Of all the recipe questions Maggie is asked, the one that is requested with extra gusto, is about the recipe most important to her - Maggie’s recipe for life. If you have watched her enthusiasm for life and wondered the same thing, you’ll be just as excited as Maggie is to know that her latest cookbook, co-authored by Professor Ralph Martins, Maggie’s Recipe for Life, is on sale today!

As Maggie explains,

To have a healthy old age you must act now, whether you are 30 or 50. I have two great passions – sharing my love of cooking delicious simple food and improving the health and nutrition of older people. I hope this cookbook does both but it’s not for ‘old’ people, it’s for you. I have been delighted to work with leading Alzheimer’s researcher Professor Ralph Martins in recent years and I have learned that if we are to avoid Alzheimer’s and other lifestyle diseases it is what we eat today that matters. These are my recipes for every day, for everybody, full of deep flavours and beautiful ingredients that will nourish you and your family. Nobody wants to eat worthy food that tastes like cardboard. For me, food without flavour is unthinkable! And so is the notion of restricting whole food groups. My recipe for life is to have a healthy attitude to eating – it’s all about balance, variety and choosing foods that give you the best chance of being in good health now and into your future. This is not a diet book – it’s a way of life.

Published by Simon & Schuster Australia, Maggie’s Recipe for Life includes 200 delicious recipes to reduce your chances of Alzheimer’s and other lifestyle diseases. The book’s proceeds will be shared between the Maggie Beer Foundation and the Lions Alzheimer's Foundation. For a taste of the recipes you'll find in the book, here's Maggie's Buckwheat Crepes with Roasted Rhubarb & Cinnamon Yoghurt, Sweet Potato Fritters with Smashed Avocado & Salmon and Chocolate Cloud Cake with Nut Cream & Rose Petals.

If you would like to add this wonderful book to your collection, be sure to join Maggie’s Food Club to access her current members offer of 25% off!