny weather and high spirits call for outdoor cooking. Filled to the brim with moreish meat recipes, like heritage T-bone steak with pinotage sauce, peri-peri beef espetadas and an A – Z of burger options, why not master new braai skills and delve into the realm of desserts, like Amarula malva pudding made in a potjie or a classic cheesecake baked on an open fire.
Exclusive Books’ top 10 cookery titles
- The Real Meal revolution, Prof. Tim Noakes et al
- The Real Meal Revolution Raising Superheroes, Prof. Tim Noakes et al
- Low Carb is Lekker (English), Ine Reynierse
- Low Carb is Lekker (Afrikaans), Ine Reynierse
- Real Food , Healthy, Happy Children, Kath Megaw
- Die Democratic Republic Van Braai, Jan Braai
- Koekedoor, Errieda Du Toit
- The Democratic Republic of Braai, Jan Braai
- Low Carb is lekker (Afrikaans), Errieda Du Toit
- Taste of Israel, Nida Degutiene
Win! Five F&He readers can each win a copy of the Democratic Republic of Braai by Jan Braai from Exclusive books. To enter email your Name, Contact number, ID number and Postal address to foodhome@caxton.co.za with “Braai” in the subject line.
Competition closes on 15 December 2015.