Holiday Cookies provides dozens of foolproof recipes for cookies, bars, and savories of all textures, from simple holiday classics like Vanilla Bean Tuiles and Great Grahams to the more decadent Caramel Cheesecake Bars and Chunky Hazelnut Meringues. There are even some delicious savories that can double as hors d'oeuvres at the holiday buffet like Crunchy Seed Cookies and Salted Peanut Toffee Cookies. Holiday Cookies, Holiday Cocktails, and Party Food, three new titles in the Artisanal Kitchen series, provide an indispensable arsenal of recipes that cover all the bases fora delicious holiday season.

Be the star of the party with Paris Cutler's inspiring guide to cake making for birthdays, fundraisers, bridal showers and more. With playful ideas and detailed instructions, even complete beginners to cake decorating will find themselves creating little masterpieces. From Cheeky Monkey and Polka Dot Cupcakes for the school fete to Freddy and Girly Bear Cupcakes for a children's party, "Planet Cake Celebrate" will have a cake for every occasion. The book includes more than 20 cupcake/mini fudge cake designs for all occasions. It also has detailed advice on how you can host events and how to prepare for a cake-making party, advice on taking cakes home, templates, techniques and troubleshooting tips. This title features 20 cupcake/mini fudge cake designs for 10 special occasions, from kids' parties to charity fundraisers. Each design is illustrated with step-by-step colour photographs. It includes a comprehensive basics section that covers equipment, material, techniques and troubleshooting tips.

Baking and decorating a cake can be a challenge, and when the end result doesn't taste as good as it looks, a big disappointment! Author and seasoned baker Gesine Bullock-Prado has perfected a method for creating eye-catching spectacular cakes that measure up. Her step-by-step instruction for baking, piping, and making decorations make each bit manageable, whether it's baking layers ahead of time and freezing, or taking the time to crank out a slew of gorgeous frosting flowers that hold beautifully in the freezer until you need them. Her aim is to present a 'system' for cake decorating that carries you through from baking to finishing, no step skipped or left unexplained. Just remember BaDASS: Bake ahead, Dam, Assemble, Smooth coat, and Spruce it up. The layers are as easy as box mixes, and the smoothing and decorating instructions work the first time (not a thousand passes later). From custom shapes to complement a party theme to ultra-gorgeous cakes for special occasions, it's all within reach.

"Like handy little notebooks, the Easy Eats series of titles, each containing more than 100 easy, everyday recipes, are made to be well handled and well loved. Featuring a straightforward, no-fuss design, with charming incidental illustrations, this great-value series caters for all tastes and types of cooking needs. Pies, pastries, breads, cookies and cakes are satisfying to cook and wonderfully satisfying to eat. Baking is an easy and rewarding thing to do, and with Easy Eats: Baking, featuring a collection of delicious sweet and savoury options, the home baker can create an impressive array of meals, snacks and treats that will be sure to please. "

Twelve bread 'lessons' from the classic country loaf, to the fundamentals of bread baking: sourdough, slashing, rising, freeform loaves. Forty additional recipes explore other varieties of bread (seeded, whole grain, pizzas, pocketbreads) and baking projects (coffee cake, cookies).

'Everyday cooking is about sharing your love of food with family and friends. With this book I hope that you will feel encouraged to create new favourites, making everyday meals into something extra-special.' Add a little Mary magic to your cooking with 120 brand-new recipes from the inspiring new BBC series. Delicious family suppers, tempting food for sharing and plenty of sweet treats, all made with everyday ingredients and a clever twist.

A beautiful collection of 130 modern Edmonds baking recipes - with every recipe photographed. The book is divided into four sections: 'Biscuits & Slices', 'Cakes', 'Pies, Pizzas, Breads & Buns' and 'Christmas Treats'. Packed with easy-to-prepare, delicious and relieble recipes, this is the only baking bible every home needs.

"An illustrated review of the history and variety of bread, including its ingredients and the many ways of preparing, making and baking it, plus an illustrated tour of the different types of bread produced around the world. 250 colour photographs show the ingredients, bread in the making, traditional bread ovens and finished loaves in all their shapes and sizes.