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David Herbert's Best Home Cooking

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David Herbert's Best Home Cooking is a delightful guide featuring a collection of homely and comforting recipes perfect for everyday meals. The book offers a variety of dishes, ranging from simple breakfasts to sumptuous dinners, all crafted with an emphasis on flavour and ease of preparation. Whether you're a novice or an experienced cook, David Herbert’s accessible instructions and tips make whipping up delicious meals a stress-free and enjoyable experience.
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You might enjoy this book if you love creating comforting meals that are both delicious and accessible. The recipes are perfect for those who appreciate the art of home-cooked food made with simple, wholesome ingredients.

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In this generous collection, David Herbert's Best Home Cooking, David Herbert brings together 200 of his most-loved recipes from his popular column in the Weekend Australian. David is well known for his down-to-earth style, using simple, well-chosen flavours to create delicious recipes that are sure to please the whole family.

Taking his cue from glowing testimonials from his readers, David handpicked his most-requested recipes, covering everything from party food, warming soups, roasts and casseroles, fresh salads and pasta dishes, naughty desserts and, of course, his ever-popular cakes, muffins and biscuits. In short, you'll find everything you need to cook for the people you love.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781921383205

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 August 2015

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lantern

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 173.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 740g

Pages: 304

About the Author

David Herbert has been obsessed with food since childhood. Growing up in a small seaside town, his spare time was spent fishing and thinking of new ways to cook his daily catch. David is the author of The Perfect Cookbook, More Perfect Recipes, Picnics, Complete Perfect Recipes, The Really Useful Cookbook, David Herbert's Best-ever Baking Recipes and David Herbert (Lantern Cookery Classics). He writes for The Weekend Australian Magazine and is a regular contributor to numerous other magazines. David is currently living and working in London, surrounded by his kitchen treasures, cookbooks and copper saucepans.

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