Book Loving Kiwis discussion

With the first month of the year already behind us I thought it would be good to get ready for a group read. I thought we could do it over two months so there was plenty of time to participate.

I thought as we focussed a lot on fiction last year it might be cool to switch it up and shine a light on some other kiwi authors - this time, authors of cookbooks!

I thought it would be cool to find out some good cookbooks and over two months try out some recipes from the winning book and swap stories :)

Comment below with a cookbook you'd like to nominate. A few rules below:

- Should be written by a Kiwi author
- Should be relatively easy to get hold of (e.g. available in both print and e-version)

Nominations will close Saturday 16 February 2019. I'll let put up a poll - most votes win (one vote per person).

So let the nominations start rolling in... :)

I'll get the nominations started...

I love Nadia Lim (everything of hers I've cooked is amazing. So I nominate her book first book (that I've not tried yet) Nadia's Kitchen

The Blackbird Sings at Dusk

From the op - "Comment below with a cookbook you'd like to nominate.

Could I nominate The Essential Digby Law - Over 700 Great New Zealand Recipes?

I'd like to nominate Sweet Enough, by the Isherwood Sisters. Recipes for cakes and biscuits using less sugar, but still tasting great. I've used several of these recipes, including the one for ginger crunch.
I bought my copy direct from their web-site www.sweetenough.co.nz

Could I nominate Lauraine Jacobs' new book - Always Delicious. A compilation of her favourites from her last 8 years or so as Listener food editor. Also love Digby Law - I bought his Entree Cookbook at a book sale.

Bek wrote: "The Blackbird Sings at Dusk"

This one looks like a fiction novel? If so, keep it in mind for our next fiction group read. This time round we're doing cookbooks :)

Edwin wrote: "If anyone has a hankering for science-fiction, I have Warlock: Reign of Blood: A LitRPG Novel. One of the very few LitRPGs to come out of NZ. :-)"

This group read is for cookbooks - so keep this in mind for the next fiction group read. Thought I'd mix it up this time :)

Thanks for the nominations Karen, Carol and Kiwiflora - they all look delicious.

Also Kiwiflora I saw your book didn't appear to be on Goodreads so I've added it: Always Delicious: Favourite recipes from the New Zealand Listener

Lauraine will be thrilled with that! Not sure if she belongs to GoodReads or not, but she loves a good bit of promotion. Cheers

Karen wrote: "I'd like to nominate Sweet Enough, by the Isherwood Sisters. Recipes for cakes and biscuits using less sugar, but still tasting great. I've used several of these recipes, including the one for ging..."

This one also isn't on GR. I'd be happy to add, but the author name is the Isherwood Sisters. Pretty sure we can't add like that. Karen do you know if they are Sarah Isherwood & Nicky Isherwood? (as opposed to having a married name) Otherwise I may have to ask in the Librarians Group what the policy is.

Kiwiflora wrote: "Lauraine will be thrilled with that! Not sure if she belongs to GoodReads or not, but she loves a good bit of promotion. Cheers"

She's not a GR author, but unless she enjoys social media I'm not sure how much benefit there is to joining now. The Giveaways are really expensive for authors now & only for Canadian & American residents. (sorry for going off track, Erica.)

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "Karen wrote: "I'd like to nominate Sweet Enough, by the Isherwood Sisters. Recipes for cakes and biscuits using less sugar, but still tasting great. I've used several of these recipes, including th..."

The Isherwood Sisters Ltd is the name of the publisher, so wouldn't appear anywhere but that field. The full details of the book, including authors, photographer, ISBN etc. are here
https://www.worldcat.org/title/sweet-...

Pub. date is 25 February 2016.

If you want me to put it on ...

Lesley wrote: "Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "Karen wrote: "I'd like to nominate Sweet Enough, by the Isherwood Sisters. Recipes for cakes and biscuits using less sugar, but still tasting great. I've used several..."

Sure, if you want! :)

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "Lesley wrote: "Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "Karen wrote: "I'd like to nominate Sweet Enough, by the Isherwood Sisters. Recipes for cakes and biscuits using less sugar, but still tasting great. I'..."

Done
Sweet Enough: Less sugar, more taste

I've been following their Facebook page for a while and thinking I'd like to try some recipes so I'd like to nominate The Raw Kitchen by Olivia Scott.

Loving the nominations coming in :)

From Kai to Kiwi Kitchen: New Zealand Culinary Traditions and Cookbooks by Helen M. Leach

I don't know any cook books so did a quick google to contribute something! :)

I would like to nominate "Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy" by Jo Seagar (recipes) and John Stringer (cartoons). It's a cook book for children/teens, and has rather delicious recipes in it. Published at Random House NZ in 2001

Marion wrote: "I would like to nominate "Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy" by Jo Seagar (recipes) and John Stringer (cartoons). It's a cook book for children/teens, and has rather delicious recipes in it. Published at Ra..."

Awesome, thanks for the nomination Marion! I've added that one to Goodreads as well: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

I support anything by Jo Seagar. She hosted a few people from my work at her place for dinner and she shared a few recipes. Although her food is generally not simple enough for my kind of cooking, doesn’t mean I won’t give it a go one day.