Heard the one about the Fat Professor, the Whole-Food Dietitian and the Michelin-trained Chef who want to change the world? Nope, this is not a silly joke. Far from it. In fact, we hope this book provides some serious answers. We hope it is the beginning of a life-changing journey for many who have experienced inexplicable weight gain, the heartbreak of constant deprivation and yo-yo dieting, or worse, physical illness through poor nutrition.

For decades, the brightest minds in the nutrition and science field have had fat pegged as the bad guy. As a result, many of us have been enslaved by an outdated food pyramid which has pushed us to eat carb-laden and processed food. As the evidence mounts against sugar and processed carbohydrates, it's time to flip the pyramid and break free of the fat phobia.

In this practical guide, we present inspiring success stories, compelling evidence, and simple ways to “eat upside-down”. Forget everything you were taught at school, flip the food pyramid on its head and start nourishing your body the way it was designed to be nourished.

Do you live in an urban area and want to grow your own organic vegetables, but don’t know where to begin?

Jane’s Delicious Garden is perfect for you – whether you have green fingers or not. Packed with practical advice, time-saving tips, step-by-step instructions and personal anecdotes, this book is for beginners and gardening gurus alike.

With over 200 photographs and detailed information on how to prepare your garden for planting and growing nearly 100 vegetables and herbs, this guide will enable you to feed your family and friends with wholesome, organic food harvested from your own garden.

Super Natural pivots around an abundance of vegetables and natural, whole foods, celebrating seasonal produce, good fats and whole grains, pulses and legumes, and foods that are almost entirely free of refined carbohydrates and sugars.

Best of all, the recipes are accessible, easy, budget friendly, beautiful and delicious. And for Sarah Graham's loyal army of fans, Super Natural is a guide to living well and eating mindfully - a continuum of her highly popular cookbook Wholesome, which is
heading towards its fifth printing.

Besides the health benefits of eating more vegetables and, ultimately, fewer animal products, Sarah also has a more altruistic motive, that of caring for our planet and being more aware of where our food comes from and how our eating impacts our world.

Ideal for anyone who wants to eliminate sugar from their diet, Sugar-Free & Carb-Conscious Living is based on ‘low carb high fat’ principles, with the emphasis on home-cooked, nutritional meals, the recipes will increase satiety, reduce sugar cravings and eliminate the need to snack between meals.

The recipes are suitable for family meals and also take account of the need to have a healthy packed lunch for school or work. Recipes and tips for breakfast get the day off to a good start and there is a varied selection of dishes for the rest of the day.

Sauces, dressings, salads and vegetables – often the key to creating variety in everyday meals – are not forgotten. Sugar-Free & Carb-Conscious Living includes guidance on encouraging children to adapt to a sugar-free diet, tips on how to incorporate alcohol and exercise into your new lifestyle, nutritional information, menu plans, and a short list of foods that are good for you and foods to avoid.

Author Chantal Lascaris asks the question: who doesn’t love junk food? Whether we are upfront about it or it’s an occasional guilty pleasure, let’s be honest, we all do. Those cravings will hit us and there’s nothing quite like the thrill and comfort of yielding to the temptation. But what if we didn’t have to feel quite so guilty?

Chantal proves that it’s possible by making use of clever, healthier ingredient substitutes and smarter cooking techniques that will fool those tastebuds. So say yes to burgers, chicken wings, calamari, tacos, pastas, pizzas and doughnuts. Open a copy of All Sorts of Junk Food Made Healthy and find out how.

‘This is more than just a cookbook; it is a celebration of culinary creativity and a testament to Ollie’s exceptional talent and zest for life.’ – Ivor Jones, head chef at Chefs Warehouse BeauConstantia.

There’s one thing that Chef Ollie doesn’t do easily and that’s follow rules. He likes to challengeconvention and try new things, often at the spur of the moment. This attitude to life hasfiltered into his cooking style, which he enthusiastically shares with you in this aptly titled book, Freestyle Cooking with Chef Ollie.

Ollie cooks with feeling and taste. His recipes are quick and easy, and designed to inspire rather than intimidate. With this book, he aims to show home cooks that just by using the bestand simplest ingredients, you can create dishes that scream with flavour. Whether he’s making you sweat with his Hot and Sour Prego Roll or transporting you to Indonesia with his Sambal Matah Fish en Papillote, Ollie proves that the secret to exceptional dishes lies in the layering of flavour and understanding the basics of cooking.

Each of the six chapters in Freestyle Cooking with Chef Ollie represents a distinct part of Ollie’slife and is accompanied by a lesson he’s learned along the way, as well as a QR code to a playlist of songs that all form part of the culinary adventure.

With recipes ranging from Proper Durban Lamb Curry, Banging Lamb Chops and Rooibos Honey Basque Cheesecake to 30 Clove Garlic Chardonnay Chicken, the Double Oklahoma Smash Burger and Banana Dom Pedros, Ollie reminds us that cooking is meant to be fun.

So put on your tunes, pour yourself a glass of wine and enjoy!

After highly successful outings with her first two books, Sharon Lurie, aka the Kosher Butcher’s Wife, decided that it was time to make it official and combine the influences of her culinary inheritance, i.e. cooking kosher as a proud South African.

In her latest book, she takes the home cook on an adventure encompassing many of the country’s diverse and iconic dishes, including traditional South African food with a traditional Jewish twist. This book not only includes meat and nondairy recipes but mouthwatering dairy dishes to dive into.

And in her inimitable style, Sharon will keep you laughing along the way.

Being a classic baker Martjie shares her passion for precision, and makes it doable with easy to follow steps, grounded on basic techniques and guidelines, sharing secrets few other baking books offer. Martjie guides you seemlessly from basic recipes, gradually giving you the confidence and experience to master the more difficult, technical ones.

A joy to read, and a feast for the eyes, it showcases an essential selection of quality recipes, helping you create a menu for every occasion. From Martjies legendary Meringue cake to her dark chocolate tart, she teaches you the art of the flakiest melt in your mouth pies, simple crumpets, french pancakes, basic tips and secrets. Perfect for the newly wed or anyone wanting to take their baking skills to the next level.

“The Yumcious catering offerings are real crowd-pleasers. Whether you are planning an informal supper for a family get-together or a special occasion for friends, you can be assured of happy faces and plenty of compliments when you serve any of these dishes.

I have had the pleasure of cooking for several high-profile people – Prince Charles, Presidents Thabo Mbeki and FW de Klerk, Vice President Al Gore, Kenneth Kaunda, King Goodwill Zwelithini, Charlize Theron, Graham Norton, and the Duke and Duchess of Kent, to name but a few – and I treated them all the same as I would the man on the corner. I have approached every catering job as if I was cooking for my own family; I have never cut corners or used substandard ingredients, and I only prepare food that I like to eat myself. I cater weddings, funerals, birthdays, product launches, you name it. I love designing the menu around my client’s needs, imaging what they would like to serve their guests.

But more than anything, I simply love feeding people so catering will always hold a special place in my heart.” - Jenny Morris

Kamini Pather first exploded onto the South African culinary scene as a participant and winner of the second series of MasterChef South Africa. Since then her life and cuisine journey has taken her down various paths, and although she always remains grounded and grateful to her heritage, she is not solely defined by it. As Kamini herself says, ‘All Dhal’d Up is a collection of ancestrally-derived recipes that have been updated through ingredients and techniques –the old world has been given some fancy.’ The concept of good-mood food leans gently into health, while ‘Indian-ish’ is a perfect nod to her ancestry, but fused with other cultures and their influence on the food she likes to eat. So although you will find traditional recipes, such as potato curry with nigella seeds, hot water roti and rasam, as well as the Sunday-standard meal of chicken curry, they are flanked by the delights of cauliflower rice lamb biriyani, panko-crumbed patha wraps, bacon dhal, pudhina hummus and rosewater ice-cream sandwiches with pistachio cookies.

Ever mindful of the demands of busy lives and consciences, Kamini has ensured that the recipes are simple to follow, and are mindful of healthy ideals and sustainably sourced ingredients.

’n Omvattende versameling kleurfoto's, beskrywings en resepte met as bestanddeel plante wat eetbaar is en/of eetbare vrugte dra en inheems in Suid-Afrika voorkom. Resepte vir wildepruimjellie en kalbas-visbredie sal dalk jou mond laat water, maar die boek is ook 'n kultuurhistoriese rekord van 'n leefwyse van eenvoud wat al so te se uitgesterf het. Betsie Rood was 'n welbekende navorser-skrywer en kenner van kos en medisyne uit die natuur. In haar leeftyd het sy ook verskeie kookboeke die lig laat sien, onder andere Betsie Rood’s 101 traditional South African recipes.

Foodies of South Africa is the No.1 destination on the internet for recipe videos that are fun, easy and proudly local, but it's also so much more than that!

Over the years it's grown into a community of people of all backgrounds and kitchen skills with at least one thing in common into talented home cooks and bakers through creative food ideas and clever recipes

Die Kos Revolusie is deels 'n wetenskaplike riller en deels 'n kookboek vol heerlike resepte, maar die hoofdoel is om jou lewe te verander deur jou te leer hoe jy met jou eetgewoontes beheer kan neem oor jou gewig en gesondheid.

• Meer energie
• Minder (of geen) drange
• Geen honger
• Gewigsverlies
• Veel beter gesondheid in elke aspek
• Beter bloed glukose en insulien lesings
• Verbeterde atletiese prestasie
• Verhoogde geestelike fokus
• Beter slaap gewoontes (minder)

Met Verskombuis lewer George Weideman 'n kombinasie: Poesie en kos praat hier saam, met en oor mekaar om 'n watertandlekker veelgangmaaltyd te bied vir die fynproewer van voedsel en vers.

Die resepte is oorwegend deur die digter self ontwikkel en tussen die proe en probeer deur neergeskryf - doudagdisse, hoofdisse en toekos, slaaieen agteroppies. Die bundel word afgesluit met 'n besondere vyftal outydse poedingresepte wat uit die kookboekie van ene Anna Maria Kersop met die datum 1879 oorgeneem is.

Die verse uit Weideman se kombuis handel soms die heerlike bestanddele soos granate, eiervrug, sampioene, dadels en turksvye, soms oor besondere geregte, soms oor goeters wat in die kombuis gebruik word ("Tot lof van die lepel"), soms oor eksotiese geregte soos Imam Bayildi en borsjt, maar soms ook baie gewone lekkertes uit die kombuis, soos "Opstaankoffie", "Aanbrandsel" en "Broodbak".

En wie sou nou kon raai dat 'n kalbaspampoentjie soveel stuitigheid kan oplewer? Verskombuis is 'n bundel wat proe-proe met keurige wyn geniet kan word, maar soms ook met groot happe verslind sal kan word!

Cape Mediterranean food/cooking is a South African style of cooking and entertaining influenced by one of the oldest and arguably also the healthiest cuisines in the world. It has developed naturally from within the Western Cape due to its Mediterranean climate and the abundance of classic Mediterranean-style local produce.

This book features more than 75 delectable recipes, from breads, dips and tapas, to lavish salads, succulent roasts, freshly made pastas and heavenly desserts. The recipes bring seasonal produce to the fore and the balance of dishes and ease of preparation will have you inviting friends and family over in no time to share in this veritable bounty.

Katrien is dol oor sjokolade en gebruik dit as versiering vir koeke omdat dit so 'n veelsydige medium is. In hierdie boek wys sy jou hoe om pragtig versierde koeke te skep: vars, eietyds, prettig en onweerstaanbaar. Daar is tegnieke en idees vir almal, of jy nou sommer 'n klaargemaakte koek koop en versier of met sorg jou eie heerlike koek bak volgens die resepte in die boek, of jy net vir spesiale geleenthede iets bak, of daagliks oonde vol koeke vir 'n tuisbedryf kafdraf. Met meer as 20 oorspronklike koekontwerpe, asook klein sjokoladeversierings, minikoeke en kolwyntjies, alles stap vir stap gedemonstreer, kan jy maklike leer hoe om jou eie meesterstukke te skep. Katrien deel wenke en kortpaaie wat sy met jare se eksperimente ontdek het. Die koekresepte is deeglik getoets, en saam met die smullekker vulselresepte met riglyne vir die vermeerdering van bestanddele na gelang van jou behoefte, asook patrone vir die versierings, maak dit van hierdie boek 'n onmisbare gids vir almal wat graag bak. Die inhoud dek die volgende: Basiese tegnieke; gereedskap; soorte sjokolade; hoe om met sjokolade te werk; die vul en bedek van koeke; hoe om koeke te stapel; koekbordversiering; ontwerpe; basiese resepte; porsiegids; vervoer en bere; uitmekaarhaal en sny; patrone. Die pragfoto's laat reg geskied aan die pragkoeke wat elkeen daarvan getuig dat koekbak 'n kunsvorm geword het. Die projekte is gegradeer van maklik tot gevorderd, dus is daar iets vir almal.

Marinda Se Kinderkombuis is 'n kleurvolle kookboek met 'n kinkel. Die kinkel is die eksperimente wat in die boek voorkom, en wat met alledaagse kombuisprodukte uitgevoer kan word.

Die resepte is maklik, vinnig en liplekker om te maak. Maak van die resepte vir jou verjaarsdagpartytjie, en dan kan jy en jou maats die eksperimente ook saam doen! Sjoe! Jy gaan só cool wees.

Dié towerkookboek gaan vir jou wys dat die kombuis 'n wonderlike plek is!

Hierdie boek bevat getoetste en vertroude resepte vir smullekker geskenke uit jou eie kombuis - vir koeke, poffertjies, terte, snoephappies en vulsels met verskeie variasies, tesame met etlike laekoolhidraat-, hoevetresepte vir die wat spesiale diete volg (Banting, keto, paleo, glutenvry, suikervry). Baasbakker Katrien van Zyl fokus hoofsaaklik op maklike, flatervrye resepte wat vinnig gemaak kan word, sonder 'n gesoek na vreemde bestanddele. Die moeiliker tegnieke word stapsgewys met duidelike foto's geillustreer wat dit doenbaar maak vir enigiemand wat aanwysings kan volg. Katrien deel ook idees vir die verpakking van die lekkernye, en verduidelik hoe jy houers kan herwin en versier om by enige geleentheid te pas. Daar is hope praktiese wenke en inligting oor hoe lank hierdie geskenkies by kamertemperatuur vars bly, asook hulle vriestydperk. Dit is ideaal as jy reeds lank voor 'n geleentheid wil begin bak en brou. Die boek is ryklik geillustreer met pragfoto's wat demonstreer dat van die mooiste geskenke uit jou kombuis kan kom. Dit bevat werklik iets vir almal, of jy nou die een is wat die bakwerk doen, of die een aan die ontvangkant van 'n heerlike, keurig verpakte smulhappie.

This 44th edition of the authoritative South African wine guide features Five Star wines out of over 8,000 wines reviewed.

Platter’s features descriptions of over 900 producers across the vibrant wine regions of South Africa and also offers the 100-point equivalents for the familiar star ratings, as well as useful information for learning about and travelling in these beautiful wine lands.

Tannie Maria, everyone’s favourite amateur detective and agony aunt, has finally heeded the call of her fans countrywide to produce her very first cookbook. Recipes to Die Live For features recipes from Sally Andrews’ first four murder mystery novels, as well as some tantalising new additions.

Spiced with enjoyable sayings from the four novels, as well as letters written to ‘Tannie Maria’s Love Advice and Recipe Column’, and seasoned with photographs of the food and the beautiful Karoo, Recipes to Die Live For is as warm and witty as Tannie Maria herself, guaranteed to delight fans and newcomers to the series.

Many of the dishes are slow foods and traditional South African recipes, but there are also quick meals and new inventions, from nachos to spekboom ice cream. Whether you are craving a Karoo lamb pie or a vetkoek with mince, or are lus for a melktert or koeksister, you will find it among Tannie Maria’s gastronomic delights.

Truffles, Easter eggs or sweet Valentine’s seduction. Flights from heartbreak, or blissful birthday bonbons. It's a fact: chocolates are simply divine. In Chocolate there are original, melt-your-heart offerings, which includes a wicked assortment of chocolate recipes to satisfy every hmmm: the eating, dipping, drinking and spreading kind; fruity thrills such as nartjie malva pudding; crunchy treats, from rooibos biscotti to macadamia-nut honeycomb; fancy, creamy, nostalgic and naughty recipes that will enchant you; effortless favourites: no-bake brownies and end-of-the-month truffles, and SOS tips to rescue your craving. With all the technical info you need to embark on your chocolate journey.

Not only does it contain full place settings, flowers, centrepieces and everything else for tables for 25 different occasions, it also offers more than 50 mouth-watering recipes and shows you how to make table elements such as napkin rings, name tags, boxes for favours, place mats and other decorative accessories. Practical information on basic planning, from compiling a mood board and finding unusual under plates to selecting music and finding the perfect guest favour, is complemented by extended captions providing the know-how to replicate the settings. A separate section contains full recipes as well as instructions and templates for DIY ideas not detailed in captions. Hints and tips on presentation techniques, scheduling tasks to ensure that you can be relaxed and enjoy your guests and ways to add a personal touch abound.

Wie sou kon raai dat Jan en sy boeke wêreldbekend sou word vir braai! Die braaikoning is terug met ’n splinternuwe boek en dié keer ondergaan die nederige braaibroodjie ’n gedaantewisseling of twee. Vind liplekker hoender-, beesvleis-, vegetariese en veganistiese braaibroodjie- en burgerresepte wat jou gesin sal laat terugkom vir nog! En moenie dink Jan het van die suikertande vergeet nie, die boek bevat alles van soet tot sout, alles oor die vuur – dis mos nou lekker!

In Leozette Roode’s second book, she pays homage to all her favourite recipes.

Discover new vegan favourites like courgette and lemon tea loaf, couscous roulade, lemon pepper pasta, polenta fries and green couscous salad with tzatziki, as well as much-loved classics that she has veganised, like her version of a Peppermint Crisp tart, a lentil shepherd’s pie and paptert with chakalaka.

If you are starting your vegan journey, then this collection of delectable recipes will make your time in the kitchen effortless.

The perfect cookbook for beginners! The companion to the top selling COOK & ENJOY is now revised, updated and completely redesigned with a modern look and feel. This colourful guide will show you how easy and how much fun it is to cook. The more than 55 mouthwatering recipes have been specially selected and tested. Each method comes with step-by-step instructions and is illustrated with full colour photographs.  Also available in Afrikaans as Klein Kook en Geniet.