This is a collection of my favorite recipe books that I will continue to add to as time goes on. Lannice Snyman’s, Tortoises and Tumbleweeds is the best South African Cookbook that I have ever come across and have had great success with a number of the recipes.
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Gordon Ramsey, Kitchen Heaven
He’s well known for his TV program Hells kitchen and I just love the way he cooks… Gordon Ramsey will inspire you to try things and have a great time doing it. His recipes are very easy to follow and thye conversational style of the book is anything but Hells kitchen.
He is a master chef and you will be surprised how easy it really is to create fantastic food in your own kitchen.
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Savvy kids menu’s – cooking with children
What makes this book a recommendation of mine is the way in which it helps develop a passion for food and cooking in children. It is so important for children to develop their pallets by tasting and experimenting with flavor and the book introduces them to healthy food that is packed with flavor while getting them involved in the kitchen. What a pleasure… you may just hear “Can I make dinner tonight?”… Worth a try isn’t it?
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Margaret Roberts is the authority on growing herbs and using them in your cooking, how to incorporate them into your every day diet and use them for medicinal purposes and of course using herbs as natural cosmetics. There is something really fantastic about reaching up to your window sill and grabbing a handfull of fresh herbs that you are going to use in your recipes and the more you use fresh herbs the more you will enjoy cooking. This book is like a manual for successful herb growing and their uses. get it, you wont be sorry.
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Anthony Worral Thompson’s Fast Family food is just that, Family meals made simple by one of the worlds most celebrated Chefs. He is a master at taking complex recipes and turning them into meals that are ready to eat in about 30 minutes or less. he includes a selection of healthy family meals and some real treats that will have your family eager to help out in the kitchen. A great gift for a child leaving home… We all worry about our children when they leave home, so give yourself one less thing to worry about and get them enjoying time in the kitchen with this fantastic book.
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Rachel Allen is a very inspiring Chef who shows you how simple it is to make really great tasting food. This is a selection of her favorite food that she makes in her own home and I tell you, it’s fantastic. The recipes are so easy to follow, you will wonder what all the fuss is about and will be making restaurant quality food right at home in no time at all. Do yourself a favour, get Rachels favorite food and you will win the hearts of your family and friends…
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Fantastic Indian food in 30 minutes or less! Oh yes it is possible and this book offers a selection of fantastic Indian food that is simple and quick to prepare. Indian food does not have to scald your tongue, use the different types of chilis and different strngth spices available from your local dealer. Ask the spice dealer for the mild versions, the super hot versions or ask them to make up a good Masala for you, you will enjoy the experience and your Indian food will get better and better with each recipe.
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There are few that can pass by a bakery and not love the smell of freshly baked bread and pastries. Well this is a book that will guide you through the bread making process step by step and fill your home with that fantastic bakery smell. There are sweet breads, savoury bread recipes and health bread recipes. Become a master baker and always have fresh bread in the house. It really is easier than you think… just be patient and let the dough do it’s thing…
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Eating and laughing are the two most important ingredients for a happy life… Yes…
Well, here you have it, For those who love to cook, and those who don’t, comes this cookbook from one of South Africa’s celebrity couples. Chock-a-block with quick and easy recipes, humorous stories, travel anecdotes and a behind-the-scenes look at the life of the authors, this is a laugh-out-loud cookbook to be enjoyed in other rooms of your home, and not just the kitchen!
This has become my latest favorite recipe book, and although it is quite old, published in 2003, it has some of the simplest and tastiest recipes I have made all year.
This cup cake recipe came from this book and I kid you not, there were the sounds of guzzling and very little being said while there was still a crumb of these little fellas around.
It has fantastic biscuit recipes, including savory biscuits that take just minutes to make. Good old traditional things like steak and kidney pudding, sour dough breads and ciabatta, but for the most part it is a sweets and cakes lovers dream recipe book.
As a gift, you cannot go wrong with this book and its under R400
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This is my latest book that was given to me by a very good friend, thanks my darling V.
It’s got a great selection of fantastic South African recipes, like denningvleis, koeksisters and yellow rice with raisins which you will probably remember eating at some stage. I have made a few out of this book and highly recommend it, 225 pages fully illustrated.
If you have friends or family overseas they will really appreciate the illustrated journey through South Africa
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This is a really great book. In true Jamie Oliver style, the recipes are simple and does not make use of endless lists of ingredients.
Jamie has made cooking fun and encouraged me and many millions of people around the world to really enjoy cooking. No longer is cooking a chore. Hardcover with 336 pages
It’s a fairly pricy book (approx R700), but will keep you in food for a very long time. I was given this book as a gift a few years ago and it is one of the first I look through when I’m feeling adventurous.
Nigella, well what can I say, she’s gorgeous, she cooks and I’m just a big fan. This book is my idea of what make great meals.
Few take longer than 20 minutes or so to prepare and there are 260 pages of fully illustrated recipes. I don’t know about you, but I like to see what it’s going to look like in the end.
Its a real bargain and if you hand this to anyone as a gift they will thank you profusely. A lot of people have this book, so check the bookshelf before you order it.
This is everyday cooking and the book should be in evey kitchen and is a bargain at around R300.00.
James Martin has a deli that produces some of the finest delicacies in England so if you have ever thought about starting off in the food industry and need a few ideas of how to prepare some of the finest marinaded vegetables, cold meats, cheeses, pastas and flavoured oils, this is for you.
He is probably best known for his sweets and desserts and in this book there are over 90 fully illustrated, step by step recipes to prepare his famous dishes.
It’s for the slightly more adventurous of you with some quite complex recipes but each one is worth the effort.
There are a number of little tricks in the book that will have you saying, “So thats how they do it”
This is an amazing book with an endless selection of curries and vegetarian dishes that will have mouth watering from the very first page.
Do yourself a favour and visit a spice market with the long list of spices, they cost very little and are great to have in the house. You will be treated to traditional Indian recipes with that will blow you away.
Raghavan Iyer is an award-winning cooking instructor and author of Betty Crockers Indian Home Cooking, this collection is the gateway to the world of Indian curries. It’s illustrated and a steal at around R250
This is a really interesting book and has really tasty recipes that are healthy and full of flavor.
When I first looked through this book, I thought “Another dieting recipe book with tastelless food” Well I was very surprised and found myself experimenting in a healthier way.
It promotes the low GI diet and I have to say I found myself having more energy and not feeling as tired through the day.
This is really good stuff and the recipes are very straight forward and easy to make. I would recommend this for anyone with growing children that spend too much time watching TV or playing games.
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A kitchen with a Delia Smith recipe book cannot be called a kitchen.
There are 2 versions of this book, this one is illustrated and well worth the extra few Rand. Delia Smith’s recipes are real home food with recipes like Yorkshire pudding (which is quite simple if you follow the right method), roasts and each recipe is step by step with pictures.
You really can’t go wrong with this book, you will want to make every recipe.
If you are new to cooking, or want to inspire someone to start cooking, this is the ideal book.
You will never be intimidated in the kitchen again and will turn out meals that will have your family in awe.
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