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‘Ruth Pretty’s Favourite Recipes’

(Penguin, $39.99)This brilliant cook’s passion for food and those who love to eat it shines from every page. Worth buying just for the dedication to Ruth’s mum, Betty, alone. I’ve got a real thing about dedications this week! Ruth’s recipes have featured prominently at past Lynch family Christmases (mmm, pinot noir jelly) and this year I’m going to be making the Roast Turkey Stuffed with Garlic Sourdough. (Although when I say “I” it means “the Ginger”.)

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