Marlene van der Westhuizen is the author of seven books of which five have been translated into Afrikaans. She is currently writing her eighth cookbook. The books encapsulate easy brasserie luxe recipes as well as an easy, laid back lifestyle in both Cape Town, where she resides with her husband and son, and their second home in the medieval village of Charroux, Auvergne.

SECRETS OF A FRENCH COOKING CLASS

• Marlene van der Westhuizen
• 978-1-920434-64-9
• Publication date November 2014
• Full colour photographs, 260 x 180mm, 208 pages

Marlene van der Westhuizen is well-known for her cookbooks, which make French country cooking accessible to home cooks everywhere. Her newest release, Secrets of a French Cooking Class, takes readers behind the scenes of one of her prized cooking classes in the medieval village of Charroux in the Allier region of France. The class, and this collection of recipes, is built around fresh produce, the best ingredients and the timeless cycle of life in a French village, interspersed of course with essential advice for elegant entertaining.

Available in Afrikaans.

ABUNDANCE

• Marlene van der Westhuizen
• 978-1-920434-44-1
• Publication date 15 September 2012
• Softcover with flaps, landscape, full colour photographs, 210 x 280 mm

In Marlene van der Westhuizen’s latest cookbook she shares the abundance of living simply in her hometown of Cape Town. With all the elegance of her French cookbooks, Delectable and Sumptuous, Abundance sets the standard for easy city living with flair and style. All new recipes are showcased amongst photographs of Marlene’s Cape Town – her favourite walks, her favourite shops and of course the restaurants that inspire. Some say this is her best book yet, you be the judge.

DELECTABLE

• Food from rural France to Urban Cape
• Stephen Inggs & Marlene van der Westhuizen
• 978-1-920434-09-0
• Publication date 29 July 2011
• Softcover with flaps, landscape 282 x 210mm, 208 pages

This cookbook is a wonderful first journey into the French countryside. It is about picking sun-warmed blueberries on the way home from a French country market, a basket filled with asparagus, small, deep-purple artichokes and blood-red tomatoes. And the sharing of food and wine in a journey from Cape Town to medieval France.

SUMPTUOUS

• Food from the heart of France to the Cape
• Gerda Genis & Marlene van der Westhuizen
• 978-1-920434-10-6
• Publication date 28 July 2011
• Softcover with flaps, landscape 282 x 210mm, 208 pages

The journey continues with the second cookbook and tells of the bright yellow sunflowers in the fields around Charroux, the smell of roasting chestnuts, rich onion soup, cassoulet and pot au feu. Also of walks down country lanes and on wild beaches. Simple brasserie luxe food to share.

LAZY LUNCHES

• Marlene van der Westhuizen
• 978-1-920434-06-9
• Publication date 1 October 2010
• Soft cover, full colour photographs, 173 x 153mm, 160 pages

Capture the atmosphere of long lunches around a table in a French village with these recipes. They range from summer lunches in the garden, a casual kitchen lunch with family or a romantic lunch on a Victorian balcony. A little book with easy and accessible recipes.

Available in Afrikaans.

DECADENT DINNERS

• Marlene van der Westhuizen
• 978-1-920434-05-2
• Publication date 1 October 2010
• Soft cover, full colour photographs, 173 x 153mm, 160 pages

Here Marlene shares recipes for formal dinners around a beautifully laid table as well as casual meals served in front of the fire on a cold winter’s evening. From a stuffed shoulder of lamb to a wonderfully simple spaghetti with pine nuts. Delicious meals.

Available in Afrikaans.

DELIGHTFUL DESSERTS

• Marlene van der Westhuizen
• 978-1-92043-42-12
• Publication date 1 September 2011
• Soft cover, full colour photographs, 173 x 153mm, 160 pages

Abandon the diet and join Marlene on an indulgent journey through her favourite mouthwatering desserts. This cookbook will transport your guests to the idyllic French countryside or the picturesque beaches of Cape Town.

Available in Afrikaans.

PLATE

• Marlene van der Westhuizen
• ISBN 978-1-43230-938-1
• Printed: 2019