Basics: Desserts is the second in a series that will completely demystify cooking through step-by-step photography. It is a short but comprehensive photographic primer with recipes and techniques that showcase staple recipes like pastry dough, cake batter, and cream fillings plus how to use them in your favorite classic desserts. From there, learn to bake, assemble, and decorate desserts for any occasion.

With over 70 recipes, bake your way through everything from big celebration cakes to an easy single-serve chocolate mug cake, plus fruit tarts three ways, a 3-tier showstopping pavlova, classic crème brûlée, and more.

Basics: Desserts is for anyone looking to gain confidence in the kitchen, grow their dessert repertoire, and generally add a little extra sweetness to life. It is a must-have addition to any cookbook library.

"What must it be like, I wonder, to live in a world where food appears at the press of a button? How would I spend the hours I now commit to combing the woods for sustenance if it were so easy to come by?" -- Katniss Everdeen The Hunger Games trilogy captivates its audience through a storyline dominated by the quest for food, with the vast culinary disparity between the impoverished districts and the opulent Capitol taking center stage. Food is both a weapon and an act of love, and -- as in today's world -- it is essential to survival. Fortunately, most of us inhabit a more prosperous world than the tributes, one where food can appear with the press of a button or two. THE UNOFFICIAL RECIPES OF THE HUNGER GAMES Savor the post-apocalyptic world of Panem one dish at a time with The Unofficial Recipes of The Hunger Games. Offering 187 recipes, this cookbook serves fans an authentic taste of the Hunger Games trilogy, whether foraged for in the impoverished District 12 or devoured at the lavish banquets of the Capitol. Satisfy your appetite with the recipes savored by the tributes: * Peeta's Burnt Raisin Nut Bread * Orange Chicken in Cream Sauce * Beloved Lamb Stew With Dried Plums Consume the dishes inspired by the trilogy's heroic characters: * Creamy Roasted Katniss Soup * Prim's Birthday Venison Steaks * Gale's Venison Pot Roast Hunt like Katniss and Gale for adventurous ingredients and create daring dishes: * Greasy Sae's Holiday Stuffed Possum * Hazelle's Authentic Beaver Stew Transport your senses into the world of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay, and relish the delicious adventures of the trilogy over and over again.

'Salads can be anything you want them to be' says Fi Buchanan. In Seasonal Salads she showcases 52 mouthwatering recipes, one for every week of the year. Here it is, a book that celebrates salads in all their seasonal glory. There are hearty winter feasts (think Roasted Mushrooms with Farro or Lacy Potatoes with Eggs & Soft Herbs) as well as summer favourites (like Pistou Chargrilled Courgettes and Crispy Skinned Salmon Nicoise). There are classics and twists on classics, quick weeknight salads and dinner-partyworthy creations. What these recipes all have in common is Fi's trademark inventive flair, her ability to combine flavours and textures in the cleverest of ways to make the most of what's plentiful in each season. If you thought salads were something you served on the side, it's time to turn over a new leaf.