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This book features more than 100 recipes that can be made in one pot. You'll be surprised at how delicious these dishes are as the cooking is simple and the clean-ups are easy. Many of them are classics from France, Italy, Britain and Asia. There are also some innovative new dishes, along with a few one-pot sweet things to make life interesting. Simple cooking, easy clean-up, delicious recipes - it's low-fuss food for fussy eaters.
What better way of starting the day than with the scent of homemade pastries wafting from the oven? From choux to rough and short to puff, whether starting from scratch or using readymade, Puffs & Pastries provides a wealth of ideas to inspire the creative cook. Dainty and elegant, who wouldn't love cream puffs, eclairs and a croquembouche? From the breakfast croissant, through lunchtime spinach tartlets, to topping off dinner with meringues, macaroons, whoopie pies or profiteroles smothered in chocolate, pastry adds taste and texture however it's used.
This is a cookbook designed specifically for people who require a ready reference for really simple basic recipes. Step-by-step explanations with photographs teach you the skills to create a simple curry, the method to create perfect mashed potatoes and the skills behind great homemade gravy. Many of the recipes explain how a single dish can be used in different ways to create new meals - for example chilli con carne is delicious with rice or used to create enchiladas. This is a book for new cooks of all ages.
Eating outdoors - whether at home, cooking on the barbecue or a picnic on the beach - is always a special time with family and friends. This collection of recipes will make it even more special. Imagine barbecued prawns served with a fresh salsa, or grilled pork chops with a spicy potato salad - yum! And for picnics, instead of resorting to takeaway chicken, you can create spicy chicken wings, chunky slices of frittata or even creamy chocolate pie. Your picnics and barbecues will soon become legendary.
A fit and healthy person is slim, has good skin and shiny hair, strong bones and teeth, lots of energy, and lives a long life. The recipes in this book show you how you can achieve all this. There are detoxing foods, gluten-free foods (for people with allergies), low-fat foods, energy foods, calcium-rich foods, and of course great breakfast dishes. Eating foods such as this will go a long way towards keeping you fit and healthy all through your life. There's information in the introduction about exercise, lessening stress, the healthy weight range, all designed to help you learn more about how to keep your body strong.
This book is full of spectacular, yet simple, cakes using luscious, gelato colours that are sure to delight all children. Cakes include gorgeously girly ideas such as a fairy cake, a handbag and a castle cake. For the boys, there are daring cakes from a baby jumbo jet to a bright red fire engine. Children will love turning the pages of this gorgeous new book to select the cake they want to celebrate their special day, and parents will be happy with how easy and simple it is to make a tasty and completely personal cake at home.
Cooking in 10, 20, 30 Minutes is all about beating the clock to produce a delicious meal for family and friends. Starters, main courses and desserts are included - all achievable in under half an hour. There's no skimping on flavour or nutrition, just a clever use of time and ingredients. The ultimate collection for busy cooks, it's filled with healthy and appetizing meals for those nights when you don't have time to spend ages in the kitchen. There are three sections - 10, 20 and 30 minutes. Each chapter includes recipes for delicious, inventive main courses and side dishes that can be whipped up in a flash. With time-saving tips for planning and shopping, Cooking in 10, 20, 30 Minutes delivers taste-packed meals in a twinkle.
Roasting is a flavour-full and simple method of cooking: put it in the oven and leave it alone for an hour or so! Nothing quite beats a roast dinner - for a full Sunday lunch or a week-night special. There is also less individual preparation as so many vegetables can be roasted in their skins for extra goodness and taste. Root vegetables caramelise to perfection and taste great the next day as well.
Salads are a fresh and tasty way to eat well. This cookbook contains wonderful salad recipes for main courses, starters and sides. They use fresh seasonal ingredients and show some inspirational combinations of ingredients. It features seafood salads and chicken salads and salads made with cheeses, sausages, duck, beef, pork or lamb. There are vegetarian salads and noodle salads, and warm salads. Classic American salads are here along with French, Italian, Thai and Vietnamese salads. The book is testament to the versatility of the salad and the way we eat today.
Baking is more popular now than ever - make a cake to put in the tin and slice off for personal satisfaction throughout the week. Or whisk up some cupcakes and have your friends over for tea, cake and a natter. This wonderful collection features the old favourites as well as an exciting new collection for your cake tin. With butter, sponge, chocolate, fruit, syrup and dessert cakes, 100 Classic Cakes ensures you have something baking for every mood and occasion.
Pink, white, yellow, blue, green or chocolate - choose the colour that suits your taste, your theme or your china - and then charm and delight your friends with these divine little cakes. Quirky and witty and incredibly simple, you can make a selection for a birthday party or arrange them in tiers for a stunning cake for a wedding or other celebration.
These recipes are cooked in an electric slow cooker, and include soups, stews, casseroles, curries, pot roasts and even a few desserts. All the dishes benefit from long, slow cooking and, because of that, most of them use inexpensive ingredients - cheaper cuts of meat, for example, are delicious when cooked at a low temperature for a long time; they emerge succulent and so tender they can be cut with a fork. Most come with suggestions for accompaniments, but there are also recipes for couscous, roasted potatoes, polenta, pilaf, mash and more, to help you out.
A piping hot pie straight from the oven is hard to resist. More than any other food, pies represent home cooking at its finest. From the rich buttery crust to the deeply satisfying filling, pies are the perfect way to show love to family and friends. This book contains recipes for savoury and sweet pies such as creamy fish pie, a rich saucy steak pie and a crispy apple pie. There are also tips on making, using and buying pastry, making the process of baking at home as easy as pie.
Think Italian cooking and think pastas, lean meats, seafood, fresh vegetables and cheeses where the flavours are full bodied and the food beautiful both to look at and to taste. This is a winning combination in an ever-popular cuisine that looks back to the centuries-old traditions. Invigorate your repertoire with sensational recipes that are impressive for dinner parties as well as perfect for everyday family meals.
From classics such as bechamel, hollandaise and bernaise to salsas and Asian dipping sauces, all the sauces that turn an ordinary dish into something special are here. Recipes give both the time honoures method of making them as well as short-cut methods with the food processor and blender.
Chinese and the Foods of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Japan
by The Australian Women's Weekly
Published 1 July 2007
This book presents recipes from China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Japan and includes recipes for food that is fresh, simple and fast, low in fat, and contains mainstream ingredients.
Exotic spices will permeate your kitchen as you cook up these mouth-watering recipes from Morocco and other North African countries. Savour the sweet, rich aromas of roasted meats and tagines, the Mediterranean influences of salads and vegetables, and the syrupy delights of sweet desserts.
Encourage children to cook and they will learn both to eat well and healthily. Part of any child's education and creative development, cooking is a lesson in chemistry, maths, biology and art - it also means you have willing young chefs in the kitchen. Dispel fads and picky eating and ensure hours of fun and delicious meals as a result. Covering all the basic techniques, every recipe has step-by-step pictures and Kids Can Cook covers salads, soups, casseroles, bakes, one-pots, roasts, vegetables and puddings. There are also spreads showing how to plate food like a chef and also some chefs' tricks that will make the finished dishes even more special.
Make your next cup of tea and coffee extra special by opening your cake tin and relaxing with that perfect slice of cake...or muffin...or any one of over 70 ideas for easy baking. Treat your friends to a taste of times gone by with a piece of classic victoria sponge, or pack a home-made treat for your next car journey.
Thai cuisine is a distinctive combination of the sweet, sour, sharp and fresh flavours of lime, chilli, coriander, basil and coconut that is sophisticated in taste and yet simple to prepare. Thai food uses a range of easy-to-buy, yet distinctive, ingredients and simple preparation techniques to conjure those delicate flavours. What looks difficult is actually very easy to prepare at home and tastes sensational. So whether it's satay or seafood, green curry or spicy fried rice, enjoy the best Thailand has to offer.