A Taste of the Country is a celebration of country living & how to get involved with the land & the food that you eat. As well as over 80 recipes for traditional British farmhouse dishes from shepherd's pie to rhubarb & strawberry crumble, there is information about gathering wild food, keeping chickens, growing salads, pickling, preserving & much more. Jimmy takes you from the farmyard & back garden, into the fields, hedgerows & woods & back to the kitchen, barbeque or open fire to prepare a feast of wild foods, home-grown produce & quality local ingredients. Whether you live in the town or in the countryside, the lifestyle captured here guarantees your very own taste of the good life. The book was first published in hardback in 2006. ...

Winner of the Guild of Food Writers Food Book of the Year Award 2011. Life is too short to grow ordinary food. Why bother spending time, effort & money growing the typical varieties of fruit & vegetables that you can easily buy locally & cheaply & which, crucially, taste pretty much the same whether home grown or shop bought? In A Taste of the Unexpected, River Cottage head gardener Mark Diacono reveals that it is no harder to grow the unusual & utterly delicious than it is the entirely ordinary. On his farm in Devon, Mark grows virtually nothing that you can buy in the supermarkets. There, instead of potatoes, onions & carrots you'll find gourmet delights such as kai lan, salsify, Chilean guava, day lilies & Szechuan pepper. Filled with practical growing advice & mouthwatering recipes, this inspirational book will encourage you to share Mark's sense of culinary adventure
- introducing you to the finest forgotten flavours, fabulous lesser-known harvests, the tastiest varieties of familiar crops, & the exotic foreign fruit that our changing climate now allows us to grow for ourselves. None of these requires any extra effort to grow than the usual suspects & all of them will bring new flavours & experiences into your garden & kitchen. Exciting & inspirational, A Taste of the Unexpected will redefine your approach to growing your own for good.
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This beautiful new book provides a tasty sampler of the country's cuisine, with more than 30 authentic recipes ranging from ...

This beautiful new book provides a tasty sampler of the country's cuisine, with more than 30 authentic recipes ranging from ...

A witty, entertaining & utterly unique look at the great explorers & the life-lessons we can draw from them. Exploration & explorers hold a constant fascination, with tales of heroism & the overcoming of great odds in the most inhospitable environments. The excitement over books on Shackleton & the abiding success of series such as Michael Palin's ' Pole to Pole', ? Around the World in 80 days' & ? Himalaya? demonstrate this amply. Add to this already compelling formula a touch of inspiration, in the lessons we can learn from the explorers in our everyday life & a spice of ' How to do Just about everything' in the bizarre & quirky lessons Mick Conefrey teaches us, such as how to cook an albatross or play football on an ice floe & the combination is unbeatable. The book takes as its structure the stages of a typical expedition from planning to setting out, finding your goal & surviving safely to get home. Packed with fascinating anecdotes about explorers such as Shackleton, Scott, Livingstone & Stanley, the book also teaches us instructive lessons about fund-raising, team-building, dealing with confrontations, whilst also dealing with less everyday problems, such as digging a latrine in permafrost or facing down a charging polar bear. With its combination of the serious & the bizarre, the inspirational & the hilarious, Teacup in a Storm will be an engagingly irresistible proposition. ' Teacup in a Storm' is a unique book. Witty, irreverent, debunking, entertaining & inspirational all in one competitively priced & handy format package. ...

The local mayor has a dinner date with death… With school out for the summer, Margery & Clementine Butcher-Baker are taking advantage of the break to go on holiday. They plan to explore the village of St-Martins-on-the-Water & rest before the chaos of Mrs Smith's impending hen do. By the end of their first night, the local mayor lies dead on the floor of the hotel restaurant, having been poisoned by his meal. The villagers are convinced: The Poisoner is back. As the residents turn to the duo with suspicion & begin to freeze them out, Margery & Clementine are left with more questions than answers. Everyone is convinced that the pair
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- are bad news, but why?  & as more people in the village start to become unwell, the question remains, is The Poisoner back, or is this the work of a new killer? & will they strike again?   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781800326538 •†Author:†  Hannah Hendy •†Publisher:†  Canelo •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 30...

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Books Historical Fiction Books She ran along the snow-covered cobbles, gripping her sewing box – fate in her hands… Living hand to mouth ever since her mother’s tragic death, Amelia sells the last of her treasured possessions to avoid being cast out of her home onto London’s streets. Her estranged grandfather unexpectedly bequeaths a small, struggling factory making mourning dresses & Amelia dares to dream… Drawing sketches by candlelight, she longs to sew elegant gowns from fine silks & beautiful ribbons for the rich. As the cold winter wind begins to bite, Amelia’s future hangs by a thread – can she keep her hopes alive?   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780008580759 •†Author: Dilly Court •†Publisher:   Harper Collins •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 496 •†Dimensions:† 12.9 x 3.4 x 19.8 cm ...

When retiring Iowa farmer Larry Cook announces that he wishes to split his land between his three daughters, the eldest
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Discover the unforgettable Tik Tok sensation that has captured millions of hearts – a story about two hearts, one love & an ending you will never forget… As teenagers, Rune Kristiansen & Poppy Litchfield's friendship grew into a love that promised to last a lifetime. But their worlds were shattered when Rune was sent home to his native Norway. Two years later, Rune is back, & Poppy is ready for their happy ever after to begin. But the boy who returns is not the Rune she remembers. What happened to turn her sweet, thoughtful Rune into this brooding stranger? & will the secret Poppy’s secret bring them closer together or further apart? Discover the story that will break your heart & make you believe true love really does last for eternity…   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781405955317 •†Author:†  Tillie Cole •†Publisher:†  Penguin •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 352 •†Dimensions:† 12.9 x 2.1 x 19.8 cm ...

Can two broken hearts make a whole? After losing her beloved sister three years ago, Savanna Litchfield has been living half a life. When Savannah's therapist suggests joining a trip around the world for grieving teens she agrees to go clutching tightly to the unread journal her sister left behind. Seventeen-year-old Cael Woods is angry. One year after losing his older brother his life has spiralled. Once the most promising hockey player in the junior league, Cael can no longer step onto the ice. When his parents sign him up for a trip abroad no part of him wants to go. As Cael & Savannah embark on a journey they begin to find solace in each other. As they start to heal piece by broken piece, could this be the start of a love they never thought they'd feel again? Product Information:  •†ISBN: 9781405962964 •†Author: Tillie Cole  •†Publisher: Penguin •†Format: Paperback •†Pages:†352 •†Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.2 x 19.7cm ...