Delicious: 5 of the Best - Softcover

"Delicious" magazine has established itself as required reading for food lovers with stylish, simple and achievable recipes and a refreshing no-nonsense approach to food and cooking. This hugely practical book presents the five best recipes for any particular ingredient, dish, course or technique and provides a real shortcut to inspiration. No more searching through other books for the simplest starter, most successful fish dish, or most delectable dinner. Whatever you are after, you will find it here in no time in this easy-to-access collection. Categories covered include quick starters and both hot and cold soups as well as staples such as pasta, pizzas and rice dishes. Main courses include vegetarian mains, white fish, salmon, chicken, lamb, pork and beef. Desserts are amply covered with the definitive cheesecakes, ice-creams and semifreddos, hot puddings and cakes, both big and small.

Born into a family of caterers and restaurateurs, Valli Little was always destined to work in the food industry. After formal training at London's Le Cordon Bleu cookery school, she embarked on a career as a caterer. On a working holiday in Australia she not only fell in love with the country and its emerging food scene but returned to the UK with an Australian husband. For a time they worked as a cook and butler at some of England's finest country houses. The opportunity to open a gourmet food store in Sydney prompted their return to Australia. In no time at all, 'Gastronomes' became a mecca for food-lovers on Sydney's North Shore. For the past eight years Valli has worked as a home economist and food writer, helping to create many successful titles, including Sydney Food with Bill Granger and The Food of Italy and The Food of France series. As food director of the highly successful ABC magazine delicious. Valli is able to indulge her love of recipes and feature writing. She often produces in excess of 60 recipes each month inspired by her travels and passion for food.