My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Do you like to make preserves and jams, pickles and café style food? If so, this is the perfect cookbook for you! From Blackberry Preserves to Bread & Butter Pickles (a rarity to find in a cookbook these days, but a great, easy pickle to make!), Patrice’s Tomato Ketchup to Preserved Mushrooms in Oil, there are a multitude of preservation recipes and that doesn’t even take into account all the other recipes!

The book is divided into seasons, with a focus on the produce for that season. For Spring you have recipes for things like Strawberry, Rhubarb and Rose Jam, a delightful Spring Vegetable Chicken Soup, Lemon Cordial (oh, my!) and Quick Pickled Radishes. Moving into Summer you find recipes such as Hazelnut Meringue Cake with Lime Curd, Peach and Mango, Tomato Passata and Red Cabbage, Pickled Corn, Chilli & Coriander Slaw. Autumn brings its bounty with delights such as Quince and Apple Jam, Jamie’s Sauerkraut, Pork Chops with Fennel, Apple Sauce and Mustard and more. Winter delights include Carrot Jam, Cornersmith Reuben-Style Sandwich and Kristen’s Baked Ricotta.

This is a beautiful book, with gorgeous photos and delightful recipes. It would make a great addition to anyone’s cookbook library!

I received a copy of this book from Murdoch Books through IPG for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.