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DVD review: Trumbo
Wonderful world of vegies Gail Forrer
THIS is my kind of cookbook – it’s for people without a lot of time, perhaps not a lot of skill or big gourmet dollars to sprinkle around, but those who enjoy imaginative, healthy and easy-to-make meals; (i.e. vibrantly colourful dishes that have a dashing look of personal creativity). The book is all about the wonderful world of vegetables, pulses, berries, spreads and sauces. It gives us much more than just smart new ways to use our ancient produce and the introduction is quite
justified in boasting suitability for a wide range of palates including, gluten-free, vegans, pescatarian or a ‘meat-on-the-side-ian’. Because of recipes such as the heavenly blueberry, mango and mint ice cream, I must also include those known to possess a healthy sweet tooth. As the author, Jeanine Donofrio, explains: “This book is not organised by breakfast, lunch and dinner – it’s organised by vegetable, so that if you come home with something beautiful from the farmer’s market, you can then figure out what
❚ The Love & Lemons Cookbook features more than 100 simple recipes that will help you turn your Farmers’ Market finds into delicious meals. Penguin RRP:$39.99 to make with it.” There is a good mix and match chart for variations on pestos, salsas, hummus and all sorts of sauces that (could possibly) prompt guests to utter whispers of praise around your gourmet creation such as: “It’s a triumph.”
YOU might not know the name Dalton Trumbo, but you almost certain know some of his movies. The talented screenwriter is responsible for penning everything from Roman Holiday to Spartacus, The Brave One, Johnny Got His Gun and Papillion. But much of his work, including two Oscar winning scripts, was written under pseudonyms during Hollywood’s infamous blacklist at the height of anti-communist sentiments in the United States during the Cold War. The most famous of the blacklisted film professionals known to history as the Hollywood 10, Trumbo was an outspoken campaigner for Americans’ civil liberties and in particular their first amendment right to free speech. Bryan Cranston, of Breaking Bad fame, plays Trumbo in director Jay Roach’s biopic of the chain-smoking writer.Trumbo is available on DVD now.
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WE FIRST meet Constable Samantha (Sammi) Willis in JM Peace’s 2015 debut novel, A Time to Run. Sammi’s back in Peace’s second novel… but still a little gun shy and not yet on the streets. That changes however, when allegations of paedophilia are made against a local man. The community, certain the police will be unable to help, start to take matters into their own hands. And before long there’s a death, assumed to be the result of a guilty conscience. As a serving police officer on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Peace understands this ethical dilemma. “Our court system is imperfect and police have to operate within its constraints. There is a huge difference between knowing that someone has done something, and being able to prove it to the standard required by the courts,” she says. Author: JM Peace Pan Macmillan RRP $29.99
Beautiful story describing tolerance & acceptance MIMI (MM) Banning is a Harper Lee-esque figure whose debut book won a Pulitzer Prize. Jaded by her success, Mimi disappeared from public life, not writing another word for three decades. But now in her 50s, she’s broke so penning a new novel. Unbeknown to many, Mimi has a nine-year-old son, Frank, and part of the new publishing deal includes an assistant to help around the house. It’s not until 25-year-old Alice Whitley arrives at the Banning residence that she discovers Frank’s eccentricities. He has very strict rules about anyone touching him and dresses like a 1930’s movie character. He’s a genius and very polite but also incredibly tactless. Unsurprisingly things don’t go smoothly and the amazingly resilient Alice starts to wonder what she’s gotten herself into. ■ Be Frank With Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson
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