Side servings for the hard-to-buy-for

EAT YOUR GREENS

by Pete Evans (Macmillan Publishers, $40)

We have seen the future and it is zucchini “cheese” and beetroot lattes.

THE ART & CRAFT OF COFFEE COCKTAILS

by Jason Clark (Ryland Peters & Small, $40)

For the brother-in-law who has yet to use the cocktail shaker you bought him last year.

WHISKEY IN A TEACUP

by Reese Witherspoon (Touchstone, $50)

Because everybody needs a non-ironic recipe for sweet potato casserole with a candied pecan crust.

CAULIFLOWER IS KING

by Leanne Kitchen (Allen & Unwin, $23)

Because if you can make pizza from cauliflower, you can definitely make cauliflower lime and coconut cheesecake.

THE CUBA STREET PROJECT

by Beth Brash & Alison Lloyd (Random House, $55)

For that friend who moved north but didn’t really (The Matterhorn closed 18 months ago — let it go, already).

JAMIE’S FRIDAY NIGHT FEAST COOKBOOK

by Jamie Oliver (Penguin, $48)

For fans of Joanna Lumley’s aubergine kuzi, et al. Recipes from the UK cafe that Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty open up annually to TV cameras — and celebrity friends.

EAT WELL, LIVE WELL

(Diabetes New Zealand, $35)

Because that title is a mantra-and-a-half to take into the New Year. Endorsed by Dame Valerie Adams and featuring diabetes-friendly food from a range of cuisines and a slew of celebrity cooks and chefs.