This book features 60 delicious and authentic Italian pasta recipes made healthy for the modern kitchen - shown in over 280 specially-commissioned photographs. It tells all about pasta and how to use it, including easy-to-follow techniques for making pasta at home. Each dish contains less than 5 grams of fat per portion, and many have less than 1 gram. All recipes are illustrated in colour, with step-by-step photographs and a glorious picture of the finished dish. It offers expert advice on healthy eating, with guidelines for cutting down on fat and dietary advice throughout. Every recipe has detailed notes on nutritional values, including fat and calorie content per serving. "Pasta Light" opens with a useful introductory section on healthy eating, with information about the role fat plays in our diet, as well as suggestions on ways to cut down. There is a guide to the wide variety of pasta types and a concise techniques section shows how easy it is to make your own pasta at home. The main section of the book then features a collection of 60 delicious pasta recipes. Each easy-to-follow recipe comes with step-by-step, illustrated instructions and a glorious picture of the finished dish so you can see exactly what you are aiming to achieve. Throughout, there are nutritional breakdowns for each dish that provides information on calorie and fat contents per serving, showing just how healthy delicious food can be.

This title features over 300 mouthwatering recipes for soups, broths, chowders, bisques, consommes, gumbos and laksas. It includes chilled soups, vegetable soups, pasta soups, chicken and duck soups, meat soups, fish soups, egg soups, one-pot meals, and soups for entertaining. It features recipes from all over the world, including Irish Bacon Broth, Tuscan Cannellini Bean Soup with Cavolo Nero, Spanish Fish Soup with Orange, Hungarian Cherry Soup, and Japanese-style Noodle Soup. It provides a complete guide to ingredients and how to use them, and step-by-step instructions for making your own delicious stocks and creative garnishes. It is superbly illustrated with over 1200 specially commissioned photographs of every dish. This lavishly illustrated volume is the ultimate guide to soup-making, with mouthwatering ideas from all around the world. The book opens with a complete guide to ingredients, techniques and equipment, and includes instructions for making your own basic stocks and creative garnishes. The recipes are divided into chapters according to style and main ingredients, such as: light and refreshing; hot and spicy; creamy vegetable; winter warming; noodle; tofu; shellfish; and egg and cheese. With over 1200 superb photographs illustrating more than 300 soup recipes, there are plenty of fresh, new ideas for both everyday eating and special occasions.

The best cooks know a whole host of hacks, tricks and tips that make life in the kitchen so much easier, and you will find them in How to Dice an Onion. Revealed are hundreds of fail-safe ways to improve your chef skills, covering everything from refining your chopping techniques to preparing flavour-packed stocks, and halving the time it takes to peel a clove of garlic. Easy to dip in and out of, it’s a must-have companion for foodies and offers assistance in all aspects of cookery. So whether you want to know how to save a sauce that’s splitting, the quickest way to peel a tomato, how to identify the freshest fish, or space-saving ways to organise your kitchen cupboards, you’ll find answers to these and many more questions inside.

This title includes 190 wonderful recipes for soups that will inspire the emotions, excite the taste buds, warm the body and comfort the soul. It is a tempting collection of delicious soups, broths, chowders, bisques, consommes and gumbos. It is superbly illustrated with over 730 photographs. It includes a complete guide to ingredients, and step-by-step instructions for making your own stocks and creative garnishes. It features dishes from all over the world, including Hungarian Cherry Soup, Moroccan Harira, Louisiana Seafood Gumbo and Thai Fish Broth. Chapters include light and refreshing soups, smooth vegetable soups, chunky vegetable soups, legume soups, pasta and noodle soups, chicken and duck soups, meat soups, fish soups and shellfish soups. It offers complete nutritional information for every recipe. This lavishly illustrated volume is a fantastic showcase of soup recipes, offering truly mouthwatering ideas. The book opens with guide to essential soup ingredients, then presents a superb collection of soups from each corner of the world, for every taste, season and occasion. There are soups from the finest cuisines - sumptuous Avgolemono and Seafood Chowder from the Mediterranean, Mexican-style Tortilla Tomato Soup and Thai classics such as Cellophane Noodle Soup. The book contains wonderful versions of all the classic soups, soups for everyday eating and family meals, and a whole range of innovative new recipes to try.

This title features 180 delicious recipes for healthy soups, salads, main courses and desserts, shown in over 750 photographs. It features tempting soups, appetizers, snacks, salads, main courses, accompaniments and surprisingly delicious desserts and bakes. It includes virtually fat-free versions of classics such as vegetarian moussaka, pizza, frittata, curries and stews, as well as enticing new ideas such as Spiced Mango Soup with Yogurt; Garlicky Green Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette; Leek, Squash and Tomato Gratin; Tofu and Vegetable Thai Curry; and Summer Berry Crepes. It offers expert advice on healthy eating with guidelines for cutting out the fat while retaining all the taste, with low-fat and no-fat cooking techniques and tips throughout. Packed with a fantastic range of delicious yet healthy vegetarian recipes, this essential cookbook is perfect for today's health-conscious lifestyles. There are over 180 recipes for soups, appetizers and snacks, side dishes, salads, light lunches and main courses, as well as enticing low-fat or no-fat breads, cakes and desserts.Dishes include Vegetable Kebabs with Mustard and Honey, Fresh Ravioli with Pumpkin, Ratatouille Pancakes, Vegetable Moussaka, Balti Stir-fried Vegetables with Cashews, Tropical Coconut Sorbet, and Chocolate and Banana Brownies. The book is the perfect kitchen companion for everyone who cares about their health and diet.

This title offers more than 320 tempting no fat, low fat and low cholesterol recipes for every occasion, shown step by step in 1400 photographs. It offers exciting and tasty recipes for every occasion and season, from delectable appetizers and tasty snacks to sumptuous main courses, glorious desserts and wonderful cakes, cookies and breads. It includes simple-to-follow information on why you should change your diet for the better, and advice about how to do it: easy ways to cut down on fat, and the secrets of successful fat-free and low-fat cooking. Delicious and healthy recipes include Cauliflower and Bean Soup, Tomato Cheese Tarts, Grilled Chicken with Hot Salsa, Potato Gratin and Crispy Peach Bake. The essential guide to healthy eating - every recipe has at-a-glance nutritional notes with both calorie and fat content, plus helpful hints and cooking tips throughout. Healthy low-fat food can be delicious and impressive, and also easy to prepare. The 320 recipes in this fantastic book have been specially created to provide a range of fat-free, low-fat and low-cholesterol dishes. There are recipes for every meal, from sumptuous soups and hearty main courses to tempting vegetable dishes and even luscious desserts. Every dish is low in fat and cholesterol - many contain less than 5 grams of fat per serving. There is at-a-glance nutritional information, so that you can see how little fat each dish contains. Whether you are on a special diet or trying to improve your lifestyle, this is an indispensable guide to healthy eating.

This title includes 135 inspiring recipes shown in more than 230 photographs. Perfect the art of making soups with this collection of delectable recipes for soups, broths, chowders, bisques, consommes and gumbos. It features a range of classic recipes, including Vichyssoise and Gazpacho, tasty Seafood Chowder, Irish Potato Soup, elegant Sherried Onion and Almond Soup, American Red Bean Soup with Guacamole Salsa, Tuscan Bean Soup and Old-fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup. Each beautifully photographed and easy-to-follow recipe features a complete nutritional analysis of the fat, carbohydrate, salt and calorie count to help you plan your meals. A fully illustrated reference section describes the equipment you will need, and explains how to make stocks, select the best ingredients, thicken soups and add garnishes. Light and refreshing on hot days, warming and filling on cold days, soups can be a tempting appetizer to a main course, or a meal in themselves, and there is no ingredient that cannot be used in a soup. Fresh, bright and contemporary, this beautiful book is filled with recipes for soups, broths, chowders, bisques, consommes and gumbos. From Indian Lamb Soup with Rice and Coconut, or Spicy Red Lentil Soup with Onion, to Pad Thai Red Monkfish Soup or Chinese Chicken and Chilli Soup, this book will inspire and delight. With chapters on light and refreshing soups; vegetable soups; bean, pasta and noodle soups; fish and shellfish soups, and meat and poultry soups, there is a recipe to suit every occasion.

Soups are the most versatile and best-loved dish on anyone's menu. Light and refreshing on hot days, warming and filling on cold days, soups can be a tempting appetizer to a main course, or a meal in themselves, and there is no ingredient that cannot be used in a soup. Fresh, bright and contemporary, this beautiful new book is filled with 135 recipes for soups, broths, chowders, bisques, consommes and gumbos for every occasion, from all over the world. Each recipe has details of all the ingredients you will need, clear and easy-to-follow instructions and a complete nutritional analysis for those watching what they eat.

Bread is a staple part of our diet in the West, yet all too often we rely on processed, packaged loaves that are low in nutrients and uniform in taste. Bread brings the excitement back to bread. The emphasis is on the pleasures of daily home-baking, whether you own a bread machine or mix your dough by hand. An authoritative introduction sets out the basics of bread making, from the equipment and ingredients you will need to the techniques necessary to achieve perfect results every time. The chapters that follow present a collection of more than 100 superb recipes for breads of all kinds - including everyday rolls and loaves, exotic flat breads, mouthwatering teabreads and bakes, rustic Mediterranean-style breads, and festive loaves for special occasions. Also featured is a number of gluten-free breads for those on a restricted diet, and a selection of recipes specially developed for use in breadmachines. Whether you are an experienced baker or a complete novice, Bread will revolutionise your morning toast, your lunchtime sandwich and your evening meal.

This unique book provides the answer, with tasty recipes that are virtually fat-free as well. The comprehensive selection of recipes includes soups, appetizers, side dishes, salads, accompaniments and main courses as well as enticing low-fat puddings, desserts and bakes. Jamaican Black Bean Pot, Roasted Ratatouille Moussaka and Banana, Maple and Lime Pancakes are just a few of the tempting recipes that this book has to offer.

This lavishly illustrated volume is the ultimate guide to soup-making , with recipe ideas from all around the world. A mixture of classics and exciting new soups, there is something for every taste, diet and occasion, from hearty one-pot meals to elegant dinner parties. The soups are divided into chapters: chilled; light and refreshing; hot and spicy; creamy vegetable; chunky vegetable; winter warming; legume; pasta; noodle; tofu; chicken and duck; meat; fish; shellfish; egg and cheese; one-pot meals; and soups for entertaining. Soups from international cuisines include Avgolemono, Bouillabaisse, Gazpacho, Scotch Broth and Malaysian Shrimp Laksa.

This book provides more than 70 delicious and healthy recipes for vegetarian soups, broths and chowders. It is lavishly illustrated with over 250 stunning colour photographs, including a shot of every finished soup to show the cook exactly what to aim for. An informative reference section provides essential information on vegetable and vegetarian ingredients and soup-and stock-making techniques. This book includes complete nutritional information for every recipe so you can plan for special eating requirements or diets. Perfect for both appetizers and main meals, vegetarian soups are a healthy, delicious and satisfying option for any occasion whether you are vegetarian or not. This beautiful volume is packed with more than 70 mouthwatering recipes for fabulous vegetable soups, from light and refreshing dishes to chunky vegetable chowders and filling pasta and noodle winter warmers. Whether you want an elegant appetizer, a healthy nutritious lunch, a filling supper or a warm winter family broth for outdoor festival entertaining, there's a recipe here for you, including all the expert advice and guidance to make it successfully first time.

From baguettes to breakfast rolls and flatbreads to fruit loaves, discover how to get perfect results from your bread machine every time. Packed with more than 100 tried-and-tested recipes" from the simple to the festive" this cookbook was developed specifically to explore the surprising range of your bread machine. Featuring an extensive overview of essential information on key equipment, ingredients and techniques you will get all the knowledge you need to use your bread machine with complete confidence. All the recipes are clear and easy to follow, with preparation and baking times highlighted for each so you know how much time you'll be spending in the kitchen. You'll also find a delicious range of gluten-free recipes developed especially for those on a restricted diet - so no one has to miss out on the baked treats you can whip up in your bread machine.