Since its first publication in 1948, the Good Housekeeping Cookery Book has sold over 2 million copies, firmly establishing it as the ultimate...... more

Since its first publication in 1948, the Good Housekeeping Cookery Book has sold over 2 million copies, firmly establishing it as the ultimate cook's bible. This completely revised and updated edition is a superb collection of delicious recipes collated and triple-tested by the world-renowned Good Housekeeping Institute. This new volume has the perfect recipe for every occasion - from simple family favourites to special dishes for celebrations. It includes traditional favourites that have been passed down from generation to generation as well as more contemporary classics, with recipes ranging from meat, poultry, and healthy fish and vegetarian dishes to mouth-watering cakes and puddings, jams, pickles and chutneys, and tasty soups and sauces./p> Each recipe is accompanied by a colour photograph and packed with useful information - including preparation and cooking times, freezing notes and a calorie count - and there are tips on everything from storing fresh herbs and dejointing a chicken to icing cakes and making perfect pastry. The reference sections are also illustrated in colour throughout, to make identifying, shopping for and preparing ingredients easier. Complete with all the recipes that every cook should know, this classic compendium is an essential reference for every kitchen.

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Since its first publication in 1948, the Good Housekeeping Cookery Book has sold over 2 million copies, firmly establishing it as the ultimate...... more

Since its first publication in 1948, the Good Housekeeping Cookery Book has sold over 2 million copies, firmly establishing it as the ultimate cook's bible. This completely revised and updated edition is a superb collection of delicious recipes collated and triple-tested by the world-renowned Good Housekeeping Institute. This new volume has the perfect recipe for every occasion - from simple family favourites to special dishes for celebrations. It includes traditional favourites that have been passed down from generation to generation as well as more contemporary classics, with recipes ranging from meat, poultry, and healthy fish and vegetarian dishes to mouth-watering cakes and puddings, jams, pickles and chutneys, and tasty soups and sauces./p> Each recipe is accompanied by a colour photograph and packed with useful information - including preparation and cooking times, freezing notes and a calorie count - and there are tips on everything from storing fresh herbs and dejointing a chicken to icing cakes and making perfect pastry. The reference sections are also illustrated in colour throughout, to make identifying, shopping for and preparing ingredients easier. Complete with all the recipes that every cook should know, this classic compendium is an essential reference for every kitchen.

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Features time-saving recipes for all the family. This title offers practical ideas for buying store-cupboard essentials, cooking ahead and to freeze and...... more

Features time-saving recipes for all the family. This title offers practical ideas for buying store-cupboard essentials, cooking ahead and to freeze and buying frozen goods, which can help you put delicious food on the table in minutes. It also contains step-by-step photography of essential cooking techniques, and menu ideas.

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Whatever occasion you are cooking for, you will find the perfect recipe within these pages. Classic family favourites are represented along with unusual...... more

Whatever occasion you are cooking for, you will find the perfect recipe within these pages. Classic family favourites are represented along with unusual or more exotic dishes for special celebrations.

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Focuses on bringing people together to eat simple and good food every day. This book is for people who have a family, as well as for...... more

Focuses on bringing people together to eat simple and good food every day. This book is for people who have a family, as well as for those who live with friends or a partner. It aims to get families away from takeaways and ready meals, and to get them in the kitchen preparing healthy, 'real' food that doesn't cost the earth.

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Features time-saving recipes for all the family. This title offers practical ideas for buying store-cupboard essentials, cooking ahead and to freeze and...... more

Features time-saving recipes for all the family. This title offers practical ideas for buying store-cupboard essentials, cooking ahead and to freeze and buying frozen goods, which can help you put delicious food on the table in minutes. It also contains step-by-step photography of essential cooking techniques, and menu ideas.

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A cookbook including over 70 triple-tested recipes in full-colour. It features recipes from the GH Institute Kitchens alongwith photography of cooking...... more

A cookbook including over 70 triple-tested recipes in full-colour. It features recipes from the GH Institute Kitchens alongwith photography of cooking techniques as well as nutritional advice and information.

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Offers a collection of ideas for grilling, stewing, barbecuing, roasting, poaching and stir-frying one of the most versatile and nutritious meats. This...... more

Offers a collection of ideas for grilling, stewing, barbecuing, roasting, poaching and stir-frying one of the most versatile and nutritious meats. This book also features recipes for various occasions - cooking for crowds, cooking for two, midweek suppers and family dinners.

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In the last 10 years the vegetable counters of our food stores have undergone a transformation. Whereas before there may have been a choice of two or three...... more

In the last 10 years the vegetable counters of our food stores have undergone a transformation. Whereas before there may have been a choice of two or three types of potato, some onions, tomatoes and a cabbage or two, there is now a huge variety of vegetables to choose from, from the old favourites to more exotic newcomers such as pak choi and Swiss chard. This increased choice combined with more and more people turning to vegetarianism and healthy eating guidelines urging us to eat more fruit and vegetables, means the home cook is having to learn new and clever ways with vegetables. Vital Vegetables contains over 200 recipes gathered from the BBC Good Food magazines which will provide inspiration to add a new twist to old favourite sand information to help tackle all these new varieites. Try "Velvety Cauliflower Cheese Soup", "Honeyed Carrot and Fig Couscous" or "Yam Chips with Pineapple and Chilli Chutney". Some recipes are set out as masterclasses with clear step-by-step photographs to demonstrate the techniques involved so even the most inexperienced of cooks can tackle any of the recipes in the book with confidence. Throughout the book there are also features on 20 major vegetables from potatoes and tomatoes to shallots and sweetcorn. These contain valuable information on varieties, how to buy for quality and freshness, how to store and prepare each type of vegetable as well as basic cooking techniques. About the AuthorGill Cubitt joined BBC Vegetarian Good Food in September 1996, bringing 19 years of publishing experience to the title. She is a qualified home economist and has worked at Good Housekeeping, Woman, Family Circle and was editor of Essentials magazine from 1990 to 1994. Gilly lives in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, with her thin husband Trevor and theirplump cat Thomas. Orland Murrin, who has been Editor of BBC Good Food since 1997, enjoyed his first professional experience of the food world as a restaurant pianist. This was followed by a spell as an advertising copywriter after which he embarked on a journalistic career with Radio Times. His interests led him into a variety of home and lifestyle magazines and to the Home in 1994. Orlando also contributes a daily recipe to the Express.

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Marina Lewycka, author of the million-copy bestseller "A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian", explores the clash of the generations in one extremely...... more

Marina Lewycka, author of the million-copy bestseller "A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian", explores the clash of the generations in one extremely colourful family in her comic novel "Various Pets Alive and Dead". For twenty years Doro and Marcus lived in a commune, convinced lentils and free love would change the world. They didn't. What they did do was give their children a terror of radicalism, dirt, cooking rotas and poverty. Their daughter Clara wants nothing less conformist than her own, clean bathroom. Their son Serge hides the awkward fact that he's a banker earning loadsamoney. So when Doro and Marcus spring a surprise on their kids - just as the world is rocked in ways they always wished for - the family is forced to confront some thorny truths about themselves..."Made me laugh at least once every chapter. Lewycka's fiction is unlike anything else around at present. The warmth of its zest, its blend of quirky, humane comedy and intellectual seriousness make this a novel to treasure". ("New Statesman"). "Wonderfully funny, inventive and witty. Fizzes along from beginning to end". ("Daily Express"). "Hilarious. Lewycka's trademark humour is present in abundance ...she is not only witty but astute. A charming, beautifully observed novel". ("Independent on Sunday"). "Every bit as funny as "A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian". ("Good Housekeeping"). Bestselling author Marina Lewkyca has received great critical acclaim since the publication of her hilarious first novel "A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian" in 2005, which was the winner of the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction 2005, winner of the Saga Award for Wit 2005, shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2005 and longlisted for the Booker prize 2005. Her other humorous novels "Two Caravans" (published as Strawberry Fields in the USA and Canada) and "We Are All Made of Glue" are also available from Penguin.

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Marina Lewycka, author of the million-copy bestseller "A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian", explores the clash of the generations in one extremely...... more

Marina Lewycka, author of the million-copy bestseller "A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian", explores the clash of the generations in one extremely colourful family in her comic novel "Various Pets Alive and Dead". For twenty years Doro and Marcus lived in a commune, convinced lentils and free love would change the world. They didn't. What they did do was give their children a terror of radicalism, dirt, cooking rotas and poverty. Their daughter Clara wants nothing less conformist than her own, clean bathroom. Their son Serge hides the awkward fact that he's a banker earning loadsamoney. So when Doro and Marcus spring a surprise on their kids - just as the world is rocked in ways they always wished for - the family is forced to confront some thorny truths about themselves..."Made me laugh at least once every chapter. Lewycka's fiction is unlike anything else around at present. The warmth of its zest, its blend of quirky, humane comedy and intellectual seriousness make this a novel to treasure". ("New Statesman"). "Wonderfully funny, inventive and witty. Fizzes along from beginning to end". ("Daily Express"). "Hilarious. Lewycka's trademark humour is present in abundance ...she is not only witty but astute. A charming, beautifully observed novel". ("Independent on Sunday"). "Every bit as funny as "A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian". ("Good Housekeeping"). Bestselling author Marina Lewkyca has received great critical acclaim since the publication of her hilarious first novel "A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian" in 2005, which was the winner of the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction 2005, winner of the Saga Award for Wit 2005, shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2005 and longlisted for the Booker prize 2005. Her other humorous novels "Two Caravans" (published as Strawberry Fields in the USA and Canada) and "We Are All Made of Glue" are also available from Penguin.

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