The New Zealand Plant Doctor, by Andrew Maloy (New Holland Publishers, RRP $24.99): My gardening talents (or lack of them) are legendary but I think I’ve found the perfect book to give any plant that has the misfortune of meeting…
Category: Home & garden
Artistic baking for all abilities
Divine Cupcakes: A Book of Temptation, by Tamara Jane (New Holland Publishers, RRP $29.99): My somewhat warped sense of humour perked up when I spotted this book: for some reason the title struck me as a very good name for…
First family of food does it again
Marvellous Mince & Sensational Sausages, by Simon and Alison Holst (Hyndman Publishing, RRP $24.95): New Zealand’s first family of food has done it again, this time with a cookbook offering up 100 simple recipes using those affordable staples, mince and sausages.…
Inspiration for summer cooking
Salad Bible and Seafood Bible, by Jackie Passmore (Penguin, RRP $25 each): I’m not really a great fan of seafood but the bloke of the house got rather excited when he spotted the Seafood Bible, and it goes without saying…