From simple 'one-bite' delicacies such as cherry tomatoes stuffed with crab mayonnaise to more substantial dishes such as scallops in saffron sauce or miniature pork brochettes, these traditional tapas dishes are mouthwateringly delicious. Serve them before lunch or dinner with a cool glass of white wine, or combine a selection of dishes to make a more substantial meal. Part of a series for the adventurous cook, all of the recipes are beautifully presented with color photography and detailed instructions. Let your imagination take you into new culinary territory with these enticing and versatile tapas dishes.

MuFFins are great Fun to malee and eat - whether you lilee them fresh and fruity in the form oF a classic Blueberry MuFFin, or you are in the moodFor something extravagant, such as a Decadent Chocolate DessertMuffin, you will Find something to please in this fabulouscollection. The 50 recipes in this collection are all based on a basic muFFin mix, using delicious and imaginative variations to create Fantastic muffins you will want to make time and time again. BeautiFully photographed, this is the perfect book For true muFFin lovers!

Thai cuisine is a wonderfully aromatic and harmonious mixture of flavours, colours and textures, and it is incredibly easy to cook. World Food: Thailand introduces you to the flavours and textures of Thailand and shows you how to bring them into your own kitchen and impress your family and friends. There is also background information on Thailand as a country, and the foods that make up its culinary history. Thailand is now one of the most popular holiday destinations for Westerners, and more and more cooks are experinlenting with tile different dishes that originated in the country. Eating Thai food is an amazirlg experience - each flavour, be it hot, sweet or sour, can be tasted separately;leaving the mouth feeling clean and ready for more. Thai cooking is all about balance and harmony, In most people's opinion, the chilli is the most important ingredient, but there are many other essential elements that go towards creating these fahulous tastes. Coconut rnilk, lemon grass, galangal, lime leaves, palm

The beautifully presented and inspirational Cook's Bible is the definitive cooking guide for everyone—beginner and experienced cook alike. From choosing kitchen utensils to stocking the pantry,this book shows you can be superbly oranzed and creative in the kitchen. it offers valuable advice about all culinary matters,including kitchen equipment, ingredients, kitchen safety, and the basics of diet and healthy eating. The Cook's Bible provides practical information about all aspects of preparing and cooking food—from how to boil an egg to how to prepare sushi. It is also useful for those who know the basice but want to extend their kitchen repertoire to cooking exciting and varied dishes.its wide range of recipes has been carefully selected to combine traditional favorites with modern choices. So whether you wish to make a cheese souffle, create a paella, or bake Fresh Croissants—you will find the Cook's Bible an invaluable source of inspiration and advice that you will want to go back to again and ag

A delightful collection of simple and delicious recipes. Clear and easy-to-follow ingredients list and method for each recipe to ensure a perfect result. Inspiring photography of each recipe to set your taste buds tingling.

Middle Eastern food is as fascinating and varied as theancient region frOm which it。comes。Dishes range from simple stewsto extravagant offerings characterised by heady fragrances，exoticspices，sweet-sour flavours and decorative garnishes． Drawing on the culinary traditions of the past，Middle EasternBible includes more than 120 recipes for easy，authentic food．Aswell as meat，seafood and vegetable dishes，there are mezes，soups andsalads，pastries，breads，sweets and drinks．You’II find recipes forgrilled Turkish kebabs，lavish Iranian rice dishes，slow—cookedEgyptian beans，and rose-scented pastries from Syria andLebanon．

Preparing and cooking delicious, irresistible dishes is an art, but that doesn't mean it has to be difficult. Each book in this series is beautifully illustrated and presented to help you make the perfect dish every time. Perfect Pasta has been created with meticulous attention to detail, and within its pages you will find a wide range of pasta dishes to inspire you. Pasta is equally delicious hot or cold, and is the ideal food to serve for any occasion. Whether you are entertaining a group of friends at a dinner party or buffet, rustling up a quick impromptu lunch or packing a picnic, you will find this book soon becomes an essential item in your kitchen.

Jhere is aothing in the world quite like a bowl full of something heartg or a slice of something sweet just to make gou feel the world is a better place When life is greg and cold savdur a little domestic warmth with simple food that lifts the spirits and aourishes bodg and soul.

Included in this pocket guide are five chapters full of exciting and mouth-watering cocktails. Each recipe is illustrated in full color with clear instructions to guide you through the preparation to the final drink. sophisticated classics contemporary classics sparkling cocktails liqueur cocktails mocktinis.

The perfect guide for every parent or carer who wants advice and ideas on creating bealthy and varied meals for their child After-school Food contatins 40 beautifully photographed recipes for tasty quick-and-easy snacks and meals for school-age chikden that the whold family will eojoy With After-school food you can be confident your children get the nutrients they need to be adert at school and at play.

This title includes fresh and bold flavours from Spain. Withover 120 recipes, "Spanish Bible" provides an easy-to-followintroduction to the classic flavours that are an intrinsic part ofSpain's cuisine - from garlic-rich, tasty tapas to seafood spicedwith golden saffron, hearty bean stews, slow meat braises and ofcourse, creamy desserts and irresistible sweets. The Spanish lovetheir food and they love sharing it so the recipes are designedwith variety and flexibility in mind be it snack-sized tapas orlarger dishes such as paella, perfect for special occasions. Packedwith colourful photographs and simple instructions, "The SpanishBible" reflects Spain's diverse landscape and rich culturalheritage and guarantees success every time - this is satisfying,bold food with an authentic twist.

The Chinese consider cooking to be an art, rather than a necessary chore, and this is perhaps the reason that Chinese food is beautiful to look at as well as delicious to eat - and very popular with almost everyone! It is remarkably quick and easy to prepare at home, and because most dishes are cooked very rapidly, the ingredients retain a freshness and texture that cannot be beaten. This book has a selection of the best traditional Chinese recipes to inspire you - just add chopsticks! 112 authentic and delicious recipes; Brief introduction to each chapter on the traditional use of ingredients; A clear and easy-to-follow ingredients list and method for each recipeto ensure a perfect result; Inspiring photography of each recipe to set your taste buds tingling.

A delightful collection of simple and delicious recipes. Clear and easy-to-follow ingredients list and method for each recipe to ensure a perfect result. Inspiring photography of each recipe to set your taste buds tingling.

Preparing and cooking delicious, irresistible dishes is an art, but that doesn't mean it has to be difficult. Each book in this series is beautifully illustrated and presented to help you make the perfect dish every time.Delicious Cakes has been created with meticulous attention to detail,and within its pages you will find a wide range of cake recipes to inspire you. The majority of the recipes in this book are very easy to prepare and cook, and very quick too - ideal if you have a busy lifestyle with not much time to spare. So whether you ate looking for an indulgent morning snack for yourself, or are inviting some friends round for a friendly coffee morning social, you will find this book soon becomes an essential item on your kitchen shelf.

The best whisky book ever - a must-read for drinkers! - Forbes The perfect go-to reference guide for the whisky lover's bookshelf. - Whisky Magazine Award-winning author and whisky expert Dave Broom explores over 200 distilleries and examines over 400 expressions. Detailed de*ions of the Scottish distilleries can be found here, while Ireland, Japan, the USA, Canada and the rest of the world are given exhaustive coverage. There are tasting notes on single malts from Aberfeldy to Tormore, Yoichi (and coverage of the best of the blends). Six specially created 'Flavour Camp Charts' group whiskies by style, allow readers to identify new whiskies from around the world to try. This extrensively updated and extended edition features new material on burgeoning areas, including detailed coverage of many recently opened US craft distilleries, new distilleries in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and discussion of the growing whisky scene in Latin America. With over 200 beautiful colour photographs and 21 colour ma

This exhaustively researched book provides you with a fascinating introduction to the world's most renowned beers. Including key facts and figures, Guide to Beer is an indispensable companion to anyone who enjoys this traditionally popular beverage. Includes more than 200 of the finest beers from around the globe, from Belgium's trappist monasteries to America's microbreweries. Each beer is accompanied by colour photography, historical information and detailed tasting notes describing the beer's appearance, style and unique flavours.

The unequivocal reference tome on the full spectrum oftwentieth-century French cooking, interpreted and revised by masterchef Paul Bocuse for the home cook. Celebrated chef Paul Bocuse isthe authority on classic French cuisine. In this volume, he shares500 simple, traditional French recipes. Aimed at the beginner butwith enough breadth to entice the confident chef, these recipes canbe readily prepared at home and emphasize the use of the freshestand simplest ingredients. The book is divided into twenty-twochapters, fourteen covering savory recipes and eight covering sweetrecipes, with everything from soups to soufflés, by way ofterrines, fish, meat, and vegetables. Practical appendixes includeaverage cooking times for different types of meat, conversiontables, and a glossary of key French culinary terms.

Cocktails are back－fresher and tastier than ever. The days when a cocktail meant an over－sweet, garish concoction, garnished with a pineapple chunk and a paper umbrella, are over. Today's cocktails are made with fresh, high－quality ingredients, with the intention of producing sometimes subtle, sometimes startling flavour combinations.

Featuring both classic and contemporary favourites, this collection of bite-size recipes aims to make entertaining easy. Forget about cheese and pineapple on cocktail sticks and instead impress your party guests with elegant and irresistible food that is easy to prepare and cook. The fabulous photography will inspire you to create glamourous dishes fit for all occasions that will appeal to everyone who loves delicious food and great parties!

The Mediterranean diet has become widely recognised in recent years for its many health benefits. It's a simple, colourful and delicious cuisine, consisting mainly of a stunning range of nutrition-packed fruits and vegetables, with fresh seafood and a little meat and cheese. Plenty of olive oil, with its heart-protective properties, completes the picture of a way of eating that promotes an enviably long and healthy life. Sounds too good to be true? Try the recipes in this book to discover just how good it is! 112 authentic and delicious recipes; Brief introduction to each chapter on the traditional use of ingredients; A clear and easy-to-follow ingredients list and method for each recipe to ensure a perfect result; Inspiring photography of each recipe to set your taste buds tingling.

The number-one New York Times bestselling In Death series explodes with intrigue, passion, and suspense. Now, Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb propels you into the darkest night of Lieutenant Eve Dallas's life-when a killer comes to call. Eve's name has a made a Christmas list, but it's not for being naughty or nice. It's for putting a serial killer behind bars. Now the escaped madman has her in his sights. With her husband Roarke at her side, Eve must stop the man from exacting his bloody vengeance-or die trying.

In Cantonese, “dim sum” means “touch the heart,” and EllenBlonder’s charming celebration of China’s famed tea lunch does justthat. More than sixty carefully crafted, authentic recipes, eachillustrated with Ellen’s exquisite watercolor paintings, put thekey to re-creating these delectable morsels in every cook’shand. Anyone who has enjoyed the pleasures of a dim sum meal hasinevitably wondered what it would be like to create these treats athome. The answer, surprisingly, is that most are quite simple tomake. From dumplings to pastries, Dim Sum is filled with simple,foolproof recipes, complete with clear step-by-step illustrationsto explain the art of forming, filling, and folding dumplingwrappers and more. Ellen Blonder offers her favorite versions oftraditional Pork and Shrimp Siu Mai, Turnip Cake, and Shrimp HaGow, each bite vibrantly flavored, plus recipes for hearty stickyrice dishes, refreshing sautéed greens, tender baked or steamedbuns, and a variety of pastries and dessert