Health/Lifestyle

09/07/2015 - Fries have well and truly evolved from a sometimes soggy side dish to the star of the show - the ultimate comfort food. (read more)

09/07/2015 - Fries have well and truly evolved from a sometimes soggy side dish to the star of the show - the ultimate comfort food. And it's not just potatoes that have had a makeover. Parsnip, Celeriac and Aubergine have got in on the action too, and sometimes you can't beat a bit of beetroot.

From large or small, fat or thin, skin-on or skin-off and with delicious dips to match, you'll discover your new favourite fries and dip combination. This book will take you on a journey from the classic Skinny Fries and Chunky Steak Fries that bring back childhood memories, through to the deliciously smoky Paprika-dusted Potato Wedges and Sensational Sweet Potato Fries, before taking you to the artisan heights of Pumpkin and Seasoned Parmesan Fries with Panko Breadcrumbs and Kimchi Fries with Pickles. If you like your fries fully loaded or downright dirty, then why not delve into the Fully Loaded chapter, where you'll find Melting Mozzarella, Tomato and Pepperoni Fries and Nacho Fries with Refried Beans, Guacamole and Sour Cream. (hide)

Contemporary Indian food has never looked better than in this beautiful and fascinating cookbook, From India. Chef Kumar Mahadevan (read more)

Contemporary Indian food has never looked better than in this beautiful and fascinating cookbook, From India. Chef Kumar Mahadevan and his wife Suba marry food and flavours with family tradition and personal stories, to give readers amazing insight into the cultural background and history of their meals. With recipes ranging from simple, rustic vegetarian dishes from the author's southern Indian childhood to extremely modern dishes, From India is a unique blend of tradition, international technique and produce.

Beautifully styled with rich photography throughout, From India is perfect for lovers of Indian food and culture alike. (hide)

Nowadays, it is easy to find affordable furniture for your home from chain stores, but those pieces can lack character. This is where (read more)

Nowadays, it is easy to find affordable furniture for your home from chain stores, but those pieces can lack character. This is where furniture hacking comes in - updating, repurposing and personalising to create stylish, unique masterpieces. Here, Hester van Overbeek shows you 35 ways to update your home accessories, soft furnishings and even wooden furniture, all with step-by-step photos to guide you along the way.

Projects range from simpler ideas, such as a table made from stacked old magazines or a patchwork rug, created by sewing small inexpensive mats together, to ways to create larger pieces for a fraction of the price it would cost to buy them new. Discover how to make your own four-poster bed by combining a budget bed base and pieces of reclaimed wood, or convert a bookcase into a sideboard. There are five chapters - Living Room, Kitchen and Dining Room, Bedroom, Home Office, and Outdoor Space - and each one includes an 'instant update' idea for beginner upcyclers, too. (hide)

A revised and expanded edition of this highly acclaimed reference. Among the changes is the addition of a foreword by Michael A. (read more)

A revised and expanded edition of this highly acclaimed reference. Among the changes is the addition of a foreword by Michael A. Dirr, author of such classics as Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia.

New content and updates are found in the chapters and sections, 'Why Conifers?', 'The Magic of Conifers', 'A Closer Look at Conifers' and in the detailed practical section, 'Growing Conifers in Your Garden'. This edition also features the author's comprehensively revised Directory of 600 conifers, so current that it includes Wollemia nobilis, a two million-year-old species only recently found and genetically identified, and available at a select few nurseries. 'Conifers that Grow on You' is a new feature, as is the chapter, 'The Mauergarten Story', which chronicles the author's design of the garden at one of Germany's premiere nurseries. (hide)

"Beautiful, classic recipes made with passion, by the man who taught me everything I know about Italian cooking." Jamie Oliver Gennaro (read more)

"Beautiful, classic recipes made with passion, by the man who taught me everything I know about Italian cooking." Jamie Oliver Gennaro shows you how to prepare good Italian food with minimum effort by letting the oven or hob do the work. Slow cooking draws out flavours and softens the texture of food to create delicious, impressive, often inexpensive meals with little fuss. There are casseroles and one-pots that slowly simmer to perfection, roasts that tenderize in the oven, soups that quietly bubble away on the hob, puddings such as meringues and fruit compotes, and breads that bake to light perfection.

Gennaro is a traditional, rural Italian cook. He uses lots of inexpensive cuts of meat, as well as beans and pulses, which all benefit from slow cooking, so there is plenty for the thrifty home cook to choose from. This is classic Italian food, such as Roast leg of lamb with baby onions, Rich Tyrolean beef goulash, Lasagne and Meringue with zabaglione cream and custard, that takes the hard work out of preparing supper. (hide)

This is the definitive guide to choosing and using your ice cream maker, with step-by-step instructions for both freezer-aided and (read more)

This is the definitive guide to choosing and using your ice cream maker, with step-by-step instructions for both freezer-aided and free-standing machines. It includes 150 recipes, ranging from delicious vanilla ice cream to refreshing mango and passion fruit gelato, with a wealth of iced desserts, such as bombes, terrines and hot puddings with ice cream inside. Cream-free, low-fat and low-sugar ices and refreshing iced drinks are also included.

A comprehensive reference section gives advice on equipment and techniques; and gives ideas for presentation, including baskets, cones, toppings and sauces. It features 850 glorious pictures by top food photographers, including step-by-step details and stunning final results. There is something irresistible about a dish of home-made ice cream that makes it impossible to refuse. (hide)

You won't believe how quickly the weight and inches disappear! Rosemary Conley CBE has taken the key elements for success from her (read more)

You won't believe how quickly the weight and inches disappear! Rosemary Conley CBE has taken the key elements for success from her two biggest-selling and best-known diet books, her Hip and Thigh Diet and Gi Jeans Diet, to create the ultimate, healthy weight-loss formula that promises optimum results in the shortest possible time. Her brilliant new plan takes the hard work out of dieting by combining the scientifically proven benefits of low-fat and low-Gi eating in an easy-to-follow programme that fits into any lifestyle. The varied and flexible menus offer plenty to eat and ample options for solo slimmers, meat-eaters and vegetarians alike, and there's a wide selection of delicious recipes that the whole family can enjoy.

In fact, it won't feel like a diet at all but a new way of eating. 'I guarantee that if you follow this diet you will transform your body faster than you ever believed possible. It really, really works!' Rosemary Conley CBE (hide)

Are you a runner, cyclist, swimmer or rower? Do you want to up your game and ensure you're getting the very best from your diet? (read more)

Are you a runner, cyclist, swimmer or rower? Do you want to up your game and ensure you're getting the very best from your diet? To help with her own training, Kate Percy - a keen marathon runner and cook - has developed a range of delicious, carbohydrate-rich recipes that will complement any training programme, whether you're training for a marathon for the first time or an experienced athlete. Go Faster Food contains: over 100 delicious recipes, approved by a nutritionist; an overview of health benefits and a detailed breakdown of carbohydrates, fats and proteins for each recipe; practical nutritional advice, 'Go Faster Tips' and meal planners for each stage of your training. With a unique combination of tasty recipes and nutritional advice all geared towards enhancing your sports performance, Go Faster Food will help you achieve your full potential. (hide)

If you've ever struggled with diets, food, body image or your weight, then The Goddess Revolution is your new handbook for life. (read more)

If you've ever struggled with diets, food, body image or your weight, then The Goddess Revolution is your new handbook for life. Imagine how much you would fall in love with your life again if you weren't so consumed by negative thoughts about food, your weight and your body. Imagine if you could effortlessly find yourself at your perfect weight, in your perfect body and feel happier and freer around food than ever before.

Former actress and model Mel Wells struggled with her body image and had an unhealthy relationship with food for many years. Realizing what a negative impact this was having on her health, her relationships, her work and pretty much all aspects of her life, Mel knew she had to heal. She devised a unique method to transform her relationship with food and shares the techniques she's learned in this book.
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'This shop is now an institution...one all too easily becomes addicted.' Alan Bennett Good Food For Your Table is a grocer's guide: (read more)

'This shop is now an institution...one all too easily becomes addicted.' Alan Bennett Good Food For Your Table is a grocer's guide: this is the shopping basket deconstructed, including all you need to know about seasonality, provenance, storage, preserving and serving the very best food. Melrose and Morgan have ten years' experience as high-street grocers, and here they share expert information to help you buy the best food so there will always be good things to eat at home. A well-stocked larder is the backbone of any kitchen, and this book is a compendium of advice on the best ingredients to buy and how to manage your kitchen cupboard to ensure nothing goes to waste.

It also includes a selection of favourite recipes and simple, quick ideas to rustle up a meal. If you've ever found yourself confused about the difference between mixed spice and allspice, Stilton and Stichelton, quinoa and couscous, then this is the book for you. We all want to be more knowledgeable about the food we eat, and this is the essential storecupboard handbook that no discerning cook should be without. (hide)