JULIE GOODWIN: Gather

How to cook delicious recipes for large and small crowds of family and friends, from the bestselling original masterchef, Julie Goodwin.

Most social gatherings revolve around food. Whether it be catching up with friends for Sunday brunch, a dinner party with colleagues, baking for the local cake stall or a Summer barbecue with the family, food is a popular way to bring people together. Australia’s first Masterchef Julie Goodwin brings us a collection of mouth-watering recipes to encourage people to unite in a range of social settings. Use Gather as an excuse to get to know your neighbours better, with a street party. Re-connect with old friends over a pot luck dinner at your place. Help the community at the next cake stall. Get the family together for a picnic one sunny weekend.

With over 100 delicious recipes including Spaghetti Pomodoro Fresco, Egg and Bacon pie, Moroccan Lamb and Couscous salad, and White Chocolate Ganache Tarts, you will be prepared for any meal – not just social events. Also included are the basics – perfect your pasta dough, pastry, and vinaigrette, amongst others. You’ll also find helpful dinner party menu suggestions, anecdotes and personal photographs from Julie, as well as her trademark blank chapter, to add your own recipes and make the book truly yours.

Be inspired by Julie Goodwin and her fast, fresh and flavoursome recipes, make new friends, engage the community and, most importantly, enjoy food at its best with wonderful people.

Since becoming Australia’s first MasterChef, Central Coast mum-of-three Julie Goodwin has become a household name. Formerly an IT professional running a successful family business, she now writes a monthly column for the Australian Women’s Weekly, is a bestselling cookbook author and appears weekly on the Today Show Channel 9.

Her first cookbook, Our Family Table, is one of the highest selling cookbooks in Australian history.

JULIE GOODWIN’s Gather is available now.

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