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A must-have cookbook and guide for food lovers who want to be
greener A Good Appetite is packed with practical information and
recipes for making the way you shop and cook more planet-friendly.
There are brilliant bite-sized guides to everything from eating
with the seasons, batch cooking and the best ways to use your
freezer to foraging and growing some of your own food. And there
are more than 50 delicious recipes that are designed to be adapted
in hundreds of ways to suit what's in season or your store
cupboard. It's the foundation of years of great meals. By avoiding
food waste and stretching expensive ingredients, there's a payoff
for your pocket too, which is important in these thrifty times.
Jenny Chandler has created an invaluable guide that can change the
way you cook - for yourself, friends and family - for good.
Learn the secrets of sugar floristry with Petalsweet Cakes founder
Jacqueline Butler. In her exquisite and accessible book, you'll
learn in step-by-step detail how to create modern and
sophisticated, stylized sugar flowers, and how to use them to
create beautiful arrangements on wedding and celebration cakes.
Inside you'll find instructions and step-by-step photographs for 18
stunning sugar flowers in various stages of bloom, as well as
flower buds and leaves, using the clean and contemporary color
palette that Jacqueline's work is known for. Through six diverse
projects you'll then learn how to use these foundation flowers in
combination with filler flowers to create elegant cake designs,
including working directly on single-tier cakes and multi-tiered
cakes, as well as working on pre-made styrofoam cake toppers and
separators. Lavishly illustrated with over 600 photos, this
inspirational and practical step-by-step cake decorating book will
be your go-to reference on sugar flowers for years to come.
**YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS ARE NOT JUST FOR SUNDAYS** The beloved
hollowed-out cup shape of the Yorkshire Pud can house delicious
fillings to suit any time of the day or week. From breakfast to
dessert and everything in between, use these pages to transform the
humble Yorkshire Pudding into mouth-watering wraps, pizzas, blinis,
canapes, burritos, tacos or even burgers. Then whip up some
scrumptiously sweet pancakes with any leftovers! Celebrate the
untapped versatility of the Yorkshire Pudding and make life a
little bit batter.
Contents Include: Cold Sweets, Preparation of Ingredients - Recipes
for Cold Sweets - Recipes for Jellies - Recipes for Creams - Cold
Puddings - Pastry for Cold Sweets - Recipes for Cheesecakes, Tarts,
Tartlets, etc - Icings and Fillings for Cold Sweets - Ices, Cream
Ices - Water Ices - Sorbets, Mousses and Iced Puddings."Something
quickly and easily prepared, but which will at the same time help
to decorate the table is the need of almost every housewife in
these days of bustle and shortage of domestic help. Cold sweets
admirably meet this requirement. The making of nearly all of them
is very simple - a knowledge of the many little subtleties of
flavouring and decoration is, however, essential to the success of
these dishes, and makes this book a necessity to every housewife
valuing her reputation for her selection and preparation of
attractive, but at the same time economical, sweets"
Cakes are the utmost symbol of celebration and add sweetness to our lives beyond the sugar used to make them.
Natural food dyes like turmeric and beets lend supernatural hues to any batter or frosting. Buckwheat and brown rice flour give nuttiness and texture. And sweeteners like coconut sugar and date syrup add depth of flavor. With 70 recipes and easy swaps throughout, healthy doesn't need to mean cutting out sugar, nor does it need to be lackluster.
Whether it’s a birthday, anniversary, or any old Tuesday, cakes make it a celebration. With recipes like Nectarine Upside-down Cake and Date, Banana, and Rum Loaf, Natural Cakes utilizes easy swaps like fruit sweeteners, nut milks, and whole grain flours to make delectable, beautiful, and wholesome cakes.
From Almonds to Zest via Honey and Jam, the A-Z of Marzipan Sweets
covers everything you need to know about making and shaping
marzipan sweets at home. This little book contains a wide selection
of recipes, from the old-time traditional recipes as well as
creative modern variations. It also includes guidance on
confectionery techniques and the best kind of equipment to use,
alongside other handy hints. The A-Z of Marzipan Sweets is a
kitchen staple for marzipan-making novices and experienced cooks
alike. The A-Z series is a fresh and fun collection of books
offering readers a wealth of information on a wide range of
subjects. These essential practical guides are packed to bursting
with useful tips and insider knowledge, in a handy easy to digest
format.
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