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The Okinawa Way: How to Improve Your Health And Longevity Dramatically
by Bradley J Willcox Craig D Willcox Makoto SuzukiOkinawa is the Japanese island, home to the world's healthiest population. Discover their secrets to a long and healthy life in the bestselling diet book and four-week plan . . . There is nothing more universal than the desire to slow down the ageing process, to live a long, full life with health, energy, and independence. The Okinawa Way presents the first evidence-based program, based on a real population, to show you the way. Written by the lead scientists of the 25-year Okinawa Centenarian Study, this breakthrough book reveals the diet, exercise, and lifestyle practices of the world's healthiest, longest-lived people and shows how readers can apply these practices to their own lives. This book will help you to: - Maximise fat loss with over 80 recipe suggestions - Improve fitness through tai chi exercises - Reduce stress with simple meditation ideas - Develop inner spirituality and strengthen relationships This comprehensive four-week plan is a practical method for slowing and even reversing the symptoms of ageing, that will help you to experience the health and longevity enjoyed by the Okinawans.---------------------------------'The Okinawa Way is a very significant contribution to the science of longevity. Read this book carefully and follow the recommendations and you will add years to your life and life to your years' Deepak Chopra MD, author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
Don't Eat This Book: Fast Food And The Super Sizing Of America
by Morgan SpurlockMorgan Spurlock's terrifying yet hilarious expose on the fast food industry, Don't Eat This Book.Praise for Morgan Spurlock: 'Valid, entertaining and funny as hell' - Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food NationA tongue-in-cheek - and burger in hand - look at the legal, financial and physical costs of our hunger for fast food, by the funniest and most incisive new voice since Michael Moore. Can a man live on fast food alone? Morgan Spurlock tried. For thirty days he ate nothing but three 'square' meals a day from McDonald's as part of an investigation into the effects of fast food on our health. Don't Eat This Book gives the full background story to the experiment that so captivated audiences around the world in the documentary Super Size Me, and explores in further depth the connections between the rise of fast food and obesity. In the ground-breaking and hilarious Don't East This Book, Morgan Spurlock lays bare the devastating facts for all to see.Morgan Spurlock is a writer, director and producer. He was awarded the Best Director prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 for Super Size Me. He lives in New York.
The 5: 150 Easy Fat-burning Recipes Under 300 Calories
by Samantha LoganLose weight and never feel hungry with The 5:2 Fast Diet Cookbook!The 5:2 diet has become the food programme of choice for losing weight. Everybody swears by it - because it works!This cookbook holds the key to learning what to eat on these low-calorie fasting days. Inside, you'll find recipes and tips for getting the most satisfaction and fullness. With 150 nutritious recipes, none of which has more than 300 calories per serving, you'll have a wide variety of choices for these two crucial days.With delicious dishes such as Cinnamon-Swirl Pancakes for breakfast, Fast-astic French Onion Soup for lunch and Slow-Cooking Provence Chicken for dinner, which are all easy to make and packed with flavour, you won't even realise you're dieting.The 5:2 Fast Diet Cookbook even has a special "dessert" section in the back that will give you low-calorie rewards to look forward to on non-fasting days!Samantha Logan experimented with fast dieting when she couldn't lose her stubborn baby weight even several years after her second child was born. The fasting recipes she developed in this collection helped her to lose an amazing 30 pounds.
The Sweet Poison Quit Plan: How To Kick The Sugar Habit And Lose Weight
by David GillespieSugar is addictive and bad for us - The Sweet Poison Quit Plan by David Gillespie will to cure your sweet toothWhen David Gillespie cut sugar from his diet he lost 6 stone - and it kept it off. His secret was discovering that we're not designed to consume sugar and that unless we cut it out, any exercising or dieting we do is, ultimately, doomed to failure. His approach is plain and simple: eat what you like, when you like, but don't eat sugar.The Sweet Poison Quit Plan tells you:• How we each eat 2 pounds of added sugar a week (to counter-balance this keep the weight off you need to run 4.5 miles a day)• How food manufacturers feed our addiction by adding sugar to non-sweet products• How to remove sugar from your diet and eliminate its lifestyle habits• How to interpret confusing labelling as you shop sugar-free• How to make delicious sugar-free treats, from ice cream to browniesShowing why we're addicted to sugar and packed with clear, easy-to-follow advice on how to break that addiction, David Gillespie's The Sweet Poison Quit Plan is the most straightforward and sustainable guide to losing weight and improving well-being you're ever likely to read. Start now!David Gillespie is a recovering corporate lawyer, co-founder of a successful software company and consultant to the IT industry. He is also the father of six young children (including one set of twins). With such a lot of extra time on his hands, and 40 extra kilos on his waistline, he set out to investigate why he, like so many in his generation, was fat. He deciphered the latest medical findings on diet and weight gain and what he found was chilling. Being fat was the least of his problems. He needed to stop poisoning himself.
My Little French Kitchen: Over 100 recipes from the mountains, market squares and shores of France
by Rachel KhooThe star of BBC2's The Little Paris Kitchen is back with her second book, this time based on giving classic French dishes from all over the country her trademark modern twists. Rachel Khoo became an overnight sensation when her first book and television series launched last year. Coveting her Parisian lifestyle, fashion sense and, more importantly, her accessible, delicious recipes cooked up in her tiny kitchen, the nation took her to their hearts and now they can receive second helpings. Taking her 'Little Paris Kitchen' on tour, Rachel is leaving the capital city to travel to the four corners of France in search of the very best recipes the country has to offer. From the snow-topped mountains and Christmas markets of Alsace to the winemaking region of the Dordogne, the dreamy vistas of Provence and the well-stocked larders of Brittany and Normandy, Rachel visits some of the best-known foodie places as well as uncovering some hidden gems to share with you. Recipes include: pork and clams with cider and butter beans, spicy aubergine sticks with couscous, baked figs with walnuts, beer-glazed ham hock, caramelized apple bake and spiced almond biscuits.
Sweet Poison: Why Sugar Makes Us Fat
by David GillespieUnderstand and break your addiction to sugar with David Gillespie's Sweet Poison. David Gillespie was 6 stone overweight, lethargic and desperate to lose weight fast - but he'd failed every diet out there. When David cut sugar from his diet he immediately started to lose weight and - more amazingly - kept it off. Now slim and with new reserves of energy, David set out to investigate the connection between sugar, our soaring obesity rates and some of the more worrying diseases of the twenty-first century. He discovered: IT'S NOT OUR FAULT WE'RE FAT·Sugar was once such a rare resource that we haven't developed an off-switch - we can keep eating sugar without feeling full.·In the space of 150 years, we have gone from eating no added sugar to more than 2 pounds a week.·Eating that much sugar, you would need to run 4.5 miles every day of your life to not put on weight.·Food manufacturers exploit our sugar addiction by lacing it through 'non-sweet' products like bread, sauces and cereals.In Sweet Poison David Gillespie exposes one of the great health scourges of our time and offers a wealth of practical information on how to quit sugar.David Gillespie is a recovering corporate lawyer, co-founder of a successful software company and consultant to the IT industry. He is also the father of six young children (including one set of twins). With such a lot of extra time on his hands, and 40 extra kilos on his waistline, he set out to investigate why he, like so many in his generation, was fat. He deciphered the latest medical findings on diet and weight gain and what he found was chilling. Being fat was the least of his problems. He needed to stop poisoning himself.
Real Fast Food: 350 Recipes Ready-to-eat In 30 Minutes
by Nigel SlaterNigel Slater presents over 350 creative, delicious and nourishing recipes and suggestions for those who'd rather spend more of their time eating than cooking. From simple snacks to dinner-party desserts, all the dishes in Real Fast Food can be ready to eat in 30 minutes or under.
French Country Cooking: Mediterranean Food, French Country Cooking, Summer Food (Cookery Library)
by Elizabeth DavidFrench Country Cooking - first published in 1951 - is filled with Elizabeth David's authentic recipes drawn from across the regions of France.'Her books are stunningly well written ... full of history and anecdote' ObserverShowing how each area has a particular and unique flavour for its foods, derived as they are from local ingredients, Elizabeth David explores the astonishing diversity of French cuisine. Her recipes range from the primitive pheasant soup of the Basque country to the refined Burgundian dish of hare with cream sauce and chestnut puree. French Country Cooking is Elizabeth David's rich and enticing cookbook that will delight and inspire cooks everywhere.Elizabeth David (1913-1992) is the woman who changed the face of British cooking. Having travelled widely during the Second World War, she introduced post-war Britain to the sun-drenched delights of the Mediterranean and her recipes brought new flavours and aromas into kitchens across Britain. After her classic first book Mediterranean Food followed more bestsellers, including French Country Cooking, Summer Cooking, French Provincial Cooking, Italian Food, Elizabeth David's Christmas and At Elizabeth David's Table.
A Book of Mediterranean Food (Penguin Classics Series)
by Elizabeth DavidA Book of Mediterranean Food - published in 1950 - was Elizabeth David's first book and it is basedon a collection of recipes she made while living in France, Italy, the Greek islands and Egypt.'Britain's most inspirational food writer' IndependentShe gives us hearty pasta and polenta dishes from Italy; aromatic and tangy salads from Turkey and Greece;and tasty seafood and saffron dishes from Spain.Whether it is the simplicity of hummus or the delicious blending of flavours found in plates of ratatouille or paella, Elizabeth David's wonderful recipes are imbued with all the delights of the sunny south.'Not only did she transform the way we cooked but she is a delight to read' Express on SundayElizabeth David is the woman who changed the face of British cooking. She introduced post-war Britain to the sun-drenched delights of the Mediterranean and her recipes brought new flavours and aromas intokitchens across Britain.
Italian Food
by Elizabeth DavidIn Italian Food, Elizabeth David was the first to help us understand the real country cooking of Italy.Italian Food was an inspiration to British cooks when it was first published in 1954 - and it remains so to this day. Embracing the variety, richness and vibrancy of Italian cooking, with particularly reference to regional variation, Elizabeth David provides a magnificent and inspiring collection of favourite dishes as well as those more rarely encountered. With straightforward recipes for meals such as Piedmontese cheese fondue, fettuccine with fresh tomato sauce and chicken breasts with ham and cheese, Elizabeth David brings us the authentic taste of Italian food. 'Elizabeth David's clear and unpretentious directions for the enjoyment of good food have never been surpassed' Daily Mail 'Not only did she transform the way we cooked but she is a delight to read' Express on Sunday 'Britain's most inspirational food writer' Independent 'When you read Elizabeth David, you get perfect pitch. There is an understanding and evocation of flavours, colours, scents and places that lights up the page' Guardian 'Not only did she transform the way we cooked but she is a delight to read' Express on Sunday Elizabeth David (1913-1992) is the woman who changed the face of British cooking. Having travelled widely during the Second World War, she introduced post-war Britain to the sun-drenched delights of the Mediterranean and her recipes brought new flavours and aromas into kitchens across Britain. After her classic first book Mediterranean Food followed more bestsellers, including French Country Cooking, Summer Cooking, French Provincial Cooking, Italian Food, Elizabeth David's Christmas and At Elizabeth David's Table.
French Provincial Cooking (Penguin Cookery Library)
by Elizabeth David'Brilliant reading, enthralling and exciting, as well as great cookery. The ultimate book in every way' Gary Rhodes, The Times French Provincial Cooking - first published in 1960 - is the classic work on French regional cuisine. Providing simple recipes like omelettes, soufflés, soups and salads, it also offers more complex fare such as pâtés, cassoulets, roasts and puddings.Readable, inspiring and entertainingly informative, French Provincial Cooking is the perfect place to go for anyone wanting to bring a little France into their home.'A joy to read. David's descriptions of France are so wonderful you can almost smell the garlic' Jilly Cooper, Sunday Express Elizabeth David is the woman who changed the face of British cooking. She introduced post-war Britain to the sun-drenched delights of the Mediterranean and her recipes brought new flavours and aromas into kitchens across Britain.
The Ice Diet
by Peta BeeSuper-charge your body's calorie-burning powers to change the way you look and feel forever.Based on cutting-edge scientific research, The Ice Diet reveals natural ways to beat weight gain by firing up your body's metabolism to fight flab.Health and diet expert Peta Bee has devised a unique six-week plan in three easy-to-follow stages that focus on your diet, fitness and lifestyle. It's the secret Hollywood celebrities have known for some time - cool temperatures in your diet and lifestyle unleash your body's fat-fighting ability to give you the body nature always intended you to have.- Understand the difference between good and bad body fat- Eat supercool foods- Discover how spices can accelerate slimming- Transform your exercise routine to maximize weight lossPeta's delicious meal plans will excite your taste buds and fuel your body to burn excess calories. The Ice Dietis the ultimate fast-track to weight loss, providing dramatic and life-changing results.
Oh She Glows: Over 100 Vegan Recipes To Glow From The Inside Out
by Angela LiddonThe Oh She Glows Cookbook is packed with more than 100 delicious recipes such as go-to breakfasts, protein-packed snacks, hearty entrées, and decadent desserts. From entrées like the Empowered Noodle Bowl to sweet treats like the Chilled Chocolate Espresso Torte and Angela's famous Glo Bakery Glo Bars, there is something for everyone. The Oh She Glows Cookbook is also allergy-friendly, with many gluten-free and soy-free options.Whether you are a vegan or simply want to incorporate a few vegan meals into your week, Angela's recipes are a must-have for anyone who longs to eat well, feel great, and simply glow!
Eat Drink Paleo: Over 100 Paleo-inspired Recipes For Everyone
by Irena MacriFrom the hugely popular Eat Drink Paleo blog comes this stunning cookbook filled with paleo-inspired recipes.Passionate paleo-enthusiast Irena Macri draws on her love of world cuisines and all-natural ingredients to produce deliciously fresh and healthy recipes. From hearty feasts to feel-good snacks, Eat Drink Paleo will inspire seasoned paleo followers as well as those curious to know more about this way of eating.All recipes are free from grains, gluten and processed sugar but, far from being restrictive, they showcase the rich flavours, varied ingredients and fun, inventive cooking that can be enjoyed as part of any healthy lifestyle.
The Foodie Teen
by Alessandra PetersThe Foodie Teen offers nutritious, delicious meals from the inspirational, award-winning teenage blogger Alessandra Peters.Alessandra is on a mission to inspire others to embrace a healthy lifestyle. Her approach to cooking centres around eating unprocessed, real ingredients and her recipes are for everyone. They not only taste wonderful, but will make you feel incredible. Naturally gluten-free, dairy-free and nutrient-rich, The Foodie Teen contains over 100 dishes, including:- Oven-Baked Meatballs with Courgette Noodles- Salted Caramel Brownie Stacks- Breakfast Burrito Wraps- 'Doesn't-Taste-Like-Pondwater' Green Smoothie- Salmon Patties with Spiced Cauliflower Rice- Pesto Eggs with Avocado and Garlic-Lemon SpinachAlongside her 'dishes to get out of bed for,' after-school snacks and everyday eats, Alessandra also offers yoga sequences, 5-minute meditations and advice on how to deal with stress and anxiety: everything teenagers (and anyone else, for that matter) need to embrace a healthy lifestyle.
The Seaweed Cookbook
by Xa Milne'[Seaweed] is like dynamite - [it has] fiber, nutrients, all the minerals, [it] aids digestion - unbelievable' Jamie OliverSeaweed is one of the best superfoods on the planet and eating it provides a wide range of health benefits. From aiding weight loss to regulating blood sugar levels, this hero ingredient is an excellent source of vitamin C, protein and iron. In fact, it is the food source with the broadest range of minerals, and is readily available across the UK.In The Seaweed Cookbook, seaweed expert Xa Milne offers over 75 delicious, nutritious recipes. From snacks and small plates to drinks, mains and sweet treats, there's something for any time of the day, for all occasions:- Beetroot seaweed hummus- Salsa Verde with added umami- Life-saver seaweed rice- Grilled sea bass with tarragon, lemon and Shony- Lean green seaweed tonic smoothie- White bean and sausage stew with Dulse aioli- Thai pork balls with Kombu and chilli- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's foil-baked fish with smoked Dulse and garlic- Damson cranachan- Coconut, carrot and seaweed loafAs a healthy substitute for salt or as the centrepiece of your meal, incorporating seaweed into your daily diet is effortless with The Seaweed Cookbook.
Tanya Bakes
by Tanya BurrFollowing the phenomenally successful Love, Tanya, Tanya Burr is back with her very first cookbook. In Tanya Bakes, she shares her passion for baking along with all her favourite recipes. As well as cakes and bakes, readers will love Tanya's delicious and simple puddings, loaves and pastries.From everyday staple bakes to sweet treats for special occasions, Tanya's got the perfect recipe, every time:- Tanya's Ultimate Celebration Cake- Banoffee Pie- Salted Caramel Cheesecake- Rhubarb and Custard Muffins- Earl Grey Tea Loaf- Tanya's Nanny's Apple Pie- Smarties FlapjacksSo make yourself at home in the kitchen with Tanya and treat yourself, your friends and family to something delicious!
The Good Fat Diet: Lose Weight and Feel Great with the Delicious, Science-Based Coconut Diet
by Mary Enig Sally FallonThe ground-breaking diet that reveals the shocking misconceptions about fat in our diet.Coconut is the new grapefruit, advocated by health writers such as Amelia Freer, Joe Wicks and Ella Woodward. Based on more than two decades of research by world-renowned biochemist Dr Mary Enig, The Good Fat Diet flouts conventional wisdom by asserting that so-called 'healthy' vegetable oils are a major cause of obesity, while the saturated fats traditionally considered harmful (such as those found in coconut oil and butter) are, in fact, essential to weight loss and health. Picking up where Atkins left off, this good news diet uses coconut to kickstart a healthy diet, one that will raise metabolism, eliminate cravings and boost energy.Previously published as Eat Fat, Lose Fat.
Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness
by Marie Tourell SøderbergOne little word is the secret reminder of what really matters in life: Hygge. CHRISTMAS is the perfect time to embrace it and THIS BOOK will show you how.------------------------------To me, hygge is:- Meeting my sister for a walk in the park, chatting, laughing and clowning around, as if we were children again.- Listening to the rain on the roof with a cup of tea and my boyfriend next to me.- Drinking wine in my mum's garden- Enjoying a cup of coffee with good friends, that becomes a dinner, that becomes a late-night drink, because no one wants the evening to end.------------------------------ Though we all know the feeling of hygge instinctively few of us ever manage to capture it for more than a moment. Now Danish actress and hygge aficionado Marie Tourell Søderberg - star of BBC 4's 1864 - has travelled the length and breadth of her home country to create the perfect guide to cooking, decorating, entertaining and being inspired the hygge way. Full of beautiful photographs and simple, practical steps and ideas to make your home and life both comfortable and cheering all year round, this book is the easy way to introduce hygge into your life. 'Pretty, homey and intimate, scattered with reflections from ordinary Danes' Guardian
Simply Italian: Cooking at Home with the Chiappa Sisters
by Michela Chiappa Emanuela Chiappa Romina ChiappaThe very best of Italian cooking with Michela, Romina and Emanuela in Simply Italian.'Wales and Italy, family and food: for us, these four things are inextricably linked and at the root of our upbringing. Whether at the family home in Wales or when we spend holidays in the small hilltop village we are from in northern Italy, we have always heard Dad say that 'la tavola' (the table) is the central focus of our lives. It's where we cook, eat and socialise as a family.' Michela, Emanuela and Romina Chiappa grew up in Wales in the heart of a close-knit Italian community where food was always at the centre of family and social gatherings. Whether searching for porcini in the hills near their parents' home, or making pasta for Christmas Eve with the whole family, to sharing food at the annual Welsh-Italian summer picnic, the three sisters have been immersed in the Italian way of cooking all their lives. In their first cookbook they share their cherished family recipes, including all the pasta dishes recently seen in their Channel 4 series Simply Italian. From snacks, soups and salads, to mains, side dishes and desserts, Simply Italian brings you good, simple, fresh Italian food.Michela works as an agent in a sports management company, as well running a coffee and pizza café in Cardiff with her husband. Of the sisters, she's the risotto expert and also loves to make pasta sauces.Romina works for a luxury fashion brand is London, and loves to bake for friends and family.Emanuela runs an online business selling bespoke homemade gifts for children, and works as a nanny. She loves to cook time-consuming meals and entertain large groups.
Nourish & Glow: The 10-day Plan
by Amelia Freer'The nutritionist who will change the way you eat for ever' The TelegraphGet a head-start and prepare to NOURISH AND GLOW IN 2018 with Amelia Freer's 10-day plan to help you lose weight, feel great and kick-start a lifetime of healthy eating. Nourish & Glow: The 10 Day Plan is THE essential guide for all those committed to living a healthier, happier life.---------------------------Discover a healthier and happier you with with the UK's leading nutritional therapist and bestselling author Amelia Freer, as she shares the secrets that see celebrities from around the world knocking at her door.Victoria Beckham, singer Sam Smith, Boy George, Lisa Snowden and Kirstie Allsop are among her transformed clientele.'Amelia Freer has taught me so much about food... [you] have to fuel your body correctly' Victoria Beckham'Amelia Freer is amazing... I've lost over two stone' Kirstie Allsopp'Amelia Freer has helped me lose over a stone in two weeks' Sam Smith---------------------------In Nourish & Glow: The 10-Day Plan, Amelia uses client case studies and evidence-based guidance to show you how fundamentally transform the way you shop, cook and eat - now and for ever.Forget the confusion and negativity surrounding diets and healthy eating, Amelia's liberating and energizing plan will equip you with everything you need to develop and implement a lifetime of balanced eating that is unique to you. This ultimate guide includes: - 50 exclusive gluten-, dairy- and refined sugar-free recipes- Vegan alternatives for every day- Amelia's Positive Nutrition Pyramid to ensure you're eating all the essential nutrients- A 10-day plan that has been developed and refined over Amelia's decade of work as a nutritional therapistFull of delicious, nutritionally balanced recipes, practical guidance and the secrets of Amelia's nutritional practice, this essential, simple handbook will ensure you change your relationship with food and diets, not just for ten days, but for life. Give Amelia ten days and she will change how you think about food for life.
Nadiya's British Food Adventure: Beautiful British recipes with a twist. From our favourite Bake Off winner and author of Nadiya’s Family Favourites
by Nadiya HussainInvite Nadiya into your kitchen . . . ______________Following her culinary adventure across Britain and primetime BBC2 cookery series, Nadiya presents her British Food Adventure, featuring mouth-wateringly delicious recipes from the programme and more . . . Whip-up classic British dishes with a twist. · Cayenne eggs benedict, soft poached eggs on an English muffin with smoked turkey rashers and cayenne hollandaise sauce. · A quick and easy grilled aubergine and feta tart on flaky, buttery puff pastry. · A West Indian tropical hit of fruity, fragrant pink peppercorn pineapple jam to top sweet scones and coconut cream. The ultimate exotic treat. ________ 'The best kind of cookbook . . . you can read it like a novel' The TimesNadiya Hussain was crowned the nation's winner of 2015's Great British Bake Off. Famed for her talent and adventurous flavour choices, she sets off on a journey around the country to meet some of the finest growers, producers and pioneers behind the best of modern British food. Inspired by her exploration, Nadiya has created over 120 easy and enticing new recipes that mix the local ingredients she encounters with her very favourite flavours, not forgetting a nod to her Bangladeshi roots. Her reinvented classics capture the diversity of twenty-first century Britain - of tastes and culinary influences that shape what we love to cook and eat today.Lavishly photographed, Nadiya's must-try recipes have got you covered from breakfast through to supper, whether you need fast mid-week meals, lunch on the hop, something a little bit special, or gorgeous pudding or party ideas. Motivated by her love of family and food, flavour and fun, this is Nadiya cooking in the way she knows best - inspiring the rest of us to do the same.________ Look out for Nadiya's Family Favourites . . . Nadiya's latest cookbook ________ 'She baked her way into our hearts and hasn't stopped since' Prima
Perfect Calorie Counting: All You Need To Know About (Perfect Ser.)
by Kate SantonPerfect Calorie Counting is the ideal companion for anyone who's watching their weight. It gives detailed nutritional information alongside calorie counts of your favourite dishes. Covering everything from advice on which foods are the best sources of antioxidants to tips on how be calorie-conscious while still eating the food you like, it walks you through all the steps you can take to improve your diet. Thousands of foods are listed so everyone will be catered for. Whether you're keen to shed a few pounds for a special occasion or you just want to eat more healthily, Perfect Calorie Counting has all you need to know.The Perfect series is a range of practical guides that give clear and straightforward advice on everything from getting your first job to choosing your baby's name. Written by experienced authors offering tried-and-tested tips, each book contains all you need to get it right first time.
A Taste of Venice: At Table with Brunetti
by Donna Leon Roberta PianaroFood plays an important role in Donna Leon's bestselling Commissario Brunetti novels. In A Taste of Venice, Roberta Pianaro invites readers into the Brunettis' kitchen to learn how to prepare for themselves the delicious meals Paola Brunetti cooks for her family. We are given the secrets to Brunetti's favourite pasta (penne rigate), Paola's famous apple cake, a lasagne recipe from Brunetti's mother, Donna Leon's favourite meal (risotto di zucca), and a host of other sumptuous and authentic Italian classics. Beautifully illustrated with vignettes by Tatjana Hauptmann, and with culinary stories by Donna Leon and extracts from the Brunetti novels, this is so much more than a cooking guide - it is a wonderful journey, full of ideas for recreating the delights of Venetian cuisine in your own home. So whether you want to eat spaghetti with clams, aubergine and prosciutto roulades or baked omelette with courgettes, you'll find all you need here to create the perfect Venetian feast.
Slimming World Four Seasons Cookbook: 120 Fresh, Seasonal And Healthy Recipes For The Whole Year
by Slimming WorldThere's a wealth of wonderful fresh food produced on our doorstep, but how many of us really make use of it? In fact, how many of us actually know what's produced and when?Well, the people at Slimming World have made it easy, and this fantastic recipe book offers a wide variety of seasonal dishes that make use of ingredients at the appropriate time of year. And, as each recipe fits perfectly within the Slimming World diet plan, now dieters can simply turn to the section dealing with spring, summer, autumn or winter and find something healthy to cook that makes use of readily available ingredients at the peak of freshness.During the cold, dark days of autumn and winter, what could be better than warming borscht, souffléd jacket potatoes, roasted soy duck breasts or spiced bean stew with feta? As the days get longer and warmer you can feast on lighter dishes, such as baked egg timbales, pan-cooked skate with bacon, broad bean and lemon risotto, asparagus with minted couscous or any of the delicious salads. Of course, dessert recipes haven't been forgotten. You can indulge yourself with treats such as chocolate, coffee and cognac mousse, blackberry and pear crumble, gooseberry fool, or orange and saffron cake, secure in the knowledge that these, and all the other recipes in the cookbook, are healthy, delicious, absolutely in season and all part of Slimming World's highly successful Food Optimising programme.