Lifestyle imprint: 235 books

You can never have enough bags: small sparkly evening bags, bright and colourful everyday bags and capacious carriers for shopping or for the beach. This fantastic collection of handmade bags features a selection of styles and designs. All are simply made, featuring the most popular shapes and sizes...

The South African Illustrated Cookbook is a compilation of recipes dear to South Africans from all walks of life and traditions. It includes Xhosa, Cape Malay, Zulu, English, Indian, Afrikaans, Portuguese and new South African dishes. Illustrator Lehla Eldridge has captured various landmarks – both...

A James Beard Award–winning collection of elegant, healthful meals that can be ready in 45 minutes or less—from the popular syndicated food columnist. There is plenty of inspiration to rescue weekday fare from the doldrums in this eclectic collection of more than 250 recipes and 80 dinner...

Most people think healthy eating entails boredom and deprivation. Sonia Cabano begs to differ! According to her, besides providing energy, food should taste good, and every mealtime should be a celebration. Sonia loves to cook but realises that cooking is a chore for most people. Easy, Simple and...

Bake with Josh follows the success of Cook with Josh, which has sold over 10 000 copies in English and Afrikaans since its release in 2012. Bake with Josh contains Josh’s favourite baking recipes and has been divided into six chapters. Big cakes; Small cakes and muffins; Biscuits, traybakes and...

Louise Westerhout delights in cooking for herself, her son, her family and friends, and seeing the results of good and wholesome food, as well as happy mealtimes. For her ‘cooking, eating and growing in the wonderful culture of food’ is an integral part of the fun of life. This philosophy is reflected...

Springbok Kitchen is a visual celebration of South Africans’ love of food and all things rugby, presented here in the favourite recipes of 40 past and present Springbok rugby legends. Swapping their jerseys for aprons, some of the most famous men to have worn the green and gold – including John...

You’re not entirely clueless in the kitchen, but your skills are rather basic. You may even have relied on Annabel Frere’s first cookbook, Help! There’s a Stove in My Kitchen, when you were in digs. But you’re no longer a student and your palate and those of your friends are more sophisticated....

The feeding of babies and toddlers is an area of concern to most parents. Buying readymade meals can be expensive and leave you wondering if your child is on a nutritionally balanced diet without colorants and additives. Deidre Randall has the panacea for all your concerns. Now in its third edition...

After suffering through a year of ‘res’ food at university, Hein Scholtz was more than happy to dust off his apron and put his lifelong passion for food and cooking to good use when he moved into his first apartment. Now, after years of cooking healthy and inexpensive, yet satisfying meals for...

Smoking and curing originated as ways to preserve food before the advent of tin cans, freezers and vacuum packs. Nowadays, these ancient skills are enjoying a comeback as many of us look towards a more self sufficient and rewarding way of preparing, storing and eating our food. In this book, author...

An indispensable guide to preparing fish, from sourcing and seasoning to gutting and filleting, with over 50 mouthwatering recipes. If you have ever found yourself at the fishmongers feeling overwhelmed at the variety of fish available, then this is the book for you. Cooking fish doesn't have to be...

Creating memorable feasts for family and friends is one of life’s great pleasures: how better to celebrate life and love than to gather at a happy table laden with scrumptious home-cooked food? You don’t need to be an expert cook to produce heart-warming dishes that sing with flavour – all that's...

For those who are tired of braaiing the same old chops and wors and MSG-soaked bottled sauces, this is a seriously different book on braaiing. Following the phenomenal success of Braai Buddy and numerous requests for a sequel, author de Waal Davis has once again compiled a magnificent collection of...