Cook Book Crushes.

My two latest:

 

I think I'll spend all night tucked up in bed reading them from cover to cover!

Excitement!

One of my favourites, Donna Hay, has finally launched an iPad app! I've always admired the way Donna presents everything, and her magazines never fail to inspire me and set my stomach rumbling! The app features beautiful photos, little animations, recipes and a special mode which takes you through the recipe step by step while you're cooking. Love.

I originally got my iPad to become more productive at uni, but thanks to Jamie Oliver and now Donna Hay's apps (plus a little fruit ninja - guilty!), it's only encouraged procrastination!

http://www.donnahay.com.au/ipad

fresh produce ...

... what could be better? Yum!

Cheat's Pizza

Tonight I made Jamie Oliver's 'Cheat's Pizza' - self raising flour and water thrown into a food processor, lightly kneaded and then cooked on the stove top, followed by a short burst in the oven. Tasted great, and was so much better than waiting around for yeast to rise!

Pizza goes into the fry pan - note the Bickford's Cordial which doubled as a rolling pin in the background!

Toppings include caramelised onion and roasted capsicum

Pizza ready for the oven, topped off with homegrown rosemary

And now, the finished product! (drum roll please)

(if only that glass of Pepsi was a red wine!)

Cook Book Bonanza!

Today, delivered to me at work by my beautiful friend, was a brand spanking new copy of Adriano Zumbo's cook book, 'Zumbo'! I thought the book was to be released next month, so the literal jump of joy which I did in the middle of the store was entirely justified. 

I'm also waiting on Heston Blumenthal's 'Heston Blumenthal at Home' to be delivered (hopefully next week!) Plus I got a macaron AND a high tea book from work last week, which fast became regulars on my nightstand. 

Eek! I don't think I'll be able to pay rent next month ..