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TIRED OF THE SAME OLD MEALS? GET INSPIRED IN THE KITCHEN WITH THESE GREAT RECIPE BOOKS
GARLIC: THE MIGHTY BULB More than just a cookery book, author Natasha Edwards presents a
comprehensive guide to using garlic at home, not just as a staple when cooking but in a variety of ways. There's advice on growing your own and how to cultivate and store the plant to maintain its healing properties. Anchored by a collection of 50 simple and varied recipes, this is a must-have for any garlic lover. Garlic: The Mighty Bulb by Natasha Edwards. Published by Kyle Books, priced £14.99. Photography: Peter Cassidy
FOOD YOU CAN'T SAY NO TO This title is packed with recipes for food you just can’t say ‘no’ to. Many will be familiar but are presented with an original twist, while others are entirely new. This is a collection of good food that you will enjoy cooking: effortless and indulgent yet practical and irresistible. Food You Can't Say No To by Tamasin Day-Lewis, published by Quadrille, priced £20.00. Photos © Simon Wheeler
COOK SCHOOL Here Amanda Grant teaches core cooking skills for children of primary school age. Recipes are grouped into three age groups: 3–5 years, 5–7 years and 7–11 years, providing an increase in skills and difficulty with each step up. With plenty of step-by-step photographs to follow and easy, tasty and fun recipes that children
will love to learn, this is an invaluable book for parents to help teach their kids practical kitchen skills that will remain useful throughout life. Cook School, Amanda Grant, Published by Ryland Peters & Small, Price £14.99. Photos © Susan Bell
Cook School will be available to all FOODLOVERs for the special price of £12.99, including postage & packaging (RRP: £14.99), by telephoning Macmillan Direct on 01256 302 699 and quoting the reference GLR 5PY.
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CLARISSA’S COMFORT FOOD In this lovely book Clarissa Dickson Wright has selected 100 of her favourite recipes, solely designed to bring cheer and comfort into our kitchens. She demonstrates how a busy schedule can conflict with eating properly, and addresses the problem with a classic combination of old and new recipes that will get the culinary imagination flowing. Clarissa’s Comfort Food, published by Kyle Books, priced £15.99
ROSA’S FARM - COUNTRY COOKING A true feast for the eyes, this beautiful release by Italian-born chef Rosa Mitchell is a collection of her favourite dishes, all heavily influenced by her Sicilian roots. Inspired by seasonal produce from her farm, each simple recipe is accompanied by a full page image to ensure you can almost taste
the dish before you start cooking it! Rosa’s Farm – Country Cooking, Murdoch Books, priced £25.00
STEVIE PARLE'S DOCK KITCHEN COOKBOOK A well-travelled and established young chef, Stevie Parle illustrates an eclectic mix of dishes that, in their countries of origin, would all be described as home cooking. Arranged seasonally, each chapter contains a feature on toasts to share, seasonal vegetable ragouts and thorans (A simple spicy seasonal vegetable dish from southern India), which compliment the abundance of other worldly wonders on show. Stevie Parle's Dock Kitchen Cookbook by Stevie Parle, published by Quadrille, priced £25.00. Photos © Toby Glanville
MADE AT HOME: PRESERVES Cornish farmers Dick & James Strawbridge show you how to grow, harvest, preserve, cook and make the most of your local produce. For them, it is ultimately all about eating, and this book is a how-to guide to preserving fruits and vegetables, featuring step-by-step practical instructions, tips & advice on what to preserve when, and recipes to make your mouth water. The final book in a four-part “Made at Home” series, other titles include Curing & Smoking, Eggs & Poultry and Vegetables. Made at Home: Preserves, published by Mitchell Beazley, priced £12.99.
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