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TIRED OF THE SAME OLD MEALS? GET INSPIRED IN THE KITCHEN WITH THESE GREAT RECIPE BOOKS
PERFECT PANCAKES AND CRÊPES This title contains more than 20 delicious recipes from pancakes, wraps and fruit-filled crêpes to latkes and scones, shown step by step in over 125 photographs, to fill you with ideas ready for Pancake Day. The enchanting book opens with a
journey through the history of the pancake
and goes on to provide a comprehensive guide to making simple batters, cooking pancakes, and making sumptuous toppings and fillings. With recipes taking influence from all around the globe, the title really shows off the pancake and highlights its versatility as a dish for any mealtime. Perfect Pancakes and Crêpes published by Lorenz Books priced £5.99. ISBN 978 075 482 4817.
THE SMALL PLANET VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK This book introduces a global spread of delicious low-impact vegetarian dishes. Troth Wells has taken the Middle Eastern mezze and Spanish tapas styles of cooking and given them an exciting global dimension, with the aim of showing vegetarian food as a friendly alternative to Western meat-heavy diets. The book, supported by the Meat Free Monday campaign, is packed full of recipes ranging from starters to drinks, all in small tapas-style portions. The Small Planet Vegetarian Cookbook by Troth Wells, published by New Internationalist. Available from
shop.newint.org and in your local bookstore, priced £20.
THE BREAD & BREAD MACHINE BIBLE As comprehensive a guide as any bread enthusiast could ever hope for. More of an encyclopaedia than a cookbook, it contains over 250 recipes for breads from all around the world, made both by hand and in a bread machine, with traditional classics and new ideas in abundance. Perfect for novices and
experts alike, the book begins with a fully illustrated tour of world breads, continues into a detailed how-to guide and then onto the impressive recipe section, which is split by country of origin. With everything from Irish Soda Bread to Georgian Khachapuri, with this book you will never need to make the same bread twice! The Bread & Bread Machine Bible published by Southwater priced £11.99. ISBN 978 178 019 1546.
SPICE TRIP Labelled as the easiest way to make your cooking exciting, this book contains over 100 delicious spice-laced recipes
from Channel 4's new primetime cookery series. Stevie Parle and Emma Grazette lay out their mission to spice up Britain's kitchens and demystify the treasures hidden away in our cupboards, clearly and accompanied by stunning imagery. With recipes sourced from some of the most remote places imaginable some will throw up a challenge to the hardiest of chilli fans, however the majority of these spice-infused dishes will appeal to all tastes. Some are hot, some sweet, some subtle, and most of all really easy to cook. Spice Trip by Stevie Parle & Emma Grazette, published by Square Peg priced £20.
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THE SOUP BIBLE Is there a dish more comforting than a steaming bowl of soup? This title brings together more than 300 recipes of this age-old favourite. From healing chicken soup, heartening minestrone and delicate consommes, to fresh, vitamin-rich gazpacho, together with a large selection of delicious bread accompaniments, this book is the definitive soup recipe collection, and the perfect tool to soothe the soul. Recipes and images taken from The Soup Bible (£16.99), published by Murdoch Books.
WINTER ON THE FARM Low on culinary enthusiasm through the long winter months? Matthew Evans’ book is a beautiful guide to cooking nourishing and hearty food, and will inspire you to create these rich, wonderful flavours as soon as you feel a winter chill in the air. Bursting with stunning photography, the chapter entitled “Pudding and things to eat while drinking tea” will certainly be an attention grabber for most over Winter! Recipes and images taken from Winter on the Farm by Matthew Evans (£20), published by Murdoch Books. F
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