A collection of recipes to suit the relaxed nature of holidays interspersed with evocative stories of a life at a remote beach location away from the convenience of shops & markets. The recipes are pared down & adaptable, some with a seaside focus, such as those featuring several different ways to prepare crayfish, & they cover all seasons. The author outlines her beach food philosophy which

Includes:: improvising ingredients with whatever is to hand & simplifying recipes to work with less. A `waste not` approach to cooking is paramount where the nearest shops are an hour`s drive away. Combining nostalgia for the simple life with the skills of a trained Cordon Bleu chef this is a book to be savoured
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The course of the Meander is so famously indirect that the river`s name has come to signify digression
- an invitation Jeremy Seal
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A collection of Penelope Fitzgerald`s short stories. Penelope Fitzgerald was one of the most highly-regarded writers on the English literary scene. Apart from Iris Murdoch, no other writer has been shortlisted so many times for the Booker. Her last novel, ` The Blue Flower`, was the book of its year, garnering extraordinary acclaim in Britain, America & Europe. This superb collection of stories, originally published in anthologies & newspapers, shows Penelope Fitzgerald at her very best. From the tale of a young boy in 17-century England who loses a precious keepsake & finds it frozen in a puddle of ice, to that of a group of buffoonish amateur Victorian painters on a trip to Brittany, these stories are characteristically wide ranging, enigmatic & very funny. They are each miniature studies of the endless absurdity of human behaviour. ...

Meanwhile don`t push & squeeze is an account of the year that writer spent teaching at a university in Hangzhou, China. Filled with puzzlement & discovery, it is enriched by the writings of Berold`s enthusiastic students & those of his articulate companion. Berold`s passion for literature soon takes him well beyond limits of his contract as a `foreign expert`. This is a wide-ranging & at times very funny title, filled with fresh, startling images of 21st Century China. Robert Berold spent a year teaching creative writing in China, & this is his poetic & delightful record of that year. ...

Meanwood & Far Headingley in 1906 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the Meanwood area on the north side of Leeds. The northern part of Headingley, around St Chad`s church, Otley Road & Moor Road, is in the bottom left corner & coverage extends north to Meanwood Hall, eastward to Carr Manor. The scattered communities across the map include Weetwood, Meanwood, Myrtle Square & Hill Top, Bentley. Features on what was still a semi-rural landscape include Holy Trinity church, Meanwood Tanneries, Weetwood Dye & Print Works, Bardon Hill, Bardon Grange, tramways terminating at Far Headingley & Bentley, Meanwood Quarry. Carr Manor & Meanwood Hall stand in extensive grounds. On the reverse is a good selection of street directory entries for the area. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

At the end of the eighteenth century, two brilliant & eccentric young scientists set out to measure the world. Alexander von Humboldt swashbuckled his way across the globe: navigating ocean & jungle, eating with cannibals, swimming with electric eels, lowering himself into volcanoes & scaling the highest mountain known to man. Carl Friedrich Gauss, on the other h&, stayed at home, using the power of thought to battle his way into exotic mathematical realms & the landmark realization that space is curved. Measuring the World brings these two geniuses to life, capturing their balancing act between loneliness & love, absurdity & greatness, failure & success. ...

In the small Nigerian village of Keti live Mamo & La Mamo, twin sons of a domineering father. When one day the boys try & escape the village, only La Mamo succeeds
- & in time becomes a soldier well-versed in the ways of life & death. Mamo, too sickly to leave, remains in Keti finding solace in the arms of Zara while watching impotently as his detested father grows powerful & corrupt. Unable to wield a weapon, Mamo instead reaches for a pen & soon begins to write the true history of Keti & its people
- all the time awaiting the return of his beloved brother, La Mamo.. .

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Meat London: An Insider`s Guide from Black Dog Publishing is an essential book for the meat-lover living or visiting the capital. Divided into concise chapters listing restaurants & pubs, street food & butchers, Meat London covers all budgets & tastes, whether you are intending to eat out on the run, settle into a four-course meal, or barbeque a piglet in your back garden! The choice of entries took into account considerations such as ethical supply of meat, provenance & seasonality. The entries give the full address, phone number & website, & are accompanied by photos of the premises and/or typical dishes or meat cuts. The table of contents for two of the sections, restaurants/pubs & butchers, lists entries with their postcodes, making it easy to find if three are any recommendations near you. ...

Meatballs make the perfect dish for a Monday night supper, a Saturday night dinner party or a Sunday feast. & here are meatballs like you`ve never seen them before- Meatballs rustico, super easy & devoured with a slice of crusty bread; Seared beef carpaccio meatballs, best eaten with a glass of Prossecco in hand; deluxe Pork, fennel & orange meatballs; Veal marsala meatballs; & Lobster meatballs. In Meatball by Matteo Bruno there are meatball recipes for lamb, goat, rabbit, chicken, fish, lobster & venison. There are even vegetarian (meat)balls- Corn & quinoa, Chickpea & cauliflower, Tofu with mushroom. Almost as important as the meatball itself (and there are 60 meatball recipes), is what the meatball sits on. Here are 20 ideas for sotte palle (literally `underneath the balls`) including Creamy polenta, Roasted pumpkin, Wasabi slaw & Cheesy bread. Serve with Aioli, Gorgonzola or Creamy mushroom sauce (just three of the 20 iopetions), top with a sprinkle of Truffle salt or Crushed pistachios- & tuck in. ...

Whether as a party snack or a light meal, meatballs & skewers are always well-received! However, this book is not only dedicated to the meat lovers among us, as it offers many simple & innovative vegetarian dishes, seafood recipes & sweet treats. How about chicken meatballs with goat cheese, pistachios & dried figs; Chocolate Fudge balls or Thai marinated shrimp skewers with fried rice & ginger? All recipes are presented with step-by-step instructions & serving suggestions, & gorgeously photographed by food-stylist Pierre-Louis Viel. French chef Valery Drouet is a regular contributor to the food pages of women`s magazines. ” ...