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Andaza

Sumayya Usmani

Murdoch

$45.00 HC

Sumayya spent the first eight years of her life at sea, with a father who captained merchant ships and a mother who preferred to cook for the family herself on a tiny electric stove. When they moved to Karachi, Sumayya grew up torn between societal exceptions and the inspiration of seeing the women in her family in the kitchen. As she embarks on her journey of food, the meaning of ‘andaza’ comes to her: that the flavour and meaning of a recipe is not a list of measured ingredients, but a feeling in your hands, as you let the elements of a meal come together through instinct and experience.

Pasta Veloce

Frances Mayes & Susan Wyler

Built to Move

Juliet

Starrett & Kelly Starrett

After decades spent working with proathletes and Olympians, mobility pioneers Kelly and Juliet Starrett began thinking about the physical wellbeing of the rest of us. What makes a durable human? How do we continue to feel great and function well as we age? The answers lie in a simple formula for basic mobility maintenance: 10 tests + 10 physical practices = 10 ways to make your body work better.

The Glucose Goddess Method

Abrams

$50.00 HC

HarperCollins

$45.00 HC

Frances Mayes is known for transporting readers to the charming Italian countryside in her bestselling books. In this book, Mayes brings that irresistible Italian flavour right to your home with 100 of her favourite pasta recipes. These well-loved recipes blend traditional Italian technique with magic from Mayes’s home kitchen where experiments are always in progress.

Gennaro’s Cucina

Gennaro Contaldo

In this inspirational cookbook, Gennaro takes you on a culinary journey of regional basic Italian staples and turns them into beautiful meals. With tips and ideas of what to do with leftovers, Gennaro helps home cooks squeeze maximum use from the ‘cucina povera’ ethos, turning humble ingredients into nourishing feasts without taste sacrifice. In an era of excessive convenience and disposable food waste, Gennaro’s Cucina could not come at a better time.

Japan: The Vegetarian Cookbook

Nancy Singleton Hachisu

Phaidon

$75.00 HC

In this collection of new recipes, Nancy Singleton Hachisu, the most authoritative voice in Japanese home cooking today, showcases Japanese vegetarian dishes, bringing the exquisite flavors of the nation’s elegant cuisine to those who follow a plantbased diet or want to lower the amount of fish and meat they eat. Packed with recipes alongside which Hachisu shares her expert knowledge of the ingredients, culture, and traditions of this unique culinary style.

Jessie Inchauspe offers a four-week, stepby-step plan to integrate simple, scienceproven strategies for steadying your blood sugar into your everyday life. It comes complete with 100+ delicious, easy recipes, an interactive workbook and lots of tips and advice from the Glucose Goddess community on how to stay on track. The best part? You won’t be counting calories and you’ll eat everything you love.

Gorwing Grapes Might Be Fun

When Deirdre and her husband Roger decide to turn a sheep paddock into a vineyard, they are following the centuriesold tradition of family winemaking. Slowly they start to read the landscape, appreciate the talents of locals and learn what to do when a snake passes by. This is a humorous memoir with larger-than-life characters, hard slog and sweet triumph. It is also a story of a deepening awareness of our connection with the land and the rhythms of farming life.

Japanese by birth, but transplanted to Europe in adulthood, Miki Sakamoto has spent a lifetime tending her garden and reflecting on its mysteries. In her work, Sakamoto shares observations from a life spent in contemplation - and cultivation - of nature. She shows us that you can create Zen in your life, wherever you live and whatever form your outdoor space takes. A delightful read.