Filled with fresh, new ideas and superb photography, this book introduces creative soups of all styles, including chilled, clear, light, creamy, spicy, rich, hearty and extravagant. It opens with an essential guide to soup ingredients, how to make your own stocks, and step-by-step instructions for adding decorative garnishes such as chopped herbs, grated cheese, crispy croutons, swirled cream and country dumplings. Then follows a superb collection of soups from every corner of the world. The instructions for every recipe are demonstrated step-by-step and every finished dish is shown in a glorious colour photograph, so the reader knows exactly what they are aiming to achieve.

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.

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 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.

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.