Andrew Whitley organic baker & founder of The Village Bakery reveals the deplorable state into which mass produced bread has fallen & the secrets behind making good nutritious bread at home. All is not well in British baking. Commercial bread is laced with additives to make it look good & stay soft. It uses varieties of wheat that have been bred for high yield & baking performance with little concern for human nutrition. To rush it through the bakery at the lowest possible cost its dosed with four times as much yeast as before. Described as fresh when it may have been frozen & re-heated its sold as a loss-leader at knock-down prices which undermine what little respect it may once have commanded. Even before the Atkins diet frightened people off there was evidence of a massive growth of intolerance
- to gluten wheat & yeast in particular. Call it coincidence. Dismiss it as hypochondria if you will. But things have come to a pretty pass when people avoid their staple food
- the staff of life
- in droves. Bread Matters offers a solution. Revealing the madness behind this modern adulteration of our most basic food as only an insider can organic baker Andrew Whitley founder of The Village Bakery in Melmerby shows why & how to make real bread at home. Unlike many bread book authors he has baked for a living for over 25 years. His recipes are fool-proof because he explains whats really going on demystifying the science sharing a practical bakers craft. Using the skills he deploys on his popular courses he guides & inspires beginners & seasoned bakers alike. & he brings good news to those who have had to abandon bread because of dietary sensitivity showing how to bake tasty & nutritious food without yeast wheat or gluten.


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People love a fresh loaf. The way it smells the crunch of the crust the warm soft texture of bread newly out of the oven. The growth of artisan bakeries & the increasing choice in supermarkets is testament to the fact that we want an alternative to the pre-packaged conformity of mass-produced baking. So why not make it ourselves? Bread is cheap to make & a lot simpler than you might think. The Bread Revolution is a call to arms encouraging all of us to think again about baking our own loaves. It demystifies the whole process offering an easy repertoire of delicious savoury breads & sweet dough treats plus down-to-earth tips. Its 60 inspiring recipes range from soda bread to potato & rosemary healthy multi-seed wholemeal to an amazing sourdough that can fit in your busy schedule. Central to the book is the idea that bread can be a meal in itself with ideas for quick lunches childrens teas & evening meals. Plus cinnamon Danish pastries & hot cross buns & a host of thrifty recipes for your bread leftovers from summer gazpacho to winter-warming bread & butter pudding."" ...

When Ian Gregg was just a boy he joined his father at work selling pies from his van to miners wives around Newcastle. Now retired he can look back on a business that began as a husb&-&-wife team in the 1930s & survived a world war & two major recessions to become our favourite bakery beloved by everyone from children to office workers to soldiers overseas. Ian Gregg led the family firm as it grew employing generations of families from around Newcastle & then becoming a public company with bakeries in Scotland & across the North & now with shops on every high street. This is a story of extraordinary success but it is also a triumphant tale of how doing right by your people makes for great business. Bucking every trend Greggs have always put their customers employees & local communities before quick profits for directors & shareholders. Their astounding record of charitable works

Includes:: hardship grants an environment fund sponsorship of the North East Childrens Cancer run & over GBP1 million raised annually for Children in Need. Ian Gregg will donate all of his royalties & Greggs plc will donate all its profits from the sale of this book to the Greggs Foundation to help fund more Breakfast Clubs for children.

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This treasury of instruction recipes & practical wisdom offers breads for every taste & temperament. You will find Thomson's wonderful original recipes for savoury & sweet yeasted breads as well as detailed instructions for breads that are traditional around the globe from French & Italian breads to challah & croissants from pizzas & focaccias to sopaipillas & pitas to sourdoughs & spongebreads buns rolls & bagels. With her new book Thomson reintroduces no-knead yeasted batter bread an old-time favourite that is sure to become popular with home cooks who would love to make bread but think they don't have time. Since recipes for this kind of bread are a rarity today. Thomson's batter breads offer a unique opportunity to try something delicious & just a little different. ...

With more than 150 recipes Breads & Baking" has simple step-by-step methods & illustrations with a wide variety of baked dishes breads & cakes. The book is broken into savoury baked dishes; breads scones & tea breads; baked puddings & sweet tarts & pies; biscuits cookies brownies & traybakes; cakes & buns; & celebration cream cakes & gateaux. Recipes range from soft dinner rolls & beef & red wine pie to rich devil's food cake. Uses clear step-by-step photography & easy-to-follow methods." ...

It is Afghanistan. Parvanas father is arrested & taken away by the Taliban soldiers. Under Taliban law women & girls are not allowed to leave the house on their own. Parvana her mother & sisters must stay inside. Four days later the food runs out. They face starvation. So Parvana must pretend to be a boy to save her family. It is a dangerous plan but their only chance. In fear she goes out
- & witnesses the horror of land mines & the brutality of the Taliban. She suffers beatings & the desperation of trying to survive. But even in despair lies hope.
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Are you plagued by obsessive thoughts rituals or routines? Would you like to regain control over your behaviour & cast your fears aside? Whether you are compelled to wash your hands more & more thoroughly or feel the need to keep checking that you've turned off appliances obsessive worries can be a drain on daily life. However you don't need to suffer any more. This practical guide written by three leading cognitive behavioural therapy experts enables you to make sense of your symptoms & gives a simple plan to help you conquer OCD. This title
Includes:: detailed information on the many different manifestations of OCD; the differences between normal & obsessive worries; clear information on treating your individual problem; real-life case studies & examples; & advice & support for friends & family of OCD sufferers. Whether your condition is mild or severe this definitive resource will help you reclaim your life & keep OCD away for good.
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Family ties mean trouble chains & fatal obligations. & when steeplechase jockey Kit Fielding comes to the aid of his twin sister & her husband Bobby Allardeck even death threatens. A vicious newspaper campaign jeopardizes Bobbys career as a racehorse trainer. Putting behind him the age-old Allardeck-Fielding feud Kit tries to find out who is behind it all. Combining his investigations with riding winners for the Princess
- whose beautiful niece becomes more than a friend
- he makes some startling discoveries. Caught up in the intrigue are powerful people who think a jockey should mind his own business & are prepared to use violence to make sure he does...

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Dr Temperance Brennan & her students are working on a site of prehistoric graves on an island near Charleston South Carolina when a decomposing body is uncovered in a shallow grave off a lonely beach. The bone is fresh & the remains are still topped by wisps of hair
- its a recent burial & a case Tempe must take. Tempe determines that the deceased is a middle-aged white male
- but who was he? Why was he buried in a clandestine grave? & what does an unusual vertical fracture of one of the vertebrae signify? Before long another body is discovered
- & Tempe finds herself drawn deeper into a shocking investigation which will challenge her entire view of humanity.


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Each day brings a new beginning... Her mothers death in childbirth leaves Sophy Hutton at the mercy of her cruel aunt & uncle & her childhood is brutal. At sixteen Sophy learns the shocking truth behind her birth & escapes to London to pursue a career as an actress determined to put the past behind her. But life for women at the turn of the century is fraught with danger & Sophy soon discovers the darker side to Londons glamorous theatres. Young & innocent she doesnt recognise the man who really loves her when he appears; instead she is charmed into marrying handsome actor Toby Shawe a flawed & amoral individual. Then the heartache really begins... ...