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Baileys is so much more than a delicious, indulgent drink. It's a divine doughnut in the spring sunshine, a spiced cold brew at a summer picnic, a heavenly chocolate pot after an autumn walk and a feel-good fondue eaten in your winter pyjamas. In these pages, you'll discover more than 60 recipes to take you year-round with Baileys, from scrumptious cocktails and sensational desserts to five-star hot chocolates and simple puddings with a twist. Mouth-watering truffles, delectable rocky road, luscious ripple ice cream, decadent s'mores and dreamy cheesecakes - all perfect for a moment of pure pleasure. So dive in and treat yourself...
The ultimate guide to style and social success for the modern gentleman. Ever wondered how to decode the infamous smart casual dress code? How many shirts a man really needs? How to master the art of small talk? Or even which cocktail recipes every man simply must have in his repertoire of bar skills? The Modern Gentleman's Handbook will have all the answers the modern man requires to put his best foot forward for all occasions, from the office, to weddings and sporting events and even long weekends away. This essential collection of do's and don'ts, from the fundamentals to the obscure and eccentric, will ready any man to conquer all of life's daily challenges and opportunities with finesse and good spirit. Effortlessly elevate your style and reputation with this vital handbook.
Acclaimed chef Darren Purchese puts his own spin on Christmas with over 75 fresh, fun, lighthearted and accessible recipes. Chefs Host Christmas Too is cleverly put-together line up of Christmas greats, and new twists on how to prepare them. The chapters cover Canapes and Drinks, Starters and Bites, Sides and Salads, The Main Event/Showstoppers, Desserts and Cheese, Edible Gifts and, of course, Leftovers, so this is your one-stop shop for a truly special Christmas feast. Start with some Gin & tonic cured trout and Duck confit rillette, before moving to the main event with Turkey saltimbocca, Roast sweet potato salad with chorizo, and Sliced potato gratin with lemon anchovy & parsley crumbs. For dessert, wow your guests with Butterscotch s'mores and Cherry trifle. All of the classics are given chef-y touches to elevate them to true gourmet events, and Darren also includes some more unusual ideas to surprise and impress your guests. Chefs Host Christmas Too includes everything you need to keep the throng fed and entertained over the festive period.
How to create a menu from start to finish! Foundations of Menu Planning guides readers through the menu planning process in the same order in which a professional menu planner conducts the process. Menus are marketing mechanisms, cost control tools, and critical communication devices for successful food service operations. Beginning with identifying and defining a target market, the book progresses through understanding various menu styles, creating beverage menus, costing recipes, determining menu prices, and analyzing and engineering an existing menu. A unique chapter on unwritten menus, a capstone project for creating an original menu, and a concluding look at the menu-first approach to building a successful foodservice operation reinforce the book's reputation as the most comprehensive resource of its kind on the market. The Second Edition incorporates a wide range of new information including: strategies for incorporating nutrition into menus based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 and shifts in menu pricing strategies from the traditional table d'hote to the more contemporary prix fixe with supplemental charges. Also included are trends in menu planning, from small plates and signature cocktails, to online menu design and layout and menu engineering to maximize profitability.
60 SMASHING RECIPES TO CELEBRATE TERRY'S CHOCOLATE ORANGE We all love a Terry's Chocolate Orange. It's chocolatey. It's orangey. It's round. It's a ball in a sea of bars. Not only is it great for smashing open and sharing (or keeping hidden to enjoy alone), it can be a deliciously indulgent ingredient in everything from cookies to cakes, brownies to profiteroles! Celebrate the untapped versatility of the Terry's Chocolate Orange with these 60 delicious recipes!
There is nothing as cosy or relaxing as a day spent baking in the festive season. Freshly-baked cookies are very much a part of the advent period - filling your home with the scent of warm, sugary dough is sure to raise a smile before a single bite is taken out of them! Joy to the World sweetens the lead-up to Christmas with 24 favourite biscuit and cookie recipes from around the world -- one for every day before Christmas. Try the famous gingerbread from Sweden, Christmas cantucci from Italy, or millionaire's shortbread from Scotland. The recipes are simple, fun and festive, and make a tasty gift or indulgent treat. Beautifully designed with charming photographs throughout, Joy to the World will make your Christmas extra special, and the book itself is a stylish stocking filler for the baker in your life.
The charming world of Miss Maggie’s Kitchen brings a mixture of refined classic French style with a modern twist, for perfect, effortless entertaining. Heloïse Brion’s early life was rhythmed by mealtimes―from her childhood in Florida, where her mother proudly upheld the tradition of the French family dinner, to summers spent in the Pyrenees where her grandmother cooked over a wood-fire oven. Her passion for food―always respectful of the seasons and the origins of her products―followed her back to France where she pursed a career in fashion. What initially began as a whimsical pastime turned into Miss Maggie’s Kitchen, her brand that blends cooking, travel, and lifestyle in a perfect alchemy. Her innate talent for style and entertaining stems from her informal American approach to life mixed with her inherent French flair. Here, Brion shares more than eighty laid-back recipes for every occasion, including her beautiful table settings that are festive and welcoming. Her simple, authentic, and tasty cuisine includes sweet potato crostini, summer tomato pizza, veal stew, pistachio and clementine cake, and lavender lemonade. Brion’s husband, photographer Christophe Roué, captures the charm of Miss Maggie’s Kitchen where retro and modern culminate in the ultimate comfortable elegance.
Enjoy more of the food you love. Never feel like you're missing out. One hundred truly tasty recipes from Pinch of Nom. Number-one bestselling authors Kate and Kay are back with an irresistible collection of recipes that everyone will enjoy. From all-day breakfasts to cheeky fakeaways and one-pan meals to scrumptious desserts, these crowd-pleasers are so satisfying and delicious that you'd never guess they are also slimming-friendly. Featuring Pinch of Nom's trademark bold flavours, easy-to-find ingredients and simple, flexible cooking methods, Enjoy is packed with food that you'll want to savour and share with loved ones, over and over again.
How To Work A Room is the classic bestselling self-help book on improving communication and socialization skills in business and life, giving you the confidence and tools to walk into any room and shine. The 25th Anniversary Edition is fully revised and updated, incorporating new research on interaction and the role of technology and social media in networking, with RoAne's proven tips for using digital strategies to your advantage. RoAne lays down the fundamentals for savvy socializing, whether at a party, a conference, or online, with practical advice for starting conversations and strengthening rapport with strangers. How to Work a Room: The Ultimate Guide to Making Lasting Connections-In Person and Online will continue to be a vital tool for business professionals, job seekers, and career changers of all ages.
The stunning new cookbook from Michelin-starred chef, Marcus Wareing. Welcome to Marcus Wareing's kitchen - learn to cook the Michelin-starred chef's favourite home-cooked recipes and enjoy his most mouth-watering meals. This is the food that Marcus loves to create and share at home with his family and friends. From delicious weeknight suppers and weekend wonders, to showstopping dishes and special desserts, there is something satisfying and flavoursome on every page. With chapters including Worth the Wait, introducing the art of slow-cooking; Market Garden, featuring a wealth of vibrant vegetable recipes, and Simply Essential, showing you how to super-charge your staples and leftovers, this book shares Marcus's huge knowledge and expertise to help you create incredible dishes, such as his Rosemary and Malt-glazed Lamb Belly; Nduja and Feta Ravioli; Peach, Radicchio and Smoked Almond Salad and St Clement's Treacle Tart. Alongside the recipes he loves, Marcus also reveals the very best techniques, tips, tricks and processes he has learned throughout his career, so you can master all of your dishes with confidence. The kitchen is the place where people come together to eat, unwind and express themselves. Discover Marcus's Kitchen and experience the joy of creating and sharing truly memorable meals.
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'I absolutely adore the food in this beautiful book.' - Nigella Lawson 'One of the most inventive vegetable cooks.' - Anna Jones 'Joe just makes the most delicious food that happens to have no meat or fish in it - I think this and his knack for bringing out flavour is his superpower.' - Rachel Roddy 'One of those cookbooks that you can tell will go into heavy rotation in your kitchen. Each chapter is given over to a different, common vegetable and how you can turn it into a satisfying and straightforward meal.' - Tim Lewis, Observer Food Monthly Swapping just one meat dish for a plant-based one saves greenhouse gas emissions that are equivalent to the energy used to charge your phone for two years. Your small change can make a big difference. Deliciously simple cooking that just happens to be vegetarian, Your Daily Veg celebrates everyday vegetables in a fresh and modern way. Chapters focus either on one core vegetable or on a group of similar vegetables, celebrating seasonality and encouraging you to experiment. Joe Woodhouse blends textures, spices and flavours to create satisfying meals that use minimal ingredients but achieve maximum flavour. With tips on how best to prep dishes and advice on minimising stress and time in the kitchen, each recipe is as straightforward as possible.
THE WILEY EVENT MANAGEMENT SERIES Introducing the cross-functional approach to corporate event management The first guide to apply project management to corporate events Corporate Event Project Management merges event and project management to create a new system of tools and techniques that enables corporate event managers to research, design, plan, coordinate, and evaluate any corporate event in order to produce a higher rate of return. It covers key topics such as choosing a venue or site, costing and procurement practices, evaluating risk management and reducing it with contract management, and maximizing exposure through the World Wide Web. Features include:
Enhanced with numerous checklists, tables, flowcharts, and models, it is also generously supplemented with case studies from North and South America, Europe, and the Asian-Pacific area to illustrate the versatility of the project management approach to corporate event planning. In addition, an accompanying Web site lets readers work with ten simulated events outlined in the book, right down to the forms and checklists that would be used to execute the actual events. This book will help anyone involved in event project management, including communications and human resource professionals, to be at the forefront of this emerging approach to planning and carrying out corporate events. The Wiley Event Management Series–Series Editor, Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP The Wiley Event Management Series provides professionals with the essential knowledge and cutting-edge tools they need to excel in one of the most exciting and rapidly growing sectors of the hospitality and tourism industry. Written by recognized experts in the field, the volumes in the series cover the research, design, planning, coordination, and evaluation methods as well as specialized areas of event management.
Get your goth on with 60+ recipes from Beetle House restaurant, where guests indulge in a deadly delicious menu inspired by the works of Tim Burton and all things dark and curious. If you delight in ghoulish frights and movies like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, and The Evil Dead; then you'll love the official cookbook of Beetle House, the Halloween-inspired restaurant with locations in New York and Los Angeles. The Nightmare Before Dinner features more than 60 gothically delicious recipes from chef-owner Zach Neil, including sauces and dips for the recently deceased, eerie appetizers, sinister sides, soups and salads for the living, macabre mains, devilish desserts, deadly drinks, and creepy cocktails. Knock out your family, friends, and guests with: Edward Burger Hands, inspired by Edward Scissorhands - a juicy burger with a Sriracha cream sauce, stuffed with smoked bacon, fried egg, pepper jack cheese, and avocado; with a pair of scissors shoved through it to keep it closed Silence of the Lamb Chops, inspired by Silence of the Lambs - a tasty lamb dish with a buttery mushroom and apple sauce, made gory with splashes of raspberry glaze Cheshire Mac and Cheese, inspired by Alice in Wonderland - a sweet-and-spicy take on one of America's beloved comfort foods, served in a teacup Beetle Pie, inspired by Beetlejuice - a brilliant-green homemade pistachio pudding with a crunchy chocolate crust that evokes the corpse-fed grass and rich soil of a graveyard, and seedy and sweet blackberry jam that mimics the texture of blood and bugs The Fleet Street Martini, inspired by Sweeney Todd - a bright-red martini featuring Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey; pair with equally gory Love It Pot Pie Plus, if you're vegan or vegetarian, The Nightmare Before Dinner has your spooky side covered too-it offers a vegan alternative or ingredient swap for each and every recipe in the book! Throw your own goth-themed party! A bonus section provides inspiration for table settings, decorations, and foods to serve at your holiday or screening party. This is the perfect cookbook for the Tim Burton movie buff, Halloween enthusiast, or goth in your life. Also available by Zach Neil: Death for Dinner Cookbook: 60 Gorey-Good, Plant-Based Drinks, Meals, and Munchies Inspired by Your Favorite Horror Films
The authors detail the history of alcohol and cocktail making and give some insightful information on the origins of some best-loved favourite cocktails. It also covers authoritive advise for mixologist who specialise in cocktail and drinking making. It goes through glasses, techniques, flavours and combinations as well as tips and hints for challenging your bar skills. As well as displaying the cocktails in gorgeous colour photographs throughout, this book also features recipes for the nibbles and canapes that go best with them. From sliders to pork belly nibbles this book has great tapas included of recipes that suit finger style eating while enjoying your favourite drink. MIX IT
Move over soggy cereal and plain toast, there's a new skillet in town... Breakfast isn't only the most important meal of the day - it's the most delicious one. From the genius behind the Instagram sensation @whatiateforbreakfast comes the breakfast bible to help you start your day the tastiest way, whether you're in a hurry and grabbing brekkie to go or enjoying it on a lazy Sunday. From Emily's signature stacked crumpets and scrumpets, to mouth-watering dishes like banoffee porridge and French toast nachos, these recipes are so delectable that you might just look forward to the sound of your alarm clock.
The art of fruit and vegetable carving has its roots in Asia, but today the creation of edible decorations is popular worldwide. Learn to create remarkable decorations for the table and garnishes for glasses and plates. Many tips, 440 color photos, patterns, and practical, step-by-step directions guide you through little works of art that are easy to produce. Carve a flower, shape a fish, a bell, the sun and moon. You will be adding light touches to your meals from here forward." |
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