Steve Painter

"Let your oven do the hard work for you with these one pan wonders -- a wide range of delicious recipes that provide minimal clean-up and maximum enjoyment."--Page 4 of cover.

There is nothing as cosy as a day spent baking in the festive seasonfilling the house with the scent of warm, sweet dough and producing delicious treats that raise a smile even before a single bite is taken out of them! The book opens with packaging and display ideas, frosting hints and tips and basic recipes. The chapters are then divided into Seasonal Magic with Coconut Snowballs, Frosted Fir Cones and Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups with Candy Cane Handles...

Aromatic, fragrant and spicy, the flavours of the middle east are steeped in a fascinating history of ancient empires and dynasties, wars and diverse religions, and the east-west trade routes, all of which have had a lasting influence on the culinary cultures of this vast and turbulent region. This exciting new book chronicles the essential dishes that you would encounter should you travel these ancient lands - they are the recipes that have truly...

"While in recent years the trend has been for cakes to be encased in icing and decorated in a fancy style, there is a new trend for stripping cakes back, and decorating them very simply with fresh edible flowers and vibrant berries or using pastel shades to make the cake itself the star attraction. The queen of cakes, Hannah Miles, has undressed classic cakes to create these delightful recipes."--provided from Amazon.com.

"This is your one-stop guide to understanding and enjoying charcuterie, with over 65 mouth-watering recipes celebrating the world of sliced meats. Charcuterie will teach you everything you would like to know about the history of pork and sliced meats, and will explain how to make the most of your local butcher's so that every meal tastes as divine as could be. You'll learn lots of excellent little tips about how to preserve and cure your food as well...