There are few things more satisfying than opening your store cupboard to reveal jars of glistening jams & jellies & pots bottles & boxes full of delicious foods. Whether you are an experienced cook or rarely approach the stove making preserves jams & chutneys is not difficult & the results are so much better than anything you can buy. Food historian & cook Sara Paston-Williams shares her wealth of experience of British cooking demonstrating how to make the best old-fashioned recipes for chutneys & relishes pickles jams & jellies butters cheeses curds marmalades & mincemeats. Traditional favourites are included from Piccalilli Seville Orange Marmalade & Lemon Curd to old-fashioned Quince Jelly Traditional Mincemeat Sloe Gin & Fresh Lemonade. There are also twists on these delicious British classics such as Mango Chutney Runner Bean Pickle & Red Onion Marmalade or Blackberry & Apple Jam Black Cherry Conserve & Elderflower Champagne. ...

A delicious collection of great British pies & stews from the National Trust this new edition has been updated & expanded to include more mouthwatering colour photography.A delicious collection of great British pies & stews from the National Trust this new edition has been updated & expanded to include more mouthwatering colour photography. Delicious slow-cooked ingredients simmering in the cooking pot or inside a homemade pastry crust are among lifes greatest simple pleasures. Easy & economical pies & stews are simple to make & can be thrown together in minutes making a filling & nutritious meal that can be left to cook gently while you get on with the rest of your day. The ultimate comfort food they make good use of inexpensive cuts of meat & are very versatile
- ingredients can be altered or added depending on the season mood or whatever is to hand in the cupboard. Laura Mason presents a selection of quality recipes for every palate including beef veal lamb pork chicken (of course) game fish & vegetables. From Lancashire Hotpot Lamb Casserole & Chicken Pie to luxury Fish Pie with Potato Topping & Irish Stew with Dumplings there is something here for everyone whatever the occasion.
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Armageddon only happens once you know. They dont let you go around again until you get it right. People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning so its only natural to be skeptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day. But what if for once the predictions are right & the apocalypse really is due to arrive next Saturday just after tea? You could spend the time left drowning your sorrows giving away all your possessions in preparation for the rapture or laughing it off as (hopefully) just another hoax. Or you could just try to do something about it. ...

Richard Mabey one of Britain's leading nature writers looks in A Good Parcel of English Soil at the relationship between city & country & how this brings out the power of nature
- part of a series of twelve books tied to the twelve lines of the London Underground as Tfl celebrates 150 years of the Tube with Penguin. It is also available in a boxset. Richard Mabey's A Good Parcel of English Soil his essay on the Metropolitan line is one of the most compelling segments of Penguin's Underground Lines.. .eclectic & broad-minded.. .elegantly written". (Observer). " Authors include the masterly John Lanchester the children of Kids Company comic John O' Farrell & social geographer Danny Dorling. Ranging from the polemical to the fantastical the personal to the societal they offer something for every taste. All experience the city as a cultural phenomenon & notice its nature & its people. Read individually they're delightful small reads pulled together they offer a particular portrait of a global city". (Evening Standard). " Exquisitely diverse". (The Times). " Eclectic & broad-minded.. .beautifully designed". (Tom Cox Observer). "A fascinating collection with a wide range of styles & themes. The design qualities are excellent as you might expect from Penguin with a consistent look & feel while allowing distinctive covers for each book. This is a very pleasing set of books". (A Common Reader blog). " The contrasts & transitions between books are as stirring as the books themselves...A multidimensional literary jigsaw". (Londonist). "A series of short sharp city-based vignettes
- some personal some political & some pictorial.. .each inimitable author finds that our city is complicated but ultimately connected full of wit & just the right amount of grit". (Fabric Magazine). "A collection of beautiful books". (Grazia). Praise for Richard Mabey: " Radiant tingle-making prose has earned Mabey literary prizes & a multitude of fans". (Daily Mail). " Richard Mabey is a man for all seasons most regions & every kind of landscape". (Andrew Motion Financial Times). " Refreshing droll politically alert occasionally self-mocking he has the enviable ability both to write historical overview & also to slip into the woods like a dryad bringing us back to the trees themselves their colours & lights & textures". (Guardian). Richard Mabey has been described as ' Britain's greatest living nature writer' & is a frequent contributor to the BBC."

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Introducing D.S. Glyn Capaldi maverick cop. Fallen from grace in Cardiff & exiled to be the catch-all detective in the big bit in the middle that God gave to the sheep. A place where nothing of any significance is meant to happen a place where supposedly he can do little harm. But trouble has a way of catching-up with Capaldi. Six men & a young woman disappear into the night. They dont all reappear. The ones that do are good people with a good explanation. Only Capaldi remains unconvinced. In the face of opposition from the locals he delves deeper & starts to uncover a network of conflicts betrayals & depravity that resonates below the outwardly calm surface of rural respectability. Capaldi is back in the saddle. ...

This handy portable guide features up-to-date information including food drinks facilities & opening hours for the best pubs in London & the south east of England as chosen by the highly respected editors of the annual Good Pub Guide. Spanning Berkshire Buckinghamshire Hampshire Isle of Wight Kent Oxfordshire Surrey Sussex & London here are handpicked pubs specialising in food wine malt whisky or own-brew beer. Whether youre planning a holiday in this part of the UK & trying to find some charming pub accommodation looking for a place to enjoy a weekend walk with the dog or simply in search of some warming pub food & a welcome pint of real ale this is the guide for you. ...

This handy portable guide features up-to-date information including food drinks facilities & opening hours for the best pubs in the North of England as chosen by the highly respected editors of the annual Good Pub Guide. Spanning Cheshire Cleveland County Durham Cumbria Greater Manchester Lancashire Merseyside Northumberland Tyne & Wear & Yorkshire here are handpicked pubs specialising in food wine malt whisky & own-brew beer. Whether you're planning a holiday in this part of the UK & trying to find some charming pub accommodation looking for a place to enjoy a weekend walk with the dog or simply in search of some warming pub food & a welcome pint of real ale this is the guide for you. ...

The Good Research Guide 4/e" is a practical & comprehensive guide for students in education health studies business studies & other social sciences who need to conduct small-scale research projects as part of undergraduate postgraduate or professional studies. The book offers excellent end-of-chapter checklists; clear & accessible explanations of strategies approaches & methods; & discussion of mixed method approaches. This is a student-focused up-to-date book with a helpful frequently asked questions section & practical approach to research methods." ...

Retirement is a time of opportunity. Without the routine demands of working life new ambitions can be realized & experiences enjoyed. Yet with so much to consider people are often unsure how best to plan for their future. Furthermore with rising retirement ages the closure of many final salary pension schemes poor annuity rates & uncertainty regarding universal benefits the scope for concern & confusion is even greater. The Good Retirement Guide is essential reading for all those looking forward to making the most of their retirement & offers clear & concise suggestions & advice on a broad range of retirement-related subjects including finance (investments pensions annuities benefits & tax) housing health holidays starting a business & looking after elderly parents. ...

Now in its sixth edition The Good Retreat Guide" is the definitive work on where to find a retreat that suits you. This authoritative guide is used by people everywhere who need to find a place where the world will not intrude
- a place aside to nurture the spirit heal the body & bring peace. Whatever your beliefs it offers the greatest choices of retreats from monasteries to holistic holidays & explains: the purpose of a retreat what you do on one & how to make the most of it the many diverse kinds of retreat from yoga & meditation to Interfaith or Holistic & the benefit of spiritual exercises for self-development & better health. With a selection of retreats in England Wales Scotland Ireland France Spain Italy other European countries Asia & Africa
- " The Good Retreat Guide" is all you need to find a refreshing break & a renewal of mind body & spirit away from the demands of a hectic world."

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