FAST & FUN FAMILY FOOD
Alison Holst
Penguin - $35
fast & fun family food is a collection of recipes by New Zealand’s most beloved cook – Alison Holst. They have been ‘family-tested’, and given the ‘thumbs up’ over the years by Alison’s children and grandchildren as well as many other families. Packed full of helpful hints fast & fun family food is a book full of delicious recipes that will be welcomed by parents trying to balance the demands of family, work and life, perfect for parents with young families, and teenagers might also be encouraged to ‘have a go’ preparing the tasty and tempting recipes.
About the author:
Alison Holst grew up and was educated in Dunedin, graduating in 1959 with the
degree of Bachelor of Home Science.
After a postgraduate year at Teachers College, she lectured in the Foods Department at the School of Home Science, at the University of Otago and also taught evening classes for homemakers at the University’s Department of Home Science Extension.
Alison made her first national television cooking programme in 1965, a few months after the introduction of television to New Zealand, and published her first best-selling cookbook the year after this.
Since this time she has published more than 90 popular cookbooks which have sold over 3 million copies, and is well known for her TV appearances, newspaper columns, magazine articles, radio broadcasts and cooking demonstrations.
Alison has travelled widely, studying the home cooking of other countries, promoting New Zealand’s high quality foods, and bringing home new ideas. Her particular interest is everyday food, encouraging home cooks to produce interesting, tasty, varied and nutritious meals without spending too much time or money.
She has her own brand of high-quality bulk wholefoods, “Alison’s Choice”, in many Foodstuffs’ supermarkets throughout New Zealand.
In 1983 Alison received a Queen’s Service Medal for Services to the Community, in 1987 was made a CBE for Services to Home Science, and in 1997 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Otago.
She is, in my book, a living legend, a national treasure.
Alison Holst
Penguin - $35
fast & fun family food is a collection of recipes by New Zealand’s most beloved cook – Alison Holst. They have been ‘family-tested’, and given the ‘thumbs up’ over the years by Alison’s children and grandchildren as well as many other families. Packed full of helpful hints fast & fun family food is a book full of delicious recipes that will be welcomed by parents trying to balance the demands of family, work and life, perfect for parents with young families, and teenagers might also be encouraged to ‘have a go’ preparing the tasty and tempting recipes.
About the author:
Alison Holst grew up and was educated in Dunedin, graduating in 1959 with the
degree of Bachelor of Home Science.After a postgraduate year at Teachers College, she lectured in the Foods Department at the School of Home Science, at the University of Otago and also taught evening classes for homemakers at the University’s Department of Home Science Extension.
Alison made her first national television cooking programme in 1965, a few months after the introduction of television to New Zealand, and published her first best-selling cookbook the year after this.
Since this time she has published more than 90 popular cookbooks which have sold over 3 million copies, and is well known for her TV appearances, newspaper columns, magazine articles, radio broadcasts and cooking demonstrations.
Alison has travelled widely, studying the home cooking of other countries, promoting New Zealand’s high quality foods, and bringing home new ideas. Her particular interest is everyday food, encouraging home cooks to produce interesting, tasty, varied and nutritious meals without spending too much time or money.
She has her own brand of high-quality bulk wholefoods, “Alison’s Choice”, in many Foodstuffs’ supermarkets throughout New Zealand.
In 1983 Alison received a Queen’s Service Medal for Services to the Community, in 1987 was made a CBE for Services to Home Science, and in 1997 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Otago.
She is, in my book, a living legend, a national treasure.
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