The Simple Secrets

to cooking everything better.
by Matt Preston.

Every great home cook needs a go-to list of delicious, fail-safe recipes, from the perfect crispy hasselback potatoes to the ultimate roast pork with crackling and the foolproof cheesecake that has people requesting the recipe every time.

Matt reveals here for the first time the hard-won secrets and tips he has picked up over his many years food writing, TV presenting and working alongside some of the greatest cooks of our time – be they CWA matriarchs or Marco Pierre White. Nobody is better qualified than Matt Preston to bring readers this kind of knowledge, to reveal the secrets to what makes good food.

Matt demystifies the cooking process by combining his favourite recipes with handy illustrated tips sections that reveal the secrets to how to absolutely nail these dishes every time. These are the building blocks for better cooking and they’ve never been easier to master.

Learn how to master the:

Perfect Salad * Perfect Ubersalad * Perfect Ancient Grains Salad * Perfect Potato Salad * Perfect Pie * Perfect Savoury Tart * Perfect Seafood * Perfect Prawns * Perfect White Fish * Perfect Salmon * Perfect Vegetables * Perfect Potatoes * Perfect Pasta * Perfect Mince * Perfect Meatloaf * Perfect Easy Chicken * Perfect Roast Chicken * Perfect Roast Lamb * Perfect Roast Pork * Perfect Roast Beef * Perfect * Perfect Barbecue * Perfect Curry * Perfect Braise * Perfect Baking * Perfect Cheesecake * Perfect Baked Fruit * Perfect Chocolate * Perfect Pavlova * Perfect Chocolate Cake * Perfect Fruit * Perfect Biscuits *

Matt Preston is one Australia’s most loved TV presenters and food writers. He is known for his role on MasterChef Australia, as well as numerous other ongoing media appearances, and his recipes have been featured for a decade in delicious magazine and News Ltd’s national ‘Taste’ lift-out. Matt’s first three books, Matt Preston’s 100 Best Recipes, Fast, Fresh and Unbelievably Delicious and Cook Book were runaway successes in 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

The Simple Secrets is publishing in November.

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