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You don't have to be good at art for art to be good for you. Being creative is good for us: it lowers our stress hormones, calms our nervous system and can get us into a flow state. Our innate creativity is part of being human, but it's easy to forget, especially since many of us have been told that we are "no good" at art. At a time when mental health challenges are on the rise and support systems are stretched, Creative First Aid is your practical guide to taking matters into your own hands, literally. It's about the proven positive effects of making something - a garden, a story, a meal, a drawing - and the powerful interaction this process can have on your mental, emotional and physical state. It's about being curious, playful, creative and full of self-compassion - even more so when life gets messy. Based on scientific evidence and a program shown to improve mental wellbeing for first responders and traumatised communities, this inspiring book empowers you with awareness and simple creative tools that can open a door to experiencing delight, awe and joy each and every day. It includes stories from those who have found their way through trauma, anxiety, grief and chronic illness, as well as 50 creative prescriptions you can try, with some taking just a couple of minutes. Creative First Aid is your roadmap for how to look after yourself on tough days, amazing days - and all the days in between.

Baker Bleu The Book is a cookbook of sorts. At least, it has 70-plus delicious, inventive recipes for anyone who wants to emulate the best bread and Roman-style sourdough pizza bases in Melbourne. And those who are sandwich fiends (like Neil Perry), or who aspire to resourcefulness with leftover bread, or use croissant dough to make simple filled pastries at home (and prudently leave the whole croissant palaver to the experts). Or just crave the bakery's now cultish vegan challah (born of the fact its first low-grade food licence did not allow them to work with eggs). But there is more to it too. It's also a story of what's possible when you wake up one day and decide there's more to life than the soulless corporate grind. And you sign on with pluck and ambition to bake it till you make it.

In each of the four sections of this timeless book, Angela Clutton delves into vital techniques for cooking, eating and preserving. So, in Spring we learn to infuse the season's first delicate herbs in oils and vinegars and in Winter how to salt and confit produce. Each season will be introduced with a double-page design of hero ingredients, key techniques and flavour partnerships followed by 'seasoning notes' - a harmonisation of produce and process. Fresh, modern and approachable recipes will then put these notes into practice. From warming Winter dishes like Roasted cauliflower with feta fritters to Summer's Lavender honey madeleines with quick raspberry compote, these are recipes to empower the home cook to understand and coax the best out of their ingredients all year round.Vegetables and fruits take centre stage, but Angela also weaves in profiles of meat and fish, the latter so often neglected in seasonal cookbooks. Angela's interconnected and intuitive approach, considering both the character of each season's ingredients and the changes in how we 'season' them, is exactly what will make SEASONING an essential year-round toolkit. This is a book that shares the ambition of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and just as Samin Nosrat taught us how to cook in that volume, Angela here provides lessons on creating flavours and shows how we can temper and flex them throughout a seasonal calendar. Her recipes are thoughtful and imaginative without seeming overwrought and unattainable.

Take a tin of tomatoes and you have the start of a tasty, easy meal. Tinned tomatoes are endlessly versatile and super budget-friendly. With a handful of other ingredients, many of which you'll already have in your cupboards or which can easily be picked up on your way home, you can whip up recipes such as prawn and coconut curry, chicken and chorizo pie, halloumi and Mediterranean vegetable traybake, tuna pasta bake, three types of chilli and of course lots of pasta sauces.Pick a chapter to suit you - Storecupboard Saviours; Pasta Sauces; One-Pot Wonders; Family Feasts; Midweek Marvels; Snacks, Sides and Sauces - and select a recipe according to your dietary requirements, time constraints or batch-cooking needs. This will soon become the most-used cookbook in your kitchen!

Part recipe book and part travel guide, Istanbul Cult Recipes offers an immersive experience of food, culture and place.

A humorous, irreverent guide to writing with more clarity and fearlessness.

Robust, defiantly inauthentic veg and grain forward recipes that bring a little bit of Lebanon, a little bit of Persia, a little bit of Turkey, and a lot of delicious into your home. From the Middle East via Joseph Abboud's iconic Melbourne eatery, Rumi.

Beautiful, thoughtful cooking is the simplest way to bring joy to any home and Danielle Alvarez's recipes, skills, wisdom, and whimsy deliver the foundations for a lifetime of happiness in the kitchen, at the table, and beyond.

Sunday is surely everyone's favourite day of the week. Yes, sometimes we might feel like we're slowly dyingbecause of the night before, yet even then, there's a certain joy to be had in the ravenous hunger,copious carbs, and the legitimacy of binge-watching a TV series this brings, especially if the weather isparticularly dreary. Other times, Sunday is about sharing, feasting with friends, BBQing, havingleisurely long lunches, or brunches because it's the one day of the week where mealtimes aren't thatset. Or perhaps it's a Sunday reset, the self-love of a bath, book, and a big plate of greens. Or some timeout with a cup of tea and a slice of cake. Either way Sunday is the day for cooking and eating andfeeling present - even if that's with a hangover.Sunday Sessions is full of laidback food with modern flavours plus techniques and hacks that home cooks will love. Kimchi and 'nduja and miso and nut butters and charred cabbage - they are all made accessible and totally irresistible in Sophie's recipes.

If you are familiar with my books, you will see I haven't changed much. I don't know if our tastes do change much. Mine have evolved - swayed in a new direction with discoveries, sandwiched with things from my travels and our everyday needs. The cravings that pull me are essentially the same. Sour. Salty. Buckets of leafy greens, splashes of strong flavour. Colour and season. All still there. Mixed in today with ayurveda and the changing needs of family and friends. Less sugar. Less white flour. More fruit and veg (never a problem). Red meat once a week. Chicken once. Fish twice. The rest all plant based.Here it is. For me and for you. The things we are eating at home in Tuscany. And with my family in Greece. Nowadays. With some reminiscing.

A sharply observed workplace survival guide that spins 49 entertaining modern rules from the wisdom of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.

When the nights draw in and you need to add a little magic and sparkle to your long evenings, what better way than to make your own decorations? All you need is paper, scissors and glue and with the templates and step-by-step instructions in this book, you can create a winter wonderland in your own home. Start with a simple snowflake shape in different sizes and scatter them around the room, or hang them from your windows. Create the simplest Christmas tree topper, or a series of stars in varying colours to decorate the family table. All sorts of paper can be used - from leftover wrapping paper, to baking paper and coffee filter paper. There are also wreaths, garlands, leaves, flowers and lots more to discover and once you start folding and creating these stunningly simple projects, you'll want to make more and give them as gifts, too! It's the perfect sustainable, seasonal craft for even novice crafters.

Before she was the Matildas World Cup superstar goalkeeper, Lydia Williams was a young girl with a big dream. In this delightful picture book, Little Lydia and her new friends all strive to be their best AND work together as a team. A wonderful picture book about the joy and friendships to be found in sport, written by the star goalkeeper for the Matildas. .

Little Lydia loves sport. She lives in the outback and is friends with all the animals.When she asks Emu, Kangaroo and Koala to play with her, she soon discovers that each of them has a special talent.But does Lydia have a gift for sport too? And if she does, how will she discover it?A funny and triumphant picture book by Lydia Williams, goalkeeper for the Australian Matildas.

There is no shortage of options when looking for a bottle of wine to drink. We think you should choose Australian. This book helps you do that, exploring the why, the how and the where of the most exciting wine producing country in the world today.

The cornerstone of contentment lies in a slice of cake, a cup of tea and company to share it.'Welcome to The Plain Cake Appreciation Society. Where 52 simple, seasonal cake recipes inspire you to pause throughout the year, bake something delicious, and reflect on all that's good in your world. The conversations and comfort that come from what home baker and photographer Tilly Pamment calls 'little pockets of cake calm' become nourishment for your soul to carry you through into the next week.Find your own slice of joy in the Weekday Lemon Cake or Raspberry-studded Tea Bars at the height of a breezy summer, or the Rainy Day Chocolate Loaf and Ginger and Rose Madeleines for when the weather sets in. Uncomplicated and easy to make, these recipes will provide delicious inspiration all year round.

Based on the hit podcast, The Food Fix puts 100-plus big, easy, delicious wins within the reach of the busiest cooks. Tonight. And forever.

A delightful picture book that celebrates the joy of young children trying to catch their shadows - from the creators of CBCA Honour Book When Billy was a Dog and Puddle Hunters.

The urgent case for protecting your brain before old age, as well as proven strategies for how to do it, from the bestselling author of The M Word.

A haunting fable-like story by the well-known musician and author, Eddie Ayres, about the power of music and a young girl in Kabul set during the occupation of the Taliban

A beautiful illustrated edition of Oscar Wilde's famous and moving story.

A gorgeously illustrated and deeply endearing story about a young child and the special days she spends with her grandfather from the CBCA shortlisted illustrator of The Cat with the Coloured Tail.

Bestselling author of Note to Self, Note to Self Journal and Words of Comfort, Rebekah Ballagh, turns her attention to helping children learn to understand their emotions, how they make them feel and how to manage them.