Maggie's Harvest, , The Travellers Bookstore, Melbourne, Australia

Maggie?s Harvest brings together over 350 of Maggie Beer's signature recipes, detailed descriptions of her favourite ingredients and inspiring accounts of memorable meals with family and friends. Maggie lives her life according to the seasons of her beloved Barossa Valley and this is evident on every page, where her overwhelming love of and enthusiasm for the Barossa, its produce and people shines through, as does her warm, generous and lively spirit. The recipes highlight Maggie?s philosophy of using the freshest and best seasonal produce available and treating it simply, allowing the natural flavours to shine through. Divided into four chapters based on the seasons, this book provides information on the local, seasonal ingredients which Maggie Beer is most passionate about, which she either grows on her farm and orchard in the Barossa, or sources from local suppliers. The book also gives an insight into Maggie?s extraordinary life in the fourteen years since closing her restaurant, The Pheasant Farm, in 1993. Maggie?s Harvest is beautifully illustrated by the photography of Mark Chew.