Just a Mum’s Kitchen by Anna Cameron

The Just a Mum’s Kitchen website has many loyal followers, and Anna Cameron has now created an easy-to-use collection of her favourite recipes, as well as some exclusive new ones. It’s a great balance between sweet and savoury, with something for everyone from Apple & Walnut Loaf to Bacon & Egg Pie to Roasted Cauliflower & Chickpea Salad. These recipes are simple but delicious.

Standouts in our family are:

• Classic Cheese Ball – a retro recipe, but super popular as an addition to a party platter.

• Amazing Meatballs – just like their name, these meatballs are fabulous with their sweet and tangy flavour.

• Barbecue Pulled Chicken – she offers three different ways to cook this (slow cooker, oven, pressure cooker) depending on your time. A brilliant dish!

• Chicken, Bacon and Mushroom Pie – so easy and great comfort food.

• Lemon Muffins – a recipe from her mum, whose origins come from Dame Alison Holst. Sensational!

• Sticky Date Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce – the sauce makes this dish – it’s rich and tasty.

The photography in this book is exceptionally well done, and the instructions are well set out and easy to follow. Just a Mum’s Kitchen is likely to become a favourite book in many homes.

Reviewer: Iain McKenzie

Allen & Unwin, RRP $45