To Stir With Love
Musings on living,
loving and cooking
in Bali.
From well-known author, restaurateur and director of the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, Janet DeNeefe, comes this entertaining collection of articles selected from her column in The Jakarta Post ‘To Stir With Love’ and the Garuda In-Flight Magazine.
As an outsider looking in, DeNeefe’s perspective is refreshing, colourful and witty.
She reminisces over the eighties in Ubud; laments the fate of the Bali dog: contemplates the Balinese naming system; discusses the mystique of Balinese coffee; examines the finesses of the kebaya, introduces her favourite Ubud identities and praises the Balinese duck.
Humorous and insightful, these charming stories reveal a life beyond tourism in Bali!
other Books
Bali: The Food of My Island Home
Finally, the stunning, definitive cookbook from Australia’s leading authority on Indonesian cuisine. Janet DeNeefe explores the daily life and culture of this much-loved island paradise and its colourful cuisine. This collection of authentic and delicious recipes span the pillars of Balinese and Indonesian cuisine, examining spices and sambals, rice dishes, curries and coconut, street food, ceremonial banquets, modern offerings and sweets.
An inspiring and personal guide to one of our favourite places and cuisines, Bali; The Food of my Island Home will transport you instantly to the bustling streets and colourful markets of Ubud and surrounds, inspiring you to recreate the tastes of Bali easily in your own home.
Fragrant Rice
In the aftermath of the tragedy that struck Bali on 12 October 2002 comes an inspiring memoir which shows that Bali is still very much an island of warmth and hope.
Casa Luna is famous not only for being the first restaurant to fuse Balinese and Western food, but because of Janet’s cooking school, which attracts visitors from all around the world.
Janet experiences in the magical world of Bali give her a unique perspective.
In this delightful lifestyle book with a difference, Janet shares many entertaining stories as well as delicious recipes handed down through generations of her husband’s family, as she learns to adapt to another culture and way of life.
