Foodie fiction
Delicious books to sink your teeth into.
There's nothing like the description of a tasty treat in a novel to make you feel peckish. From Alice's cakes with 'eat me' spelt out in currants, to Willy Wonka's lickable wallpaper and Josephine Moon's delectable cake descriptions, we can't get enough of foodie fiction. BYO snacks, these books are bound to make you hungry.
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Apricots are rich in the phytochemical beta-carotene, which is important for healthy eyes and a strong immune system.
To me, the perfect steakhouse meal involves French Onion Soup, a sizzling buttery steak, and a crisp wedge salad, so this is like all of those flavours in one much more affordable weeknight dinner.
Ready in 20 minutes, this pasta bake from Jamie Oliver has all the flavours and comforting qualities of a fish pie. Perfect for a midweek family dinner.
The lime-roasted strawberries and peanut fudge sauce are essentially a refined combination of peanut butter and jelly and boy do they sing together!
Steph was a Jamaican chef Helen worked with many years ago in Melbourne.
Muhammara is a spicy Levantine dip made from red peppers and walnuts.
This is a combination of two great Spanish potato dishes: patatas a lo pobre (poor man’s potatoes) and huevos rotos (broken eggs).
There are many ways to make cabbage delicious but it’s hard to improve on butter.
From the heart of Indian sweet culture, these combine tropical mango pulp with desiccated coconut.
This tart is the kind of dessert you'll spot behind glass in a typical Italian Pasticceria
This dish is a celebration of textures: crunchy tofu cutlet, creamy Makhani Sauce (page 30), and refreshingly crisp cabbage.
Easy to make and versatile, these stir-fried noodles suggest inebriation to the extent that after a night of drinking, many people crave noodles like these-salty garlicky, spicy, and herbaceous.
A twist on your standard fajitas with even bolder flavours.
Fall in Michigan is synonymous with weekend trips to the cider mill.
This warming spiced rice is a definite show-stopper, the kind of meal you’d make for a special occasion.
Comfort food with a Desi twist, this rich, spiced butter chicken is folded through creamy, cheesy macaroni for a fusion that’s both indulgent and seriously satisfying.
This light meal option is packed with lean proteins, herbs and citrus for freshness.
The first time I put amatriciana on the menu at Tiella I was incredibly nervous.