From Nicky Pellegrino's book page in the Herald on Sunday, 4 May 2014
By Eleanor Ozich (Murdoch Books), $39.99
Eleanor Ozich started out writing a daily recipe blog, Petite Kitchen, to share her passion for the wholesome way of cooking that has given her family a new lease on life. This is her first cookbook and it's a brilliant choice for anyone who is vegetarian/vegan or has food intolerances as clearly marked options and alternatives are given. Anyone wondering what to do with superfoods like chia seeds, millet and quinoa to make them tastier will also find some great ideas. Chapters are divided into mealtimes: breakfast, light meals, mains, dessert, nibbles, drinks and basics.
There are some simple but interesting approaches with vegetables - like garlic and lemon zest peas smashed with avocado or roasted lettuce hearts with lemon zest and garlic aioli. And best of all, the sinful-looking desserts are free of processed sugar so are not so sinful after all.
Wild Blackberries
By Rosie Belton (Allen & Unwin), $36.99
A food memoir with recipes, Rosie Belton's warm-hearted book traces the history of
New Zealand cooking, from the 1950s when a good housewife turned out three meals a day to the present day when food has been one of the things that has kept spirits up since the Canterbury earthquakes. "When all else fails - cook," is Rosie's mantra and it's clearly one she has lived by. She shares memories of her childhood, as well as family recipes for pavlova and fruit sponge puddings. She reminisces about the excitement of finally being able to buy yoghurt in late-1960s Nelson, and real coffee, too. In adult life, she travelled and even more exotic ingredients became available back at home, so dishes like Berber tagine and Nigerian chicken stew join in with the nostalgia. Reading this lovely book is like sharing favourite family recipes and memories with a good friend.
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