Lesley’s Good Food

About the Book

This book is planned to provide delicious recipes and imaginative meal ideas for all occasions—food that is artistic, creative, easy to make, and delicious. I have shown in this book that anyone can cook with a little help from the imagination. I have added picturesque ideas for the simplicity in meals. I have always taken ideas from other recipes that I have made in the past and tried something different with all of them. I welcome anyone to do the same. I have also added some old and new ideas to this book from friends and family that have made it so simple to produce all these recipes. The reader will find recipes that range from simple family meals to dishes that are suitable for formal entertaining. In addition, I have added recipes for healthy smoothies that everyone loves! A table giving the conversion of dry ingredients from grams to milliliters is included under “Weights and Measures.” I have also added a variety of culinary stages of cooking. All these recipes are versatile and easy to use. There are various recipes for the health conscious as well. Readers will also benefit from these recipes as I have included dishes for all seasons.

About the Author

I was born in Klerksdorp in the northeastern province of South Africa. I came from a middle-class family that showed me all their culinary ideas. There were six members in our family that enjoyed an array of local South African and worldly foods. I started my cooking and baking ideas at a very early age. I now live in Johannesburg, Gauteng, with my two girls and my husband. My husband and I owned a small restaurant in the eastern suburbs, where I was a chef and a manager. I was fortunate enough to inherit this love of cuisine from my grandparents, my mother, father, aunts, cousins; in-laws, and friends. As a result of all my experiences gained, my family and friends always come back for second helpings. The idea of writing this book came from my two girls, who wanted me to leave a legacy for them. So this is where I begin.