?HOME? was a title that almost chose itself for Loukie Werle's new cookbook. ?It's a beautiful word,? Loukie says. ?For me, it means our house in the country, old friends and new ones, children and grandchildren. Most of all, 'home' means the food I love.? In ?HOME: a cookbook? Loukie invites you to share classic recipes, as well as dozens of wonderful new finds. After many years as a food writer, and no fewer than 14 previous bestselling books, she turns her attention to the food we eat every day. With more than 90 recipes, you'll find chapters on nibbles and starters, pasta and rice, inspiring main salads, sweet things to die for ? all made easy with Loukie's trademark, practical recipes. There are surprises too. You'll enjoy discovering: . the extra ingredient that adds magic to a salad . a stunning new way with mince in german beef steaks . the Italian special touch that transforms chicken . the greatest potato dish you'll ever taste All simple, no-fuss, always successful. All you have do is come home to ? AUTHOR: Loukie Werle has created more than a dozen cookbooks and won many awards for her food writing. In 1997 she won Best Reference Book in the International Cookbook Revue Awards for ?Ingredients? and the Bronze Award at the World Food Media Awards (Best Food Book). In 2008 she was the winner of an Australian Food Media best cookbook award for ?Real Food?. Her books have sold widely in Australia and around the world ? over one million copies of ?Ingredients? alone ? and include ?Italian Country Cooking: The Secrets of Cucina Povera? and ?Loukie's Kitchen?, a compendium of recipes from her cooking classes of 14 years. ?The Valley: a cookbook?, her most recent title, was published in 2017.
