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Made in Bangladesh: Recipes and stories from a home kitchen

By Dina Begum
Taking you through the six Bangladeshi seasons – summer, monsoon, autumn, late autumn, winter and spring – with warming flavours and memories teaching modern classics and age-old recipes to home cooks. Puchka (potato & chickpea filled pastry shells with tamarind sauce), Tenga  (light & sour fish stew with green tomatoes), Narkel diye murghi (steamed chicken in a spiced coconut paste), Tehari (aromatic beef and rice cooked with mustard oil & chillies) and Dhood puli pitha (coconut-stuffed rice flour dumplings in molasses milk) are just a few of the enticing dishes she shares.

French Boulangerie: Recipes and Techniques from the Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts

By Ferrandi Paris
From crunchy baguettes to fig bread, and from traditional brioches to trendy cruffins, this comprehensive volume teaches aspiring bakers how to master the art of the French boulangerie. This cookbook focuses on bread and viennoiserie, the category of French baked goods traditionally enjoyed for breakfast. Here, the culinary school’s team of experienced chef instructors provides more than 40 techniques in 220 step-by-step instructions. Make your own poolish or levain to kneading, shaping, and scoring various types of loaves, and laminating butter to braiding brioches.  
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I’ll Bake!: Something delicious for every occasion

By Liberty Mendez
These delicious baking recipes fit into a busy lifestyle; a quick snack or comforting pudding with whatever is left in the fridge, creating a cake that you can take to your friend’s birthday without fear of it falling apart, or cooking an impressive dinner party dish after a couple of glasses of wine. I’ll Bake! has the perfect dish for every occasion. Not only can all of the recipes be made in five steps or under, there’s an at-a-glance guide to which recipes are vegan, dairy free and gluten free and time-saving tips and easy alternatives to help suit an assortment of dietary needs.

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The Dylan

Housed in what was the city’s first stone theatre, designed in 1638 by Jacob van Campen, The Dylan Amsterdam is a 41-room canal district boutique hotel nestled along the Keizersgracht. Led by Amsterdam-based Studio Linse and Format Furniture, the Dylan’s

The fine art of “Grilling and Chilling”

There’s something timeless about the sound of a grill sizzling on a warm afternoon. The smell of the barbecue drifting through the air, stylishly-iced cold drinks and laughter bouncing across a patio spells summer. Whether, it’s a long weekend, a

Elbows up? 

Might it be time to support a locally owned Canadian brand with the highest quality production standards? There comes a time in the life of every beloved kitchen appliance when retirement is on the agenda. Whether it’s the potential of

Welcome to the Velvet Underground…

Where sparkle and romance meet mysterious luxury. The muted glamour, endless volumes and monochrome palette of this converted cottage colour everyday life with a touch of magic. The design of Christian van der Walt and Anli Jones’s Johannesburg home began

Barn Chic

Situated on the rugged, untamed west coast, Jochem and Evi Elsner’s home combines authentic vintage details with contemporary relaxed comfort and ease. Jochem and Evi have created many homes in their time, but none is quite as close to their

High-tech, low stress

Enhancing your traditional cottage experience Ah, its cottage season once more:  listening to loons at sunrise, sipping coffee on the doc, swimming and fishing, and roasting marshmallows and telling stories by the bonfire. Heaven on earth? Indeed, it’s a reprieve