River Cottage Fruit Every Day!
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 417

River Cottage Fruit Every Day!

Fruit is pretty much the perfect food: bountiful, delicious and colourful, it also helps us to fight infection, stresses and strains. But why are we still a nation that thinks it's a bit racy to slice a banana onto our cornflakes in the morning? A 'piece of fruit' in a lunch box, on the breakfast table or at the end of a meal is all very well, but fruit is so much more exciting than this, and we don't eat nearly enough of the stuff. Perhaps this is because we don't always understand how to use it in our cooking, or how to choose the best fruit for the season. Hugh sets out to address this head on. With 180 delicious recipes, River Cottage Fruit Every Day! will show you how to enjoy a broader...

Preserves
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 293

Preserves

In the second of the River Cottage Handbook series, Pam Corbin explains how to turn Britain's seasonal gluts of fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs into delicious preserves to enjoy all year around. Preserving is a centuries-old way to make the most out of every season, stretching the more bountiful months into the sparser ones - and what's more, it is fun, rewarding and easy to learn. Explaining the history, science and basic processes of preserving, Pam Corbin guides us through a world of jams, jellies, butters, curds, pickles, chutneys, cordials, liqueurs, vinegars and sauces that can be made from local produce throughout the year. She includes 75 recipes, covering everything from tradit...

The Surprising Life of Constance Spry
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 392

The Surprising Life of Constance Spry

Those of us who recognize the name think only of recipes, but her story is in fact that of a profoundly unconventional women, who went from a poverty stricken childhood to the height of London society, taking in a career as rich and varied as it was unusual for a woman of her era.

Jane’s Patisserie
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 317

Jane’s Patisserie

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-08-05
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  • Publisher: Random House

The fastest selling baking book of all time, from social media sensation Jane's Patisserie 'This will be the most-loved baking book in your stash!' - Zoë Sugg 'The Mary Berry of the Instagram age' - The Times Life is what you bake it - so bake it sweet! Discover how to make life sweet with 100 delicious bakes, cakes and treats from baking blogger, Jane. Jane's recipes are loved for being easy, customisable, and packed with your favourite flavours. Covering everything from gooey cookies and celebration cakes with a dreamy drip finish, to fluffy cupcakes and creamy no-bake cheesecakes, Jane' Patisserie is easy baking for everyone. Whether you're looking for a salted caramel fix, or a spicy biscoff bake, this book has everything you need to create iconic bakes and become a star baker. Includes new and exclusive recipes requested by her followers and the most popular classics from her blog - NYC Cookies, No-Bake Biscoff Cheesecake, Salted Caramel Drip Cake and more! Jane Dunne, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, August 2024

East Meets West
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 256

East Meets West

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2005-10-15
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  • Publisher: Accent Pr

The book offers a unique collection of recipes n an East Meets West theme and is the result of the tremendous enthusiasm and generosity of its contributors. "East meets West" has been compiled by two British women, Barbara Jayson MBE and Jenny de Montfort, who met whilst living in Indonesia. Barbara was responsible for establishing The Foundation for Mother and Child Health in Indonesia and was recently awarded her MBE for charitable work. Jenny was born in Sri Lanka and has kept up close links with the island. All profits from the sale of the book will go towards the long term rehabilitation of children and their parents affected by the tsunami. Cooks: Darina Allen, Anjum Anand, Jane Asher,...

Vintage Cakes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 178

Vintage Cakes

A charming collection of updated recipes for both classic and forgotten cakes, from a timeless yellow birthday cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, to the new holiday standard, Gingerbread Icebox Cake with Mascarpone Mousse, written by a master baker and coauthor of Rustic Fruit Desserts. Make every occasion—the annual bake sale, a birthday party, or even a simple Sunday supper—a celebration with this charming collection of more than 50 remastered classics. Each recipe in Vintage Cakes is a confectionary stroll down memory lane. After sifting through her treasure trove of cookbooks and recipe cards, master baker and author Julie Richardson selected the most inventive, surprising, an...

The New Granny’s Survival Guide
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 212

The New Granny’s Survival Guide

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-10-03
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  • Publisher: Random House

With half of the UK’s grandparents aged under 65, being a granny is no longer all blue rinses, hip replacements and bingo. Happy, healthy and energetic, the modern gran is worlds away from the little old biddy stereotype. If you’re a new gran, or about to become one, The New Granny’s Survival Guide is your essential handbook for grandparenting. Packed full of sanity-saving advice from Gransnet – the number one online platform for grannies – this book covers everything you need to know to be a brilliant gran. With practical guidance, hilarious insights and fresh ideas, you’ll discover: · Top tips for entertaining your grandchildren · Advice on building great relationships with in-laws · Guidance on how to cope with broken families, competitive grannies and difficult situations · Suggestions for how to juggle your own social life with being a hands-on gran With a foreword by Janet Ellis and full of wit and wisdom, The New Granny’s Survival Guide is the perfect companion for today’s dynamic grannies.

River Cottage Every Day
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1176

River Cottage Every Day

Putting food on the table for the family quickly and economically doesn't mean you have to compromise on quality. This book shows how Hugh's approach to food can be adapted to suit any growing, working family, or busy young singles and couples for that matter. Breakfast, baking, lunchboxes, quick suppers, healthy snacks, eating on the move and weekend cooking for the week ahead - all these, and more, will be covered in River Cottage Every Day. As Hugh says: 'I make no prior assumptions about where you shop, what you may or may not know about growing vegetables or keeping livestock, whether you can tell the difference between a swede and turnip, or know what to do with a belly of pork and a b...

My Ideal Bookshelf
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 243

My Ideal Bookshelf

The books that we choose to keep -- let alone read -- can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In My Ideal Bookshelf, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most; books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way in the world. Contributors include Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Keller, Michael Chabon, Alice Waters, James Patterson, Maira Kalman, Judd Apatow, Chuck Klosterman, Miranda July, Alex Ross, Nancy Pearl, David Chang, Patti Smith, Jennifer Egan, and Dave Eggers, among many others. With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered images of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book.

New Vegetarian Entertaining
  • Language: en

New Vegetarian Entertaining

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2003
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Whether you're a vegetarian or you simply want to eat more healthfully, Jane Noraika, talented Head Chef of London's most celebrated vegetarian restaurant Food for Thought, shares recipes for a huge range of delicious dishes, guaranteed to please the most demanding palate. "New Vegetarian Entertaining" is a modern way to entertain, in keeping with the way we live today. While there are recipes for the more elegant, formal dinners, there are also relaxed suppers, casual lunches, appetizers, and simple ideas for the family. Dishes like Wild Mushroom and Almond Moneybags, Spiced Sweet Potatoes with Indonesian Dipping Sauce, Roasted Squash Risotto, and Moroccan Tagine with Couscous Fritters and Harissa Paste display intelligent flavour combinations. Best of all, "New Vegetarian Entertaining"'s recipes are so easy to follow you'll want to entertain every night.