Japanese Patisserie by James Campbell
Forget about classic French patisserie, this Christmas it's all about discovering Japanese influences! Asian cuisine has become increasingly popular all over the world, so when I saw this book I just had to give it a read. Each recipe is a mix of East meets West so they are not…
Basics to Brilliance by Donna Hay
Donna Hay, Australia's award-winning food stylist, author, tv chef and magazine editor, was someone I didn't know much about until recently when I read the announcement of her new book: Basics to Brilliance. I straight away got intrigued by this one sentence: "Each basic recipe is followed by clever variations and…
5 Ingredients by Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver is one of my absolute food heroes, he’s one of the people I turned to (well not in person obviously) when I started cooking – for recipes, inspiration, tips, .. so it should come as no surprise I have almost all of his cookbooks and watch all his…
The Student Cookbook (+ giveaway!)
Great grub for the hungry and the broke Ahh September.. back to school month! I always loved studying and I’m currently looking into getting another degree on my belt, even though it’s been 5 years since I last graduated! Although I studied for 5 years, I never got to experience…
Bowl food by Ryland, Peters & Small
Serving only soup in bowls has been a thing of the past for a while now. Many restaurants have adapted this traditional view on bowl food and have turned into a synonym for wholesome comfort eating instead. It's not just putting food into a bowl instead of on a plate,…
The Mediterranean Table by Ryland Peters & Small
Whenever people ask me what my favourite kind of food is, I always straight up say ‘Mediterranean’! The rich flavours of the Mediterranean, with my favourites being Italian and Greek food, is always a treat but really matches Spring and Summer most of all. This month’s book tip is your…
Market Vegetarian by Ross Dobson
Each month I look forward to finding out what new books Ryland Peters & Small have released this time, as they always seem to hit the nail on the head! This month I discovered 'Market Vegetarian' by Ross Dobson and decided to make it my book tip of the month…
Cork’s first Dessert Festival: June 26th – July 2nd
Festival Cork are people after my own heart. First they organised the hugely popular Burger Festival, then the Whiskey Festival and now 2017 is set to get another smashing festival: Cork's Dessert Festival! I was lucky enough to get to try out two venues during the Burger Festival: Electric and…
Recipes from my Mother by Rachel Allen
With Mother's day coming up in the majority of countries in the world, I figured there was no better book to share with you as my book tip of the month, than Rachel Allen's new masterpiece: 'Recipes from my mother'. The book is dedicated to both her mother Hallfridur and…
101 Bar Bites by Ryland Peters & Small
Each year at Christmas I'm hoping that my family will be in charge of making the appetizers. There's just something about being able to make all these little bites and nibbles that makes it so much fun to do, especially cause it means you'll be doing a lot of cooking!…