If what most cooks appreciate above all else is preparing minimum-effort meals for maximum taste, then this delightful book is essential reading. The book provides a detailed guide to the range of slow-cookers available and the techniques needed. The recipes include traditional and contemporary dishes, with something for everyone. There are ideas for soups, casseroles, curries and rich puddings, as well as pates, terrines, cakes, preserves and drinks. Every technique and recipe is illustrated with beautiful step-by-step photography. Endlessly useful, this book is perfect for cooks who want to make delicious and healthy food while getting on with a busy life.

There are few people who can resist the smooth, crumbly texture of a rich fruit tart, or a warm snack encased in crisp, buttery pastry. This book contains over 135 recipes for quiches, tarts, double-crust pies, parcels and pastry cases. Choose from well-loved dishes, such as Quiche Lorraine, Rich Game Pie, and Scallops and Mushrooms in a Puff Pastry Case. Sweet pastry chapters include pies and tarts made from shortcrust, choux, puff and filo pastries, and rich desserts made with chocolate and nuts. There are recipes for Summer Berry Tart, Chocolate Eclairs and Bakewell Tart. Packed with fabulous ideas and helpful advice, this is an essential kitchen reference.

This title deals with the art of preserving: 140 delicious jams, jellies, pickles, relishes and chutneys shown in 220 stunning photographs. Every kind of preserve and pickle is covered: there are marmalades; jellies; jams and conserves; curds, butters and cheeses; sweet fruit preserves; pickles and chutneys; relishes; and sauces and mustards. Recipe highlights include teatime classics such as Blackcurrant Jam and Lemon Curd, as well as the exotic Spiced Pumpkin Marmalade and Cherry-berry conserve. It is a complete nutritional breakdown for each recipe. Homemade preserves are satisfying and easy to make. This book will help you to fill the shelves of your store cupboard with condiments and confections made in your own kitchen. Lively and inspirational, this beautiful cookbook is filled with 140 recipes covering every kind of preserve and pickle, from jams and jellies to relishes and chutneys. Whether you prefer Damson Jam or Spiced Cider and Apple Jelly on toast, or Tarragon and Champagne Mustard and Tart Tomato Relish served with roast meats, this book will be an inspiration. Each recipe suggests which dishes best accompany the preserves, and 220 images will ensure perfect results every time.

Simple ways to make great-tasting nut and seed products at home; boost your health and nourish your body, and replace dairy with nature's blockbuster ingredients.

Hydrating, nourishing and versatile, coconut water is the ultimate health-boosting drink and cooking ingredient and, together with coconut 'miracle' oil, can be used to turbocharge your food's nutritional value. This beautiful new book explores the astonishing and varied benefits of the humble coconut, from its history and uses to a directory of all the different coconut products-explaining how to prepare and cook them, as well as their benefits for our hearts, immunity and overall health. It also includes 70 illustrated recipes for Drinks and Breakfasts; Soups; Snacks and Salads, Main Courses, Desserts and Baking, with complete nutritional information given for every one.

The spiralizer is the newest tool in healthy eating - creating tasty low-carb, low-calorie noodles, ribbons and 'rice' from everyday fruits and vegetables, all with the feel-full factor of real pasta. There's never been an easier way to eat your five a day, and more. If you are trying to diet, the spiralizer will be a revelation - a standard portion of spaghetti bolognese contains around 270calories, compared to just 50 calories for a massive bowlful of courgetti! The many tempting recipes include soups, salads, all kinds of pasta, rosti, risotto, 'pizza', curries, stir-fries, frittata, tempura, tarts and even desserts, cakes, breads, crackers and muffins.