A new baby brings a great deal of excitement to a household, but managing on a reduced income can be a daunting prospect. Full of top tips & creative ideas, this practical guide will help you make the right financial decisions during your pregnancy & throughout your maternity leave ...

A new baby brings a great deal of excitement to a household, but managing on a reduced income can be a daunting prospect. Full of top tips & creative ideas, this practical guide will help you make the right financial decisions during your pregnancy & throughout your maternity leave ...

In the busy, stressful life of the modern woman, there could be more feelgood mileage from running up a tray of muffins or baking a cake than in almost any other cooking. But we're so busy making efficient, 'modern' food, that we too easily forget, what Nigella demonstrates in this mouthwatering & deliciously reassuring cookbook, that actually it's not hard to make a cake, that the appreciation & satisfaction it brings are out of all proportion to the little effort involved. A domestic goddess has to maintain her cool when faced with pastry
- but with Nigella's guidance even shortcrust pastry can be pretty pain-free. Here at last is the book which understands our anxieties, feeds our fantasies & puts cakes, pies, pastries, preserves, puddings, bread & biscuits back into today's kitchen & our lives. Everything from cup cakes to certosino, from brownies to bagels, from peach cream pie to pizza, chewy amaretti to Blueberry boy-bait, from baklava to a Barbie cake, as well as children's cooking, Christmas baking & other family treats.
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Nigella shows that there can be more feelgood mileage from running up a tray of muffins or baking a sponge cake than in almost any other cooking
- & that it's not actually hard! A domestic goddess has to maintain her cool when faced with pastry, it's true- but with Nigella's guidance even shortcrust pastry can be pain-free. How to be a Domestic Goddess is the book that understands our anxieties, feeds our fantasies & puts cakes, pies, pastries, preserves, puddings, bread & biscuits back into today's kitchen & our lives. Everything from cup cakes to chocolate cakes, from brownies to bagels, from gooseberry-cream crumble to double apple pie, from pizza to pistachio macaroons, scones & muffins to cheesecakes & steamed syrup sponge, from baklava to a Barbie cake, as well as children's cooking, Christmas baking & other wonderful family festive treats.
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How to be a Gardener Book One, available at long last in paperback, is the fastest-selling gardening book of all time with sales in excess of 600, 000 copies.

In How to be a Gardener Book One, Alan Titchmarsh draws on his knowledge & passion for gardening, & his many years of experience, to give you a comprehensive guide that explores every aspect of your garden & how it works.

In this, the first of two volumes, Alan starts with the basics that every gardener needs to know. He

Includes:: information on how plants work & what they need to survive, as well as advice on where to begin if youre a first-time gardener.

Released to coincide with How to be a Gardener Revisited, a reversioned series of HTBAG 1 & 2 featuring new footage with Alan Titchmarsh in January 2005.

In setting out the basic gardening principles & explaining the hows & whys, Alan gives the novice confidence & increases the skills & understanding of more experienced gardeners, too.









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How to be a Gardener Book Two available in long last in paperback is the hugely successful follow up to the fastest-selling gardening title of all time.

Having set out the basic principles of gardening in Book One, this second volume takes an in depth look at all areas of designing & planting your garden.

Alan's love of gardening & years of experience really come to the fore as he demonstrates how to create a garden to be proud of. Covering both design & plants, the chapters include boundaries & climbers, patios & containers, borders & perennials & water & wildlife gardens.

Released to coincide with How to be a Gardener Revisited, a reversioned series of HTBAG 1 & 2 featuring new footage with Alan Titchmarsh in January 2005.

With its perfect balance of practical advice & inspirational ideas, How to be a Gardener Book Two gets to the very heart of gardening &, together with How to be a Gardener Book One, provides a complete reference manual for any garden owner.







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Stepfamilies are currently the fastest growing family type in the UK, with current estimates suggesting that 1 in 10 of all families are now stepfamilies. Yet despite the ever-growing number of stepfamilies, there remains a dearth of information & support for them.

How to be a Happy Stepmum provides the first step in this support by guiding stepmothers through the pitfalls of adapting to stepfamily life; firstly by identifying what type of stepmother they are & then by addressing each of the recognised factors related to becoming a successful & happy stepmother.

Based on sound research & written by an expert in the field, this book is essential reading for all stepmums.



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