Saturday, May 21, 2011

Books for cooks.



Cookbooks seem to be the latest trend, don’t you think? I was biding time in the book shop at the Sydney airport last week and saw cookbooks by actors (Gwyneth Paltrow), designers (Fleur Wood), reality TV show winners (Julie Goodwin) and even the chick from Playschool in the 80s (Monica Trapaga).

Cookbooks have gone from dog-eared Women’s Weekly favourites to glossy, hard covered masterpieces for decorating coffee tables. This is not necessarily a bad thing.

We received an order from Brumby Books on Friday overflowing with inspiring and creative books. One of which being Eating for the Seasons by naturopath Janella Purcell.

Purcell has created this fantastic book based on Asian and naturopathic principles of eating nutrient dense foods, listening to your body as the seasons change and nourishing the particular organs that are more sensitive to that time of year eg. balancing the lungs and colon in autumn and building the blood in preparation for winter.

The book is divided into four sections for each of the four seasons with breakfast, lunch, dinner and desserts designated accordingly.

For example:

Smoked trout, broccolini and lemon pasta in spring

Baked sweet ricotta with mango cheeks in summer

Pumpkin and sesame tarts in autumn

Baked pears with ginger compote in winter

Needless to say that I now have my very own copy strategically placed on my glass coffee table and am making thai fish cakes and nori rolls for dinner tonight because after all, it is autumn.

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