MANY new recipe books have been added to our collection at the library.
The following titles will inspire you to get out your mixing bowl, grab a spoon and swing into action.
The Coffee Book
By Anette Moldvaer
THIS book shows you how to “deepen your coffee knowledge, experiment with different beans, methods and flavours,” enabling you to become a barista at home. Seventy delicious coffee recipes are included.
“Sitting in a café with a delicious coffee is one of life’s great pleasures.” It is enjoyed by millions of people worldwide, and has become an experience particularly savoured during the difficult times we currently find ourselves in, although it is now often consumed while sitting outside.
It is thought the history of coffee goes back to Yemen in the 1600s. From there it was eventually exported and traded all around the world. The many varieties of the Coffea genus are discussed and the major geographic sources of coffee beans are documented. Information regarding growing, harvesting and the processing of coffee beans is included. The complex aromas and flavours are presented in four flavour wheels, enabling you to identify and compare the key features – aromas, flavours, textures, acidity levels and aftertastes – of different coffee varieties.
Guidance is provided for selecting quality beans and also for storing, home roasting, grinding and brewing processes. Detailed step-by-step recipes are accompanied by clear illustrations and photographs of some of the end products, ready to serve.
This book is a great resource for the serious coffee buff.
Slow Cooking
Better Homes and Gardens
SLOW cooking is all about creating delicious meals, rich in flavour and memorable in taste. With more than 75 sensational recipes detailed in easy step-by-step format, this cookbook from the Better Homes and Gardens team offers a wealth of appetising contemporary and classic dishes and all-time comfort food favourites. It is your go-to guide for fuss-free cooking.
Recipes for hearty soups, one-pot mains (including some meat free options), desserts and extras, including sauces, bread, pasta and mash, are included.
Pea, ham and pesto soup; beef and dark ale stew, chicken korma, Italian lamb shanks with lentils, Middle Eastern eggplants, self-saucing sticky date and banana pudding, individual rose rhubarb sponge puddings and even lemonade scones are among the recipes included.
Some recipes can be prepared on a stove or in the oven, without the need for a slow cooker.
Cooking On The Move
Make Trax
THOUSANDS of Australians are now on the move! A few years ago the term ‘Grey Nomads’ referred to the thousands of retirees who packed the 4WD, hitched the caravan or camper trailer and took off around Australia over winter.
Now it’s not just retirees! The list grows and thousands of Aussies of all ages have joined this way of living, although sometimes within restricted ranges at present.
All of them have one common bond – the joy of cooking on the move every night.
Make Trax’s Cooking On The Move is the complete cook book for those travelling around Australia whether it’s for six months, four weeks, a week or just a weekend getaway. It’s a cookbook that won’t affect your valuable recreation time! Great recipes that look and taste delicious, they are easy to prepare and often don’t require a lot of ingredients, but are remarkably appetising and simply very tasty.
Recipes include seafood paella, chicken tagine, frying pan lasagne, tomato and olive damper, rabbit in red wine, gourmet rissoles, beef stew and apple crumble or cookies and cream cheesecake for dessert lovers.
The Noodle Cook Book
By Damien King Lee
THIS treat contains recipes for quick Asian-inspired noodle dishes. Tasty noodle bowls, real quick.
The Noodle Cookbook has a recipe for every craving, including vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. Get to know your noodles with an essential store cupboard section, notes on health-boosting ‘hero ingredients’ and healthy substitutes for your favourite Asian condiments.
With tasty dishes from Vietnam to China, The Noodle Cookbook will spice up your meals and satisfy those instant noodle cravings.
Gluten Free Favourites
Women’s Weekly
THIS publication contains 65+ recipes for coeliacs and gluten intolerances.
Being coeliac or living a gluten-free lifestyle doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy baking favourites. The Women’s Weekly’s famous test kitchen has created a collection of incredible gluten-free recipes covering all the classics, stretching from savoury to sweet. Bagels and breads for breakfast, sausage rolls and tarts for lunch, pies and pizza for dinner, muffins and scones for morning tea, biscuits and slices for snacks, and cakes and buns for dessert. Plus so much more!
The cover of this book, featuring pink gluten-free berry lamingtons, gives a taste of what’s to come. Raspberry and white chocolate muffins, cheese twists, pumpkin pie and chocolate cake with salted peanut butter frosting are a just a few of the delicacies included. Tips and tricks to ensure perfect gluten-free baking are included.For more information, or to reserve any of these items, please telephone the Library Service 5018 8350, or visit our website at www.mildura.vic.gov.au/library.
