In Cooking with Loula, Alexandra Stratou invites readers into the kitchen of her modern Greek family, revealing their annual traditions & bringing their recipes to life-with touching remembrances of Loula, the woman who cooked for three generations of Stratou`s family & who taught her that cooking is as much about love & identity as it is about nourishment. Many classic dishes are represented here, such as pastitsio & dolmades, but Stratou`s culinary trainingabroad shows up in such non-Hellenic creations as a green salad with avocado, apple, & Dijon mustard & a spinach gnocchi in which feta cheese appears alongside Gorgonzola. The nearly 100 recipes are all hearty & gun fussy, & organized the way real home cooks think, with chapters for simple, healthful weekday dishes; more languorous Sunday meals; & traditional holiday fare. With hundreds of mouthwatering photographs & whimsical illustrations, this book is truly a gem. ...

Used in India for thousands of years as a spice & medicinal herb, turmeric is not only rich in flavour, but has a variety of health benefits. Full of valuable antioxidant properties, it also contains nutrients such as manganese & iron, & can help prevent heart disease, cancer & Alzheimer`s disease. In Totally Turmeric, you will find out everything you need to know about the spice`s benefits & how to use it. Turmeric`s subtle & delicious flavour fits into a variety of dishes, both sweet & savoury. Add a dash of spice to your mealtimes & enrich your healt h with over 40 inspiring new recipes. Discover tips & tricks for using turmeric in everyday cooking & learn how to incorporate this magic ingredient into a variety of dishes, from sweet potato soup & crispy vegetable chips to delicious marble cake & smooth sorbets. ...

In ' Cooking with Wholefoods, ' Ross Dobson turns his attention to wholefoods, using nutritious pulses & grains as the basis of his trademark simple-yet-delicious recipes. Starters feature a delicious Smoky Paprika Houmous while warming Soups include Shiitake Mushroom & Barley Soup & Curried Parsnip & Butterbean Soup. Try a fresh idea from Salads such as Lentil, Artichoke & Salsa Verde Salad or Slow-cooked Lamb Salad with Broad Beans, Pomegranate & Mint. Perfect Sides include Lemon & Cardamom Rice & Buttered Buckwheat with Corn & Herbs. Hearty & substantial Mains are Sausage, Fennel & Haricot Stew; Slow-cooked Miso Pork Belly with Soy Beans & Barley Risotto with Mushrooms & Goats' Cheese. Enjoy a home-baked treat from Baking & Sweets such as Sesame Wheatgerm Crisps or Couscous & Cashew Soda Bread. ...

Cooks & Kids is a recipe book with a difference! Children were asked to dream up their favourite food, & take over the kitchen, whilst celebrity chefs were to make this come true. The book is full of fantastic recipes that are easy for children to join in with. With easy to follow recipes, instructions & photographs to help you on your way, the book is a fun way to get children interested & involved in cooking. A perfect gift for those who need something to amuse children on a rainy day, or little ones who enjoy helping in the kitchen. Published in conjuction with the National Fostering Agency, with all royalties going to the Magic Breakfast. ...

Cook’s Country is a wholly original guide to the uniquely scenic & historic coasts of North Yorkshire & Northumberl&. The author’s fascinating personal insights complement information on all aspects of this stretch of coastline, making this an essential addition to any sailing library. Henry Irving has spent a lifetime sailing on the Humber & the Yorkshire coast, mostly on Venture, a Hull shrimper. He also sailed the William Mc Cann, an old Hull steam trawler. ...

Award-winning food writer Sue Lawrence has taken up the baton in praise of Scotland`s produce. Travelling the length & breadth of Scotl&, sheseeks out all the great raw ingredients Scotland has to offer. From cockles harvested on Barra & venison from the Highlands, to seaweed picked on Auchmithie beach & lamb from Shetl&, Sues celebration of Scottish produce reveals a cornucopia of culinary delights. She has journeyed all over the country to meet the people who farm & produce its food. An Orkney barley miller, a Stornoway black pudding butcher, an Isle of Mull cheese producer, a Dundee sausage-maker & a Brora jam-maker are just a few of the many Scottish food heroes she meets. A celebration of the Scottish landscape & history, as well as its food, A Cooks Tour of Scotland contains 120 delicious recipes & is not only a must for anyone visiting Scotland`s shores but deserves a place on the cookery shelves of anyone who loves seasonal, healthy, freshly grown, caught or farmed food. ...

Cool Architecture: 50 Fantastic Facts for Kids of All Ages is the perfect book for anyone who wants to know more about the buildings around us. After reading this you`ll be able to tell a Doric from a Corinthian column, how the Egyptians built the pyramids, & how on earth a dome stays up. Packed with absorbing facts & quirky illustrations, Cool Architecture tells you everything you need to know about architecture around the world, from the simple dwellings created by the earliest humans to today`s most innovative buildings, via forbidding medieval strongholds, great 18th-Century palaces & the classic Art Deco skyscrapers of New York. Learn about the great architectural movements & the personalities that created them, & explore the most iconic buildings in the world, from the Parthenon in Greece to the (current) world`s tallest skyscraper, the Khalifa Tower in Dubai. This book is a perfect introduction to what`s cool about the fascinating world of architecture. ...

Inside this mega-jam-packed book are fifty fact-tastic ways to advance & improve your astronomy skills so you`ll never feel alone in the universe again! Learn amazing space-related tricks such as how to watch a solar eclipse safely & mapping stars from your own back garden, right down to expertly simplifying the supermassive numbers & distances involved in the space between space so you`ll never forget them. With Cool Astronomy, you`ll discover everything you need to know about the universe, from asteroids to the zenith point.. .and almost everything in between! Word count: 20, 000 ...

Following on from the success of guides to Engl&, Wales & Scotl&, the publishers of the UK's best-selling campsite guides have created one definitive British volume. Featuring 150 stunning campsites, from the wilds of the Scilly Isles to the sandy shores of Scotland's coastline, this book showcases the very best of British camping. New finds include a secret campsite in Sussex only accessible via a disused railway bridge, a Suffolk eco-escape by the banks of a glorious river & beach camping on the Isle of Eigg, where a rare geological phenomenon causes the sands to sing along to the sound of the waves. Forest camping, beautiful views, family-friendly sites & campsites with campfires are all covered
- with over 50 brand new sites that have never featured in the Cool Camping guides before. This h&-picked selection of campsites is brought to life with insightful reviews & hundreds of colour photographs, plus handy practical info on what you can expect to find on site, things to do in the locality, & the best food & drink options around. And only the Cool Camping guides illustrate every single campsite with photographs, allowing campers to use the book for inspiration as well as information.
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Brand new for 2015, a fully updated second edition of best-selling camping guidebook Cool Camping Britain hits the bookshelves in time for the sunny camping season. Now expanded to feature 160 stunning campsites many of which are new finds & have never featured in a Cool Camping book before
- this book showcases the very best of British camping, from the wilds of the Scilly Isles to the sandy shores of Scotland`s coastline. New finds include a woodland site in the grounds of a World War II training area, a hillside eco-escape on the slopes of the Teifi Valley & an Eden-like camping safari that s home to the largest rewilding project in Europe. Forest camping, beautiful views, family-friendly sites & campsites with campfires are all covered with over 50 brand new campsites. This h&-picked selection of campsites is brought to life with colourful reviews & hundreds of photographs, plus handy practical info on what you can expect to find on site, things to do in the locality, & the best food & drink options around. & only the Cool Camping guides illustrate every single campsite with photographs, allowing campers to use the book for inspiration as well as information. Get set for a bumper summer of fun & discovery with Cool Camping Britain.
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