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100 GREAT PASTA SAUCES
From simple pestos to mouth-watering gourmet sauces such as caviar and cream, salmon and whisky or oysters and champagne, this is a collection of quick and easy recipes to transform any pasta dish.

A Fair Feast -Oxfam
A FAIR FEAST is a highly desirable cookbook co-ordinated and compiled by Vicky Bhogal, and comprising 70 recipes donated from the top names within the food industry and beyond. It is part of the Make Poverty History campaign. From Jamie to Nigella, Sir Elton John to Minnie Driver, Ken Hom to Keith Floyd, Richard and Judy to Dido, Margaret Attwood to Delia Smith, Jemma Kidd to Sir Terence Conran, this book covers all styles of food and all the stars of food, coming together to make a difference in the best way they know how. An illustrated quote from each celebrity, introducing either their donated dish or the wider initiative and their support of it, prefaces every recipe. Alongside the beautiful Fairtrade photographs small vignettes of information are included to raise awareness of how fairer trade rules, more and better aid and the cancellation of Third World debts are needed to tackle poverty. The proceeds from the book will go towards promoting long-term food security and sustainable agriculture.
Allotment Gardening - An Organic Guide for Beginners -Green Books
Aimed at all those who have not had an allotment before, Allotment Gardening is packed with advice: from choosing and planning your allotment through to harvesting and storing your produce. Part One covers tools, planning and clearing the site, soil, crop rotation, planting and protecting plants, design, growing techniques, common problems, gardener's calendarPart Two includes an A-Z of vegetables, fruits, herbs & flowers, companion planting,storage tips, directory of organic seed suppliers, useful organizations.Each fruit and vegetable entry features easy recipes, such as Pumpkin Soup, Frizzled Brussel Sprouts , Roasted Beetroot with Thyme, Sauted Kohlrabi, Ribollita, Blackcurrant Sorbet and Rhubarb Jam.

Beginners Guide to Cake Decorating
The Beginner's Guide to Cake Decorating provides a new approach to the subject, giving all the general information you need to know about equipment, basic cake recipes and icing to get started.

CAMRA's Good Cider Guide
Cider is making a comeback and real cider is worth seeking out. This guide is designed to help the reader find one of Britain's oldest, tastiest and most fascinating drinks.

Cooking with Coffee, 60 Recipes Using Fair Trade Coffee -New Internationalist
Coffee is far more than a morning pick-me-up. This book reveals the dark side of coffees history, traces the birth of fair trade, and features recipes for over 60 drinks and dishes which can be created using this much-loved stimulant, including:Caf frapp Asparagus with coffee orange butter Mexican mole Lamb fillets with mocha and apple sauce Coffee doughnuts Mocha torte Espresso-flavoured amarettiDetails of fair trade coffee suppliers are provided at the back of the book.

CRANKS FAST FOOD
Eating a variety of vegetables and fruit is vital to good health, but too many people still think of vegetarian cookery as a time-consuming affair of soaked pulses and brown rice.This guide shows how to cook modern food - fast, and includes recipes for tarts, fritters and salsas, and snack meals.

DELIA COLLECTION, CHICKEN
Part of a collection of recipes from Delia Smith, this volume presents fifty of Delia's best chicken recipes. Seasoned fans of Delia will be delighted with the originality of the recipes whilst newcomers will appreciate her friendly and approachable style of writing.
Desserts & Drinks from Around the World -New Internationalist
Take your tastebuds travelling, with these inspiring recipes from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Middle East! Desserts and Drinks is a sensory extravaganza filled with fresh and exotic new ideas. Perfect for your next dinner party or a casual gathering with friends and family. Explore the rich tradition of cooking around the world, and let the mouth-watering photos inspire your next adventure. Useful nutritional information is provided, along with a guide to finding Fairtrade ingredients that help you to ensure a fair deal for producers worldwide.

EASTERN VEGETARIAN COOKING
For this book, the author, known for her work on Indian cuisine, has gathered together vegetarian recipes from Turkey, Japan, China, India, Korea and the Philippines, to create a display of flavours, textures and colours. It includes suggestions for menus.

Just Desserts: 50 Sweet Surprises Using Fairtrade Ingredients -New Internationalist
By Ralf Kabelitz108 page paperback with 30 full-colour photographsFeatures 50 delicious desserts which can be made using Fairtrade ingredients. Indulge with a clear conscience in treats such as: tiramis, coffee clairs, pancakes with banana and orange filling, dark chocolate mousse, hazelnut and chocolate torte.

Salads and Side Dishes -New Internationalist
There's something for everyone in this chunky little cookbook, no matter what your cooking ability! Containing fantastic salad and side dishes from all over the world, with clear cooking instructions and mouth-watering photographs to inspire you. Food facts and a guide to finding Fair Trade ingredients are also included. Paperback; 115 mm x 144 mm, 176 pages. Colour photographs throughout. Printed on recycled paper.

TALE OF 12 KITCHENS
Teeming with recipes and references, this book recounts Jake's adventures with food. It dips into cuisines as varied as Tuscan, Mexican, Scottish and American, selecting dishes for family cooking. Jake looks at food as something which binds all the bits of life together - family, work, journeys, homes, holidays, thoughts and memories.
The Bittersweet World of Chocolate -New Internationalist
This recipe book gives you new ideas for delicious dishes to make with fair trade chocolate-from the famous South American savoury moles to chocolate banana bread and chocolate cake with lemon filling. While cooking you can dip into the turbulent history of coca and find out about the pain and pleasure of chocloate, from the coca producers to the chocoholics; from the early history to today's world, with a look at advertising and seduction along the way; and from the might of the big chocolate compainies to the gathering force of fair trade.Including: 50 recipes from around the worldstories, illustrations, and factfilesstunning colour photographsSize: 21cm x 21 cm176 pagesInterested in reading more about Fair Trade? Check out Business Unusual, a facinating look at businesses and producers involved in Fair Trade.
The International School of Sugarcraft
A beginner's guide for anyone who has never attempted to decorate a cake, as well as an excellent refresher course for those with a knowledge of the basic techniques. The book begins with an explanation of how to bake the perfect cake and recipes for every type of icing. It then continues with step-by-step guidance on covering cakes, piping, run-outs and ribbon work. By the end of the 20 lesson course, the reader should have the skills and confidence to bake, cover and decorate every one of the specially designed cakes which are illustrated throughout the book.

The True You Diet -Hay House Books
Do you try al lthe latest fad 'diets' and find tat you're gaining weight instead of losing it?Are you convinced you must be doing something wrong?The problem isn't you! Most 'diets' can't and don't take your individual physical make-up into consideration - until now!In The True You Diet, Dr John Briffareveals why a diet that works for some can prove a crashing failure for others: it really is true that one person's meat c an be another's poison! The Truue You Diet includes hundreds of scientific studies to reveal that the way forward for our diet is to be found in our ancient past. The True You Diet uses up-to-date research to explode and debunk a range of dietary myths including the notions that low-fat diets and 'calorie counting' are effective for weight loss, vegetarian dishes are healthier than more omnivorous ones, and an individual's ideal diet is determined by their blood group. Like no other diiet book before, The True You Diet provides the knowledge and power needed to achieve lasting health, weight loss and well-being - not just now, but for the rest of your life!

The World of Street Food -New Internationalist
Sizzling, stirring, frying , bring the delicious, fresh tastes of the street stall into your kitchen with these recipes from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. Enjoy mouth-watering photos of the recipes alongside evocative travel photos, and read about the people and places the food comes from. Recipes suggest alternative ingredients where required and most are vegetarian. Includes organic and fair trade information. Size: 210 mm x 210 mm Format: Hardback; 176 pages; colour photographs.

Vegetarian Main Dishes from Around the World -New Internationalist
Cooking is a great way of having fun and making something tasty too. Cooking is even better if you know the food is good for you and for the original farmers too when you use fair trade ingredients. This handy-sized book contains 75 recipes each with a ...