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This title features 200 fabulous fuss-free recipes for the busy cook, including instant indulgences, healthy snacks, family meals and last-minute entertaining, with over 800 photographs. There are 200 fuss-free recipes: quick and easy cooking for every kind of meal and occasion, with over 800 photographs to guarantee success. How to make clever use of fresh and tasty ingredients to produce delectably quick appetizers, quick-fix lunches, nutritious main courses, irresistible desserts and tempting drinks? This title offers advice on how to create meals with flavour and texture from fewer ingredients, make use of quick-cook methods, minimize kitchen utensils, and rustle up a wide range of simple and speedy accompaniments. Clear step-by-step instructions guide you through every stage of preparation and explain specific techniques, and there is an inspiring colour photograph of every dish. Full nutritional information listed for every recipe makes it easy to work out healthy options for special diets. This is the ultimate guide to producing fast and flavoursome food in a matter of minutes, with delicious recipes that require minimal preparation and cooking time. There are recipes in the book to suit every kind of meal and appetite, from a simple smoked salmon and chive omelette for an indulgent midday lunch, to a quick yet classic dish of mussels in white wine for supper. There are fantastic ideas for rustling up quick but unusual accompaniments, such as creamy polenta with dolcelatte, and perfect speedy party dishes such as chilli-spiced chicken wings. Home-made delights like grilled pineapple and rum cream will leave the frozen supermarket desserts sitting on the shelf.

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This book features spicy and aromatic dishes shown step by step in over 350 superb photographs. It explores the amazing versatility of this ancient cooking vessel, with a detailed introduction covering the history of the wok and how to use it, followed by 75 fabulous dishes with a Far Eastern theme. It contains everything you need to know about cooking with a wok, including instructions on preparation, deep-frying, stir-frying, steaming and simmering techniques. It includes recipes from China and South-east Asia, including Tung Tong, Thai Spring Rolls and Chicken Rendang, together with delicious contemporary fusion dishes such as Orange and Ginger Glazed Poussins, and Langoustines with Lemon Grass Risotto. The simple wok is one of the world's oldest cooking implements, used for stir-frying, steaming and deep-frying. This book brings together a collection of over 75 wonderful dishes that are speedy and easy to make. There are recipes for every occasion, from succulent steamed dim sum and crisp-fried crab claws to quick and fresh stir-fries, slowly simmered curries, and hot and spicy parcels.Every recipe is photographed in step-by-step sequence, with an inspirational picture of the finished dish. With over 350 tempting photographs, this book celebrates all that is good about easy cooking, using one of the world's best-loved kitchen tools.

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This title offers 400 delicious and quick step-by-step recipes for the busy book, featuring more than 1600 photographs. It is an unbeatable selection of 10-minute, 20-minute and 30-minute recipes that combine convenience and speed with fresh, healthy foods and tastes. It is a delicious collection of easy-to-prepare recipes, including breakfasts, appetizers, snacks, family meals, suppers, dinner parties, indulgent desserts and a range of meat, poultry, vegetarian and pasta main course dishes. It is an introductory guide to no-fuss cooking advises on must-have utensils, simple ways to stock a store cupboard, short-cut baking ingredients and how to prepare stocks, marinades, dips, sauces, condiments and preserves. Nutritional information detailing fats, carbohydrates and calorific content will enable the reader to incorporate these quick-fix meals into a balanced diet. With over 400 original recipes, this is the ultimate guide to healthy, home-cooked food that can be rustled up in a matter of minutes. Beginning with ideas for breakfast and brunch - from porridge to buttermilk pancakes - this book is also packed with ideas for mid-morning snacks and lunches, whether you crave a classic banana smoothie, spicy plantain chips, griddled tomatoes on soda bread or a deli-style Caesar salad. A classic range of fish, chicken, pork, beef and lamb dishes prove that quick cooking and succulent meats are perfect partners, while the collection of vegetarian and pasta mains, side dishes and tasty salads burst with taste and texture. Desserts such as chocolate rum souffles or passion fruit creams make a perfect end to a delightful meal.

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This title features perfect puddings, from the everyday family classics to sumptuous dishes for entertaining. It includes 50 delicious classic puddings from the creamy to the glorious. All the traditional puddings are included, from family favourites, such as Bread and Butter Pudding, to indulgent treats, such as White Chocolate Parfait and Crepes Suzette. Full colour step-by-step photographs clearly illustrate each recipe, ensuring success. An easy-to-follow introduction provides you with all you need to know, from essential equipment to how to make a basic custard. Each recipe has clearly written text accompanied by a picture of the finished dish. For those of us who fondly remember eating rich, gooey, home-made puddings as children, it comes as no surprise to see the traditional pudding making a comeback into fashion. It is a rare thing to find a dish that is greeted with delight by all, but the classic pudding, be it a creamy rice pudding or a sumptuous steamed Christmas pudding with all the trimmings, is such a dish. One characteristic of all good puddings is an inherent simplicity. The recipes featured here use a relatively small number of ingredients and have straightforward methods so that even the most inexperienced of cooks will be producing classics such as Sticky Toffee Pudding and Mississippi Pecan Pie in next-to-no time.

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This is a mouthwatering collection of simple, meat-free meals for the busy vegetarian cook, shown in over 170 fabulous photographs. This is an inspiring collection of 190 quick-and-easy vegetarian recipes. It includes a fabulous selection of dishes that can be prepared and cooked in 20 minutes or less, from nutritious breakfasts and brunches; sumptuous soups and appetizers; tasty snacks and light meals to meat-free main courses; fuss-free salads, side dishes, dips and sauces; and, simple sweet treats. The preparation and cooking time for each dish is given clearly, to help you choose the perfect recipe when time is limited. Stunning photographs accompany the step-by-step recipes, and a variety of cook's tips and variations provide helpful advice throughout. Complete nutritional information is provided for every recipe. Today's hectic lifestyle often leaves vegetarians at a loss for simple ideas for midweek meals and speedy suppers. This fabulous collection contains 190 mouthwatering vegetarian dishes that can all be put on the table in 20 minutes or less, from nourishing breakfasts, simple soups and elegant appetizers to hearty mains, refreshing salads and delectable desserts. Recipes include Golden Gruyere and Basil Tortillas, Warm Broad Bean and Feta Salad, and Mushroom Stroganoff. Over 170 inspirational pictures and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions make this book ideal for all busy vegetarian cooks.

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This title features sensational stir-fries from around the world. There are fabulous quick wok dishes from China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Japan with soups, appetizers, fish, meat, noodles and desserts shown in over 500 photographs. This is the best-ever guide to wok and stir-fry cooking, with practical step-by-step recipes plus glorious pictures of the finished dishes for perfect results. It offers a mouth-watering collection of traditional and modern meals for every occasion including vegetable tempura, steamed fish skewers on rice noodles, stir-fried chicken and cashews, and spicy shredded beef. It makes use of all the many techniques used in cooking with a wok such as steaming, shallow- and deep-frying, stir-frying, glazing and simmering. It features at-a-glance nutritional analysis of energy, carbohydrate, fat and cholesterol to help you plan your meals. Cooking with a wok brings out the best in fresh food with enticing spices and tangy taste combinations. The wok is ideal for making all kinds of dishes, including crab dim sum with Chinese chives, special chow mein, and classic beef rendang. You can enjoy 500 failsafe wok recipes, using cooking techniques such as stir-frying, steaming, braising and deep-frying. This book includes snacks and finger food, soups, appetizers, poultry, meat, shellfish and fish, vegetarian main dishes, noodles, rice, salads and side dishes, plus desserts. From crispy tempura seafood to green curry puffs and sizzling red-hot chilli beef there is something here for every occasion.

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Keep mealtimes simple with over 300 mouthwatering dishes to make in a slow cooker or casserole, shown in 1300 photographs. It is the essential step-by-step guide to using a slow cooker and creating wholesome one-pot meals. It includes hearty soups and chowders, tasty terrines, melt-in-the-mouth braises, succulent roasts, comforting hot-pots, satisfying pasta and rice dishes, divinely creamy custards, light-as-air steamed puddings, rich preserves, and even hot punches and drinks. This cookbook is designed for those with busy lives who want to eat tasty, nutritious meals without the need for fussy or time-consuming cooking techniques. A detailed reference section describes all the equipment, including slow cookers, clay pots, tagines, tians, chicken bricks, bean pots, casseroles, pans and woks. There are recipes for classic stews and casseroles, tender roasts and pot-roasts, rice and pasta dishes, delectable baked fish dishes, superb shellfish recipes, glorious vegetarian dishes, and irresistible desserts and bakes. This practical volume is a one-pot recipe resource for time-conscious cooks who want to serve delicious, comforting food with ease.

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This vibrant book brings together the authentic cooking styles of Spain, Africa and the Middle East in a collection of more than 300 recipes. All the archetypal dishes are featured, including the much-loved and appetizing Middle-Eastern mezze dishes such as Falafel and Houmus, slow-cooked Moroccan tagines and vibrant Spanish paellas, but also exotic dishes such as Joloff Chicken and Rice, from west Africa, and Tanzanian Fish Curry. Containing 1400 photographs, these easy-to follow recipes, with step-by-step instructions and professional tips, make a superb resource of ideas, and a perfect instructional guide.

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