In The Kitchen: 120 Favourite Recipes For Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners, Picnics and Parties

Simmone Logue and her team ice hundreds of cakes, bake tens of thousands of pies and stir more than a thousand casseroles of beef bourguignon each week. But this consummate professional hasn't lost any of the passion or forgotten any of the secrets that made her a great home cook in the first place.

Every recipe in this collection has a special place in Simmone's heart and marks a milestone on her journey to becoming a legendary baker, caterer and businesswoman. From the early days as the 'fairy pudding godmother', who walked her home-made cakes up the road to local cafes, to the thriving businesswoman who now supplies busy people, supermarkets, footy stadiums and airlines from her artisan bakery in Sydney. The kitchen is Simmone's natural habitat - the heart of her home and her business, the place where she eats, sleeps and breathes her passion for food.

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