This is the complete guide to successful pastry making, with 135 delicious recipes and all the essential information you need to make perfect pastry every time. It includes recipes for all the types of pastry, from shortcrust and choux to puff, strudel, hot-water crust and filo. It offers practical advice on preparing a range of tasty fillings, and recipes for great pie glazes and sauces.

This title features 140 delicious jams, jellies and relishes shown in 220 photographs. You can discover how to make 140 fabulous jams, jellies, pickles, relishes and chutneys. Every kind of preserve and pickle is covered in chapters on Jams and Conserves; Sweet Fruit Jellies; Marmalades; Curds, Butters and Cheeses; Sweet Fruit Preserves; Pickles; Chutneys; Relishes; Jellies; and Sauces and Mustards. It explains all the ingredients and techniques used, selecting the most suitable fruit and vegetables, and preserving them with salt, vinegar, sugar and alcohol. It features an amazing range of recipes from Papaya and Apricot Jam, Rosehip and Apple Jelly, and Fine Lime Shred Marmalade to Plum Butter, Hot Thai Pickled Shallots, and Honey Mustard. At-a-glance notes provides a complete nutritional breakdown for each recipe. Homemade preserves are delicious, easy to make and the perfect gift. This book will help you ensure that the shelves of your store cupboard will always be full of wonderfully tasty, fragrant condiments and confections made in your own kitchen. The recipes cover every kind of preserve and pickle. There are chapters on Jams and Conserves; Sweet Fruit Jellies; Marmalades; Curds, Butters and Cheeses; Sweet Fruit Preserves; Pickles; Chutneys; Relishes; Jellies; Sauces and Mustards. Whether you are tempted by Damson Jam, Spiced Cider and Apple Jelly, Lemon and Ginger Marmalade, Pear and Vanilla Butter, Tart Tomato Relish, or Tarragon and Champagne Mustard, this book will be a constant delight and inspiration.

This book shows how probiotics can improve your health through fermented food and how to make them yourself. Fermented foods - kefir, kimchi and kombucha, to name just a few - are flooding the supermarket shelves but can be costly to buy. Discover the astonishing nutritional benefits of fermented foods and drinks, how easy they are to make at home and how to incorporate them into everyday eating. This book is for those who are new to fermented food as well as those who want to expand their repertoire.

Create your own seasonal drinks, from child-friendly cordials made with natural ingredients, to delicious home-made alcoholic liqueurs and tipples.The freshness and flavours of homemade cordials and syrups are second to none and rival any shop-bought version at a fraction of the cost. With this book you'll be producing your own all year round with recipes for every season. Try spring rhubarb and ginger syrup, red and blackcurrant cordial in the summer, hedgerow cordial in the autumn and mulled cranberry cordial to warm those winter days. You'll also find recipes for classic liqueurs such as sloe gin, limoncello and blackberry vodka.

This title deals with Jams, jellies, chutneys & relishes. You can discover how to make 150 home-made delectable jams, jellies, pickles, relishes and chutneys. It features an amazing range of recipes from Papaya and Apricot Jam, Rosehip and Apple Jelly, and Fine Lime Shred Marmalade to Plum Butter, Hot Thai Pickled Shallots, and Honey Mustard. An expert introduction covers all the techniques, materials and equipment you will need. Every recipe is shown with photographic step-by-step instructions, guaranteeing great results every time. There is nothing more satisfying than stocking the shelves of your store cupboard with your own preserves, and this book is the ultimate guide. A detailed introduction covers equipment, basic methods and techniques needed. There then follows 150 fabulous recipes: try the delicious Wild Strawberry and Rose Petal Conserve, which goes perfectly with fresh crusty bread, or Mango and Papaya Relish, an unusual accompaniment to a cold meat buffet. And you can enhance your repertoire with recipes for curds, cheeses, sauces and mustards. Beautifully illustrated and with easy-to-follow instructions, this is an essential source book for any

There's nothing quite like the flavour and aroma of freshly baked bread. Your bread machine gives the pleasure of both with the least effort on your part. This book is for those who are new to bread making and those who want to expand their repertoire of recipes. It takes you through the basic techniques and provides foolproof advice on how to make the perfect loaf. From simple, straightforward loaves, which cost a fraction of the shop-bought equivalent, to more elaborately flavoured and handshaped creations, you'll discover over a hundred delicious recipes that make the most of your bread machine's potential. If you are concerned about what goes into the food you eat, you can now decide the ingredients of your daily bread yourself, and make bread that you will love. There are chapters on breads for those on special or restricted diets, such as gluten-free, and recipes using spelt and rye flours. All recipes are suitable for all makes of bread machine, and most recipes include ingredients for medium or large loaves or a small loaf using a compact bread machine.

Discover how to create your favourite cakes, biscuits, cookies, breads, scones and pastries with more than seventy deliciously vegan recipes. From classics like Lemon Drizzle Cake, Coconut Macaroons and Red Velvet Cake to Chocolate Chunk Brownies, Bermuda Banana Bread and gluten-free Blueberry Muffins, and from Almond Biscotti, Blackcurrant Cheesecake and Millionaire's Shortbread to fruity Breakfast Bars, Vegan 'Sausage Rolls' and Courgette Soda Bread, you will find plenty of mouthwatering bakes in this book that will delight anyone who follows a vegan diet. In Baking It Vegan, nutritionist Catherine Atkinson teaches essential vegan baking techniques with easy-to-follow instructions, and provides recommendations on substitute ingredients suitable for vegans, with great advice on using these alternative ingredients successfully. You will also find plenty of recipes with a healthy twist, such as lower fat, lower sugar, wholemeal and gluten-free bakes. With Baking It Vegan, you can recreate all your favourite bakes with no sacrifice in flavour, and discover some new crowd-pleasers along the way!

This title helps you make and bake over 100 mouthwatering cookies, biscuits and bars with 450 step-by-step photographs. Features: cookies for every occasion from simple, low-fat oatcakes, crackers to serve with cheese and no-bake biscuits to indulgent celebrations such as extravagant dessert cookies, sticky bars and brownies, and festival gifts; teatime treats and dessert delights to enjoy include almond-scented chocolate cherry wedges, cappuccino swirls, spicy fruit slices, praline pavlova cookies, mini fudge bites and sticky marmalade squares; includes a comprehensive introduction to equipment, ingredients and essential techniques for making cookies, together with ideas for decorating, storing and presentation, and packaging for gifts; and with more than 450 glorious photographs, each recipe has a picture of the final cookie and illustrated step-by-step instructions to ensure great results every time. This book is perfect for anyone who loves baking cookies. The introduction covers preparation and baking, along with plenty of tips on toppings, icings, edible decorations and presentation. The main section features over 100 delicious recipes for every occasion from coffee mornings and afternoon teas to bulk-baking for buffets and charity events. You'll even find healthy options and no-bake treats. From everyday butter cookies to the most extravagant chocolate truffle cookies, there's something here for everyone. Novice bakers and expert cooks will find here all the inspiration they will ever need to create an exciting range of cookies that both look and taste superb.

This title features over 200 delicious mouthwatering dishes to make in a slow cooker. It is a complete guide to making the most of your slow cooker, together with a wide range of tempting recipes for all kinds of dishes. It is an illustrated practical reference section explains preparation and cooking techniques to help you get the most from your appliance. It features a comprehensive range of classic recipes, including carrot and coriander soup, seafood chowder, Boston baked beans, steak and kidney pie, moussaka, special fish pie, Vermont baked maple custards and chocolate cheesecake brownies. It includes a wide variety of stocks and soups, sauces, fondues, preserves and desserts as well as delectable braises, casseroles, stews and pot-roasts. This lavish collection is the ultimate guide to making the most of your slow cooker, with over 200 recipes ranging from all-time classic family meals to sophisticated dinners and exciting modern creations. The slow cooker is ideal for fuss-free, one-pot meals, such as French onion soup or Provencal beef stew. It also cooks gently so that delicate foods like fish, fruit and vegetables retain their texture. Try salmon risotto, baked eggs with creamy leeks, or fresh currant bread and butter pudding, all recipes that cook to perfection in the slow cooker. Whether you are a recent convert to the delights of creating easy and succulent dishes in the slow cooker, or want to widen your existing recipe repertoire, this book will provide endless inspiration.

Fibre plays an essential part in a healthy diet, but most people don't get enough. Few of us know how much we should be consuming or how to increase our daily intake. This book answers these questions in detail and provides 70 delicious, fibre-rich recipes that will become favourites in your household.

The Healthy Fibre-rich Cookbook covers the most recent developments and nutritional knowledge about fibre. There's no need to buy a whole range of specialist ingredients; it's simply about adjusting your meals and eating habits. Here you will find a wide range of up-to-date recipes to inspire you throughout the day and show how easy it is to incorporate more fibre into your diet. This will include:

• Buttermilk banana pancakes
• Smoked paprika babaganoush
• Chicken empanadas
• Roasted vegetable and butterbean crumble
• Wholemeal spelt and honey biscuits

The aim of this accessible cookbook is to demystify gluten-free cooking and show you that it's surprisingly easy to create foods that you thought you'd never be able to eat again. The introductory section contains clear medical and nutritional advice on all aspects of gluten-free diets and eating. You'll find information on the various types of gluten-free flours, what bakes they are suitable for, and how to blend them. Then there are more than 165 tried-and-tested recipes for all kinds of breads, cakes, cookies, pasta, pies, puddings, pastries and sauces that will revolutionize your gluten-free diet and help you enjoy foods you may have thought were off the menu for good. You'll find traditional recipes that have been reworked to make them gluten free, as well as plenty of delicious new ideas and inherently gluten-free dishes that everyone should have in their repertoire. Wholesome breads, pasta, pastries, puds and all manner of other sweet and savoury bakes are all included, many of which are also dairy-free, vegetarian and/or vegan recipes - attributes that are denoted by a clear label at the top of the recipe. Some are also lower in refined sugar than normal, to suit healthier eating choices, and of course all are 100 per cent gluten free. All have step-by-step instructions to ensure success, along with a gorgeous photograph of the finished dish. More than 13 per cent of the UK population (and up to one-third in the USA) say that they currently avoid eating food containing gluten. Many of these are gluten intolerant while others find wheat-based and high-gluten products difficult to digest and simply feel better and healthier eating a diet without or containing less of these foods. An estimated one in a hundred people have coeliac disease, an incurable, lifelong, autoimmune reaction to gluten, and a similar number have a wheat allergy. For those who fall into these camps, embarking on any restricted diet can be daunting, but especially when you need to exclude all foods containing gluten. Bought ready-prepared gluten-free foods can be expensive and monotonous, and the range of basic gluten-free products such as flours and more unusual ingredients such as xanthan gum somewhat bewildering.

Use the recipes in this book to turbo-charge your body and mind with freshly made smoothies and blends that are bursting with health-giving vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and antioxidants. It will help you get the most out of using your power blender and enable you to incorporate healthy habits into your hectic life with ease. Each of the nearly 150 recipes includes delicious and beneficial fruit and vegetable super foods: Health Improvers: detoxers, brain boosters, antioxidants, mood lifters, and more; Weight Busters: get slim with protein packers, natural juices, dried fruits - and raw chocolate!; Exercise Enhancers: recipes to increase oxygenation, bone density, and muscle strength; Beauty Boosters: enjoy clear eyes and healthy skin, and slow the ageing process. Power Blending and Juicing provides simple, quick and easy ways to get much more than your daily requirement of healthy fruit and vegetables. Use the recipes to create goodness in a glass, with a range of blends and smoothies that are packed with nutrients - and utterly delicious.

Discover the rich tastes of slow-cooked food with this collection of 500 recipes, from slow-cooker and clay-pot dishes to one-pot recipes for oven and stove-top cooking. It features wonderfully tasty comfort food that is both simple to prepare and serve, including mouthwatering dishes from all over the world. You can learn how to master classics such as Irish Stew, Lamb and Carrot Casserole, Seafood Chowder, Fish Goulash, Potato Gratin, Beef Hotpot and Rich Chocolate Cake. Slow-cooked recipes are ideal for busy families who prefer easy meals with maximum taste. With many of the recipes in this book, you simply add the ingredients to a casserole, slow cooker or clay pot, and leave the food to cook until you are ready to eat it. The versatility of slow cooking techniques and the ability to create wonderful meals with little effort can be adapted to cuisines from around the world, as shown to great effect in this comprehensive volume. This comprehensive collection caters for all tastes and occasions. Whatever dish you decide to create, this book guarantees appetizing results every time.

Everything you need to know about making delicious cookies and biscuits is given in this practical cookbook. The in-depth introduction covers the basic techniques, from making different dough to decorating and icing ideas.

Everyone is talking about healthier eating - but we are all so busy that cooking has lost its place in our busy lifestyles. This brilliant book shows you that you don't have to spend hours in the kitchen in order to make healthy and delicious meals for yourself and your family. And once you get into the habit of healthy eating, you'll not look back at those fat-laden and nutritionally empty ready-mades you thought were the only quick option. Here you'll find healthy meals that take only minutes to prepare - stylish and modern eating with real goodness and flavour that's also fast and easy.

Invest 10 minutes in yourself...and change up to a better life. I promise! You won't miss a thing - including your old waistline! As Delia says, '...just because you want to eliminate fat...doesn't mean you have to eat foods that are boring...'. Firstly I focused on the flavours. Then I made it low fat. You can entertain friends with these quick recipes and be sure they won't guess they are eating low fat. Enjoy good traditional food here and avoid health problems like heart disease, artery problems and excess weight. All you have to do is make the change to be rewarded! You will lose weight and regain your figure. This healthier diet will take years off you! Enjoy my weekly plan of hearty main courses and desserts to get you started. Everything is quick and easy. Simply take the first step and you'll never look back. Eat up, trim down and get healthy. Put youth back into your skin and gloss to your hair. How good is that!

This title features 400 fail-safe recipes to transform everyday dishes into feasts, shown step by step in 1400 photographs. You can add something special to every type of dish and every kind of occasion, with recipes for a wonderful range of accompaniments, from classic sauces to spiced mustards. It is a detailed introduction to the art of sauce-making and preserving, from making stocks and marinades to setting jams and jellies. It includes quick, easy recipes for creamy dips, fiery salsas, tasty relishes, spicy marinades and simple dressings: try calvados and apple sauce for pork, sweet pepper salsa for fish, or basil and lemon mayonnaise for salads. You can try making some of the tempting preserves to stock up your pantry, from green tomato chutney and spiced apple mincemeat to quince and coriander jelly, and blueberry and lime jam. Make every meal memorable with this practical and accessible guide to the complementary sauces, salsas and accompaniments that we love to add to our food. Over 400 original recipes add an inspirational touch to every conceivable kind of meal, whether it's a rich gravy for a roasted leg of lamb, a tangy orange sauce for duck, a quick crunchy satay for shredded vegetables or a stunning series of party dips, tangy dressings, sweet chunky chutneys, cooling raitas, fresh fruit coulis or rich dessert creams. Many of these recipes will also make fantastic gifts, such as Christmas chutney, tarragon and champagne mustard, rumtopf, and spiced apple mincemeat. From much-loved standbys such as Bolognese sauce, mango chutney, and pickled onions to stand-alone sweet preserves such as apricots in amaretto, this is an inspiring kitchen compendium.

Discover the exciting new way to healthy eating, with this simple kitchen appliance that's the secret behind the latest diets. You can create tasty low-calorie, low-carb noodles, ribbons and even `rice' from everyday vegetables and fruits, all with the feel-full factor of real pasta. There's never been an easier way to eat your five-a-day, and more. Catherine Atkinson shows you how to choose and use the different kinds of spiralizer machine, such as vertical or horizontal, with lots of tips and advice on assembly and usage. She then takes you through every spiralize-able vegetable, explaining the most suitable methods and techniques to use, and how to prepare and cook each one. Then there are the recipes - soups, salads, all kinds of `pasta' with sauces, rosti, risotto, pizza and tarts, curries, stir-fries, frittata, tempura and even desserts, cakes, breads and muffins. Over 80 delectable ideas will inspire you through the day. Make breakfast bars and butternut muffins; spiralize pears for a chia porridge; use carrot noodles in turkey enchiladas, or squash and broccoli in a stir-fry; make potato kugels, coodles with avocado sauce and courgetti alla puttanesca... Everything is clearly photographed, from all the how-to techniques to gorgeous finished dishes, so you can see exactly what to do. There are nutritional breakdowns for each recipe, and at-a-glance identifiers for gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, vegan and paleo dishes. Whether you call them courgetti, zoodles, veggetti or vegetable noodles, this cookbook is packed with inspiration.

This book features delectable mousses, ice creams, terrines, puddings, pies, pastries and cookies, shown step by step in more than 270 gorgeous photographs. It is an irresistible collection of recipes, which demonstrate the wonderful versatility of coffee in the kitchen. It features all the classic coffee desserts and cakes, such as Tiramisu, Coffee Coeurs a la Creme, Mocha Sponge Cake and Cappuccino Torte. It also includes coffee-infused variations of recipes, such as Coffee Custard Tart, Sticky Pear Pudding, Danish Coffee Pastries and Coffee Cream Profiteroles. You can choose from delicious souffles and meringues, puddings, fruit and iced desserts, melt-in-the-mouth cakes, pastries, breads and biscuits. It contains over 270 photographs, which include step-by-step instructions and a glorious picture of every finished dish. This sumptuous cookbook is dedicated to exploring coffee with new and exciting recipes for all occasions, from iced delights, luxurious tortes and melt-in-the-mouth pies and pastries, to satisfying and more-ish biscuits and breads. The recipes give full scope to the imagination, showing how the rich taste of coffee can transform classic dishes into something really special. From simple sponges to tempting tarts and velvety cheesecakes, there are desserts to rival any professional confection. Some, such as Coffee Almond Marsala Slice, are perfect with mid-morning coffee. Others, like Coffee Chocolate Mousse Cake and Cappuccino Torte, make unforgettable dinner party finales. With updated recipes and classic pastries and cookies from all around the world, this is a beautifully presented book with clearly explained instructions and photographs.