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Friday, October 30, 2015
Butterscotch Caramel Blondies
Eat Your Books
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Thursday, October 29, 2015
Salmon with Caramelised Shallot and Mango Salsa from new recipe book La Latina
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Simply Nigella: Feel Good Food by Nigella Lawson
Simply Nigella: Feel Good Food by Nigella Lawson
Published 2
November 2015; Hardback - $65.00; Chatto & Windus
‘What and how we
cook can make our lives easier, make us feel better and more alive’
Whatever the
occasion, food – in the making and the eating – should always be pleasurable. Simply
Nigella taps into the rhythms of our cooking lives, with recipes that are
uncomplicated, relaxed and yet always satisfying.
The beautifully produced, wonderfully filled cookbooks just keep rolling and this one is another stunner just in time for Christmas,with glorious food photography.by Keiko Oikawa.........
From quick and
calm suppers (Miso Salmon, Cauliflower & Cashew Nut Curry) to stress-free
ideas when catering for a crowd (Chicken Traybake with Bitter Orange &
Fennel), or the instant joy of bowlfood for cosy nights on the sofa (Thai
Noodles with Cinnamon and Prawns), here is food guaranteed to make everyone
feel good.
Whether you need
to create some breathing space at the end of a long week (Asian-Flavoured Short
Ribs), indulge in a sweet treat (Lemon Pavlova, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Pots) or wake up to a strength-giving breakfast (Toasty Olive Oil Granola),
Nigella’s new cookbook is filled with recipes destined to become firm
favourites.
I recommend her Chicken traybake with bitter orange & fennel and also the Criss-cross potatoes, the two recipes I have tried so far.
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La Latina - A cook’s journey through Latin America
La Latina
A cook’s journey through Latin America
Grace Ramirez
VIVA LA LATINA!
Mexican, Central and South American cuisine is the hottest
food trend worldwide. Welcome to La Latina, a sparkling gem of a
cookbook by Grace Ramirez, a North American-raised chef of Venezuelan descent,
now dividing her time between New Zealand and New York.
Grace introduces us to terrific, authentic Latin American
food, which is healthy, flavoursome, easy, economical and perfect to share with
family and friends.
With extensive text on the rich and fascinating history of
the cuisine of each country, and lots of handy hints and tips, Grace’s book
provides an expert guide to creating fabulous Latin American feasts.
Grace is once again a judge in the knockout rounds of the
popular New Zealand series, My Kitchen Rules, screening later this year
on TV2. A former producer with The Food Network in the US and contestant on US MasterChef,
Grace is in demand from TV production companies worldwide thanks to her
delightful personality and infectious laugh.
In La Latina she gathers together
mouth-watering recipes for every meal, with soups, seafood, eggs and poultry,
rice, salads and vegetables, sauces and condiments, sweets and, of course,
drinks. Think Salmon with Caramelised Shallot and Mango Salsa, Steamed Corn
Parcels, Black Ink Rice, Tortillas, Empanadas and Spiced Brittle. There are old
favourites with new twists, too, including Guacamole, Salsa Verde, Chimichurri
and Pina Colada.
With its energetic design, high production values, stunning
photographs and more than 100 recipes, La Latina is a must-have
for foodies and a great gift.
About the author:
Grace Ramirez is
a former TV producer and director, first at children’s channel Nickelodeon,
then MTV and finally, the Food Network. There she directed and produced one of
the biggest-ever US food shows, Throwdown with Bobby Flay. She was later
selected from more than 60,000 people to appear as a contestant on the US
series of MasterChef, hosted by Gordon Ramsay. Shortly afterwards Grace
was awarded a scholarship to the prestigious French Culinary Institute in New
York City and worked at the restaurant Eataly under chefs Mario Batali and
Lidia Bastianich.
She is an ambassador for Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, a
non-profit organisation that helps orphaned, abandoned and at-risk children in
South America and locally she volunteers for the Garden to Table programme.
Grace says she owes her love of food to her grandmother, who
cooked Venezuelan specialities for the 50 or so family members who often
gathered for meals. Grace has lived in a host of Latin American countries, but
now divides her time between Auckland and New York, where her husband is a
senior executive with Saatchi & Saatchi. www.chefgraceramirez.com
Top 10 memorable meals in literature
Alexandre Dumas, in his Grand Dictionary of Cuisine, defined dinner as “a major daily activity, which can be accomplished in worthy fashion only by intelligent people. It is not enough to eat. To dine, there must be diversified, calm conversation. It should sparkle with the rubies of the wine between the courses, be deliciously suave with the sweetness of dessert, and acquire true profundity with the coffee.”
Dumas may have set the bar rather high for ordinary mortals at their daily bread but, in literature, meals are often an occasion for transcendence. While researching my anthology, Stories from the Kitchen, I sampled scores of literary works in which food plays a starring role. Immersing myself in so many tantalising fictional feasts was hungry work.
But in narrowing it down, I found that the most memorable meals are those in which much more than food is at stake. Taste, according to Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, is “that one of our senses which gives us the greatest joy … because it can mingle with all other pleasures, and even console us for their absence.” When exceptional culinary and literary artistry combine, the results are satisfying in more ways than one.
Below is a tasting menu of 10 delectable literary meals, a balanced mix of savoury and of sweet, of the humorous, the poignant, and the profound.
Dumas may have set the bar rather high for ordinary mortals at their daily bread but, in literature, meals are often an occasion for transcendence. While researching my anthology, Stories from the Kitchen, I sampled scores of literary works in which food plays a starring role. Immersing myself in so many tantalising fictional feasts was hungry work.
But in narrowing it down, I found that the most memorable meals are those in which much more than food is at stake. Taste, according to Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, is “that one of our senses which gives us the greatest joy … because it can mingle with all other pleasures, and even console us for their absence.” When exceptional culinary and literary artistry combine, the results are satisfying in more ways than one.
Below is a tasting menu of 10 delectable literary meals, a balanced mix of savoury and of sweet, of the humorous, the poignant, and the profound.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Julie Biuso reporting from London & Waiheke !
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