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Basque Country

Basque Country: A Culinary Journey Through a Food Lover’s Paradise to give it its full title is a fascinating book – a charming combination of a travel book and a cookery book. It has been written by Marti Buckley an American who fell in love with the Basque region of Spain and has lived in […]

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Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Eatlist

Lonely Planet does it time after time – another superb book for the book shelves – or for the coffee table to dip in and out of depending on the amount of time available. The book takes you off on flights of nostalgia and planning I sat down to eat breakfast and have a quick […]

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Balance: The Australian Wholefood Cookbook

Guy Turland is a self-confessed health fanatic – passionate about healthy, wholesome food. He is also a chef and owner of the Depot Café in Bondi Beach, and the Bondi Harvest café in LA on Santa Monica beach. When not cooking or staring in the popular YouTube cooking show Bondi Harvest you could well find […]

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Lulu’s Provençal Table

Lulu’s Provençal Table written by American Richard Olney tells the story of how having bought property in Provence he became acquainted with the Peyraud family and fell in love with French cuisine. Olney, who died in 1999, became a renowned authority on French cooking and wine. The text of this latest edition, which was first […]

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Homemade Vegan Cheese, Yoghurt and Milk

We have to confess that we have no plans of following a vegan diet, and to the best of our knowledge neither has any member of the family. But that said – if we were, for whatever reason, contemplating becoming vegan we would certainly have this cookbook on our shelves. And we do have a […]

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Vegan Recipes from Spain

In a few weeks’ time when the swiss chard in our veg plot has grown a bit larger, we’ll be in the kitchen cooking Gonzalo Baró’s tasty looking Bean and Chard Stew, and for dessert his pears in red wine. We love Spanish food, and thanks to Spain’s splendid climate the country produces a wide […]