Food and gardening
The best food & gardening books of 2019
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 food and gardening books of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order.
(You can find all our best picks for books, music & DVDs of 2019 here.)
Jackfruit and Blue Ginger by Sasha Gill
When Sasha Gill turned vegan, she didn’t want to miss out on the flavours of…
The best new cookbooks in November
Chris Gordon, our monthly food and gardening columnist, shares four of her favourite cookbooks out in November.
Just Desserts by Charlotte Ree
These are all the things I love about Charlotte Ree’s debut book: the way it looks, the way it feels, and the possibility it offers that all these cakes and slices could be mine. Instagram sensation Charlotte Ree is famous for her delicious cooking and luckily for us mere mortals, she is sharing thirty of her most popular…
We test out recipes from Just Desserts
Today we tested out a selection of recipes from Charlotte Ree’s adorable and yummy new cookbook, Just Desserts, and we invited Charlotte to come in and select the best one! Here are the results…
Rosalind McClintock made ‘Peach & Raspberry Tray Cake’ (pg. 88):
I didn’t have any peaches, I ran around the shop in a panic. I laid my eyes on a mango and thought peaches? Mangoes? Let’s do it. So I did. The baking was quick, the…
The best new food & gardening books in October
Our monthly food and gardening columnist shares four of her favourite new books in October.
TLV: Tel Aviv - Recipes and stories from Israel by Jigal Krant
Dutch author Jigal Krant is a culinary journalist, filmmaker, and radio producer based in the Netherlands. He produces and presents a television program titled The Kosher Dilemma, in which he searches for the secrets of Jewish cuisine. This is his first cookbook. Amongst gorgeous recipes for Tel Aviv’s unsurpassed fast food like…
Four home and style books to inspire you in June
Gloriously Gluten Free: Sweet Treats, Cakes, Tarts and Desserts by Frederique Jules
Before you turn up your nose at this title, consider this: the authors are French and all of the trulyscrumptious recipes come from their incredible Paris-based bakery, Noglu. Consequently, here are 80 easy, delicious, gluten-free recipes for sweet treats and celebration cakes. Get this book because you want to make your kids birthday cake to share at their school and because your Great Aunt June is coming for…
Cookbook highlights
byWho’s hungry? We’ve rounded up some of our favourite cookbooks to tickle the tastebuds.
Warndu Mai (Good Food): Introducing native Australian ingredients to your kitchen by Rebecca Sullivan and Damien Coulthard
This gorgeous illustrated, informative and contemporary cookbook and compendium of native foods will show you how to create truly Australian food and drinks at home using ingredients such as Kakadu plum, finger lime and pepperberry to create unique dishes and treats – from wattleseed brownies to kangaroo carpaccio. It’s…
Four cookbooks to inspire you in May
From beginners to foodies, from familiar flavours to new tastes, our food and gardening columnist Chris Gordon rounds up the cookbooks this month that will inspire you in the kitchen.
Good Food: Favourite Recipes edited by Ardyn Bernoth
This wonderful collection contains over 100 recipes chosen by Good Food editor Ardyn Bernoth that have been brought together from wonderful Australian chefs including Jill Dupleix, Helen Goh, Andrew McConnell (my favourite) and Katrina Meynink. There are inspirational, easy weeknight meals along…
The best new cookbooks in April
Just Add Love: Holocaust Survivors Share Their Stories and Recipes by Irris Makler (Available 8 April)
For the past four years Irris Makler has been recording the stories of Holocaust survivors living in Australia and photographing them cooking with their grandchildren. She learnt quickly that when a child cooks with their grandmother they learn much more than when they cook just from a recipe: they absorb culture and family history and start to discover their place in the world. Makler…
The best new cookbooks and gardening books in March
Dining In by Alison Roman
Alison Roman has amassed serious social media stardom because her recipes have three enviable traits: fun, simplicity and deliciousness. This collection of 125 ‘why didn’t I think of that’ recipes, including treats like roast chicken smeared with anchovy butter or crispy baked potatoes, are absolutely obtainable by even the most amateur of home cooks. This cookbook is perfect for anyone living life at a hectic pace but still wanting to ensure a home cooked meal…
Cookbook trends to look forward to in 2019
As world politics bring more despair to us all, our yearning for the simple things in life like meals with family and friends will increase. We will look for ways to make our life easier and more considerate. Consequently, the food we prepare will be kind to the environment and nurturing to our souls. This year the flavours will be unpretentious, the ingredients will be local and you will be using cooking techniques that your great, great grandparents used. Proof…
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