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Kickstart your good life with Jamie's first cookbook for better long-term health
Jamie’s health journey will be all about more not less: more taste, more joy, more energy, more sleep, more of the things that we all want …
** INCLUDES 2-WEEK HEALTHY MEAL PLAN KICKSTARTER**
Looking after yourself begins with food. In Eat Yourself Healthy, Jamie’s 120 easy, mouthwatering recipes will energise, satisfy, nourish and revitalise.
Sifo The Cooking Husband is BACK!
Sifo The Cooking Husband returns with Sifo The Cooking Husband Vol. 2, the exciting follow-up to his first beloved cookbook. Continuing his mission to break down gender stereotypes and encourage more men to embrace cooking, Sifo brings his passion for food to life yet again in his signature friendly and approachable style.
Sifo The Cooking Husband Vol. 2 will show you just how much fun you can have in the kitchen, whether you’re a newbie cook or an experienced foodie.
Is anything even real anymore?
Is anything real anymore? AI is everywhere – from the news we read to the images we see, even the people we talk to. The world is changing at apocalyptic speed, and the rules of survival are being rewritten.
This book is not about how to use AI. It’s about how to stay relevant, add value, and thrive in a post-AI world. It’s a call to action to put the “I” back in AI: to adapt, to innovate, and to live on the flipside of fear.
If you’re ready to stare the future down and turn AI into your greatest asset, this book is for you.
Discover the art of finding tiny joys
Glimmers are easy to miss, as they’re so brief and fleeting, but they can help your mood shift and lift. Finding them – uncovering them on the commute or while doing the same-old daily routine – is an art and a skill. Looking for glimmers is a recognised mental health practice to enable you to deal with the darkest days.
In this book, 12 thematic chapters each hold 30 or 31 beautiful glimmers plus two aligned alternatives, amounting to one entry for every day of the year – and more than 1 000 glimmers. Learn to notice micro-moments of joy, such as putting on a pair of new socks, stroking a purring cat, popping a cork, walking up a hill and looking back at how far you’ve come, finishing a jar, watching a rainbow brighten, sinking your hands into earth, being told ‘no rush’, reviving a dying fire, and hundreds more.
With beautiful line-drawn illustrations, exercises to help you uncover more joy, and reflections on the history and effects of glimmers, this fun, fresh book is small enough to pop in your bag – but big enough to expand your life.
What kind of name is The Good Stuff for a cookbook anyway?
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!
Ilse van der Merwe celebrates South African food culture
in her new cookbook, Timeless South African
Do you know your vetkoek from your amagwinya? Or your koeksisters from your koesisters? And do you know the captivating histories of bobotie, the Cape gatsby, hertzoggies and the legendary Durban bunny chow? It is impossible to be an insider in each of the many communities that make up the South African culinary landscape, but one thing we know for sure: food brings people together. The more we share our food and our stories, the more we’ll be able to celebrate what unites us.
In Timeless South African, renowned cook and food writer Ilse van der Merwe has compiled a list of 101 iconic South African dishes – food not only revered as highly recognisable heritage classics, but also everyday dishes that are loved and prepared in many South African households today.
Uit Leon van Nierop se pen: Die Perfekte Moord
Moord aan boord van die Leonardo! Forensiese patoloog Madelein Blignaut het al te veel dood in haar loopbaan gesien. Ná nog ’n ontstellende hofsaak besluit sy om ontvlugting te gaan soek op die Leonardo, ’n luukse passasierskip wat deur die verre ooste vaar. Daar ontmoet sy ’n groep fassinerende Suid-Afrikaners: Die bekroonde pianis Tibor Lindeque wat kort-kort bekommerd vir haar kyk en ’n aantreklike kulkunstenaar Helmut Coleman wat gou vir haar onweer- staanbaar raak. Wanneer hulle op Okinawa afklim, vertel Tibor vir haar die inwoners van hierdie eiland word oeroud. “Daar is nie dood op Okinawa nie.” Maar hy is verkeerd. Kort voor lank tref hulle die een na die ander medepassasier se lyk aan. ’n Storm dwing hulle na dieper waters toe, en dan besef Madelein daar is ’n moordenaar op die Leonardo. Wie is dit? Wat wil hulle hê? En, meer belangrik, wie’s volgende?
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Agter die blad met Leon van Nierop en Marie Lotz
Leon van Nierop en Marie Lotz, twee van Suid-Afrika se mees gevierde outeurs, gesels oor hul karakters, die uitdagings van kritiek, en die unieke prosesse wat elke book tot lewe bring. Met humor, eerlikheid en jar se ervaring deel hulle insigte oor hoe stories vorm kry, hoe kritiek ’n skrywer slyp, en hoekom die skryfproses steeds ’n avontuur bly.
Trek die stoel nader, maak for jou ’n koppie tee en raak gemaklik terwyl jy luister na hierdie insiggewende geselskap.
Becoming Tshiamo: A Journey of Truth
From a young age, Tshiamo Modisane knew her truth, even when the world around her didn’t yet have the language for it.
In this heartfelt conversation, she reflects on her childhood growing up in South Africa, the challenges and triumphs of living authentically, and the importance of visibility and representation.
Honest, moving and deeply human, Tshiamo’s story is one of courage, self-discover and hope.
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