Around the Kitchen Table: Good things to cook, create and do - the whole year through

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'Whether you're a cook, a painter or a crafter, you'll find something here to keep you leafing through the pages.' Alice Zaslavsky, author of In Praise of Veg Around The Kitchen Table is an invitation to pause our busy lives - even for half an hour - and cook, create or make something good every day. Written by food writer Sophie Hansen and her mum, art teacher Annie Herron, it celebrates the joy and sense of satisfaction that comes with preparing a simple meal to share, pencilling a sketch or making a jar of jam to give as a gift. Organised into seasons, each chapter is packed with inspiration and encouragement, including bright spring lunches and easy preserves, how to start and finish a watercolour painting at the beach (or anywhere!), generous picnics for summer days, the joy of Christmas baking and craft, cosy suppers, autumn sketching adventures and slow cooking and drawing games for cold winter afternoons. 'The kitchen table is the beating heart of any home and Sophie Hansen brings us into hers with her new book Around the Kitchen Table. Sophie's natural warmth, excellent and comforting recipes and prowess for simple crafts combine on these pages to bring us something so delightful and joyful that I honestly can't wait to bring these ideas to life on my own kitchen table. This book is not just about food and crafts, it's about bringing some lightness and joy into our lives.' Danielle Alvarez, author of Always Add Lemon

Sophie Hansen lives with her family on a farm just outside Orange in country New South Wales. She is a freelance food and features writer, and teaches social media and content marketing to producers and small businesses via workshops and small group tutorials. Her previous books are A Basket by the Door and In Good Company. @locallovely Sophie's mum, Annie Herron, is an exhibiting artist and sculptor and an art teacher who has taught all ages, young and old. She has been a guide at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for over 20 years. Annie runs art classes at her family farm at Rydal on the western edge of the Great Divide. @artclasseswithannieherron

A kitchen table is a holder of memories. A collector of little moments that amount to a life well lived. With mouth-watering nostalgia, this book captures those dreamy moments of childhood and whisks you away to happy places filled with sunlight and laughter. A joy to get lost in... Grace Brennan, Founder, Buy from the Bush "It feels like we're getting a glimpse at a treasured family scrapbook, a multi-sensory, multi-generational feast that's inviting and inclusive. Sophie's encouraging, sunny voice and Annie's lovely crafty prompts make everything feel achievable and fun, for all ages. Whether you're a cook, a painter or a crafter, you'll find something to keep you leafing through the pages, and easy company all the year through." Alice Zaslavsky, author of In Praise of Veg 'Life, laughter and the joy of cooking and creating shines through every page of this gorgeous book.' Belinda Jeffery, author of A Year of Sundays "The kitchen table is the beating heart of any home and Sophie Hansen brings us into hers with her new book 'around the kitchen table'. Sophie's natural warmth, excellent and comforting recipes and prowess for simple crafts combine on these pages to bring us something so delightful and joyful that I honestly can't wait to bring these ideas to life on my own kitchen table. This book is not just about food and crafts, it's about bringing some lightness and joy into our lives." Danielle Alvarez, author of Always Add Lemon This is more than a recipe book, it's a window into another world. A book that is a joy to read. Recipes that are a joy to make. Sophie welcomes us into her world with family recipes, photo albums and an appreciation of seasonal and local produce - Edwina Bartholomew, journalist and TV presenter