Delia's Book of Cakes was first published in 1977 & such is the staying power of this 35-year-old phenomenon it has never been out of print. Now to celebrate its success it has undergone a complete contemporary makeover. It still retains the much-loved favourites that have stood the test of time but now alongside them there are new recipes new ideas new ingredients & new & simpler methods. Over 90% of the recipes in the book have been tested gluten-free. From timeless classics like coffee & walnut sponge & old-fashioned cherry cake to exciting new recipes such as iced hidden strawberry cup cakes & chunky marmalade muffins Delia brings her touch of baking magic to your kitchen. All this is as you would expect from Delia: easy accessible recipes carefully tested & utterly to be trusted. Quite simply
- as then so now
- the only book of cakes you'll ever need is Delia's Cakes.

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Delia is renowned for her tried-&-tested foolproof recipes. The Complete Cookery Course is the book that has taken pride of place in kitchens for over 30 years. It's a cookbook that you will return to again & again including recipes for all-time classics like Taramasalata Boeuf Bourguignonne Gratin Dauphinois & Rich Bread & Butter Pudding. As clear & comprehensive as ever Delia's recipes are suitable for beginners as well as more experienced cooks providing you with all you need for a lifetime of cooking & eating well. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first publication of the omnibus edition & sales of over 6 million copies across all editions Delia's Complete Cookery Course has been re-issued with a fresh new jacket. ...

Delia always has her finger on the button. For 40 years she has continually throughout her cookbooks writing & television programmes enabled millions of people who lack confidence or experience to cook for their families & loved ones without fear. Delia's Complete How to Cook a compilation of simple recipes from her celebrated How to Cook series is a totally comprehensive 700-page guide to basic cooking meaning that everyone from nine to ninety has every cooking skill they will ever need in one volume. Including hundreds of recipes for every possible occasion all with Delia's no-nonsense approach & easy to follow instructions. There has never been a greater need either to learn to cook or to return to home cooking. & here it is in one volume absolutely appropriate for the times we live in. Delia's Complete How to Cook was recently voted the best recipe book ever published (The Daily Telegraph/www. One Poll.com). ...

Delia's How to Cook is a simple-to-follow cookery course for people of all ages & abilities. In this comprehensive book series Delia returns to the very roots of cooking to look at the techniques & the staple ingredients which underline the best traditions of British cookery. Delia sees it as an answer to an urgent need. There are more recipes than ever on television & yet it seems that many of us have forgotten how to put together a wholesome nutritious meal that doesn't come from the chill cabinet or ready-made in a packet. Delia is convinced from the questions she receives in her postbag that people are no longer handed down the basics. In a world where people have less time than ever they feel intimidated by the thought of cooking. How to Cook: Book One covers the staple ingredients which form the basis of the world's foods: rice flour potatoes pasta & eggs. With her unique powers of communication Delia removes the fear & mystique from cooking both the simplest & quickest & the more advanced dishes with these essential tools of the trade. Perfect sponge cakes fail-safe pastry & Delia's guide to the Great British Breakfast rub shoulders with an everlasting souffle & tempura prawns. For the health conscious there are chips that you don't have to fry & Delia's amazing no-fat white sauce. & if you can't even boil an egg Delia will show you how to do that as well. Delia's How to Cook is a complete guide to cookery for the 21st century. ...

Delia's How to Cook: Book Two continues Delia's simple-to-follow teaching course for people of all ages & abilities. With her unique powers of communication Delia removes the fear & mystique from cooking both the simplest & the more advanced dishes. For those who have mastered the techniques & for those who are already accomplished cooks How to Cook: Book Two contains a collection of 120 simple recipes from Roast Lamb in a Shrewsbury Sauce to Fresh Pecan & Almond Crumble. The cookbook & television series feature the following ten sections: The Store Cupboard; Fish; Meat; Poultry; Vegetables; Salads; Dairy Produce; Fruit; Cheese & Chocolate. How to Cook is a complete guide to cookery for the twenty-first century. Delia shares not only her vast experience but also her extensive knowledge of English cooks such as Eliza Acton. This tradition is combined with the very latest advances & innovations in cooking. ...

Delia's Winter Collection takes up where her bestselling Summer Collection left off completing the full cycle of the cooking calendar. It is a joyful celebration of the season rich with autumn fruits & winter vegetables fish & game soups & roasts casseroles & comfort food. Delia seeks to investigate new ways to bring out the fullest flavour of ingredients whether it's by oven-roasting or grilling to concentrate the essence of a dish or by her individual blending of flavours to transform even the simplest of recipes. Delia has searched out new ways to save you time & shares her recipe ideas for creamy risottos made in the oven vegetable combinations to cook alongside main courses & preserves that eliminate fuss. As millions of Delia Smith's followers have come to expect her Winter Collection reassures the least confident of cooks while offering inspiration to the more experienced now re-issued with a beautiful new jacket. ...

John le Carre's A Delicate Truth is a furiously paced story of moral dilemma bold action & unexpected love. Gibraltar 2008. A counter-terror operation codenamed Wildlife is being mounted in Britain's most precious colony. Its purpose: to capture & abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. Its authors: an ambitious Foreign Office Minister & a private defence contractor who is also his close friend. So delicate is the operation that even the Minister's private secretary Toby Bell is not cleared for it. Cornwall UK 2011. A disgraced Special Forces soldier delivers a message from the dead. Was Operation Wildlife the success it was cracked up to be
- or a human tragedy that was ruthlessly covered up? Summoned by Sir Christopher Probyn retired British diplomat to his decaying Cornish manor house & closely observed by Probyn's beautiful daughter Emily Toby must choose between his conscience & duty to his Service. If the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing how can he keep silent? When I was under house arrest I was helped by the books of John le Carre.. .they were a journey into the wider world... These were the journeys that made me feel that I was not really cut off from the rest of humankind". (Aung San Suu Kyi). " One of those writers who will be read a century from now". (Robert Harris). " If you want to know about the state of Britain today forget the Booker shortlist. Just read John le Carre's latest thriller". (Evening Standard). John le Carre was born in 1931. His third novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold secured him a worldwide reputation which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy The Honourable Schoolboy & Smiley's People. His recent novels include The Constant Gardener A Most Wanted Man & Our Kind of Traitor."
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The Mediterranean diet is now recognised as one of the healthiest in the world. Robin Ellis shows how by simply following such guidelines as eating plenty of fresh fruit & vegetables cooking with olive oil not butter seasoning food with herbs & spices rather than salt avoiding red meat excluding foods such as white potatoes white rice & white bread by limiting dairy products & eating fish or shellfish at least twice a week those with type 2 diabetes can help to improve their blood sugar levels & enjoy wonderful tasty dishes every day of the week. His recipe collection

Includes:: such favourites as Chicken Breast with Lemon & Caper Sauce North African Lamb with Apricots & Bulgar Wheat Simple Sea Bass Pot Roasted Pork with Dried Mushrooms & Juniper Berries Spaghettini in Walnut Sauce to name just a few.

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Every day Cat Squirrel & Duck make pumpkin soup
- the best youve ever tasted. But one day disaster strikes
- theres not a single

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Maligned as the courtesan who revealed the mighty Samsons secret for money Delilah has become synonymous with treachery. But behind the myth is a tale far more tragic... From the moment they met there was a fire in their relationship with Samson pitted against Delilahs family. But Samson soon develops an overwhelming passion for Delilah; entranced by her beauty & passionate nature. Meanwhile the Israelites & the Philistines are in a state of constant conflict with Samson a seemingly unbeatable warrior. The Philistines are desperate to learn the secret behind Samsons power & enrol Delilah as a pawn to bring him down. Driven by misplaced anger Delilah agrees to use her wiles to discover the secret of his strength. But Delilah finds that Samson is far from the ogre that she had assumed. But a sequence of events have been set in motion which both of them are powerless to stop. The consequences of her mistake have gone down in history & this wonderful novel is as alluring & beguiling as Delilah herself. The perfect treat for fans of Anita Diamant & Helen Dunmore. ...