The magic of Greece's old-world charm drips from the pages of this book, which features 22 homes throughout the country.
Gorgeous Cakes Annie Bell New Holland Publishers, $29.99 Baking cakes is enjoying a new lease of life as
people remember how fun and easy they are to make. This is a comprehensive cake book with everything from classics to new creations. There are sumptuous cheesecakes, cute cupcakes, delicious dream cakes, indulgent chocolate cakes as well as guilt-free cakes. Every cake you would ever want to make, or eat, is included in this stylish, fun and beautifully illustrated book.
How to Get a Sofa Around a Corner Mark Frary New Holland Publishers, $24.99 Scientists always seem distant from the real world. The research they do appears irrelevant
to daily life and the language they speak seems to be designed to confuse the uninitiated. Yet scientific principles underlie many of the things we do in our everyday lives without our realising it. And with a small amount of science and maths, explained in a clear way, you can take surprisingly big steps to improve your life. How to Get a Sofa Around a Corner ditches the white coats and skips the experiments to lay bare the fundamentals, teaching you how to apply science to your home life to do things better, faster and cheaper. Having trouble getting a piece of furniture around the corner in your flat? You just need a bit of simple geometry. If credit card debts are getting you down, then maths, not another loan, is the answer. And chemistry
can remove a red wine stain from a carpet quicker than any off-the-shelf concoction.
Eating and Drinking Sydney Elizabeth Meryment, Helen Yee and Anna Fedeles Hardie Grant Books, $29.99 This is a fresh, accessible guide to eating and drinking
in Sydney. With sections on high quality restaurants, cheap and cheerful restaurants, and the bars of the moment, this guide is a comprehensive compendium of the best places to go to in Sydney, on any budget. Characterised by a fresh and breezy style, it evokes the ambience and atmosphere of the places under review.
Eating and
D r i n k i n g Melbourne Dale Campisi, Michael Brady and Genevieve Gannon Hardie Grant Books, $29.99 This is a fresh, accessible guide to eating and drinking
in Melbourne. With sections on high quality restaurants, cheap and cheerful restaurants, and the bars of the moment, this guide is a comprehensive compendium of the best places to go to in Melbourne, on any budget. Characterised by a fresh and breezy style, it evokes the ambience and atmosphere of the places under review.
From Season to Season: A Year in Recipes Sophie Dahl Harper Collins, $54.99 With food as her centrepiece, Sophie
takes an emotional look back at what she calls her 'personal food memories', taking us on a heart warming journey through some her most treasured childhood places and heartfelt feelings. For Sophie, food has always had strong emotional significance and in this wonderful new work she gives an intimate insight into the private significance of some of her most delectable dishes. Candid, quirky and often hilarious, From Season to Season is the perfect cooking companion, whether you are looking for something to suit a quiet dinner alone or a joyous homecoming feast.
A Good Harvest: Recipes from the Gardens of Rural Women NZ Rural Women NZ Random House New Zealand, $34.99 Kiwis love fresh fruit and vegetables, whether
it's growing a few
herbs, buying produce from farmers' markets and roadside stalls, or tending a vegie garden or orchard. But how can we make the most of this seasonal bounty? For A Good Harvest, Rural Women New Zealand members have gathered over 300 tried-and- true recipes for seasonal produce, as well as handy tips for preserving food. These are recipes that really work, often passed down through the generations or jotted in hand- written notebooks. There are also helpful growing tips for each vegetable or fruit, to ensure a bumper crop. From delicious jams, preserves, chutneys and pickles to cakes, sauces and more, A Good Harvest is the perfect recipe collection for the cooks and gardeners of today – people who like to know what's in the food they eat and where it has come from.
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