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Cooking Outside the Box | |||
| The Abel and Cole Cookbook | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Keith Abel | ||||
| Collins 2006 218 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0007230702 245x188mm | ||||
| Published Price £17.99 | Our Price £6.99 | |||
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Rasa Singapura | |||
| Taste of Singapore | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Josephine Chia | ||||
| Goldenleaf 1998 52 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0953222500 296x210mm | ||||
| Published Price £7.99 | Our Price £4.99 | |||
| This recipe book, subtitled Taste of Singapore With Vegetarian Conversion, illustrates how a meat dish can be converted without any extra work to cater for a vegetarian member or members of a dinner party, with easy to follow instructions using foods readily available in British supermarkets. | ||||
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Curry | |||
| A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Lizzie Collingham | ||||
| Oxford University Press 2006 315 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0195172418 | ||||
| Published Price $28.00 | Our Price £9.99 | |||
| Beginning with a chapter on Chicken Tikka Masala and the whole issue of 'authentic' Indian food, this engaging history describes how Asian, Persian and European styles of cookery and ingredients were introduced to the subcontinent and, over the centuries, combined with native food to produce the Indian cuisine of today. Collingham traces the individual histories of popular dishes - biryani, vindaloo, korma and madras curry - and includes chapters on curry powder and chai as well as some favourite recipes. | ||||
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The Short Life and Long Times of Mrs Beeton | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Kathryn Hughes | ||||
| Fourth Estate 2005 525 pages | ||||
| Hardback 1841153737 | ||||
| Published Price £20.00 | Our Price £7.99 | |||
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Kafka's Soup | |||
| A Complete History of World Literature in 14 Recipes | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Mark Crick | ||||
| Harcourt 2005 95 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0151012830 | ||||
| Published Price $14.95 | Our Price £4.99 | |||
| 'I needed a table at Maxim's, a hundred bucks, and a gorgeous blonde; what I had was a leg of lamb and no clues.' Raymond Chandler describes how he manages to cook his Lamb with Dill Sauce, but the blonde doesn't show... A literary ventriloquist, Mark Crick presents 14 recipes in the voices of famous authors, from Homer and Chaucer to Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Irvine Welsh. Among the dishes: Tiramisu a la Marcel Proust, Tarragon Eggs a la Jane Austen and Kafka's Quick Miso Soup. | ||||
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Yours in Food | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| John Baldessari | ||||
| Princeton 2004 141 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1568984952 | ||||
| Published Price £16.99 | Our Price £5.99 | |||
| In John Baldessari's 'Yours in Food', the world-renown artists explores America at the table, savouring the nuances of human experience in his carefully composed vignettes appropriated from video and film. Ruminations on food and eating specially commissioned from a panoply of contemporary writers on culture and the arts by Blind Spot founder and publisher Kim Zorn Caputo offer up a perfect complement to Baldessari's works. | ||||
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Choice Cuts | |||
| A Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Mark Kurlansky (Edited by) | ||||
| Jonathan Cape 2002 474 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0224069772 | ||||
| Published Price £18.99 | Our Price £7.99 | |||
| 'Food', writes Mark Kurlansky, 'is about agriculture, about ecology, about man's relationship with nature, about the climate, about nation building, cultural struggles, friends and enemies, alliances, wars, religion. It is about memory and tradition and, at times, even about sex.' Quite a range, but this anthology covers a lot of ground, with more than 200 pieces - from Plato on the art of cooking, to Rabelais on eating pilgrims in salad and James Beard on the delights of hot chocolate. | ||||
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The Ration Diet Book | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Mike Brown; Carol Harris; CJ Jackson | ||||
| Sutton 2004 160 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0750939443 | ||||
| Published Price £16.99 | Our Price £5.99 | |||
| With its emphasis on fresh fruit and vegetables, limited quantities of meat, fat, sugar and dairy produce and no fast food, the British diet during the Second World War meant a far healthier population than we have today. This book describes conditions in wartime, examines some of the Ministry of Food's plentiful advice on eating well and keeping fit, and presents some of the most popular wartime recipes, adapted for the 21st century palate, but without altering the nutritional value. | ||||
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A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Charles Elme Francatelli | ||||
| Tempus 2007 144 pages | ||||
| Hardback 0752442899 | ||||
| Published Price £7.99 | Our Price £3.99 | |||
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Modern Japanese Cuisine | |||
| Food, Power and National Identity | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Katarzyna J Cwiertka | ||||
| Reaktion 2006 240 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1861892985 | ||||
| Published Price £22.50 | Our Price £10.99 | |||
| A look at the historical roots of Japanese cuisine which has become hugely popular in the West around the turn of the 21st century, examining the differences between the food of trendy Japanese restaurants and that of the real cuisine, which itself has changed significantly since pre-modern times. | ||||
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The Wines of Bordeaux | |||
| Vintages and Tasting Notes 1952-2003 | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Clive Coates MW | ||||
| California University Press 2004 720 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0520235738 | ||||
| Published Price $60.00 | Our Price £14.99 | |||
| Bordeaux produces some of the best and certainly the most expensive wines in the world. In the main part of his book Clive Coates, who has been travelling and tasting in the Bordeaux area for nearly 40 years, describes the unique characteristics of several hundred chateaux, from the grandest estates in Pauillac to modest properties in the Cotes de Bourg and Entre-Deux-Mers. Part two is devoted to vintage assessments from 2003 back to 1952, with Coates's lucid tasting notes on each wine's character and state of maturity. | ||||
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The Omega 3 Cookbook | |||
| Over 100 Smart Recipes for Body and Brain | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Michael van Straten | ||||
| Kyle Cathie 2007 144 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1856267075 | ||||
| Published Price £12.99 | Our Price £5.99 | |||
| Omega 3 fatty acids, found in abundance in oily fish such as sardines and mackerel, are now known to be the best of all 'superfoods'. A passionate advocate of the beneficial effect superfoods can have on the mind as well as the body, Michael van Straten has created recipes to boost our omega 3 intake. The ingredients include sources such as walnuts, flax seeds and purslane as well as fish, so there is a whole range of tasty and unusual dishes - from Kipper in a Jug to Italian Rhubarb Pudding. | ||||
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Lebanese Food | |||
| Crafts & Hobbies | ||||
| Cassie Maroun-Paladin; John Peacock | ||||
| New Holland 2005 160 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1845371879 280x217mm | ||||
| Published Price £14.99 | Our Price £5.99 | |||
| 'Cooking in Lebanon is an intricate, inherited art, inseparable from the history and traditions of its people,' writes Cassie Maroun-Paladin, and her book of recipes includes many that were handed down through generations of her own family. Beginning with pickles, the recipes are arranged by ingredient rather than courses - as Lebanese meals are made up of a variety of small dishes - and include such traditional fare as Kibbi, Meat Pies, Stuffed Aubergines and Rose Water Jelly. Photographs by John Peacock. | ||||
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Mexican Cantina Cooking | |||
| Authentic Recipes to Capture the Flavours of Mexico | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Jean-Pierre Vincken | ||||
| Apple 2007 174 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1845431774 | ||||
| Published Price £12.99 | Our Price £4.99 | |||
| Proving there's much, much more to Mexican food than chili and tortillas, this book introduces the variety and authentic taste of Mexican cooking. Beginning with the much-loved snacks of the street vendors (comida callejera), the book presents recipes for la comida (lunch), the main meal of the day, with substantial meat and fish dishes; the lighter dishes and enchiladas of la cena (dinner); and fiesta, or party food, including cocktails, tamales and Stuffed Chilis. | ||||
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Eating Like a King | |||
| A History of Royal Recipes | Crafts & Hobbies | |||
| Michele Brown | ||||
| Tempus 2006 192 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0752440640 | ||||
| Published Price £14.99 | Our Price £5.99 | |||
| In a delectable history of royal diets, from William the Conqueror to Edward VII, Michele Brown describes each monarch's eating habits and presents typical recipes from each reign - among them, Chik Farsed and Endored with Sawce Noyre from the medieval kitchen of King John, Charles I's Cherry Pie, and Turbot au Gratin by Victoria's chef, Francatelli. Brown also provides a wealth of culinary anecdote, from Norman castles made of brawn (served with mustard) and blackbirds baked in pies to Edwardian cocktails. | ||||
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