Agak agak’ is a colloquial term rooted in the Malay word for ‘somewhat’. This term comes to life especially in the home kitchen, where cooks rely on their senses and experience, rather than tools or exact formulas.Singaporean cuisine, as we know it today, has come from a long history of adjusting and adapting and doing things ‘to taste’. In Agak Agak, Shu Han Lee encapsulates this approach to cooking by sharing delicious recipes that bring punchy Singaporean flavours to simple home cooking, whilst encouraging you to use these recipes as inspiration to create other dishes.

Fast food doesn't have to be junk food. Healthy food doesn't have to be complicated or weird. Christina Shoemaker, of the beloved blog The Whole Cook, proves both in this gorgeous cookbook. You'll find immense satisfaction in tossing meat and vegetables on a sheet pan and letting it roast into a savory dinner. Or, simply throw all your ingredients into a soup pot to simmer and serve in 30 minutes. Yes, it can be that easy to have nutritious, delicious food!