As experienced, self-taught recipe developer Karl Tessendorf asks, what kind of name is  The Good Stuff  for a cookbook? He explains that it’s not just a name but a celebration of the magic of comfort food.

From perfect pastas, pies and Sunday roasts, through blissful bakes, and all the way to scrummy salads and sides, you will find more than 80 recipes that will leave your mouth watering as you recall your own happy comfort food memories. But being the food wizard he is, Karl adds more taste and panache to those comfort classics than you thought possible.

He encourages you to try your hand at your own improvisation. Most importantly, he wants you to share these meals at a table with your nearest and dearest, accompanied by a few drinks and great conversation — because that’s The Good Stuff. It’s about human connection, great food and the memories they create. So here’s to  The Good Stuff!

July 2025