Food and Drink

Filled with fresh, new ideas and superb photography, this book introduces creative cakes, bakes and preserves which will make every teatime into a special occasion. Covering a wealth of treats, including savoury teatime snacks, breads and preserves, sensational sandwiches and a host of cakes, tarts, flans and gateaux. All ingredients, tastes and styles are included, from tasty cheeses, herbs and sun-dried tomatoes to the rich flavours of coffee, cinnamon and chocolate. The book opens with an essential guide to cake-making and baking techniques, including pastry-making for tarts and bread yeast preparations. A special section covers preserving and jam making. Then follows a superb collection of over 150 recipes, spanning every corner of the globe, from Mediterranean Quiche and Thai Chicken Bites to Australian Hazelnut Pavlova and Mississippi Mud Pie. A special low-fat section provides fabulous teatime sensations that can be enjoyed every day, including scrumptious feasts with health-conscious ingredients. The instructions for every recipe are demonstrated step-by-step and are easy to follow for guaranteed success. Every finished recipe is shown in a glorious colour photograph, so it is easy to see exactly what you are aiming to achieve. Throughout there are cook's tips and suggestions for variations and serving suggestions. All together, this book is a superb reference manual, inspirational sourcebook and one-stop recipe collection - the only book on teatime indulgence you will ever need.COVER PRICE £8.99

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The Aga is much more than an oven: it's an icon. It's a statement. It's a way of life. Agas have never been more popular, and the queen of Aga cookery is undoubtably Amy Willcock. Here is her definitive Aga Bible, with 300 classic, timeless recipes and bags of advice and tips for Aga owners. Here are all the essential recipes that every Aga owner needs to know - from how to cook a full English breakfast on an Aga, making soups, cooking fish and roasting meats, through to baking pies, cakes and breads. The delicious family food includes Beef stroganoff, Steak, mushroom and horseradish pudding, and Bacon and egg pie, and there are stunning dinner-party recipes such as Rillettes of duck with toasted brioche, Chicken in Marsala with oranges and shallots and Parmigiano, thyme and rosemary risotto. Amy also tempts the tastebuds with a delectable selection of desserts and cakes, including Raspberry souffles, Chocolate pecan tart and Lemon meringue cake. And there are 30 new and exclusive recipes, such as Moules marinieres, Crab and coconut soup and Apple and onion tart. All the recipes feature conventional cooking instructions, so even non-Aga owners can enjoy Amy's tasty dishes.

ISBN: 9780091910723

Whether you are a soft fruit specialist or potatoes are your passion, if you grow fruit or vegetables on your allotment or vegetable patch, it can be hard to decide what to cook with your fresh produce.With more than 250 recipes for more than 30 easily grown varieties, you will never lack inspiration again. Choose from superb soups such as creamy artichoke and a classic beetroot borsch, delicious main courses including braised turkey crown with apples and plums and roast monkfish with pea puree and sumptuous desserts such as raspberry pavlova with red berry sauce and rose-strawberry yoghurt ice.If you're faced with a glut of produce, you'll find recipes for making jam and chutney, preserving your extras as pickles or have a go at making some wine...

ISBN: 9780276442605

This cookbook contains over 200 hearty dishes inspired by the best of country fare. It includes traditional farmhouse recipes, from soups, starters and main courses to puddings, baking and preserving. Each makes the most of fresh seasonal ingredients and features step-by-step instructions, with a colour photo of the finished dish.

ISBN: 9781844778201

More than 100 recipes, arranged season by season, guide the reader through the organic produce year. Over 300 inspirational photographs accompany easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. The benefits of organic produce are widely known, and a wide and exciting choice is now available. In this fabulous collection of over 100 recipes, organic expert Ysanne Spevack shows how to make the most of fresh seasonal food from spring to winter. All the recipes - even the dessert ideas - are as delicious as they are healthy, and there are suggestions for all kinds of meals from light lunches to elegant dinner parties. COVER PRICE £8.99

ISBN: 9781844760480

There's something about homemade produce which always tastes so much better - especially if you follow Gloria Nicol's delicious recipes for preserves, chutneys, marmalades and more. The use of fresh, seasonal ingredients is the key to creating tasty condiments that are the added extra in life - the relish to the meal, the fruity kick to your morning toast, the squidgy filling in your cake and the sweet hit that makes afternoon tea such a treat. You only have to look on the shelves of the smartest delicatessens to see that making jams and jellies has never been so popular, with flavours and combinations that range from the traditional tried-and-tested recipes to the more adventurous and exotic.In times of abundance it makes perfect sense to squirrel away food for use in times less plentiful. Jam and jelly making and food preservation have always been an important household craft as well as an essential part of the culinary calendar. Jam-packed with lip-smacking recipes, including ways to pickle vegetables and dry fruit, the secrets to great flavours, simply made, are unlocked in this delightful book.

"How to Store Your Garden Produce - The Key to Self-Sufficiency" is the modern guide to storing and preserving your garden produce, enabling you to eat home-grown goodness all year round. The easy to use reference section provides applicable storage and preservation techniques for the majority of plant produce grown commonly in gardens and allotments. Why is storing your garden produce the key to self-sufficiency? Because with less than an acre of garden you can grow enough produce to feed a family of four for a year, but as much of the produce will ripen simultaneously in the summer, without proper storage most of it will go to waste and you'll be off to the supermarket again.Learn simple and enjoyable techniques for storing your produce and embrace the wonderful world of self-sufficiency. In the A-Z list of produce, each entry includes recommended varieties, suggested methods of storage and a number of recipes. Everything from how to make your own cider and pickled gerkhins to how to string onions and dry your own apple rings. You will know where your food has come from, you will save money, there will be no packaging and you'll be eating tasty local food whilst feeling very good about it!

ISBN: 9781900322171

Return to the good life, all you need to know to make sweet and savoury preserves in an irresistible package Preserve your harvest and create amazing jams, chutneys or preserves out of fruit, vegetables and even flowers from your garden. With over 150 easy-to-follow recipes for making long-lasting sweet and savoury preserves to enjoy or give as a welcome present. A combination of traditional recipes, plus plenty of inspiring new ideas, show how to get the best from your ingredients, with clear guidance on all the equipment and techniques you’ll need for making wonderful jams, jellies, marmalades, pickles, chutneys and relishes. Pick up key cooking techniques from step-by-step sequences including identifying the perfect point of ripeness for different recipes, checking setting points and potting safely. Perfect if you want to know how to preserve gluts in your fruit and vegetable produce, or for aspiring jam-makers and cooks.

Making your own jams and preserves is the perfect way to keep your harvest produce all year round. Covering jams, marmalades, jellies, chutneys, relishes, conserves and preserves as well as giving some choice recipes for puddings, this book is the perfect introduction for anyone wanting to master the craft for either pleasure or profit. It covers all the equipment needed and the basic principals and takes you step-by-step through making your very own jams and preserves. The book contains plenty of recipes for making jams, chutneys, relishes and preserves using both common and not so common fruits and vegetables to accompany both sweet and savoury dishes.

Lindsey Bareham has created the definitive word on Pasties. This little book contains many variations on the humble pastie. It includes traditional recipes and unusual recipes from around the world, in fact wherever the Cornish miner went... so did the pasty! Contains contributions from celebrity cooks such as Rick Stein, Antony Worrall Thompson and Mark Hix.

Contains recipes for fruit and vegetable pickles. This handbook also includes recipes for pickled meats and fish.

How to make the best-ever jams and jellies; an essential guide to home preserving with over 75 delicious step-by-step recipes for sweet fruit conserves COVER PRICE £8.99

ISBN: 9781844761586

Discover the secrets of the traditional art of preserving with over 100 scrumptious sweet and savoury recipes. In this book, you will learn how to make every kind of preserve from jams, conserves, jellies and chutneys to butters, cheeses, curds, and cordials, plus beautiful ideas for packaging preserves as unique gifts. The wide range of delicious recipes includes classics such as Orange and Lemon Marmalade, Crystallized Ginger and Preserved Lemons alongside contemporary ideas and twists on old favourites like Spiced Apple Butter, Mushroom Ketchup and Early Grey and Lemon Jelly. From choosing the right ingredients and equipment to storing the finished product, here is all you need to know to get perfect results every time.

ISBN: 9780600616368

ISBN: 9781933392592

This is a wonderful sourcebook for over 200 traditional recipes from all over the British Isles. All the recipes can be made with a minumum of fuss, using generally available fresh foods and store cupboard ingredients.

ISBN: 9781840385489