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Annabel Langbein Free Range in the City
Living in the city is no barrier to cooking and eating fresh, seasonal food – and bestselling author Annabel Langbein has book that proves it.
Following the success of her 2010 book Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook, Annabel Langbein Free Range in the City takes her free range philosophy into a city environment and shows how easy it is to cook delicious seasonal meals wherever you live.
Whereas her previous book was set in and around Annabel’s rustic holiday cabin on the shores of Lake Wanaka, this book invites us inside her Auckland home, where she whips up quick, easy and delicious meals for family and friends.
“Recognising that not everyone lives in the country with a huge vegetable garden, I decided to make a new book about my life in the city,” says Annabel. “Annabel Langbein Free Range in the City shows how easy it is to make fresh, seasonal food in the city, just like I do when I’m in Auckland. My free range philosophy and trademark stylish simplicity will help you create a sustainable lifestyle no matter where you live.
“By gathering friends and family around a table to enjoy meals you’ve put together with love, you weave a sense of celebration and community that takes you beyond the rush and busyness of city living.”
Annabel Langbein Free Range in the City contains more than 220 recipes, plus tips and advice for stress-free entertaining and menu plans to suit every occasion. Vibrant and modern in keeping with its urban theme, it is interactive with the annabel-langbein.com website for extra recipes, preparation plans and shopping lists.
"Following on from The Free Range Cook, last year's rural-themed best-seller, this is Annabel's guide to eating sustainably and thoughtfully in the city... Her suggestions are achievable, the 220 recipes are helpfully coded under headings such as 'impromptu' and 'freezable', there are stacks of simple everyday meal ideas, and classic baking and desserts are updated with novel twists. Free Range in the City would be a perfect gift for a starter cook - using its clever shortcuts, even a beginner could pull off a dinner party in no time flat." – Rosemary Barraclough, NZ House & Garden
