The emphasis in this collection is on recipes that are quick, easy and healthy. Each one uses as few ingredients as possible and focuses on fresh, seasonal produce to create dishes such as Ricotta with Asparagus and Pea Shoots, Pan-Roasted Halibut with Capers, and a variety of salads. It also includes introductory guides to different cheeses, grains, olives and cuts of meat. Slightly off-mint and felt-tip mark on upper trimmed edge.

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This introduction to the traditional Japanese concept of ikigai (‘value of life’) guides readers towards an understanding of how even humble pursuits can give our lives meaning, and explores how joy and purpose can be found in everyday moments.

Incorporating honey in the diet can be beneficial to the immune system and ease the symptoms of many conditions. The 40 recipes here include not only cereal bars and biscuits, but savoury mains such as Salmon with Miso and Honey Glaze.

This beginners guide to indoor planting features 20 projects to add low-maintenance greenery to your home, including terrariums, kokedama (moss balls), succulents and bonsai. Instructions are also given for making a variety of containers in which to display them.

Blue Peter, the world’s longest-running children’s television programme, is known for its famous ‘makes’ – creative projects which transform everyday household objects into toys and gifts. This collection reproduces some of the most memorable designs, including the Advent Crown, the Doll’s House and Tracy Island, and has a foreword by Valerie Singleton and contributions from former presenters and the ‘Queen of Makes’, Margaret Parnell.

Each chapter in this illustrated cookbook focuses on one type of vegetable, including beans, alliums and mushrooms. These simple, cost-effective recipes are ideal for using up seasonal gluts, and a source of inspiration for anyone who wishes to eat less meat. Dishes include a nutritious Spring Onion Black Rice and Mango Salad, Garlic Butter Accordion Loaf for sharing and Courgette, Chocolate and Pistachio Cake for special occasions.

Interspersed with evocative photographs and anecdotes, London-based chef and restaurant owner José Pizarro’s recipes include a Broad Bean and Artichoke Sauté for spring, Summer Fruit Salad with Mint and Olive Oil, wild mushroom dishes for autumn and comforting stews in winter.

Samarkand, the turquoise oasis in the valley of the Zerafshan River, Uzbekistan, has been a cultural crossroads for centuries. In this book, the authors have gathered the cuisines of seven ethnic groups that have left their mark on the city: the Tajiks, Russians, Turks, Jews, Koreans, Caucasians and native Uzbeks. The result is a wonderfully spiced and perfumed collection of recipes for soups, main courses, accompaniments, sweets and drinks.

Including lavish brunches, everyday meals and foods to impress, TV chef John Whaite produces imaginative dishes such as Banana and Blueberry Toad in the Hole and Red Curry Sea Bass with Potato Rosti, each created using just five main ingredients. Slightly off-mint.

In this richly illustrated volume, Rawia Bishara demonstrates the variety of Middle Eastern cuisine, sharing recipes that she learned in her hometown of Nazareth and cooks today in her New York restaurant. There are chapters on salads, main meals – largely soups and stews – pickles and desserts, breakfast dishes that include Yoghurt Tahini with Chickpeas and mezzes featuring hummus, Brussels Sprouts with Panko and a savoury pie.

Irish chef Darina Allen utilizes recipes handed down through generations, ranging from simple farmers’ meals to the French-inspired cuisine of country houses. Favouring fresh ingredients, with a section on foraging, this collection includes chapters featuring game birds, seafood and dairy, with dishes such as Blind Stew, Funeral Ham and Cut and Come Cake. First published in 1995, this edition includes over 100 new recipes.

Acknowledging a growing body of evidence that shows a link between diet and prostate cancer, the authors of this cookbook examine specific food types that can positively affect the prostate, explain their scientific reasoning, and provide recipes that contain beneficial ingredients. Dishes include Broad Bean Soup, Salad Niçoise and Chicken With Walnut and Pomegranate Sauce, and all list calorie, fat and saturated fat content.

During his many years as an intelligence officer, Craig Shrives learned how to write clearly for the eyes of British and American generals. In this guide he shares his practical experience: he identifies common mistakes and ambiguities and offers suggestions for correcting and clarifying what you want to say, and a final section gives useful advice on easily confused words. (Previously sold in Postscript as Grammar for Grown-ups.)

Sebby Holmes, the founder of the award-winning Farang Thai restaurant in London, shares his own 100 favourite recipes for cooking at home, starting with Crispy Pork Belly with Spicy Relish in the ‘snacks & nibbles’ section and including stir-fries, curries and main dishes, and ‘sweet stuff’.

Dispelling the suggestion that Japanese cuisine is difficult to master, Kimiko Barber offers advice on basic tools and ingredients and suggests starting simply, with miso soup or Japanese-style salad, before building up to more complex dishes such as Seafood Tempura.

This guide to the ageing process by two health and beauty journalists provides ideas for how to look after every part of the body and includes tips from inspirational older women. As well as reviewing tried and tested concealers and anti-ageing products, from neck treatments to hair masks, there is advice on building activity into your life, ‘keeping your marbles’, eating well and facelifts – with and without surgery.

Eating just two meals a day is a form of intermittent fasting that eliminates the need for calorie counting and can boost energy levels by helping the body to burn stored fat. Drawing on his own experience, personal trainer Max Lowery provides meal plans, exercises, advice on getting started and 75 recipes for lower and higher-carb meals, healthy snacks and desserts, from Spiced Rice to Two-Ingredient Chocolate Mousse.

How do you say 'a bunch of muppets' in French? Is 'faire la bombe' as explosive as it sounds? With over 700 everyday expressions and their idiomatic English equivalents, this book offers an entertaining way to improve your language skills while discovering the origins of both languages' most curious phrases. You'll also learn when to beware of literal translation – and which phrases might land you in trouble.

BBC Radio 4's long-running Gardeners’ Question Time is much respected by horticulturalists for its mixture of hands-on practical advice and up-to-date information on gardening matters. With contributions from four of the presenters, this volume distils their wisdom on twelve basic topics including planning a garden, soil, weed control, lawns, planting and combatting pests; and it is illustrated with both how-to-do-it photographs of the gardeners at work and inspirational pictures of what you might achieve.

Illustrated with detailed artwork that can be coloured in, this A4-sized book comprises a great variety of entertaining and creative projects in sections on cutting and colouring, folding, decorations (including Halloween bats), masks, moustaches and party hats, and cards and envelopes. Finally, even the off-cuts come in handy – there’s a game of wastepaper basketball.

Homemade quilts add colour and interest to a room, but the complexity and effort involved can be daunting. The quilts in this collection use big, bright blocks, so they not only have a fresh, contemporary feel but are much easier to create (some can even be finished in a weekend). Goldsworthy includes clear instructions for twelve full-size quilts as well as eight smaller projects, such as wall hangings and cushion covers, and begins with tips on equipment, materials and techniques.

The Paleo diet eliminates heavily processed foods, replacing them with fresh meat and fish, seeds, nuts, fruits and vegetables – and the health benefits are so dramatic that you can stray at the weekend and still lose weight. Here the bestselling author of The Paleo Diet shares 100 highly varied recipes that are easy to shop for and simple to prepare – from Kale and Eggs to Berry Compôte, Tomato Soup, Grilled Salmon Salad, Meatloaf, Pad Thai and Apple Pie.

Using ingredients from kitchen cupboards, the vegetable patch and hedgerows, this compendium draws on the wisdom of the homemakers, gardeners and crafters of the past to clean clothes, cure a cough, freshen the skin, whiten laundry and remove smells from the fridge, among many other tasks. There are tips for the garden, cleaning and storage, natural health and beauty, all explained clearly and illustrated with photographs to show how much can be achieved the natural way.

With more than 120 recipes, this versatile collection shows how to use Greek yoghurt in everything from smoothies and sauces to curries and marinades, as well as for baking, desserts, snacks and dressings. There are simple dishes such as Sweet Potato Fries with Avocado and Yoghurt Dip, and more complex ones like Duck Kebabs with Rose Raita and Pilau Rice, but the emphasis is always on modern, fresh tastes.

The 100 delicious recipes presented in this book have been created by a chef and dietician, working together to help people with high cholesterol. With chapters on breakfasts, salads, snacks, main courses and desserts, and recipes such as Buckwheat Pancakes, Mexican Breakfast Burritos, Oriental Chicken Wraps, Salmon Fishcakes and Light Chocolate Tart, you need never feel deprived while looking after your health.

This bestselling book has revolutionized gluten-free diets with a selection of delicious recipes that will inspire coeliacs. With dishes such as Japanese Salmon with Mint Chutney, Sautéed Chicken Livers with Tarragon Muffins, Chicken and Prawn Jambalaya, Chickpea and Cashew Pilaf and Chocolate Brownies with Caramel, as well as a section on vegetarian food, a gluten-free diet need never feel restrictive again.

Sauces are a great way to liven up everyday dishes, and the 300 in this collection provide something for every meal. There are classics such as hollandaise, velouté, harissa and sweet chilli, dessert sauces such as coulis, custards and syrups, and many more unusual sauces from cuisines around the world. For each there are 'PG tips' to ensure perfect results every time, and a recipe to show it in practice.

As an overweight young adult, Daniel Green lost 4½ stone by cutting out gluten, dairy, bad fats and bad carbohydrates and he has never put the weight back on. With recipes for breakfasts, light meals, soups, salads, side dishes, dinners and desserts, his book shows how simple it is to create delicious and nourishing meals from fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, meat, nuts and seeds, and proves how a Paleo lifestyle can keep you healthy while still enjoying gourmet dishes.

There is evidence that a healthy lifestyle and diet, especially in mid-life, can help reduce the risk of developing dementia. Written by Margaret Rayman, a professor of Nutritional Medicine, and a team of dieticians, this book gives clear and effective guidelines on how to adapt your diet to help keep your brain functioning to its best capacity, and provides 100 recipes based on careful research and prepared with the help of gourmet chefs including Gino D'Acampo.

The 100 delicious recipes presented in this book have been created by a chef and dietician, working together to help people with high cholesterol. With chapters on breakfasts, salads, snacks, main courses and deserts, and recipes such as Buckwheat Pancakes, Mexican Breakfast Burritos, Oriental Chicken Wraps, Salmon Fishcakes and Light Chocolate Tart, you need never feel deprived while looking after your health.

'A browser's paradise', this set comprises four dictionaries: one defines and traces the origins of almost 300 commonly used words from 'accolade' to 'zoo'; another provides detailed explanations of over 400 idioms in current use; English Down the Ages starts from historical events (from 1066 to 1989) and explores how they brought new vocabulary into the language; and Proverbs and Their Origins explains the meaning and usage of 400 proverbs, chosen for their interesting etymologies and stories. Slipcased.