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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.
The Lemon Juice Diet: With a foreword by Dr Marilyn Glenville
by Theresa CheungLemon juice is the new cabbage soup of the diet world and a major Hollywood fad; the media is full of stories of stars losing weight on diets in which lemon juice is a key feature. The Lemon Juice Diet is a safe, delicious way to get thin quickly using this most magical and most fashionable of ingredients. Scientifically-proven to work and easy-to-follow, this diet will help you lose those excess pounds and stay in shape for good.So, what's the secret behind this diet? Lemon juice stimulates the flow of saliva and gastric juice and is an excellent digestive agent. And the health of your digestive system determines how well nutrients get absorbed from your food, how effectively toxins are filtered out and eliminated from your body and how quickly you lose weight.Lemon juice...- When taken regularly first thing in the morning, acts as a tonic to the liver and stimulates it to produce bile making it ready to digest the day's food- Helps lower blood sugar and can lower the glycemic impact of any meal- Is one of the richest and most concentrated food sources of vitamin C and recent research suggests that people who eat more fresh citrus are more likely to lose weight- Contains pectin power creating a satisfying feeling of fullness and preventing nagging hungerWith easy meal plans, eating guidelines and exercise tips, The Lemon Juice Diet will help you to lose weight safely and effortlessly; all you need to do is give life a squeeze.
Belching Out the Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola
by Mark ThomasCoca-Cola and its logo are everywhere. In our homes, our workplaces, even our schools. It is a company that sponsors the Olympics, backs US presidents and even re-brands Santa Claus. A truly universal product, it has even been served in space.From Istanbul to Mexico City, Mark travels the globe investigating the stories and people Coca-Cola's iconic advertising campaigns don't mention. Child labourers in the sugar cane fields of El Salvador. Indian workers exposed to toxic chemicals. Colombian union leaders falsely accused of terrorism and jailed alongside the paramilitaries who want to kill them. And many more...Provocative, funny and stirring, Belching Out the Devil investigates the truth behind one of the planet's biggest brands.
Perfect: Anorexia and me
by Emily HalbanEmily Halban developed anorexia in her final year at school. She went on to university at Oxford where her disease took on a powerful dimension and by her final year she was so debilitated that she had to sit her exams in a separate room where she could be fed continuously throughout each one. With heartbreaking candour and poignant intimacy, Emily vividly chronicles the complexities and inner struggles of living with anorexia. Two years on, she traces her disease from its elusive origins, through its darkest moments of deprivation, guilt and self-loathing, and finally recounts her journey towards recovery. Emily allows us to understand what it's really like to suffer from anorexia, exposing its secrets and dispelling some of the myths that shroud it. Alive with self-awareness, but never self-pity, Perfect is an inspiring read that will help those battling with the horrors of anorexia find a way out, and those on the outside to understand more.
The Great Big Veg Challenge: How to get your children eating vegetables happily
by Charlotte Hume'Take one seven-year-old boy named Freddie and his mother as they face the challenge of turning him from a vegetable-phobic into a boy who will eat and even enjoy some of life's leafier pleasures. Join us as we work through the A to Z of vegetables' are the opening words of a blog started by Charlotte Hume after another dinner table drama involving her seven year old son and peas. She called it the Great Big Vegetable Challenge and opened it to 'all of you parents out there who have tried and succeeded to introduce your offspring to the joys of carrots, peas, lettuce, spinach, asparagus, beetroot, green beans - in fact any vegetable. Any idea gratefully received.'The strategy of the challenge was simple. As Freddie systematically refused nearly every single vegetable, his mother was going to introduce him to the entire alphabet of vegetables cooked in a variety of original and tempting ways and post the results - successes and failures on her blog. And so began a delightful exploration of the world of vegetables. From artichokes to zucchinis, broad beans to yams, every aspect of this family vegetable adventure is lovingly chronicled in Charlotte's book The Great Big Veg Challenge. As well as being highly practical containing over 100 delicious child-friendly recipes, this fully illustrated book is also the funny and touching story of how a mother changed her son's eating habits for good.
The Diet Delusion
by Gary TaubesWhere mainstream nutritional science has demonised dietary fat for 50 years, hundreds of millions of dollars of research have failed to prove that eating a low-fat diet will help you live longer. Nutrition and obesity scientists have struggled to make sense of the paradox that obesity has become an epidemic, that diabetes rates have soared and the incidence of heart disease has not declined despite the fact that society is more diet and health aware today than generations ago.The Diet Delusion is an in-depth, scientific, groundbreaking examination of what actually happens in your body as a result of what you eat, rather than what the diet industry might have you believe happens and is essential reading for anyone trying to decide which diet - low-fat or low-carbohydrate - is truly the healthy diet.For years we have been deluded by the dieting industry. Now it's time to find out the truth.
Truuuly Scrumptious Book of Organic Baby Purees: Delicious home-cooked food for your baby
by Janice Fisher Topsy FoggLike all parents, Topsy Fogg and Janice Fisher wanted to give their babies the best possible start in life. And like Jamie Oliver before them, they realised that the best start begins with what they give their children to eat. Topsy and Janice are the founders of the award-winning organic baby food brand, Truuuly Scrumptious, a delicious range of homestyle, top-quality food for babies aged six months through to toddlers. In this beautifully illustrated book, Topsy and Janice share their scrumptious recipes to ensure that parents give their babies all the essential nutrients that are vital for healthy growth and development. They also explain how to wean babies; why going organic is best; and how to source, prepare and cook the best-quality ingredients.From vitamin-packed first stage purées such as butternut squash and broccoli through more substantial meals such as lamb and apricot casserole to finger foods such as carrot, courgette and cheese muffins, these recipes are so tasty parents will be making extra portions for themselves too!
Good Guide to Dog Friendly Pubs, Hotels and B&Bs 4th edition
by Alisdair Aird Fiona StapleyWhat happens when you want to take a holiday or even just pop out for a drink and your dog looks up at you with expectant eyes? Do you know which pubs welcome muddy paws with a bowl of water and a dog biscuit? Or where you and your dog can both enjoy a comfortable overnight stay?From the editors of the UK's No 1 travel guide, the much loved Good Pub Guide, comes the Good Guide to Dog Friendly Pubs, Hotels and B&Bs. Featuring a fantastic new easy-to-use page-layout and fully updated information, the guide provides you with hundreds of wonderful places in the UK to drink, eat and stay with your pet.So don't leave your dog a treat and take your faithful friend on holiday too!
Pies: Recipes, History, Snippets
by Jane StruthersThis delightful book tells you everything you ever wanted to know about pies - from their surprising beginning in Ancient Egypt, through their adoption by the Romans to their journey to becoming a popular British classic. Did you know that originally the pastry on pies wasn't eaten? Or that what we call pies were once termed 'coffyns' or 'coffers'? Pies reveals these curious facts and is packed with snippets and trivia that will inform and amuse anyone from the avid cook to the culinary novice.Some of our most famous and well-loved dishes are pies - from mince pies at Christmas, to regional specialities which have become national favourites like the Melton Mowbray pork pie and the Cornish pasty. Jane Struthers takes a look at the origins of these classics and includes easy and accessible recipes for you to try in your own kitchen. From mouthwatering recipes to surprising facts, Pies is packed full of material as appealing as a sumptuous Bakewell Tart or a hearty Steak and Ale pie.
Real Ale: Recipes, History, Snippets
by Bill LawsThis delightful book tells you everything you ever wanted to know about real ale - from its first recorded brewing by the Sumerians 5,000 years ago through its spread to Europe via the cultivation of grains to its establishment as a British favourite. Did you know beer was buried with the Pharaohs in Egypt and used as an offering to the gods? Or that in Norse mythology, a warrior who died in battle would go to Valhalla and be entitled to drink as much beer as he wanted? Real Ale unearths all these unknown snippets and is packed with trivia that will inform and entertain.From the origins and history of brews like Bitter, originated in Burton-on-Trent due to the particular style of the water supply, and Black Beer created as a prophylactic against scurvy, this tantalising book includes accessible recipes for brewing and cooking classic beer dishes like Beef and Guinness stew and Welsh rarebit. With delicious recipes alongside little known facts, Real Ale will appeal to everyone from the avid foodie to anyone who simply savours a good pint.
Cooking for One: 150 recipes to treat yourself
by Amy WillcockLiving on one's own is just as likely to be a matter of choice as not and the numbers adopting this lifestyle are increasing all the time. Yet the joys of cooking for one - it takes less time, washing up is minimal, and you can indulge yourself with cuts such as fillet steak which for larger numbers would be prohibitively expensive - are frequently overlooked. The 150 specially devised recipes included here, such as Chicken Milanese, Salt and Pepper Prawns, Baby Pumpkin Gratin and Baked Eggs with Spinach, focus on what the single person really wants to eat - quick and easy last-minute suppers and mid-week treats to lazy weekend meals - not cut-down recipes for four. So whether you are a career girl, a student, an empty-nester or merely a man left to his own devices for a few days, this book will prove invaluable.
Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution
by Robert C AtkinsFollow the Dr Atkins' Diet and forget counting calories. Watch the fat melt away as a healthier and firmer body emerges. Enjoy more energy as well as freedom from a range of ailments from diabetes to heart disease. Essentially a low carbohydrate plan, the Atkins' Diet boosts your metabolic rate and once your metabolism is changed, your body adjusts to a new way of burning fat. Dieting can work, and with this medically proven regime you can lose weight without reducing - or counting - calories.On the Atkins' Diet you can:-Eat luxuriously and feel completely satisfied-Experience the metabolic boost the Atkins' Diet provides-Use a maintenance diet that will ensure you never become fat again-Enjoy mouth-watering, gourmet recipesIn this edition the world's number one diet expert has updated his proven program to include: new low-carb recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner; brand new case studies and the very latest scientific research.
Life is Sweet: A Collection of Splendid Old-Fashioned Confectionery
by Hope And GreenwoodIn this jolly little gem of a cookery book, Miss Hope and Mr Greenwood offer 50 of their most delectable sweet recipes - delights such as toffee and fudge, coconut ice, gums, jellies, nougat and, of course, perfect hand-made chocolates. Like the confectionery they sell in their shops, everything in the book will recommend the use of the best ingredients, including fresh cream, butter and natural vanilla, and never use artificial flavours. You will also be treated to a delicious array of sweet stories, historical anecdotes and scandal which are guaranteed to make you chuckle.Exquisitely designed and lavishly photographed, Life is Sweet will tap into the current nostalgia for the confectionery we remember from our childhood and allow us to indulge our sweet tooth to the full.
Tips for Better Baking
by Lucy YoungLucy Young provides expert advice on everything you need to know to become a better baker. This handy reference will show you how to make the perfect cake and includes a q&a solving the most frequently asked baking problems. Incorporating a wide range of recipes from luxurious sponge cakes to healthy fruit bars there are even recipes ideal for baking with children.Features advice on:* making the most of your ingredients* the best cooking times and temperatures for light fluffy sponges every time* avoiding and solving common problems, such as flat or stodgy texture * basic, foolproof recipes that always work* storage tips to make cakes last longer* decorating and icing for lovely finishing flourishesTips for Better Baking is packed with top tips, insider knowledge and recipe ideas - there is something for everyone from the keen baker, to the complete beginner.
Gi Hip & Thigh Diet
by Rosemary ConleyYou won't believe how quickly the weight and inches disappear!Rosemary Conley CBE has taken the key elements for success from her two biggest-selling and best-known diet books, her Hip and Thigh Diet and Gi Jeans Diet, to create the ultimate, healthy weight-loss formula that promises optimum results in the shortest possible time.Her brilliant new plan takes the hard work out of dieting by combining the scientifically proven benefits of low-fat and low-Gi eating in an easy-to-follow programme that fits into any lifestyle.The varied and flexible menus offer plenty to eat and ample options for solo slimmers, meat-eaters and vegetarians alike, and there's a wide selection of delicious recipes that the whole family can enjoy. In fact, it won't feel like a diet at all but a new way of eating.'I guarantee that if you follow this diet you will transform your body faster than you ever believed possible. It really, really works!'Rosemary Conley CBE
Nanny Ogg's Cookbook
by Terry Pratchett Stephen Briggs Tina Hannan Paul Kidby'They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach which just goes to show they're as confused about anatomy as they gen'rally are about everything else, unless they're talking about instructions on how to stab him, in which case a better way is up and under the ribcage. Anyway, we do not live in a perfect world and it is foresighted and useful for a young woman to become proficient in those arts which will keep a weak-willed man from straying. Learning to cook is also useful.'Nanny Ogg, one of Discworld's most famous witches, is passing on some of her huge collection of tasty and above all interesting recipes, since everyone else is doing it. But in addition to the delights of the Strawberry Wobbler and Nobby's Mum's Distressed Pudding, Mrs Ogg imparts her thoughts on life, death, etiquette ('If you go to other people's funerals they'll be sure to come to yours'), courtship, children and weddings, all in a refined style that should not offend the most delicate of sensibilities. Well, not much.Most of the recipes have been tried out on people who are still alive.Nanny Ogg Gratefully Ackowledges the Assistance in this Literary Argosy of: Mr Terry Pratchett, Mr Stephen Briggs, Mlle Tina Hannan and Master Paul Kidby.
Empires of Food: Feast, Famine and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
by Andrew Rimas Evan D. G. FraserFor thousands of years we have grown, cooked and traded food, and over that time much has changed. Where once we subsisted on gritty, bland grains, we now enjoy culinary creations and epicurean delights made with vegetables from the New World, fish trawled from the deep sea, and flavoured with spices from the Orient.But how did we make that change from eating for survival to the innovations of modern cuisine? How has food helped to shape our culture? And what will happen when global warming and peak oil have their inevitable effect on agriculture? Empires of Food is an authoritative exploration of the innumerable ways that food has changed the course of history. The earliest cities, after all, were founded on the creation and exchange of food surpluses, and since then trade routes of ever greater sophistication have developed. We've built complex societies by shunting corn and wheat and rice along rivers, up deforested hillsides, and into the stockpots of history.But we cannot go on forever. As Evan D. G. Fraser and Andrew Rimas compellingly show, the abundance that we all enjoy comes at a price, and unless we think of a more sustainable way to grow, eat and enjoy food, we may find that our civilization reaches its best before date.
Perfect Weight: The Complete Mind/Body Programme For Achieving and Maintaining Your Ideal Weight (Perfect Health Library)
by Dr Deepak ChopraDeepak Chopra shows you how to: Achieve your ideal weight without conting calories Eliminate food cravings and compulsive eating habits individualise your weight maintenance programme Choose foods that use your metabolism to produce energy instead of fat Discover a new way to eercise without strain Know when to start eating-and when to stop In this concise and reliable programme, Deepak Chopra, the world's leading proponent of mind-body medicine, teaches you how to recognize your individual body type and use the enormous healing power of nature -present in every living cell - to make eating the source of health, vigour and beauty it is meant to be. By restoring the body's natural rhythms you will regain your perfect weight and feel every bit as great as you look.
The Duke Diet: The world-renowned programme for healthy and sustainable weight loss
by Dr Howard Eisenson Martin BinksFinally, everything you need for lasting weight loss!The Duke Diet and Fitness Center offers one of the most successful weight loss programmes in the world. Thousands of participants have learned how to lose weight, keep the weight off and improve their health. So, what is the Duke secret? Written by a medical doctor and psychologist, this four-week, step-by-step programme covers nutrition, fitness and behavioural strategies to help change the way you eat, exercise and think about food forever.The Duke Diet features:- Two delicious diet plans with different carbohydrate levels- Four weeks of easy-to-use menu plans and recipes- Individualised exercise programmes for all levels of fitness- A maintenance plan for continued success and lasting weight loss The Duke Diet is poised to become the diet book of the year.
Top 100 Pasta Dishes: Easy Everyday Recipes That Children Will Love
by Annabel KarmelFor most kids, mums and dads, pasta is the best food in the world! It's tasty and nutritious, easy, quick and economical to cook, and even better, comes in lots of fun shapes!Here is Annabel Karmel's ultimate collection of pasta dishes, with 100 recipes for the whole family and for every day of the week. With separate sections on pasta for babies (it's a good way of introducing texture), toddlers (pasta makes a fantastic standby supper) and families with older children, the book features fuss-free meal ideas to make your life easier.With colour photos, simple instructions, clear indication of cooking and preparation times, and symbols throughout to show which recipes are suitable for babies and younger children, this is the ultimate pasta cookbook for families everywhere.
The Probiotics Revolution: The Definitive Guide To Safe, Natural Health Solutions Using Probiotic And Prebiotic Foods And Supplements
by Dr Gary Huffnagle Sarah WernickIf the thought of bacteria conjures up images of germs that should be avoided at all costs - and certainly not ingested - think again! Some friendly bacteria, called probiotics, are not only beneficial to your health, they're essential. Now one of the leading researchers in the field sheds light on the extraordinary benefits of these natural health superstars. The Probiotics Revolution is an up-to-the-minute, highly accessible guide to probiotics and the foods and supplements that contain and support them. Discover:- The key role of probiotics and prebiotics in restoring healthy balance to our bodies- How to use probiotic foods and supplements to prevent and relieve allergies, IBS, yeast infections and much more- A step-by-step plan for incorporating probiotics and prebiotics into your diet- A complete buyer's guide to probiotic supplements- How to introduce probiotics to your family and childrenWith new evidence to suggest that probiotics may help to fight asthma, cardiovascular disease, breast and colon cancer, autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue and even obesity, this is more than just Yakult - it is the health guide for 2007.
Stewed!: Nourish Your Soul
by Alan RosenthalStewed! is a young brand that has given a modern twist to an old-fashioned dish. With its funky packaging and design, and imaginative ingredient combinations, stewed! has taken the supermarkets by storm. Stews have never been so exciting!In this, the first stewed! cookbook, stewed! founder Alan Rosenthal offers 80 one-pot recipes from all over the world, including Chicken and prawn jambalaya, Brazilian black bean stew with chorizo and smoked pork, Catalan fish stew, Beef in Barolo, and Persian lamb and quince stew. Economical, tasty, comforting and simple to make at home, this fantastic new fully illustrated collection of recipes will appeal to all generations of stew-lovers.
Tea at Fortnum & Mason
by Fortnum Mason PlcThe internationally renowned Fortnum & Mason store in Piccadilly, London, is synonymous with style, elegance, English charm and, above all, that most traditional of pastimes: tea-drinking. Celebrating the long-standing British institution, this beautiful pocket book covers everything on the art of taking tea - from the history of afternoon tea drinking to Fortnum's relationship with tea. The book also includes over 45 recipes for all types of teatime delight, from delicate sandwiches, rose biscuits and lemon curd meringues to sumptuous teabreads, brownies and cupcakes, as well as guiding the reader through the best types of tea to accompany them.Beautifully illustrated with full-colour photography throughout, this charming book is a must-have for tea drinkers everywhere.
Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home
by Nigella LawsonCompendious, informative and engaging, Kitchen offers feel-good food for cooks and eaters that is comforting but always seductive, nostalgic but with a modern twist - whether express-way easy-exotic recipes for the weekday rush, leisurely slow-cook dishes for weekends and special occasions, or irresistible cakes and cookies in true "domestic goddess" style. It answers everyday cooking quandaries - what to give the kids for tea, how to rustle up a meal for friends or an impromptu kitchen party in moments, or what to do about those black bananas, wrinkled apples and bullet-hard plums - and since real cooking is so often about leftovers, here one recipe can morph into another...from ham hocks to pea soup and pasties, from braised chicken to Chinatown salad. This isn't just about being thrifty but about being creative and seeing how recipes evolve.As well as offering the reader a mouthwatering array of inspired new recipes - from clams with chorizo to Guinness gingerbread, from Asian braised beef to flourless chocolate lime cake, from Pasta ala Genovese to Venetian carrot cake - Nigella rounds up her kitchen kit must-haves (and, crucially, what isn't needed) in the way of equipment and magical standby ingredients. But above all, she reminds the reader how much pleasure there is to be had in real food and in reclaiming the traditional rhythms of the kitchen, as she cooks to the beat of the heart of the home, creating simple, delicious recipes to make life less complicated.The expansive, lively narrative, with its rich feast of food, makes this new work a natural 21st-century successor to Nigella's classic How To Eat, this time with a wealth of photographs from the instructive to the glorious, and accompanied by a BBC TV series.190 recipes, including over 60 express-style at 30 minutes or under.
Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors
by Lizzie CollinghamThis imaginative book tells the history of India and its rulers through their food. It follows the story of curry as it spread from the courts of Delhi to the balti houses of Birmingham.Curry is the product of India's long history of invasion. In the wake of the Mughal conquerors, an army of cooks brought Persian recipes to northern India; in the south, Portugese spice merchants introduced vinegar marinades and the chillies they had recently discovered in the New World; the British soon followed, with their passion for roast meat accompanied by cauliflowers and beans. When these new ingredients were mixed with native spices, they produced those disinctly Inidan dishes. Curry tells the story of an array of familar Indian dishes and the people who invented, discovered, cooked and ate them. Teeming with colourful characters, rich in anecdote and meticulously researched, Curry is vivid, entertaining and delicious.