Mila's Meals: The Beginning & The Basics
Awarded 8 International Book Awards!








Gourmand Best of the Best 25 Years – Diet Category
Gourmand ‘Best In The World’ Award – First Book Category
Next Generation Indie Book Award – Health / Wellness Category
Reader’s Favorite Award – Non-Fiction Cooking/Food Category
Living Now Book Award – Cookbooks Natural, Nutrition, Organic, Vegetarian Category
Gourmand World Cookbook Award – Self-Published Category
London Book Festival Award – Cookbook Category
International Rubery Book Award – Shortlist – Non-fiction Category



Mila's Meals: The Beginning & The Basics
Award Announcements


‘Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics’ a Gourmand “Best of The Best” cookbook
‘Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics’ by Catherine Barnhoorn selected as a Gourmand Best of The Best in the world. Eeeeek! How’s that for a headline?! [blockquote text=”“This massive book is a mother-daughter team work. It shares much nutrition information and tips, plus one hundred recipes. The photography is delightful. This is


Mila’s Meals wins International Readers’ Favorite Book Award
Readers’ Favorite recognizes ‘Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics’ in its annual international book award contest. ‘Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics’ by Catherine Barnhoorn won the Honorable Mention in the Non-Fiction – Cooking/Food category in the 2017 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards. Mila’s Meals received a warm literary welcome with a review by


Mila’s Meals The Beginning & The Basics wins Living Now Book Award
I am delighted to announce that Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics has won a Living Now Book Award! Books for Better Living! “We’ve all heard the expressions, “This book changed my life!” and “Changing the world, one book at a time.” The Living Now Book Awards are designed to honor those


Mila’s Meals wins Gourmand ‘Best In The World’ Cookbook Award
Gourmand ‘Best in the World’ Cookbook Award won by South African self-published and first time author. Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics by Knysna local Catherine Barnhoorn has been awarded the prestigious Gourmand ‘Best in the World’ Cookbook Award in the First Book category at the glamorous ceremony held in China on 28 May.


Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics wins Next Generation Indie Book Award
I am delighted and honoured to announce that my book, ‘Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics’, has been placed as a Finalist in the HEALTH/WELLNESS (NON-FICTION) Category of the international 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA). The Next Generation Indie Book Awards (based in America) is the largest not-for-profit book awards program


Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics Shortlisted for Gourmand ‘Best in The World’ Cookbook Award.
I am proud to announce that Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics has been shortlisted for a renowned publishing award – the Gourmand World Cookbook Award’s ‘Best in the World’. Mila’s Meals is representing South Africa in the Food Culture section of the awards following the ‘Best in South Africa’ Gourmand Award earlier