Load-shedding sucks! You know it. We know it. The whole country knows it. It’s also no secret that it’s here to stay for the foreseeable future. Is it annoying, frustrating and downright infuriating? Yes, no question about it.

However, every blackout is a fire begging to be built, a juicy chop ready to be turned and a family braai just waiting to happen. With a little planning, some clever thinking and 40 great recipes – quick and easy, plan ahead and weekend winners – load-shedding can go from the worst part of your day to the best.

Follow more recipes to become the king of condiments and the sultan of sauces, then power up your pantry with a store-bought collection of spices, smears, sauces and jazzer-uppers.

Put your money where your braaibroodjie goes and join the Beer Country duo as they dive into their best braai recipes for the Eishkom disaster. Welcome to the braaight side of load-shedding life!

The Great Marula Menu  is a delicious collaboration between Amarula and passionate home cooks from across South Africa. A curation of the best Amarula-inspired recipes shared by devoted Amarula fans, the book is a true reflection of community and a shared love of great flavours. With contributions from renowned culinary figures The Lazy Makoti and J’Something, who bring their unique talents to the table, The Great Marula Menu promises a cultural journey through diverse South African home cooking.
 
From tasty lunches to moreish mains, scrumptious desserts and inspired cocktails, each recipe contains either a splash or a generous pour of this world-famous liqueur. But more than this, the book is a tribute to the land where the marula trees grow. Gathered within these pages, you’ll find a representation of this nation’s vibrant imagination – all brought together in the spirit of generosity. It’s a delightful blend of Amarula’s spirit, culinary expertise and the warmth of home cooking, inviting everyone to savour the rich tapestry of South Africa’s food culture.

Jan Braai Junior  is ’n boek vir die volgende geslag braaiers in Suid-Afrika. Gevul met Jan Braai se heel beste braairesepte en vereenvoudig deur maklik-om-te-volg, stap-vir-stap instruksies, kan kinders en die hele gesin Jan Braai Junior geniet.
 
Jan Braai is die mens in die wêreld met wie die meeste onderhoude oor die onderwerp van braai gevoer word, en hy het dus ’n goeie begrip van wat mense oor braai wil weet. As ’n televisie-aanbieder en stigter van Nasionale Braaidag het hy wyd in Suider-Afrika en die wêreld gereis, en dikwels, op baie verskillende plekke en met behulp van verskillende tegnieke, saam met uiteenlopende mense gebraai.
 
Hierdie gebruikersvriendelike boek dek al die grondliggende braaikennis wat elke Suid-Afrikaner behoort te hê, met basiese toerusting en bekostigbare bestanddele. En met Jan Braai se wenke en raad sal Jan Braai Junior jou die eerste
treë laat gee om die res van jou lewe soos ’n kampioen te braai!

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.

Now more than ever, we need an understanding of how foods can and should feed MIND, BODY and SOUL.

For as long as she can remember, Nicci Robertson has been on a mission to figure out whydiets don’t work. Her journey has led her to the simple truth that making food from scratchinstead of relying on processed foods is the keystone to becoming healthy and living longer. Inthis book, she looks at how food speaks to mind, body and soul. When you understand thissynergy, you can change your health trajectory forever, and even steer future generations awayfrom obesity and disease – not by dieting or following some rigid theory of meal timing ordeprivation but by embracing the pleasure of making, sharing and savouring real food.

Mind, Body & Soul Food debunks the many myths surrounding diets, detoxes and diettrends and what food influencers believe we should be consuming, so that you can begin to tellfact from fiction and even construct a solution for yourself that changes as you do.

In addition, this book features over 80 mouthwatering recipes that are nutritionally balancedand packed with flavour, specifically tailored to feed your mind, body and soul.

Hierdie boek is ’n universele gids oor alles wat Jan Braai tans oor braai weet. Dit is ’n viering van hierdie wonderlike Suid-Afrikaanse tradisie waaraan 15–20 miljoen Suid-Afrikaners elke jaar op 24 September op Nasionale Braaidag deelneem. Om hierdie kulturele gebeurtenis se 20ste herdenking te vier het Jan Braai meer as 200 resepte bymekaargesit wat oor ’n houtvuur gaargemaak en daar langsaan geniet kan word.

Die boek is in 20 hoofstukke verdeel en sluit resepte in vir tradisionele gunstelinge soos klassieke potjies, steaks, burgers en ribbetjies, tot minder konvensionele geregte wat op die braai voorberei word, soos pasta, pizza, slaai en nagereg. Elke gereg is smaaklik en die meegaande fotografie sal jou mond laat water en jou familie en vriende geesdriftig op ’n samekoms langs die vuur laat aandring terwyl jy jou braaivaardighede ten toon stel. Jan Braai se duidelike instruksies en nugter houding teenoor die braaikuns sal verseker dat selfs groentjiebraaiers hierdie resepte maklik baasraak.

Daar is iets vir almal in hierdie boek, en die maklik verkrygbare bestanddele beteken dis verspot maklik om die maaltye saam te stel, aangesien die meeste items waarskynlik reeds byderhand is, of met min moeite of ’n vinnige rit na die supermark in die hande gekry kan word.

Ook beskikbaar in Engels, as 'Atmosfire'.

Na die sukses van Frik se eerste kookboek: StorieKos – op reis na resepte, waarin hy stories en resepte van regoor die wêreld met ons deel, volg hy dit op met sy tweede boek:

Koesterkos – resepte uit ons ma’s se kombuise.

Met Koesterkos nooi Frik jou uit om saam met hom te blaai deur onder andere sy ouma Lenie en moeder Hermana se handgeskrewe resepteboeke.

Weereens neem hy die leser op ‘n kulinêre reis met ‘n skatkis van resepte wat dateer vanaf 1914 tot ongeveer 1989, geregte wat 75 jaar se Suid-Afrikaanse kostradisies en kookprosesse reflekteer.

Hy onthou en koester van sy gunstelingdisse uit sy grootwordjare as kind en kyk ook na nuttige wenke vir die huisvrou van daardie era.

In die laaste hoofstuk het hy ‘n groep vriende genooi om hul kosherinneringe en gunstelingresepte uit hul moeders se kombuise met ons te deel.

Daar is bydraes deur o.a. Antoinette Pienaar, Amore Bekker, Amanda Strydom, Eldaleen Hugo, Elzabè Zietsman, Gielie Hoffmann, Jannie du Toit, Kobus Burger, Lizz Meiring, Michèle Meyer, Neels van Jaarsveld, Pieter van Zyl en Veronique van Heyningen Pieterse.

Verlang jy ook na die kuiers om die kombuistafel in jou ma se kombuis … en koester jy steeds daardie koservarings wat jy saam met haar en jou familie en vriende gedeel het?

Dan sal Koesterkos jou hart weer laat huppel en sing en dans!

The inspiration behind Restaurant Klein JAN did not come from a desire to create a fine dining experience in the middle of the Kalahari. It came from the heart – from the tables of my childhood – memories that I have taken with me into an unknown land. Although I hadn’t been to the Kalahari before visiting Tswalu for the first time, I instantly connected with this place. I felt my grandmother’s presence at Boscia House, I fell in love with the people of the Northern Cape and was overwhelmed by their hospitality, and the more time I spent in the Kalahari, the deeper my roots spread through the endless red earth. This book is my homage to losing your heart to a special place, and making your dreams come true.

Creating Klein JAN has been Chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen’s great homecoming project. Growing up on a farm in South Africa’s rural Mpumalanga province, he felt an instant connection to the vastness of the Kalahari and knew that the time had come to return the spirit of JAN – his Michelin-star restaurant in Nice – to home soil.

Klein JAN is situated on one of South Africa’s leading private game reserves, Tswalu Kalahari, a refuge – untamed, untouched, unspoiled – that celebrates the simple, authentic splendours of this magical region.

Klein JAN tells the story

20-Minute Meals solves everyone’s dinner dilemmas, giving us quick, tasty meals every night of the week, no matter how busy you are.

These 120 incredible recipes are designed to be on the table in just 20 minutes or less – IF IT COULDN’T BE MADE IN 20 MINUTES, IT DIDN’T MAKE THE BOOK. With a maximum of ten ingredients in each recipe and 70% hitting daily nutritional targets, as well as easy meat-reduced and meat-free options, 20-Minute Meals will be every busy person’s go-to cookbook.

And don’t forget, every recipe is packed with flavour – as you’d expect from Jamie.

Chapters include:

• Fun ways with chicken
• Go-to pasta & gnocchi
• Brilliant beans & pulses
• Satisfying rice & noodles
• Starring-role salads
• Fish & seafood faves
• Veggie heroes
• Next-level eggs
• Meat in minutes
• Dinner-worthy soups

Whether it is Jamie’s ultimate mash-up fish pie pasta bake, his big-hitting flavourful gnocchi peperonata, or super-comforting fragrant lamb and aubergine hotpot, you’ll be astonished at how fast you can get these meals on the table and have everyone tucking in.

Achievable, sustainable and meaningful, this is fast flavourful food without the fuss.Yum!

Jan Braai Junior In die kombuis is ’n boek vir die volgende geslag. Dis geskryf in Jan Braai se kenmerkende styl en die hele gesin kan die maklik volgbare, stapvir-stap-resepte geniet. Gemik op jong kinders om hulle te help om heerlike kos suksesvol te maak en vertroue in hul vaardighede in die kombuis te ontwikkel, pak jy ’n lewenslange reis aan waar jy spesiale etes met gemak en selfvertroue sal kan maak.

Hierdie gebruikersvriendelike boek bevat die grondbeginsels van kookkuns wat elke persoon behoort te ken, en gebruik basiese toerusting en sakpas bestanddele.

Met Jan Braai se wenke en raad sal Jan Braai Junior In die kombuis jou gereedmaak om vir die res van jou lewe soos ’n kampioen te kook!

As experienced, self-taught recipe developer Karl Tessendorf asks, what kind of name is The Good Stuff for a cookbook? He explains that it’s not just a name but a celebration of the magic of comfort food. From perfect pastas, pies and Sunday roasts, through blissful bakes, and all the way to scrummy salads and sides, you will find more than 80 recipes that will leave your mouth watering as you recall your own happy comfort food memories. But being the food wizard he is, Karl adds more taste and panache to those comfort classics than you thought possible. He encourages you to try your hand at your own improvisation. Most importantly, he wants you to share these meals at a table with your nearest and dearest, accompanied by a few drinks and great conversation — because that’s The Good Stuff. It’s about human connection, great food and the memories they create. So here’s to The Good Stuff!

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.

‘Eat cake, because it’s somebody’s birthday somewhere!’

The kitchen is truly the heart of the home for popular content creator Angie Batis Durrant and her musician husband Shane, frontman for Desmond and the Tutus.

You’re invited to join the Durrant family, whose playful weeknight dinners and mouthwatering treats are sure to bring laughter and joy to your own kitchen. Angie, a mother of two, brings her warm, witty approach to cooking, a nod to her Greek heritage, and her love of baking into every dish.

Many of the recipes are perfect for involving the kids, making it easy for the whole family to roll up their sleeves and make a mess, all while creating delicious memories. Plus, Angie shares her top-secret Wolves' red velvet cake recipe!

The Lucky Kitchen is full of real food, with fun, easy recipes made to be enjoyed by real families.

’n Keur van al Marinda se toekatyd-resepte, die goue gunstelinge waarmee sy grootgeword het! Vier die lewe en dek ’n feestafel wat kreun van oorvloed: beesstert, pasteie, kerrieafval, skaapstertjies, varkribbetjie, doeksagte lamstjops. Brode, patees en nostalgiese slaaie sorg vir bykos. Vir weeksaande is daar lipaflek-pastas en vir suikertande outydse Cremoratert, poffers en vele verassings. En as bonus–konfyte, souse, blatjang en ander inmaaksels staan nou ook hul plek vol in haar reseptespens.

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.

"Die resepte in hierdie boek het ek fyn uitgekies. Dit is kos wat ék sien as onthoukos."

Marinda se koskas maak voorsiening vir ontbyt, sop en voorgeregte, brood en beskuit, slaai, seekos, vleis, groente, pasta en bygeregte, nageregte, terte, koeke en ander soetigheid. Lipleklekker kos wat jy in ’n japtrap kan berei sonder fieterjasies of vreemde bestanddele. Die resepte is in eenvoudige taal geskryf vir elke dag se gebruik, vir elke kosliefhebber. Nou kan jy die gewilde aanbieder van Marinda Kook op VIA, se eerste kookboek geniet.

Once I hand them off to you, these recipes are no longer mine. They’re yours, to do with as you please. And maybe, in the act of receiving, a little thread of connection will be woven between me and each of you.

How can a recipe express the joy of sharing a meal in person? This is the feeling that Samin Nosrat sets out to capture in Good Things, offering more than 125 recipes for the things she most loves to cook.

You’ll find go-to recipes for ricotta custard pancakes, chicken braised with apricots and harissa, a crunchy Calabrian chili crisp, super-chewy sky-high focaccia and a decades-in-the-making, childhood-evoking yellow cake. Samin also shares tips and techniques, from how to buy olive oil (check the harvest date) to when to splurge on the best ingredients (salad dressing) to the one acceptable substitute for Parmigiano Reggiano (Grana Padano, if you must).

Good Things captures, with Samin’s trademark blend of warmth and precision, the essence of what makes cooking such an important source of comfort and delight, and invites you to join her at the table.