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  Fly By Night Books Newsletter

8 December 2009


Dear Subscribers
While you're near the Queen Victoria Market or the South Melbourne Market you might want to duck into your local Fly By Night Books. We've just taken delivery of an amazing selection of cookbooks from big names like Tessa Kiros, Donna Hay and Bill Granger. Just the thing for the person in your life who loves cooking. Hurry to pick up your copy - stock is selling fast.
Cheers, The Fly By Night Books Team

Every Day by Bill Granger $20

everydayBill Granger's Every Day applies Bill's straightforward yet stylish approach to cooking behind the scenes in his home kitchen. Every Day takes you through a typical week in the Granger household, from packed school lunches on Tuesday to a Friday night dinner for friends and on to a relaxed big breakfast on Sunday.


Piri Piri Starfish: Portugal Found by Tessa Kiros $30 (HB)

piripiriTessa Kiros believes that food is the essence of any country's people - a quilt that is patchworked together with their language, culture and songs. When she takes her family to live and travel in Portugal, she is captivated by the country and charmed by the old-fashioned way of doing things. Portugal has everything she loves - the markets, the sea, the beautiful old poussadas - but she would have gone for the pasteis de nata alone. In "Piri Piri Starfish", Tessa embroiders the recipes, traditions and Portuguese way of living together with her own unique colours and threads. From the author of the bestselling Falling Cloudberries and Apples for Jam. A beautiful unmarked hardback ideal for a gift.

Marie Claire: Comfort - Real Simple Food by Michele Cranston - $20

marieclairecomfortContinues the bestselling tradition of the Marie Claire cookbooks. Michele Cranston's inspirational cooking style is applied to gorgeous farm-fresh produce, capturing the goodness of country food and making the most of the natural flavours of the ingredients, reinventing home-style comfort cooking.

Marie Claire: Dining by Donna Hay $20

marieclairediningWhether you're hosting an informal meal or an all-out bash, this book offers the planning, recipe, and cooking advice you need. This modern guide follows the success of Donna Hay's bestselling The New Cook.



Marie Claire: Luscious by Michele Cranston - $20

marieclairelusciousDescription: This new Marie Claire cookbook is about a sense of place, providing context to the stunning recipes and food ideas. Michele Cranston is the Food Editor of marie claire magazine in Australia and the author of the bestselling titles: marie claire Food + Drink, marie claire Fresh, marie claire Zest and marie claire Kitchen. Michele has worked all over the world as a cook and stylist and is a regular contributor to both international and Australian food magazines. She is based in Sydney.

Simply Italian by Sophie Braimbridge $20

simplyitalian'Simply Italian' is a revised and updated version of the 2003 World Food Media Award winner. This wonderful collection of recipes reflects today's Italian home-style cooking, where recipes have originated from a traditional culture of home cooking, using seasonal ingredients put together with a minimum of fuss. With useful hints and tips and details on ingredients and serving, plus extensive photograph sections outlining a great variety of techniques, this is a wonderful resource.

Cocina Nueva: The New Spanish Kitchen by Jane Lawson $20

cocinanuevaAuthor Jane Lawson has artfully reinvented traditional dishes with a modern flair - keeping alive the colours, flavours and textures of the Spanish classics. Each chapter has been inspired by the passion and heat of the new Spanish kitchen and the way the Spaniards really like to eat. Enjoy sharing a drink over a variety of tapas dishes, such as sweet pork empanadas or pan-fried morcilla with apples and sage. You can indulge in rich authentic meals - pork and lima bean hotpot with green picada and pork crackling or crisp cumin chicken with red capsicum jam. And to top it all off a classic dessert or a cocktail with a twist - sangria granita or sweet bunuelos filled with orange curd and whipped cream. The flavours of the new Spanish kitchen will delight those who have a flair for Spanish cuisine and those who are yet to try.

30 Minute Meals: A Commonsense Guide $15

30minuteAn enthusiastic beginner or an experienced cook wanting to further expand their repertoire will find a terrific set of recipes in this new title in the bestselling Commonsense series. This collection of recipes is the perfect solution to all those weekday dilemmas of what to cook for lunch or dinner. It also contains ingredient information, essential techniques and tips, equipment basics, shortcuts and a glossary.

The Essential Mediterranean Cookbook $20

essentialmediterraneanGreece, Turkey, Italy, Fance, Spain, North Africa - all have the shores of tghe Mediterranean as their backdrop. This cookbook features dishes as diverse as the rich bouillabaisse of France and the simple vegetable couscous from North Africa.

The Essential Seafood Cookbook $20

essentialseafoodGuides the reader through a variety of stunning seafood recipes whilst providing a wealth of valuable cooking techniques. Special spreads include sushi and sushami, yum cha, seafood platters and beautiful oysters served from the shell. A mouth watering experience.