{"product_id":"love-of-a-laminex-table-a-sustainable-food-journey-kate-shelton-signed","title":"Love of a Laminex Table: A Sustainable Food Journey - Kate Shelton (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback.  Very good condition.  2011 (Signed)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove of a Laminex Table is a beautiful recipe book that follows Kate Shelton’s food journey, originating within a large family on an isolated working property in northern New South Wales — largely self-sufficient in meat, dairy and vegetable production in the1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe virtues of a simple life, interdependent with nature, animals and a caring community, are deeply engraved and recaptured alongside recipes that hold poignant memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA city education and travel introduced alternative approaches to cuisine. Influences from Jewish cooking in London, simplicity on a Greek island, Italian neighbours, African and Asian friends embellish the practical approach dictated by Australian bush life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe embodiment of the journey is expressed in Kate’s cafe in Benedict House where food is prepared with the same ethos as at Yambulla  -  a vegetable garden, fruit trees, local seasonal produce, recycling and improvising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders of the post-war generation will identify with the recollections and the echoes of their own ‘memories’.  Young readers will be inspired to embrace simple and sustainable approaches to enhance their busy lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Twice Cooked","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49213003530358,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/1804\/9890\/files\/loveofalaminextable.jpg?v=1793432510","url":"https:\/\/www.twicecooked.co.nz\/products\/love-of-a-laminex-table-a-sustainable-food-journey-kate-shelton-signed","provider":"Twice Cooked","version":"1.0","type":"link"}