This is the indispensable cook's guide to tomatoes, featuring a variety list and over 160 delicious recipes. It is the ultimate guide to cooking, using and growing tomatoes - one of the world's most popular ingredients. It is an authoritative introduction that includes all you will ever need to know about tomatoes, including preparation, buying, storing and preserving, and how to grow your own. It is a detailed and comprehensive fully illustrated guide to more than 40 different varieties of tomatoes. It is a mouthwatering selection of over 160 recipes - appetizers, salads, breads, main courses and side dishes. You can take your pick from such classic delights as homemade tomato ketchup; iced tomato soup; crunchy Greek tomato and feta salad; juicy stuffed tomatoes; crispy tomato tarts and pizzas; refreshing tomato cocktails; hot chili salsas and delicious tomato sauces. Tomatoes are one of the most popular, delicious and versatile ingredients available. This extensively researched guide encompasses every aspect of the tomato - from its many varieties to the multitude of ways to cook it and eat it. The informative introduction starts with the history of the tomato, a guide to types, and advice on buying, growing, storage and preservation. The recipe section of the book has ideas for soups and appetizers, salads and side dishes, vegetarian, meat or fish dishes, drinks, salsas and breads, with plenty of new ideas as well as many old friends. This book will help you get the very best out of this most delicious ingredient.

This title features over 180 fantastic recipes for soups, salads, casseroles, pizzas, salsas, sauces and relishes, shown step by step in more than 850 stunning photographs. It is the ultimate handbook for cooking, using and growing one of the world's most popular ingredients. It is an authoritative introductory section includes everything the keen cook needs to know, including basic preparation techniques, and hints on buying, storing and preserving. It features a mouthwatering selection of recipes from all over the world includes appetizers, salads, breads and main courses. You can try slow-roasted tomatoes; home-made tomato ketchup; cooling iced tomato soup; crunchy Greek tomato and feta salad; and juicy stuffed tomatoes or hot chilli salsas. The tomato is one of the tastiest and most versatile ingredients available. This in-depth guide covers its history and varieties, as well as a multitude of ways to cook it and eat it. The informative introductory section includes advice about what to look for when buying tomatoes and how to store them. There are also hints for growing your own tomatoes - whether you have a small patio or a large vegetable plot. From soups and snacks to main courses or side dishes, the comprehensive recipe section has something for everyone with options from all around the world. This book will help you get the most out of this delicious ingredient.

It is widely recognized that coronary heart disease is largely preventable through good diet and a healthy lifestyle. Eating for a healthy heart means reducing saturated fat and cholesterol, and the recipes in this guide have been specially created to provide a range of dishes for everyday eating. There are traditional dishes cooked with less fat, such as Country Pork with Parsley Cobbler, and also lots of new, fresh ideas such as Red Pepper Soup with Lime. In addition to main meal recipes there are suggestions for hot low fat accompaniments, and plenty of pasta and pizza recipes too. To round off, there are quick snacks, puddings and a selection of cakes, breads and biscuits.

This is the definitive book about chocolate and coffee, with a classic compilation of delicious recipes. It begins by telling the story of the cocoa bean, and then contains over 200 of the most devilish chocolate recipes ever conceived, including Death by Chocolate, Mississippi Mud Pie and Black Forest Gateau. The second section traces the social and cultural impact of coffee through history, and features over 100 coffee desserts and cakes, including Tiramisu, Mocha Sponge Cake and Cappuccino Torte.With every recipe shown step by step, and with over 1300 photographs, this is the ultimate bible for all chocolate and coffee lovers.

Indulge yourself with this sumptuous book of all things chocolate. The introduction outlines the history of chocolate-making and consumption around the world and step-by-step techniques show you how to temper, melt, drizzle, pipe, marble, curl, scroll, coat, grate and decorate with chocolate. The recipe section features 200 mouth-watering chocolate recipes for teatime treats, cakes, desserts, tarts, ices and sauces, including a sophisticated French Chocolate Cake, a light Chocolate Chip and Banana Pudding, plus scrumptious drinks such as Mexican Hot Chocolate. This luxurious volume is indeed the definitive reference for chocolate lovers.

Luxurious treats for total indulgence: 135 irresistible recipes shown in 260 stunning photographs. You can discover the wonderful world of chocolate with this fabulous cookbook of recipes from all over the world. It features a sensational range of luxurious treats, from classics such as Chocolate Profiteroles, Chocolate Truffles and Chocolate Pecan Torte, to Mississippi Mud Pie, Rocky Road Ice Cream and White Chocolate Macadamia Slices. Chapters include Small Bakes and Cakes; Large Cakes and Loaves; Hot Desserts; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Sweets and Drinks; and Chocolate Toppings and Decorations. It is a guide that shows you how to temper, melt, drizzle, pipe, marble, curl, scroll, coat, grate and decorate with chocolate. It is a fascinating guide to chocolate that explores its history and cultural significance, from the Mayans' first discovery of the cacao bean through to modern-day production. No other food comes close to chocolate for sheer indulgence, and this beautiful new book will show you how to choose it, melt it, cook with it and enjoy it. Each page will take you through the very best of chocolate cooking, with classic recipes from all over the world as well as deliciously new, innovative and contemporary ideas. You might want to start with Chocolate Profiteroles, Chocolate Lemon Tart or Chocolate Sorbet with Red Fruits. Or you could pick Chocolate Pecan Pie or Chocolate Hazelnut Galettes, or simply succumb to the infamous Death by Chocolate. Clear, concise step-by-step instructions will guarantee great results every time.

This title presents over 100 sensational step-by-step recipes for cooking outdoors. It features sizzling barbecue recipes for all occasions - from family meals to summer garden parties. Recipes in this title include tasty burgers and kebabs, steaks and fish, as well as choice vegetarian dishes and ideas for desserts with an enticing range of accompaniments, including classic and innovative new ideas for salads, sauces, salsas and dips. It contains over 400 full-colour photographs: instructional sequences with every recipe, and a fabulous image of every finished dish. This book provides all the ideas you need to achieve the perfect barbecue. There are over 100 recipes, from traditional favourites to exciting new and exotic dishes, suitable for all occasions from simple family suppers to entertaining with friends. Everything you need to know about choosing and operating a barbecue is included in the informative introduction, together with recommended cooking times. Learn how to enrich the unique flavour of chargrilled meat by marinating it before cooking, or how to judge which fish are suited to grilling and which benefit from a marinade or a foil wrapping. Expand your repertoire beyond burgers, ribs and chicken wings, and to discover how this flexible cooking method can provide everything from a light snack to a complete banquet.

This title features 75 irresistible creations. Dark and dreamy, white and wonderful, milky and mouthwatering, here are 75 recipes featuring all types of chocolate. Chapters cover luxurious cakes and pies, hot puddings, chilled desserts, small cakes and bakes, chocolate drinks, and tempting sweets and confections. Recipes include chocolate classics like Black Forest Gateau, Mississippi Mud Pie, Death by Chocolate, Double Chocolate Chip Muffins, Chocolate Roulade and Hot Chocolate Zabaglione. It includes an informative introduction on the versatility of chocolate in all its forms, and instructions on techniques such as melting, tempering and decorating. It is beautifully illustrated throughout with over 400 photographs, including step-by-step instructions. Chocolate is both comforting and delectable, and has a fantastic affinity for combining with other luxurious ingredients such as orange, ginger, almond, coffee and cognac. It also has an unique effect on our tastebuds, melting in the mouth to release its aroma, texture and taste. This book makes the most of all these irresistible qualities. An informative and practical introduction offers advice on cooking with chocolate, including techniques on shaping, grating and baking. Recipes include crispy cocoa-infused cookies, oozing hot puddings and stunning special occasion cakes. Try Marbled Chocolate Cinnamon Tuiles, Valentine Strawberry Chocolate Gateau, or Meringue Pyramid with Chocolate Mascarpone, and you will not fail to impress and delight.

This title features 150 delicious ideas shown in more than 300 photographs. You can bring out wonderful tastes and aromas in your food with this collection of over 150 quick and easy recipes for delicious sauces, hot and fiery salsas, creamy dips, tasty relishes, spicy marinades and simple dressings. It features a range of classic sauces, including beurre blanc and mayonnaise, as well as delicious dessert sauces such as rich butterscotch sauce and passionfruit coulis. The recipes are easy to follow, with 300 beautiful photographs in total, and each dish features a complete nutritional analysis of the fat, carbohydrate and salt content. It is a fully illustrated practical reference section looks at the basic sauce ingredients, different herbs and spices and useful sauce-making equipment, as well as featuring plenty of useful hints and tips from how to prevent curdling to correcting a lumpy sauce. A well-made sauce can turn the simplest of ingredients into a culinary masterpiece. With understanding of basic techniques and the right ingredients you can brighten up cuts of meat or poultry. Fresh and contemporary, this book offers 150 recipes for sauces, salsas, dressings, dips, and marinades for every occasion. Sweet sauces are included, so you can indulge yourself with delicious desserts such as Sabayon Sauce, Chocolate Sauce with Profiteroles and Toffee Sauce with Hot Date Puddings. Illustrated with photographs of every dish, this book also offers hints and tips for thickening, keeping sauces warm, and recipes for basic stocks. Whether you are planning a special meal or want to liven up a supper at the last minute, this book has all you need to know about making successful sauces.

A well-made sauce can turn the simplest of ingredients into a culinary masterpiece. With a little know-how, an understanding of basic techniques and a selection of ingredients you can transform ordinary meals into something special. Fresh, bright and contemporary, this beautiful new book is filled with 150 easy-to-make recipes from around the world. Illustrated throughout with stunning photographs of every finished dish, this book offers helpful hints and tips on methods for thickening, keeping sauces warm and recipes for basic stocks. You can also indulge with a variety of sweet sauces for desserts. Whether you are planning a special meal or want to liven up a simple supper at the last minute, this colourful volume has all you need to know to make fabulous sauces.

- Discover the indulgent world of chocolate with this irresistible cookbook, containing 150 fabulous recipes from all over the world.
- Chapters oozing with chocolate include Treats; Special Occasion Cakes; Desserts; Tarts, Pies and Cheesecakes; Ice Creams and Sorbets; Cookies, Slices and Bars; Candy, Truffles and Drinks; and Sauces, Frostings and Icings.
- Features a sensational range of luxurious treats to tantalize your tastebuds, from classics such as Chocolate Profiteroles, Chocolate Truffles and Chocolate Pecan Torte, to Mud Pudding, Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream and White Chocolate Macadamia Slices.