Archive for June, 2011

No pressure cooking

June 15, 2011
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No pressure cooking

The NZ Pressure Cooker Cookbook, by Lisa Loveday (Renaissance, RRP $34.99): Those new to the mysterious world of pressure cookers will find this book the perfect accompaniment to their shiny new appliance. I’ve always been a slow cooker fan so the move to using something so speedy has been quite an experience. And it’s...

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Patterson’s praise well deserved

June 11, 2011
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Patterson’s praise well deserved

Red Wolf, by Liza Marklund (Bantam Press, RRP $40): James Patterson and Harlan Coben are two of my favourite authors in the murder/thriller/ mystery/general mayhem genre, so when they have good things to say about another author, I take notice. And they certainly have plenty of good things to say about Swedish crime writer...

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