This book features 70 recipes for cakes, biscuits and pastries, illustrated with 270 photographs. This is a sumptuous book of delicious tried-and-tested recipes that are ideal for afternoon tea. This title includes the history and etiquette of this classic tradition, illustrated with evocative photography. It offers a brief look at teas of the world, including specialty teas, popular tea blends, and fruit and herbal tisanes, as well as how to make a perfect cup of tea. It features step-by-step photographs and instructions. This delightful book provides a mouthwatering collection of recipes to serve at tea time, together with a history of the custom of afternoon tea, all beautifully illustrated. The recipe collection provides ideas for light refreshments as well as more filling fare. Try crab sandwiches followed by lemon bars, or toasted crumpets dripping with butter, and a slice of delectable Dundee cake. Alternatively, choose cucumber sandwiches followed by scones with homemade preserve and cream, or eclairs lavishly filled with patisserie cream and topped with a generous layer of chocolate. Whatever you preference, you will be able to make tea time special with this gorgeous book.

This title features over 400 tasty and nutritious recipes for every occasion. It includes more than 400 recipes for all occasions and budgets, from Lemon Chicken Stir-fry for a light midweek lunch and Pot-roast Chicken with Sausage Stuffing to feed a hungry family, to Chicken with Figs and Mint to serve at a special event. Featuring some of the world's most popular classic dishes such as Coq au Vin, Chicken Fajitas, Chicken Chasseur and many more, it is a comprehensive introduction to the different types of poultry and game bird, with techniques for every method of preparation and cooking from boning, trussing and carving to stir-frying, barbecuing and roasting. It includes every imaginable chicken curry recipe, whether mild and aromatic or sweet and spicy, from Chicken Korma to Fragrant Thai Chicken Curry, as well as hot and fiery dishes to tempt the most adventurous appetite. It offers irresistible recipes for soups and appetizers, barbecues and salads, light bites and lunches, midweek meals, pies and pastries, exciting ways with pasta, grains and rice, traditional Sunday roasts, special occasion recipes, flavourful curries, one-pot meals, casseroles, stir-fries, and stews. Chicken is a favourite in every cuisine throughout the world. Rich in protein, nutritious and naturally low in fat, it is also a healthy mealtime choice. This book brings together over 400 classic and original chicken recipes from around the globe, celebrating the best of the world's cuisine, with irresistible dishes that are sure to tempt your palate and inspire your menu choices. If you are entertaining on a grand scale, monitoring your diet or simply want to feed a hungry family economically, this book will have a recipe to suit every occasion. Each recipe is illustrated with easy-to-follow instructions and there are over 1600 step-by-step photographs to show you how the dish should look at each stage.

This title features hundreds of beautiful things to make, plus home decorating ideas, all shown step-by-step with 1750 stunning photographs. It includes practical and decorative frame-making, dyeing and painting fabric, silk painting, batik, beadwork, ribbonwork, making ornaments, mosaics, tinwork, decorative wirecraft, and painting glass, ceramics and tiles. It includes projects for all skill levels: from mosaic plant pots and a twisted wire herb pot holder for complete beginners, to a punched metal number plaque and a batik book cover for those with more craft experience. It includes easy instructions and a photograph of each finished item. Here is the ultimate inspirational book for all craft enthusiasts. It is packed with 200 unique and attractive projects to make, and features a wide range of craft skills, including decorative techniques for painting and embellishing fabric, making accessories, decorative tin and wirework, traditional picture framing, mosaics and making three-dimensional glass objects. There are old-fashioned toasting forks, beaded bracelets and tiled splashbacks, as well as contemporary mosaic tables, dyed fabrics, painted perfume bottles and delicate wire and metal projects. The book is a wonderful treasure trove of ideas, and a must for every craftsperson.