From healthy, holistic food to East Asian delights, these are some of the freshest new releases in the cookbook world…
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Dirty Vegan by Matt Pritchard
Matt Pritchard, presenter of the BBC’s first ever vegan cookery show ‘Dirty Vegan’, is giving vegan food a radical makeover. In his debut cookbook, Matt demonstrates just how easy and cheap it can be to go vegan and how the right nutrition can help you perform better in all aspects of life. In this quirky and colourful read, you’ll discover over 80 cracking recipes for healthy dishes including a ‘full vegan pile up’, crispy bang-bang tofu, and chocolate orange baklava. Yum!
Published by Mitchell Beazley
Photography by Jamie Orlando Smith
The Yoga Kitchen Plan by Kimberly Parsons
Yoga bunnies rejoice! This vibrant cookbook is an ideal companion for healthy lifestyles. Each of the 65 recipes follow a ‘sattvic’ food model, meaning that the food is lacto-vegetarian (fruit, vegetables and dairy predominate) while calming for the mind. Through the use of pure, non-stimulating foods, Kimberly Parson’s recipes and yoga tips are designed to help you reach a state of ‘bliss and tranquility’. Dishes to get excited by include raspberry & apple bircher with pistachio confetti, and beetroot & orange salad with whipped feta.
Published by Quadrille Publishing Ltd
Photography by Laura Edwards
Vietnamese Food Any Day by Andrea Nguyen
Drawing on decades of experience, award-winning author Andrea Nguyen will show you how to use easy-to-find ingredients to recreate true Vietnamese flavours at home. With Nguyen as your guide, there’s no need to take a trip to a specialty supermarket to make tempting dishes like banh mi, rice paper rolls, or pho. Her fast and easy recipes include honey-glazed pork riblets, turmeric coconut rice, and no-churn Vietnamese coffee ice cream. Nguyen’s tips and tricks for creating Viet food using ingredients from the supermarkets are indispensable and will no doubt make every day cooking easier.
Published by Ten Speed Press
Photography by Aubrie Pick
Chinese Takeaway Cookbook by Kwoklyn Wan
Cook up a storm at home with Kwoklyn Wan’s fabulous take on food from the Chinese takeaway. With over 70 recipes inside – from sweet & sour chicken, to prawn toast, chop suey and homemade crispy seaweed – you’ll be mastering your favourite Chinese dishes in no time. Most of the recipes in this easy-to-follow book can be on the table in 20 mins or less and they won’t break the bank either. For a taster of what to expect from the book, head over to our lead feature this issue and try your hand at Kwoklyn’s delicious Char Siu Chow Mein recipe.
Published by Hardie Grant Publishing
Photography by Sam Folan
The Secret of Spice by Tonia Buxton
Celebrity chef, Tonia Buxton, reveals how to turn seemingly simple spices into delicious meals and beauty products that can help you live longer and feel better. There are over 50 delicious recipes inspired by the food that Tonia serves her family; each one demonstrating how adding a little spice to everyday dishes can have a huge impact on every area of our lives.
Published by Page Street Publishing
Photography Colleen Codekas