Contains over 115 recipes for spicy and aromatic Indian dishes, including meat, poultry, fish and vegetarian curries, and rices, breads, pickles and chutneys. This book shows you how to make curry, how to use key ingredients, such as herbs, spices and aromatics, and how to make curry powders and pastes.

Lets readers follow Archie and Rose as they hunt through their big toy box, the old cupboard in the attic, the shed outside and even the costume shop before they find the perfect outfit to win the prize for the best costume at the party.

It's Poppy's first day at fairy school and she can't wait to learn how to do magic like the other fairies. But every time she waves her wand, everything seems to come out all wrong! Will she ever be able to learn from the kind Fairy Godmother and be like the other fairies in the school?

A guide to choosing, making and cooking your own pasta, with over 350 step-by-step recipes and over 1500 photographs. It offers step-by-step instructions that guide you through the secrets of cooking and serving pasta, and include techniques for easy home-made pasta, from cutting shapes and noodles to making flavoured and coloured variations.

Offers practical advice on planning, planting and maintaining rock and water gardens including more than 300 photographs. This title provides you what you need to know to design, plan and plant a unique rock and water garden. It also includes a section on rock and water design that contains plans showing different garden ideas.

An account of the painter Claude Monet, one of the key founders of the Impressionist movement and arguably the most influential painter of modern times. It tells the story of his life, the historical context of society at the time, and his relationships with Renoir, Sisley and Manet.

An illustrated encyclopedia of the Islamic faith, its history, philosophy and religious practice. It offers an insightful overview of Islamic beliefs, teachings, texts and traditions, and an exploration of the Qur'an as the revealed word of God and as a sacred text.

Country cooking is about returning to a more natural rhythm, where recipes follow the natural progression of the seasons and where traditional dishes are passed down to the delight of each new generation. This title shows heart-warming dishes step by step for the modern kitchen, in 700 evocative photographs.

The first half of this fascinating new book contains a detailed exploration of Van Gogh's life, including his background, early career, influences and relationships. Beginning with his birth in 1853, it details his childhood, family life, education and work-life before he began painting in 1880. The second half of the book comprises an illustrated and comprehensive gallery, presenting over 280 ..

Presents instructions for making hundreds of cocktails and drinks, including all-time favourites such as the Dry Martini and Grasshopper, and more unusual drinks such as the Blue Hawaiian and Passion Punch. This title offers information about the types of drinks and mixers available, including alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

Includes recipes for traditional fish, meat and poultry dishes cooked the balti way as well as ideas and flavour combinations for an authentic taste of India. This title features accompaniments, such as delicious Indian breads, rice and side dishes. It provides information on cooking methods, equipment and ingredients.

There is an ever-growing movement towards rediscovering the delight of eating seasonal food, and this stunning collection of 500 best-ever seasonal recipes help you to discover delicious new ways to make the most of all the wonderful produce in spring, summer, autumn and winter. The dishes include soups, appetizers, snacks, salads, meat and poultry main courses, fish and shellfish, vegetarian ...

This exciting new book contains more than 150 projects suitable for every child from 5 to 12. An introduction covers all the basics, and eight hands-on project chapters then follow, covering everyday techniques, edible treats, flower power, craft projects, wildlife gardening and indoor gardening. Clear instructions and more than 900 stunning colour photographs make following the projects easy, ..

A practical guide to using your bread machine. It includes a range of 150 traditional recipes from all around the world, from the easiest basic breads and teabreads to the more skilled hand-shaped savoury breads and cakes such as: White Bread, Granary Bread, Individual Brioche, Rum and Raisin Loaf, Carrot Cake, and Petit Pain au Chocolat.

The uniforms from the 19th century are some of the most colourful and varied in the history of uniformology. In this book there are artworks of familiar Austrian hussars, Prussian dragoons, French chasseurs, American continentals and British grenadiers, but also Boer farmers, Zulu, Apache and Souix warriors, Boxers from the Chinese rebellion, and rebel Sepoys from the Great Indian mutiny. As ...

Includes 70 chicken recipes shown step-by-step in more than 300 photographs, from essential classics to new ways with chicken. This title offers useful hints and tips that provide advice on choosing, preparing and roasting poultry, and making stocks and stuffings. It features the recipes that demonstrate the versatility of chicken.

Aqualight water training is a sequence-based programme. Each sequence is self contained and offers parents scope for further practice. This title offers an introduction to the Aqualight approach to water training - a unique series of exercises to encourage co-ordination, strength and confidence.