FOOD HEALTH AND HAPPINESS

by Oprah Winfrey ( Macmillan, $ 50)

Nobody could dispute Oprah Winfrey knows a thing or two about the old weight gain- loss- gain cycle. The media mogul has access to her country’s best chefs and dietitians and her

Omagazine features accessible food for busy women. Her first cookbook, sub- titled “115 On- point recipes for Great Meals and a Better Life”, is a gorgeous affair full of beautifully shot plates, enticing glimpses of her past, pastoral scenes from ( presumably) her many homes and gardens. There are some tasty, clever vegetable- loaded ideas here, even if you can’t be bothered with all that points palaver.