Jhb North - Feb 24

It’s all in the preparation. And Vickie de
Beer does it so well. Clever Cooking
shares her survival strategy for cooking
and eating nutritiously when you lead
a busy lifestyle. From flavour bases to
cook-in sauces, soups and broths to
one-pan meals, it’s all about preparing
ahead of time, allowing you to quickly
whip up something delicious on
busy nights. Besides tasty recipes,
there are loads of tips for freezing
and defrosting food, batch cooking,
as well as a sample seven-day meal
plan to show how you can combine
advance prep with dishes made
from scratch on the night. Penguin,
R350 from Exclusive Books
The problem with Every. Night. Of. The. Week. Veg is that it takes so long
to make dinner. Not because the recipes are long or complicated. They’re
not. It’s just Lucy Tweed is just so entertaining you spend far too much
time reading and laughing, instead of just getting on with it. That aside, it’s
brilliant! With a zero-tolerance approach to bland, it’s all Snipped Noodles
in Vodka Sauce, Pizza Rice, Stacked Eggplant Parm and a glorious Cuban
Arancini. There are family dinners and pre dinner-party snacks - like the
fabulous Toffee Cheese and Fancy Crack, and a chapter of sugar and spice
and all things nice. Murdoch Books, R525 from Exclusive Books
This book, says cook, recipe
developer and content creator
Teresa Ulyate, is a reflection of her
cooking and eating style - a happy
combination of nostalgia-inspired
dishes and achievable recipes.
Cupcakes and Couscous is filled
with healthy treats like this Berry
Burst Bowl, comfort food like the
Cheesy Fish Pie. Family dinners like
this Parmesan Chicken Schnitzel
with Smashed Potatoes. Weekend
food for a crowd like the Gourmet
Boerie Board. And sweet spoils
like the show stopping six layered
Celebration Cake. Human & Rousseau,
R465 from Exclusive Books
Compiled by: KYM ARGO
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