Growing your own fruit & vegetables is so satisfying & you don't need a large garden or allotment to do so. This book is for all those who want to grow & then cook their own produce & have a garden, allotment or a little bit of outdoor space. Broken down into various chapters, such as Bulb vegetables, Root vegetables, Leaf vegetables, Peas & beans, Marrow & squash, Shooting vegetables, Fruiting vegetables, Herbs, Mushrooms & fungi, Orchard fruit & Soft fruit, there is something for everyone. Each entry

Includes:: an at-a-glance timetable showing time of year for planting, principle care instructions & harvesting times, along with different varieties, growing techniques, information on pests & diseases, storage, preparation, & freezing or preservation techniques. Next comes a recipe section, featuring 60 recipes offering a wide range of cooking techniques & types of dish to make the most of the fruits of your labours. Soups, starters, light meals & salads, main meals, accompaniments, & desserts & puddings all feature. As well as full ingredients, preparation & method instructions, each recipe will include freezing & reheating instructions where applicable, 25 x 17.3 x 2, pages 192.

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Spanning 1979-1987, The Fry Chronicles charts Stephen Fry's arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday. " Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book". (" The Times"). " Perfect prose & excruciating honesty. A grand reminiscence of college & theatre & comedyland in the 1980s, with tone-perfect anecdotes & genuine readerly excitement. What Fry does, essentially, is tell us who he really is. Above all else, a thoughtful book. & namedroppy too, & funny, & marbled with melancholy". (" Observer"). " Arguably the greatest living Englishman". (" Independent on Sunday"). " Extremely enjoyable". (" Sunday Times"). " Fry's linguistic facility remains one of the Wildean wonders of the new media age. The patron saint of British intelligence". (" Daily Telegraph"). Welcome to Stephen Fry's " The Fry Chronicles", one of the boldest, bravest, most revealing & heartfelt accounts of a man's formative years that you will ever have the exquisite pleasure of reading. Stephen Fry's film, stage, radio & television credits are so numerous & wide-ranging that there is not space here to do them justice. It is enough to say that he has written, produced, directed, acted in or presented productions as varied as " Wilde", the TV series " Blackadder" & " Jeeves & Wooster", the sketch show "A Bit of Fry & Laurie", the panel game "QI", the radio series " Fry's English Delight" & documentaries on subjects as varied as manic depression, disappearing animals & the United States of America. He's also the bestselling author of four novels
- " The Stars' Tennis Balls", Making History, The Hippopotamus & " The Liar"
- as well as a volume of autobiography, Moab is My Washpot, & sundry works of non-fiction.

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This hilarious, intriguing & utterly compelling story of how the Stephen the nation knows (or thinks it knows) began to make his presence felt as he took his first tentative steps in the worlds of television, journalism, radio, theatre & film. For all its trademark wit & verbal brilliance, this is a book that is not afraid to confront the aching chasm that separates public image from private feeling. Welcome to the Fry Chronicles, one of the bravest, boldest & heartfelt accounts of a man's formative years that you will ever have the exquisite pleasure of reading. ...

In John Ford's adaptation of a Graham Greene novel a priest (Henry Fonda) finds himself forced to go on the run in a south-of-the-border country where religion is outlawed. Having returned to minister to the spiritual needs of the community, the priest be ...

Anyone with a little persistence & the desire can learn to draw well - this is the starting point for The Fundamentals of Drawing, a practical & compressive course for students of all abilities. Opportunities for practice & improvement are offered across a wide spectrum of subjects ï ½ still life, plants, landscapes, animals, figure drawing & portraiture ï ½ & supported by demonstrations of a broad range of skill & techniques, including perspective & composition. The methods used in The Fundamentals of Drawing have been practised through the centuries by art students & professional artists. They are time honoured & proven. Barrington Barber brings his invaluable expertise as a working artist & teacher to the tasks of showing you how to use them effectively to create successful drawings. No matter what your level of expertise, you will find his clear approach encouraging & his way of teaching inspirational. Included 350 illustrations. ...

The Fundamentals Of Drawing Anatomy is a book by artists for artists, & presents a dynamic visual record of the essential characteristics & creative possibilities of the human form. For hundreds of years artists have developed their skills by drawing the human body. Bones & muscles, although largely hidden from view, reveal a great deal about us & are key components of expression. All artists need to understand how these internal structures affect movement & posture, creating character & making what are general physical attributes entirely personal. No unnecessary medical jargon is included, only visually stunning yet accurate artworks, showing artists what they need to know in order to bring the human form to life. ...

Details: This beautifully illustrated, user-friendly manual shows you how to draw various breeds of horses through the
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The Fundamentals of Drawing Landscapes takes you through every aspect of this stimulating area of art in an informal yet informative style. As well as finding practices & exercises among the 350 illustrations, you will discover examples to emulate & also to use for honing your skills. Everything included in this book will add to the sum of your knowledge & understanding & so help make you a better artist. Open your eyes & mind & make the world of landscapes your own. ...

This book takes you through every aspect of this fascinating art style in an informal but informative manner. With 350 illustrations you will find little exercises & practises to hone your skills & a wealth of examples to emulate. Everything included will add to the sum of your knowledge & understanding to become a better artist. ...

Still life has been a popular genre for many hundreds of years, & artists wishing to explore it can find inspirational examples from the time of the Romans right up to the present day, encompassing murals from the Italian Renaissance, the lavish floral studies from the Netherlands in the early 17th century, the exuberant handing of the Impressionists, & the surprising new shapes &

Dimensions introduced by the Cubists & Surrealists. In The Fundamentals of Drawing Still Life, Barrington Barber explores the genre in all its richness.

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