My Books
Clever Cooking
It never hurts to be prepared. This is also true of cooking for yourself or your family. Clever Cooking shows you how to easily plan and prepare nutritious meals free of harmful preservatives, chemicals and additives, not only to ensure your family eats healthily but to save you some time and money, too!
In Clever Cooking, I share my survival strategy for cooking and eating nutritiously when you lead a busy lifestyle. From soups and stews to oven bakes and one-pan dishes, as well as sauces and ‘flavour starters’, that can be prepared ahead of time, so you can quickly prepare a wholesome meal from scratch on busy nights.
Diabetes Handbook
With over 40,000 copies sold worldwide, this book has been updated to include more information on new research and technology. It is an invaluable resource for anyone with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes. A low-carb lifestyle can help to reduce (in type 1 diabetics) or avoid the need for diabetes medication (in type 2 diabetics) and help adults diagnosed with, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome. For children or adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, it contains the most effective systems and day-to-day strategies for practically dealing with diabetes. The book contains over 100 delicious low-carb recipes and lots of advice on how to cope with anything from schooldays to parties.
Listen to the Podcast with Mariette Snyman about our Diabetes journey and how to prevent insulin resistance.
Go to Mariettesnyman.co.za for “My son has diabetes: our low carb lifestyle”
and “Prevent insulin resistance and diabetes”
You can also listen to my radio interview on Lunch with Pippa Hudson to listen to a great conversation about the book: Life Hacks: Diabetes Handbook
Low-carb Express
We would all love to eat less carbohydrates and switch to a low-carb diet, but many of us think we just do not have the time. We believe that low-carb cooking and baking are time consuming, because you have to start from scratch, and it involves specialised ingredients which may be expensive or hard to find. of basic cooking techniques. The truth is that you can still cook nutritional and flavourful meals without refined carbohydrates even when you are pressed for time. In Low-Carb Express, I show that with a little planning and better time management, you can cook healthy meals in a cinch that will not only benefit you and your family’s overall health but might also benefit your budget.
Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Cookbook
This cookbook and part medical reference, begins with information about diabetes, what it is, how to recognize Type 1 and 2 diabetes and what medicines are used to control the symptoms. Combined findings – at once personal and professional, and essential reading that effectively ‘closes the gap’ for families coping with diabetes.
This is followed by delicious recipes, Vickie’s meals are simple to shop for, effortless to prepare and, above all, packed with all the essential nutrients growing bodies and minds need for optimal health. Grouped seasonally and covering all days of the week, from Monday through Sunday (and not forgetting, sauces, treats and drinks), Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Cookbook offers a wide array of choices for every meal of the day and to satisfy all those hunger pangs in between – a happy solution for both busy parents and even busier kids!
My Low Carb Kitchen
My Low Carb Kitchen is an easy, accessible, step-by-step guide to living a low-carb lifestyle. It tells you which foods to eliminate, and which to include, to be healthy and full of energy. With over 50 mouthwatering recipes, weekly meal plans and shopping lists, you will be organised in no time.
My Low Carb Kitchen is an easy, accessible, step-by-step guide to living a low-carb lifestyle. It tells you which foods to eliminate, and which to include, to be healthy and full of energy. With over 50 mouthwatering recipes, weekly meal plans and shopping lists, you will be organised in no time. My Low Carb Kitchen tells you all about: How to transfer to a low-carb way of eating; How to lose weight on a low-carb diet; How going low-carb can help with coeliac disease, diabetes, chronic fatigue, gluten intolerance and inflammation; How to make delicious low-carb recipes including bolognaise, low-carb buns, slow-roasted pork, nachos, almond and yoghurt flapjacks and even a creamy cheesecake.
Wine + Food
Experimenting with food and wine pairing over time can develop confidence or enhance an instinctive sense of what works, but not everyone has the time or the natural inclination to make food and wine sing in harmony.
With this in mind, Libertas Vineyards & Estates has released a highly accessible guide to food and wine pairing that expertly tutors wine lovers, food enthusiasts and avid cooks on the basic wine-tasting principles and how to use them in creating successful pairings of wine with delicious food.
A good balance from every day to special occassions
Beautifully illustrated, the selection of recipes strikes a balance between every day, easy eating and indulgent ideas for special occasions. The book will become an indispensable guide to the best pairings for every occasion, whether a casual Friday night braai or a lavish Sunday lunch. The recipes were developed with care and double-tested to create the perfect pairings with each wine and ensure that even the novice cook will be able to follow them.
Libertas Vineyards & Estates is home to some of South Africa’s most iconic wine brands – Allesverloren, Alto, Durbanville Hills, Fleur du Cap, Plaisir de Merle, Pongrácz and Zonnebloem – and in this richly informative book, they are perfectly matched to some extraordinary dishes.
