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TASTE readers favourite cookbooks
TASTE readers favourite cookbooks

For the readers' issue of TASTE, we asked you which cookery books you loved above all others. Here is what you had to say.

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BEST COFFEE TABLE BOOK 

Falling Cloudberries by Tessa Kiros

(Murdoch Books, R485):

“Filled with divine photography, this book feeds my senses and my appetite.

I love the array of exotic recipes in the book and the fact that they’re 

clearly explained and easy to make.”  

Karen du Preez, Cape Town 

TASTE READERS ALSO LOVED

  • Delectable by Marlene van der Westhuizen (Bookstorm, R266)
  • Nigella Express by Nigella Lawson (Vintage, R249)
  • A Day at el Bullli by Ferran Adrià (Book Promotions, R403) 

BEST BRIGHT NEW STAR 

The Allotment Cookbook by Caroline Bretherton

(Dorling Kindersley, R277)

“I love this book because it has simple recipes that I use again and again. I like the salad recipes and often make them in my profession as a safari cook.”

Candice Bradford, KwaZulu-Natal

TASTE READERS  ALSO LOVED

  • The Cake the Buddha Ate by the Buddhist Retreat Centre (Jacana Media, R244)
  • Shiny Happy People by Neil Roake (Jacana Media, R346)
  • Two Asian Kitchens by Adam Liaw (Random House, R289)
  • Marion by Marion Grasby (Pan Macmillan, R374)

BEST MODERN CLASSIC COOKBOOK

Only the Best by Michel Roux

(Quadrille, R215)

“I found this book at the bottom of a box at a book sale at work. I've made at least half the recipes in it. I especially love his recipes for hollandaise sauce and pistachio crème anglaise.”

Nicky Hillier, Cape Town

YOU ALSO LOVED

  • The Book of Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi (Ebury Press, R345)

BEST BOOK YOUR MOM GAVE YOU

Cook and Enjoy by SJA de Villiers

(Human & Rousseau, R297)

“My mom gave me this book when I was 13 years old and I basically taught myself how to cook from it.

It has certainly stood me in good stead – today I’m a chef. I still use many of the recipes, including the sponge cake and maize porridge dishes.”

André Bezuidenhout, Vanderbijlpark

YOU ALSO LOVED

  • Prickly Pears and Pomegranates by Bernadette le Roux (Quivertree, R353)

BEST TV CHEF BOOK

Jamie’s Ministry of Food by Jamie Oliver

(Penguin, R363)

“This is the ideal book for someone with a busy schedule who still needs to think about what’s for dinner. The book enables you to put a wholesome, tasty dinner on the table that is simple and quick to prepare with basic ingredients you can pick up at your local Woolies.” –Rensche Olivier, Houston, Texas

YOU ALSO LOVED

  • Feast by Nigella Lawson (Random House, R308)
  • Willie’s Chocolate Bible by Willie Harcourt- Cooze (Hodder & Stoughton, R274)

BEST BOOK FOR TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW

Prue Leith’s Cookery Bible by Prue Leith

(Bloomsbury, R639):

“My daughter studied to be a chef at the Prue Leith Academy, and ever since she brought this book home, it’s become our fall-back recipe book in the family kitchen.

Whatever recipe you can think of, it’s in the book. A bonus is that it’s very accessible and easy to understand.”

Debbie Marcisz, Johannesburg

YOU ALSO LOVED:

  • Delia’s How to Cook by Delia Smith (Ebury Press, R294)

 
 

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