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dish SWEET by Sarah Tuck and Claire Aldous | NZ Baking Cookbook

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Sale price$45.00

The one to reach for when something sweet is required

Some cookbooks are admired. This one gets used, splattered and returned to constantly. dish SWEET pulls together the very best of the baking, desserts, slices, ice creams and cheesecakes from dish magazine, with more than one hundred recipes from cookbook author and editor Sarah Tuck alongside the much loved food editor Claire Aldous.

It is arranged the way you actually think about baking, in sections covering Baking, Slices, Desserts, Tarts, Ice Creams and a chapter of Cheeky Little Extras holding the sauces, creams and custards that lift everything else. Whether the brief is a shortbread for afternoon tea, a crowd pleasing tart, or a scoop of something cold on a hot Mount Maunganui afternoon, there is a recipe here that will work first time.

The photography from Josh Griggs and Yuki Sato is genuinely beautiful, so this earns a spot on the bench rather than in a cupboard. It sits well alongside the other titles in our books collection, and particularly next to The Kinfolk Table if you like a cookbook that doubles as something lovely to look at.

Gifting ideas

For the family baker: A safe and very welcome gift for anyone who bakes for their household. Pair it with a linen tea towel or a piece from our kitchen collection.

For the bach or holiday house: Exactly the kind of book that lives permanently in a beach house kitchen. A thoughtful housewarming or Christmas gift, and a natural fit within our gifts for the bookworm edit.

Frequently asked questions

Are the recipes difficult? No. They are written to be achievable at home, with clear method and ingredients you can find in a New Zealand supermarket. Several, like the baked cinnamon sugar doughnut cakes, are simple enough to make with children.

Is it all baking, or are there desserts too? Both. Alongside cakes, loaves and slices there are plated desserts, tarts, cheesecakes and a full ice cream section, plus sauces and custards to go with them.

How does it compare to the other dish books? It follows dish Fast and dish Summer, and this one is devoted entirely to the sweet end of the menu. They stack together nicely if you already own the others.

Why You'll Love It

  • More than one hundred sweet recipes from a trusted New Zealand food team
  • Clearly organised into Baking, Slices, Desserts, Tarts, Ice Creams and extras
  • Reliable, tested recipes that genuinely work the first time
  • Photography by Josh Griggs and Yuki Sato throughout
  • Beautiful enough to leave out on the bench

Product Details

  • Authors: Sarah Tuck and Claire Aldous
  • Photography: Josh Griggs and Yuki Sato
  • Publisher: dish magazine, New Zealand
  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9780473679989

Making It Work in the Kitchen

  • Leave it out on the bench with a wooden board and a ceramic bowl for an easy styled corner
  • Prop it open on a stand while baking so the pages stay clean
  • Stack with your other dish titles for a tidy, tonal shelf
  • Keep a copy at the bach so the good recipes are always where the holidays are

The short of it

dish SWEET by Sarah Tuck and Claire Aldous is a New Zealand cookbook collecting more than one hundred sweet recipes from dish magazine, spanning baking, slices, tarts, desserts and ice creams. Available at Flux Boutique, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.

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dish SWEET by Sarah Tuck and Claire Aldous | NZ Baking Cookbook Sale price$45.00

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