August – it’s warm for some, but here in the Southern Hemisphere we’re still enjoying some slow cooking and winter warmers
Welcome to August and the comfort of slow cooking and winter warmers with the Lambs’ Ears Cookbook Club monthly cookbook selection, Slow Cooking by Olivia Andrews. (Murdoch Books RRP $29.99 – but only $24.90 at Booktopia using this link!).While August is warm for some (I’m looking at you up there in the norther hemisphere) here in Australia it’s quite chilly. Comfort food is definitely still the order of the day – particularly in the southern states.
As I mentioned in my previous Cookbook Club post , this cookbook is full of wonderfully warming recipes that are affordable, adaptable, and comforting. Andrews has 15 years of experience in the food world, so she definitely knows her onions (pun intended) when it comes to recipe development.
These convenient recipes are designed to make it super-easy to relax and share the joys of slow cooking and winter warmers with your family, but are also a little bit fancy enough to share with guests. Each one offers cooking methods for both stove-top and oven, or the slow cooker. They will help the family budget by using cheaper cuts of meat in many cases, or by making the most of veggies. They are nearly all simple to double up for the freezer, making future you very happy, and are designed to set and forget, making them work brilliantly around busy family life.
Remind me – what did we cook in July?
July was citrus month, and what a cracker of a month this was for some deeply flavourful and zingy dishes. Here’s just a few that our Cookbook Club members whipped up.
Orange, Thyme & Spice Chicken Wings from Siricco – cooked by Kathy Laderman Wright
Turmeric and Yoghurt-Braised Chicken from Parwana – cooked by Vicki Taylor
Raspberry, Coconut & Lime Loaf from Around the Table – cooked by Carolyn Miles
Claire Saffitz’s Meyer Lemon Curd – cooked by Gigi Annabelle
What’s happening in September?
I’ve thought long and hard about the cookbook I’ve chosen for our September selection. While it’s all very well for us to be basking in the comfort of slow cooking and winter warmers, there are many currently who have nothing like that luxury. I feel conflicted talking about food. Posting images of delicious dishes when other mothers are watching their children slowly starve to death, because access to basic nutrition is not available to them seems heartless.
With this in mind, I’ve chosen Sami Tamimi’s Boustany – a thoughtful, beautiful celebration of vegetables. It’s based on the food that he enjoyed growing up, much of which was made from the fresh produce from his grandfather’s Palestinian garden.
Palestinian food culture is rich, diverse, deeply rooted in the land – and under threat. Boustany is a splendid example of how cookbooks can help to preserve a culinary culture, sharing its history for future generations. The recipes here are a mixture of some the traditional dishes he remembers so vividly, and his refreshed versions of others. As always, his food is bright, fresh, vibrant, and accessible.
This is an important cookbook. Buy it. (Only $45.00 from this link here.)
IF YOU HAVEN’T JOINED THE LAMBS EARS COOKBOOK CLUB YET, YOU WILL FIND ALL THE DETAILS HERE.
SO, 2025 IS LOOKING LIKE THIS SO FAR
Your whole-year cookbook will be any ONE cookbook from your own collection
August – Slow Cooking by Olivia Andrews
June – Some of My Best Friends are Cookies by Emelia Jackson AND The Bakers Book by Ruby Goss
May – Everything Is Indian by Justin Narayan
April – Too Easy by Donna Hay
March – What’s for Dessert by Claire Saffitz
February – RecipeTin Eats Tonight by Nagi Maehashi
January – Salad for Days by Alice Zaslavsky
PLEASE NOTE, AUSTRALIAN ONLINE BOOKSELLER BOOKTOPIA IS BACK IN BUSINESS. IF YOU PURCHASE ANY OF THESE COOKBOOKS FROM MY LINKS, YOU WILL GET A GREAT PRICE, AND I WILL GET A VERY SMALL COMMISSION.
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