FALAFEL for Breakfast is the type of book that makes you want to ditch the Corn Flakes for breakfast and eat something more exotic and filling.
The subtitle for Michael Rantissi and Kristy Frawley's book is Modern Middle Eastern Recipes for the Shared Table from Kepos Street Kitchen.
They say, "In the Middle East we take our breakfasts very seriously" and a few pages in the reader sees why.
Perfectly formed falafel, shakshuka (baked eggs in a rich tomato sauce) and pumpkin doughnuts are just some of the morsels on offer.
Come lunch and there's herb and rice-stuffed tomatoes, dukkah lamb cutlets, and hot smoked salmon and potato salad.
Salads star here: Israeli chopped vegetable salad, zucchini and pearl barley salad, and scorched eggplant salad are substantial meals packed with flavour and texture.
For dessert chocolate halva brownies look decadent, while a recipe for spiced hot chocolate will see you never drink a commercial version again.
There are recipes for refreshing summer drinks like pear and elderflower spritzer, and homemade lemonade, as well as pastes (chermoula is super versatile), condiments (hazelnut dukkah, anyone?) and dips like green tahini.
Murdoch Books, $49.99