Aims to give confidence to the ordinary home cook by providing hundreds of recipes and menus and by encouraging the reader to see cooking in context and, most importantly, to acquire a real understanding. Coverage includes kitchen basics, children's food, everyday cooking, weekend lunch and the last minute dinner party.

This volume is not about being a goddess, but about feeling like one. Nigella shows that there can be more feelgood mileage from running up a tray of muffins or baking a sponge cake than in almost any other cooking - and that it's not actually hard.

Following the success of 'Real Food' and 'Appetite', this is the tenth book from Nigel Slater, the award-winning food writer and author of the bestselling autobiography, 'Toast'.

Presents over 350 recipes for various dishes, from simple snacks to dinner-party desserts that can be prepared in 30 minutes or under.

This revised version of Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course offers recipes and instructions that are clear, comprehensive and pretty near infallible. The text is updated to reflect the eating habits of the 1990s and is accompanied by a wide range of illustrations.

The first of two books in which Delia Smith presents a straightforward cookery course for people of all ages and abilities. It looks at the techniques and staple ingredients of traditional British cookery and includes 130 recipes.

Intends to convey the richness, colour and variety of the Italian cooking tradition.

In bleak postwar Great Britain, when basics were rationed and fresh food a fantasy, the author set about to cheer herself - and her audience - up with dishes from the south of France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and the Middle East. This book presents her passionate mixture of recipes, culinary lore, and frank talk.

Combines bold flavours and fresh ingredients within simple recipes.

Contains a long essay on French cuisine and offers background stories and sketches of recipes. This book starts with a short essay on each of the major culinary regions of France. It consists of chapters on cuisine by type of dish such as: Sauces, Hors-D'oeuvres and Salads, Soups, Eggs and Cheese, Pates and Terrines, Vegetables, Fish, and others.

Bestselling cookery writer Nigel Slater's mantra is 'recipes don't rule'. 'Appetite' is the revolutionary book that will help all cooks to have fun making anything from a baked potato to Christmas dinner.

As millions of Delia s followers have come to expect, her Winter Collection reassures the least confident of cooks while offering inspiration to the more experienced.

A revised and updated edition of Madhur Jaffrey's classic Indian cookery book. As well as recipes, she includes comprehensive background information on spices and seasonings, equipment, authentic preparation techniques and suggested menus.

Accompanies a second cracking BBC TV series.

Containing over 300 recipes and more than 200 photos, this title talks about families and food, about public holidays and private passions, and about how to celebrate the small pleasures. It includes almost everything from Christmas, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Eid, to Passover and Easter; from Meatless Feasts to Midnight Feasts, and more.

Provides information about the science, history and culture of food and cooking. This book is for those, who have ever wondered why fish goes off quicker than meat; how to tell stale eggs from fresh ones; why you're supposed to leave pancake batter to rest; why chopping onions makes you cry; and about the health benefits of chocolate and alcohol.

'Real Food' is Nigel Slater's ground-breaking classic, a much-loved introduction to his inimitable easy style. Reissued alongside his forthcoming memoir, its focus is on the food that Nigel is passionate about, and these recipes are inspiring and accessible, ideal for the home cook.

The second of two books in which Delia Smith presents a straightforward cookery course for people of all ages and abilities. It looks at cooking with meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, chocolate and dairy products, and contains 120 recipes.

A collection of uncomplicated, fresh recipes that are easy to make after a busy day at the office, fun to linger over at weekends or to make with the kids, dreamy to look at and delicious to eat. Recipes include late breakfasts, party food, TV dinners, trailer trash and indoor picnics.

Presents a collection of more than 500 desserts, biscuits, cakes, and pastries, together with 60 recipes for sauces, custards, icings, preserves, creams, and more. This book features classic desserts, cakes, and pastries, from Charlotte a la Chantilly and Black Forest Gateau to Passion Fruit Sorbet and Danish Cherry Flan.