From an inquisitive child trying out her first taste of cooking in the family home to a successful restaurant entrepreneur, May Wakefield of the Chilli Banana restaurant franchise has now released a Thai cook book showcasing her culinary journey. With more than 50 diverse recipes and stunning photographs, taken in Thailand and Cheshire, the 'Chilli Banana' cook book captures the essence of Thailand's vibrant food culture. The dishes range from starters and sharers - including grilled prawns, marinated steak strips, spring rolls and fishcakes - to traditional soups, noodle dishes, rice dishes and salads. The book explores a variety of cooking styles from deliciously simple street food, to popular home cooked meals as well as adventurous cuisine from Bangkok's high class skyscraper restaurants. With anecdotes, tips, spice ratings and flavour profiles, May Wakefield guides you through the cooking process for each dish to ensure that authentic Thai dishes can be created every time. May and her husband Steve set up the first Chilli Banana restaurant in Wilmslow nearly 20 years ago and continue to serve fresh, flavoursome and authentic Thai cuisine from their three Chilli Banana restaurants across the north west. Now, they bring a collection of their most popular, and personal favourite dishes directly into your home.

Anne McEntegart wanted to support the War Effort. Her Royal Air Force officer husband was working abroad and her only child was in Canada, evacuated for safety. Aged thirty-eight, Anne left London, and her life as the wife of an officer, to work on the land and deliver milk for Walter Gossling at New Park Farm, just outside the village of Brockenhurst, in the New Forest. Though not an official member of the Women's Land Army, Anne milked cows and stacked corn alongisde the land girls on the farm. Engagingly detailing the brim-full days of farm life during the build-up to the D-Day and after, this book celebrates the people and places - not to mention a wayward pony - which made up the wartime Brockenhurst community. The Milk Lady at New Park Farm is a World War Two diary of farmwork, friendship and fulfilment among the ponies and corn sheaves of the New Forest.

The North Yorkshire Cook Book celebrates the best of the local food scene with a foreword from Michelin-starred Andrew Pern from the Star Inn at Harome as well as recipes from restaurants such as Le Caveau, The Pheasant Hotel and Gisborough Hall. The book features more than 40 recipes from some of the region’s finest food establishments, local restaurants, delis, farm shops, pubs, and local producers. It features recipes from Black Sheep Brewery, the well-loved Haxby Bakehouse, The Fairfax Arms and Lockwoods to name just a few. So whether your taste is fine dining or no-nonsense hearty food, there is something for everyone in The North Yorkshire Cook Book.

The Lakes and Cumbria Cook Book celebrates the best of the county’s food scene with over 30 recipes from a wide selection of local foodie businesses. These include some of area’s finest local restaurants, delis, gastro pubs, cafes and local suppliers including forewords from Simon Rogan's L'Enclume and Michelin-starred restaurant Forest Side's head chef Kevin Tickle as well as recipes from the likes of Hawkshead Relish, Fyne Fish, L’al Churrasco and Cartmel Cheeses. So whether your taste is fine dining, no nonsense, hearty food or something a little more exotic, there will be a dish for people of all cooking abilities and tastes.

With a foreword by twice Great British Menu winner Colin Mcgurran from Winteringham Fields, The Lincolnshire Cook Book celebrates the culinary diversity of the county of Lincolnshire. This 160 page cook book features more than 35 stunning recipes from local restaurants, cafes, delis, pubs and food producers including some of the county’s finest food establishments such as Elizabethan country estate Doddington Hall, legendary Lincoln restaurant Jews House and TV chef Rachel Green. It also features one of Lincoln’s most popular hangouts, Buntys Tearoom, as well as farm shop and educational centre Uncle Henry’s in Gainsborough. San Pietro in Scunthorpe – who are listed in the Good Food Guide - have also produced three recipes for the book; lobster linguine, rabbit bonbon and liquorice panna cotta. Whether you are a fan of fine dining or a non nonsense cook, this book has something for everyone's taste and ability in the kitchen.