The beekeeping book guides you all the way from choosing and obtaining your bees, housing them and maintaining the hive through the year, to dealing with pests and diseases, and harvesting the honey. The honey book explains the remarkable powers of honey and features safe natural remedies and preparations, as well as beauty products, from scrubs and facial softeners to aromatic creams and lotions. It offers a fascinating insight into the dynamics of the unique bee community, with amazing pictures from inside the hive. It provides over 40 classic recipes that make the most of this nutritious ingredient in all kinds of delicious ways, from sweet-and-sour marinades to delectable honey pastries. It comes with over 675 beautiful photographs. With the current interest in beekeeping and its delicious end product, honey, this boxed book set is perfect for beekeepers and cooks. Advice is given on understanding the lifestyle of bees and the hierarchy in the hive, as well as every aspect of caring for bees, how to house them and maintain the hive, the plants and crops they need, and dealing with common problems and diseases. As well as providing a fascinating history, the honey book features recipes for using honey in cooking, healing remedies, beauty care and household products. These captivating volumes will inspire both the cook and beekeeper to start a colony and harvest the products of the hive.

This is a collection of delicious slow-cooked casseroles, soups, terrines, roasts, hot-pots, desserts and drinks. It contains easy to follow recipes for every occasion, shown step by step in over 1700 mouthwatering photographs. It includes wide-ranging recipe ideas for hearty soups, tasty terrines, succulent roasts, comforting hot-pots, pasta and rice dishes, divinely creamy custards, light-as-air steamed puddings and even hot punches and drinks. Each recipe is presented with clearly written text, photographs for all the stages of preparation and every finished dish, and a complete nutritional analysis. This practical book is designed for home cooks who want to create wholesome meals full of taste, but with a minimum of effort. The detailed reference section describes the equipment that is needed, from the different types of slow cooker to clay pots, tagines, tians, chicken bricks, bean pots, casseroles, pans and works. The recipes cover a wide range of dishes, from Spicy Chicken Jambalaya for a hungry family to Wild Mushroom Soup for a simple but satisfying lunch, and desserts include the irresistible Chocolate Chip Walnut Cake. This inspirational volume is a one-stop, one-pot recipe resource that celebrates all the tastes and aromas of slow-cooked food.

This vibrant book brings together the cooking styles of Spain, Africa and the Middle East in a collection of more than 300 authentic recipes. All the archetypal dishes are featured, including the much-loved and appetizing Middle-Eastern mezze dishes such as Falafel and Houmus, slow-cooked Moroccan tagines and vibrant Spanish paellas, but also less well-known dishes such as Joloff Chicken and Rice from west Africa, and Tanzanian Fish Curry. These easy-to-follow recipes, with step-bystep instructions, professional tips and 1400 fabulous photographs, make a superb resource of ideas and a perfect instructional guide.

This is a vibrant cuisine: the traditions, ingredients and over 150 recipes. Bursting with over 150 authentic Mexican recipes, it features over 750 full-colour photographs, with every recipe pictured in step-by-step instructions. It is a fully illustrated introduction to the food and culinary traditions of Mexico, including a guide to cooking equipment and special techniques. It includes detailed information on all the authentic ingredients, from chillies to chocolate, and tequila to tomatoes - all which are illustrated with colour photographs. The recipes are attractive to serve and delicious to eat, but essentially simple to cook, with no great skill needed to reproduce the most exotic of dishes. Mexican food is one of the most popular cuisines for the home cook, and this enticing, colourful book contains the very best traditional recipes, from spicy southern specialties to flavourful fast-foods like Chilli and Cheese-stuffed Quesadillas. This collection is filled with over 150 mouth-watering recipes, all with clear step-by-step photographs and glorious pictures of every finished dish. Along with its fascinating introduction, peppered with facts about the history of Mexican cuisine and information on all the authentic ingredients from chillies to chocolate, this book is an essential guide to this fiery and flavourful cuisine.

This book brings together an enticing collection of dishes from Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Morocco, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. Recipes are included for all palates and every kind of meal, from delicious mezze starters such as Falafel and Baba Ganoush, spicy meat dishes, tagines, couscous and piquant fish curries, to an exciting array of rice and vegetable dishes, as well as delectable desserts such as Spiced Nutty Bananas. With 170 step-by-step recipes and over 650 superb photographs, this is an essential source of inspirational ideas for everyone who loves the food and cooking of Africa and the Middle East.

Whether you are preparing a family supper or hosting an elegant dinner party, you are sure to find what you need in this comprehensive cooking collection. 500 Best-Ever Recipes presents tried-and-trusted family dishes from all over the world from delicious soups and starters to quick suppers and desserts. For cooks who want more variety in their main meals, 500 Main Courses provides plenty of impressive options from casseroles to mouthwatering barbecue ideas. 500 Seasonal Recipes helps you choose just the dish to suit the time of year: enjoy teriyaki salmon with ginger strips in spring or baked leek and potato gratin in winter. Finally, with quick and easy dishes that can be prepared in 20 minutes or less, 500 20-Minute Recipes is a kitchen essential for any busy cook. Fully illustrated with over 2000 easy-to-follow photographs, this failsafe book collection means you will always have the perfect recipe at your fingertips.

This title features 200 fabulous main dish ideas. It is the complete collection of main-course recipes with over 800 step-by-step photographs. It is the essential guide for dinner parties, special occasions, spectacular entertaining, big events and the times when you need to impress the most. It features classic dishes such as Coq au Vin, Provencal Beef and Olive Daube, Risotto with Asparagus, and Turbot Sashimi Salad with Wasabi. It includes additional quick and easy ideas for superb starters, tempting accompaniments and desserts, to frame a perfect meal with ease. Blending classic and contemporary cuisine, this tried-and-trusted collection of recipes is all you need to host a successful dinner party. Whatever the event, there are ideas here from light lunches and suppers for friends and family to al fresco dining and formal dinner parties. With recipes that draw on many cultures, cuisines and traditions, you can enjoy classic world foods such as Roast Rib of Beef, Chicken Biryani, Lamb Moussaka, and Baked Salmon with Watercress Sauce. With tips on planning, preparation and presentation, table settings and creating the right atmosphere, this is the essential cookbook for everyone who entertains.