Food writer & world authority on Chinese cuisine, Deh-Ta Hsiung, introduces & describes over 100 essential ingredients for Chinese cooking. He provides at least two delicious recipes for each ingredient to demonstrate their versatility, including Steamed Scallops with Black Bean sauce, Stir-fried Chicken with Coriander & Shredded Duck with Mango. Every page is lavishly illustrated with cultural pictures of China as well as stunning recipe photography, which bring to life cooking in China today & tempt the reader with their colour & spice of life. Ken Hom writes: ' Deh-Ta Hsiung demystifies the Chinese culinary art & its traditions. You will find helpful advice on what to look for when shopping for these exotic ingredients, how to use them, as well as which particular brands you should look for & why. This bold & unique cookbook, with its great wealth of information & photographs, will guide you clearly & simply through the thicket of ingredients readily available in supermarkets & Chinese grocers today.' This book has 240 pages & is 26.7 x 20.3 x 2 cm ...

Its been 3 years since Redster's death & Agnes Brown soldiers on, being mother, father & referee to the rest of her fighting family of 7. Financially helped out by her eldest, & hormonally by the amorous Pierre, Agnes copes with success, tragedy & the move from The Jarro to the 'wilds of the country'
- suburban Finglas. When the family's dreams are threatened by an unscrupulous gangster, he learns a costly lesson
- don't mess with the children of Agnes Brown.

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Indulge yourself with this sumptuous book of all things chocolate.

The introduction outlines the history of chocolate-making

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A luxurious & decadent collection of the most indulgent chocolate recipes for the chocoholic in your life, Sensuously photographed ...

Christmas is just around the corner but the women of The Chocolate Lovers' Club have more to worry about than present shopping...
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What's your favourite? A chocolate brownie or two? A hot chocolate drink on a chilly day? A chocolate mousse that you definitely won't share? People who love chocolate simply can't get enough of it, which is why this wicked collection of recipes taking you from breakfast to night-time, with lots of chocolatey opportunities in between. Muffins, cupcakes, special-occasioncakes & desserts, drinks, puddings, pies, tarts & delectable melt-in-the-mouth sweets... they're all here. With step-by-step techniques for cooking with chocolate & information on the many different types you can buy, this book is the ultimate treat for chocolate lovers. ...

Survival tips for times of stress: 1. Take deep breaths 2. Count to ten 3. Eat chocolate Lucy thought she had got her happily ever after with the gorgeous Aidan but things aren't turning out the way she had hoped they would. But she's not the only one with problems
- Autumn's new boyfriend has yet to meet her parents, Nadia's husband has sworn he's given up gambling but she's finding that hard to believe, & Chantal is doing all she can to save her marriage. It's clear that these girls are going to need a lot of chocolate.
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Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job; loyal friends; his dream home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life, he believes that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Despite Travis's attempts to be friendly, she seems to have a chip on her shoulder about him. But something compels Travis to get to know his new neighbour. His persistent efforts lead them both to make tough decisions, the consequences of which neither could have foreseen. The Choice confronts us with the most heart-wrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive? ...

For fans of The Couple Next Door, I See You & He Said/ She Said, The Choice is a hypnotic suspense debut from a remarkable new talent & explores the terrifying Sophie's Choice scenario: What if you had to choose between your children?

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Madeleine lived for her children. She'd always believed she'd die for them too. But on the morning of her twins' tenth birthday her love was put to the test when a killer knocked on their door & forced her to make a devastating choice: which child should live, & which should die
- her son, or her daughter?

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Madeleine stands silent on the periphery of her fractured family, trying desperately to unravel why her world was so suddenly blown apart. But as memories of everything leading up to that tragic day return in agonising flashes, she begins to realise her family's life still hangs terrifyingly in the balance...

Ideal for anyone who enjoys thriller novels.

This paperback book has 391 pages & measures: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm approx.












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Crisis loomed in the gentle precinct of Aldminster Cathedral. The urbane & worldly Dean wanted nothing so much as to restore & beautify his beloved Cathedral
- even if it meant sacrificing the Choir School to pay for it. Each human dilemma took its part in the turmoil of Chapter & Close & the final battle for the survival of the Choir.
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