Sweet Seasons - by Michael James & Pippa James (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

After the success of All Day Baking: Savory, Not Sweet (as featured on Jamie Oliver's Cookbook Club), Michael and Pippa James return with Sweet Seasons, in this cookbook featuring more than 80 delectable recipes from retro hits to modern marvels.

Discover how to embrace the sustainable side of sweets by using seasonal fruits, alternative sugars, wholegrains and other flours. Try fail-safe recipes for traditional favorites such as hot cross buns, mince pies, and other festive fare, and nail the classics such as custard tart, sponge cake, chocolate chip cookies and other achievable treats.

Sweet Seasons also includes wonderful recipes for perfect pastries and pies, brownies, biscuits and more. You'll find fabulous Florentines, luscious lemon poppy-seed cake, and creative custards and curds. It's the only sweet book you'll need to celebrate all of life's seasons.

About the Author

Pippa and Michael James live in Melbourne with their daughter, Clover. They believe that food has the power to connect us with people, place and planet. They are passionate about regenerative living and dedicated to building abundant and resilient local food systems through their personal and professional lives.

Michael grew up in Penzance, Cornwall, before moving to London, where he met his Australian wife, Pippa. Together they lived in London, Edinburgh and Sydney, before settling in Melbourne in 2008. They opened Tivoli Road Bakery in 2013, dedicated to supporting local farmers and offering high quality bakes to their community. After garnering a loyal following for their bakery in Melbourne and beyond, Michael and Pippa sold the business to focus on new opportunities.

Their acclaimed first book, The Tivoli Road Baker, was published in 2017. Their follow-up book of savoury bakes, All Day Baking: Savoury Not Sweet, was published in 2021. It was selected for the Jamie Oliver Cookbook Club book of the month in May 2022. As co-founders of GrAiNZ, Michael and Pippa are committed to building a healthy and thriving local grain economy. Their new venture, Urbanstead, exists to create a more just and sustainable food system through education and community building.