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The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, and found that she often thinks about her cases when cooking or eating so, naturally, there are many references to food. The flavourful and colourful cuisine of sub-Saharan Africa is not widely known, but this volume brings to the attention of readers some of the tasty dishes with which the women of Africa feed their families, as well as some fascinating traditions. To begin with, you must have Red Bush Tea. We have tried it and it is delicious - as well as being naturally decaffeinated and good for you. Roasted Mealies are a must, as is Curried Pumpkin Soup. We can state with confidence that you will probably not be keen to try Mopane Worm Stew or Roast Leg of Springbok, but there are plenty of other mouth-watering dishes to sample, and the whole book is as gripping as the Precious Ramotswe novels themselves. 150 paperback pages 25cm x 19cm in dazzling colour with glossary. £14.99 NOW £5


72768 GREAT CHICKEN COOKBOOK


by Reader’s Digest


These 200 recipes include not only standard dishes such as Chicken Tikka, Stir Fry and Roast, but also a range of Quick Dishes (ready to eat in 30 minutes) such as Chicken and Cashew Stir Fry, Honey- Mustard Chicken and Raspberry Chicken Breasts. Almost half the


recipes are low-fat, and each recipe is accompanied by a nutritional analysis covering calories, protein and saturated fat. A detailed section on hygiene gives advice on storage, freezing and the importance of not letting raw chicken contaminate other food. Following snacks and starters the book goes on to soups, salads, casseroles and stews. The one-pot section starts with Winter Chicken Stew, progressing to a scrumptious Chicken Pot Pie, Moroccan Chicken Casserole, Greek- style Stuffed Capsicums, French-style Chicken with Red Wine, Cassoulet and Chicken Paella. Chicken with Pasta, Roasts, Oven Bakes and Barbecue dishes are also covered. Colour photos and clear instructions. 320pp.


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72738 QUICK COOKING BIBLE by Reader’s Digest


A 30-minute recipe for every day of the year would solve so many of life’s problems - and here it is. The introduction encourages speedy shopping and preparation, including the local deli, basic cans and jars, and a range of quick flavourings such as pesto, soy sauce and fruit chutney. The six quickest cooking methods include grilling, steaming and microwaving, and of course the time-savvy cook makes extra portions for the freezer. The recipes start with soups, including Ham and Pea, Celeriac and Pear with Sausage Bites, Speedy Two-fish Hotpot and Spiced Beetroot and Apple. Light meals and a range of pasta and noodle recipes follow. Fish dishes include Cod Parcels with Chorizo, Marmalade-glazed Mackerel, and there is a double spread on Five Ways with Canned Tuna. Even Cottage Pie and Lamb Steaks Provençal can be on the table in half an hour. Vegetables and desserts conclude. 365 recipes, each with a colour photo, step by step instructions and nutritional information. 320pp. £14.99 NOW £6.50


72891 TASTE COMFORT FOOD: Over 100 Mouth- Watering Recipes by Igloo Books


For many of us nothing beats a hearty, full-flavoured bowl of soup, and while indulgent desserts do feature high on a great many comfort food top tens, you can create all the flavour and texture of


your favourites in reduced calorie/fat form with just a few small changes. Why not find out what makes Greek, Italian, Moroccan, Lebanese, Mexican, Spanish or Creole (just a few examples!) comfort food so er, comforting? Slow cooked chicken or lamb tagine from Morocco, chilli con carne with sour cream from Mexico, fagiolata (bean soup with pasta) and spaghetti with chanterelles and parmesan from Italy, even good old Eton Mess, there are over 100 glorious recipes here, all photographed in mouthwatering colour. From soups/ starters, through mains/pasta to desserts to die for. Mostly quick and utterly satisfying. 224pp, 8½”×10". £12.99 NOW £3.50


73004 MEDIUM RAW by Anthony Bourdain From journeyman cook to globe-travelling professional, Bourdain found himself holed up in the Caribbean, driving drunk and way too fast over unlit golf courses and along cliff edges. Something had to change. Beginning with a secret and highly illegal after-hours gathering of powerful chefs, and delving into the real nature of fatherhood, in his distinctive style he cuts to the bone on every subject he tackles. With chapter headings like ‘Alan Richman is a Douchebag’ and ‘The Fish-on-Monday Thing’. 281pp in paperback. £8.99 NOW £3.50


72998 KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL by Anthony Bourdain


Bawdy and bolshie, after 25 years of ‘sex, drugs, bad behaviour and haute cuisine’, chef and novelist Anthony Bourdain decides to tell all. From his first oyster in the Gironde to his lowly position as a dishwasher in a honky-tonk fish restaurant in Provincetown, from the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop the Rockefeller Center to drug dealers in East Village, from Tokyo to Paris and back to New York again, his tales of the kitchen are unpredictable, shocking and funny. Buy also the sequel Medium Raw code 73004. 307pp in paperback.


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71353 CANNABIS COOKBOOK: Get Baked! by Tim Pilcher


High in polyunsaturated oils and essential fatty acids and the wonder oil GLA known to protect against arthritis. Hemp seeds and oil lend themselves to hundreds of tempting recipes and readymade meals. Delicious


recipes for Chocolate Chip Cookies, Moroccan Majoun made of dried fruit, spices, honey and nuts, Fudge, Ice Cream, Falafels, Curry, Naughty Cheese Nuggets and Really Wild Mushroom Sauté for meals that are both unforgettable and hard to recall. 128pp in large softback, colour photos, step-by-step diagrams. £9.99 NOW £2


72431 BEST EVER RECIPES HEALTHY MEALS by Vicki Smallwood


This book challenges you to break old habits by preparing your own tasty and nutritious recipes. The 100 recipes here are all easy to prepare and each is illustrated by several colour photos. Breakfast snacks include Banana and Walnut Muffins, Flapjacks and Super Boost Juice. Starters could be Parma Ham and Scrambled Eggs, Won Ton Soup or Squid with Avocado Salsa, and there is an excellent selection of fish dishes among the main courses, together with healthy meat recipes such as Pork Chilli. Vegetables, Salads and Desserts complete the picture. 256pp, softback, hundreds of colour photos. £12.99 NOW £3


71583 PERFECT PLACES FOR AFTERNOON


TEA by AA Publishing and the Tea Guild Find dozens of award-winning cafés, many with picturesque views of rivers, handmade cakes and seasonal produce. There are some excellent walks suggested through magnificent estates, medieval villages like Penthurst, all with OS explorer map references and maps provided along with opening times, addresses, telephones, e-mails, websites, directions and what to eat. Even notes friendly service from smiling staff. 304 glossy pages, colour photos. Paperback. £9.99 NOW £2


73030 TALES FROM MY GRANDMOTHER’S KITCHEN by Jessica Gibson


This sumptuous book, based on the recipes collected, sifted and perfected by her colourful Chilean grandmother, recalls the author’s memories of extravagant creations lathered in cream, often dosed in brandy - exquisite, but never plain and homely. Cheese Savouries and Pisco Sour are perfect partners, and Spiced Red Cabbage with Caramelised Chestnuts is infinitely superior to plain old greens. 158 pages with line drawings and conversion tables for weights and volume.


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73526 GARDEN FARMING by Hugh Lanham


From his boyhood, the author has been involved in vegetable growing, and for many years has also kept small livestock. With his wife, who is interested in bigger animals, he has enjoyed producing large amounts of good, natural flavoursome food from small areas of land. Who better, then, to write this indispensable volume for


anyone interested in doing the same. The book is firmly based on the author’s sound knowledge gained over many years of experimentation with different kinds of livestock and crops. Not only does he explain how it is possible to supplement your diet and your quality of life within the time constraints of juggling a working life in a different sphere with producing crops and tending animals, but he also examines vegetable growing systems and techniques, covers roots, legumes, brassicas and perennials, and considers what is involved in keeping livestock like rabbits, poultry, pigs, goats and other larger animals on a small scale. 160 paperback pages with over 70 colour photographs, glossary and appendix: List of Varieties. £10.99 NOW £4.50


72181 WISE WORDS AND COUNTRY WAYS: For Gardeners


by Ruth Binney


A glorious celebration of time- honoured, traditional gardening recipes which she has gathered together the wisdom and sayings of generations of enthusiastic gardeners, ordinary people as well as such luminaries as Vita Sackville-


West and Robert Thomson. It combines good, old- fashioned advice with up-to-date info on everything from being aware of the seasons and wildlife in your garden to growing better fruit, vegetables, herbs and trees. 208 pages, illus. £9.99 NOW £3.50


72890 SELF SUSTAINING GARDEN: The Guide to Matrix Planting


by Peter Thompson By combining plants into self- governing communities - “matrix” gardening - we can create delightful gardens that require much less maintenance and, as an added benefit, less chemical control.


Chapters which deal with different aspects of garden design, written in collaboration with Thompson’s wife Josie Owen, a much-respected landscape gardener, look at pools and wet areas, grasses, mixed borders and utilising shade and shelter, and each of these chapters includes a great many actual case studies from her many years’ experience, demonstrating how the matrix approach can be used to solve all kinds of gardening headaches. Most of the case studies are from England and Wales, including one which made us laugh, the retired (and, not surprisingly, divorced) barristers’ clerk who wanted his suburban garden set up to encourage wife-swapping at his broad-minded barbeque parties! Colour photos and Josie’s drawings. 192pp, 8"×10". £16.99 NOW £5


HANDICRAFTS 73499 KILLER SLIPPERS:


And How to Make Them by Nick Godlee


Would you like to pad through the house in fabulous footwear that is not only warm but fun? Here is your chance to swan around (literally - see the picture of the graceful swan slippers) in the most exotic, elegant ones you can imagine. You can trot gaily with


Babar and Celeste on your toes, flap your fins, create slippers that look as if your feet were bare... you name it. The instructions are as basic as can be, with details of materials and equipment needed, how to trace the pattern, cutting out, covering, sewing and even which side is which, so that you don’t have to worry about a thing. Our favourites are the tugboats - infinitely chuggable, but readers will have difficulty choosing from all these super patterns. They are much cheaper than shop-bought items, so why not try them all? Circa 96 pages 25cm by 19cm in bright colours with diagrams. £9.99 NOW £4.50


73804 WINDOW


TREATMENT: Decorating Ideas by Linda Hallam and Brian Kramer


From the home experts at Better Homes and Gardens Books comes this extensive encyclopedia of treatment trends and ideas that will elevate your windows to a new level of beauty and practicality. Now that, in most homes, the focal


point of an open fire no longer exists, everyone’s eyes are naturally drawn to the source of the light, which means that curtains, blinds, drapes, rails and tiebacks are more important than ever. This lovely book is packed with innovative ideas for creating privacy and sun control without sacrificing appearance. Here are hints on how to solve decorating dilemmas, advice about choosing the best materials, fabrics and looks for your needs, how to blend your choice of window decoration with the rest of the room, as well as suggestions for complete homes, decorated in dozens of styles and created for a variety of budgets. You will now be able to dress windows to match the form and function of each room, adorn your windows with flowing fabrics or explore the latest innovations in shades and shutters, and add boundless style with exciting toppings. 160 paperback pages 27.5cm x 21cm lavishly illustrated with more than 250 gorgeous colour photos. £12.99 NOW £5.50


73790 PRACTICAL


IMPROVEMENTS FOR OLDER HOMEOWNERS: Easy Ways to Make Your Home More


Comfortable as You Age by Rick Peters


Our homes often do not keep up with our needs as we age, but here is a home that will accommodate


your changing lifestyle. Using a moderately priced house as an example, the author shows how to adapt virtually any room to increase comfort, safety and convenience - without breaking the bank. With its help, you can learn which options work best, whether it is anti-scalding devices on sinks, or curb-less showers. ‘Before’ and ‘after’ photographs of real-life makeovers, with approximate costs, accompany advice on everything from putting directional lights over the sink to installing grab bars in the bathroom. There are many, many useful tips, such as raising a front-loading dishwasher up from the floor to reduce the amount of bending required to empty it. Simply by angling the bathroom door, you could create a 60 degree turning radius for a wheelchair. There are 50 projects in six major categories, from steps and hallways to cabinets and countertops, all of which are practical and easy either to do yourself or to have done professionally. 192 softback pages 25.5cm x 21.5cm lavishly illustrated with colour photos, metric equivalency chart and diagrams. £12.99 NOW £6.50


72788 STITCH STEP BY STEP by Maggi Gordon and Ellie Vance


Over 170 different stitches and numerous projects to brighten your life. The main part of the book offers designs using an impressive range of stitches from the whole gallery. Starting with surface embroidery using cross-stitch, leaf


stitch and backstitch, together with whipping techniques to give texture, the authors go on to beading and needlepoint. The fashion beadwork covered here introduces sequins and shisha mirrors. Smocking is a wonderful way of adding original features to dressmaking, and a section on openwork includes details to add finish such as buttonhole bars, eyelets, picot and threadwork. A final chapter gives examples of colourful and elegant Florentine designs such as the swirling pomegranate motif. Colour photos and step-by-step instructions. 224pp, glossary. £12.99 NOW £4.50


72100 TRADITIONAL COUNTRY CRAFTS by Miranda Innes


Here are Amish and Mennonite quilts, traditional samplers, rag rugs and felt work, basket making, Shaker and Amish woodwork, wooden toys, weathervanes, game boards, automata and animal houses and in the Decorative Crafts painted ceramics, lamp shades, papier-mâché, bookbinding and painted furniture like a beautiful floral chest from France are among these rustic, homemade, beautifully decorated featured crafts. 20 projects, 245 step-by-step colour photos. 190pp large softback. £14.99 NOW £4


72841 ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO DRAWING:


A Practical and Inspirational Workbook


by Barrington Barber and Duncan Smith


Rather than copying every element of a subject, readers are encouraged to focus on expression and style to achieve ‘artistic truth’ and develop their own way of


seeing subjects. There is, of course, practical advice on proportion, perspective, light sources, mark-making and much more. The book covers all traditional areas, such as still life, landscape, architecture, interiors, human and animal forms and portraiture. 160 pages 28.5cm x 25.5cm, ringbound cover and plastic dividers. £12.99 NOW £7


72842 FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING: With DVD Inspiring Projects by Barrington Barber


The methods used here have been utilised through the centuries by art students and professional artists. Barber brings his considerable expertise as a working artist and teacher to the task of showing you how to create successful drawings. Opportunities for improvement are


offered across a wide spectrum of subjects: still life, plants, landscapes, animals, figure drawing and portraiture, and are supported by demonstrations of a broad range of skills and techniques including composition and perspective. The final page on Aids to Better Drawing offers seven tips that you will find invaluable, including the advice to revisit the exercises provided in the First Stages section whenever you are having problems. 208 pages 30cm x 22cm with free drawing masterclass DVD. £14.99 NOW £8


72848 FUNDAMENTALS OF OIL PAINTING: A Complete Course in Techniques, Subjects and Styles by Barrington Barber The author shows how, whether the subject is a still life, a landscape, a human portrait or a canvas full of moving figures, paintings can be broken down into simple steps. From understanding basic colour ranges and the uses of a variety of tools such as maulsticks and filbert brushes, to working in different mediums, such as impasto and glazes, you will soon be confident enough to experiment for yourself. 208 paperback pages 30cm x 21cm in super colour.


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71373 PRETTY LITTLE THINGS TO MAKE by Judith More


20 heirloom projects for babies and toddlers to age 5. Snowdrop booties, a handmade stork bag, an heirloom gown, lacy shawl, rosy purse, rick-rack yoke dress, spotted sun hat, stripy sweater, apron, ruffle dress and bloomers, sailor top, each beautifully photographed in colour and with 15% of the full size patterns at the back so you can set your photocopier accordingly. 144 pages. £12.99 NOW £2


72599 CLASSIC QUILTS: Tradition With a Twist 13 Sensational Patchwork and Appliqué Patterns by


Rosemary Wilkinson Basic tools, equipment and techniques are discussed right at the beginning. Each task comes with details of materials, sizes, backing, batting and thread, and


measurements are given in both metric and imperial. There are four alternative colour schemes for each design. There are classic patchwork patterns, appliqué patterns and contemporary combinations, which make the choice even more difficult. Our favourite is the Fans by the Cabin, but the others like Railroad Crossing, a summery quilt in lemon, pink and green, Twirling Rose of Sharon in warm golds, soft yellows, rusts and greens. 112 pages 28cm x 21.5cm, dazzling colour, diagrams and templates.


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71949 MODERN EXPRESSIONS: Creating Fabulous and Fashionable Jewelry with Easy-


to-Find Elements by Fernando Dasilva 25 designer projects that fuse ‘findings’, such as crystals, gemstones and heavy chain, with unique and exotic elements such as sponge beads, puzzle beads and crystal yarn. 15 fashion sketches show you not just how to wear the pieces but how to ‘totally rock’ them. For instance, wear a shoulder-padded plain black dress as the perfect backdrop to show off the Double Sunburst necklace. Materials and tools are given. 128 paperback pages 21cm x 27.5cm with close-up colour photos. £16.99 NOW £3.25


72708 EMBROIDERER’S COUNTRYSIDE MASTER CLASS EDITION: An Embroidery Classic Updated to Feature Step-By-Step


Instruction for Original Designs by Helen M. Stevens


This fully revised and extended edition contains four new practical master class projects, providing the opportunity for readers to replicate the artist’s original designs. Each captivating scene is accompanied by comprehensive info on threads, fabrics, colour, stitches and silk shading, making this the perfect guide and inspiration for the nature-loving embroiderer. Plus a fascinating historical and ornithological details in the lyrical text. 176 paperback pages 21cm x 27.5cm with close-up colour photos, line drawings, diagrams, templates and list of suppliers.


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72101 TRADITIONAL COUNTRY WOODWORKING by Jack Hill


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Usefully colour-coded by an increasing level of ability required for the task, here are step-by-step instructions


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