Christopher Winn

Christopher Winn's first book was the bestselling I Never Knew That About England. Volumes on Ireland, Scotland, Wales and London followed as well as books on the English, Scottish and Irish, alongside an illustrated edition of I Never Knew That About England and London. A freelance writer and collector of trivia for over 20 years, he has worked with Terry Wogan and Jonathan Ross and sets quiz questions for television as well as for the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph. He was also the Associate Producer for a TV series by ITV on Great Britain. He is married to artist Mai Osawa, who illustrates all the books in the series. His website is http://www.i-never-knew-that.com.

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Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes a closer look at our Roads, Avenues, Groves, Gardens, Hills and Lanes.There are around 800,000 streets in the UK and the name of each one tells a tale. We take them for granted but the choice of name can reveal facts about Britain&#39;s history, geography, topography and nature, even its politics and culture.From the most common names, to the rarest, the funniest to the most notorious, among the many fascinating facts, find out why the City of London has no "Roads", and where the UK&#39;s shortest street name (Rye) is located, as well as its longest (Bolderwood Arboretum Ornamental Drive). And why Station Road is in the top five most popular street names, alongside the multitude of Victoria Streets and Albert Roads. Devon even boasts The Street with No Name, which of course has its own story...Perfect for fans of trivia and local history, Great British Street Names will prompt you to think a little&#160;differently about the street where you live.

Great British Street Names

The Weird and Wonderful Stories Behind Our Favourite Streets, from Acacia Avenue to Albert Square

Nud Dudhia

Chris Whitney

Derivative of brethren: Archaic plural of brother 
 Derivative of bredrin: A very good friend; a best friend or someone with whom you go back very farEnter the world of breddos Tacos and discover the ultimate in edible plates with this inspired, innovative taco cookbook. The brainchild of Nud Dudhia and Chris Whitney, the undisputed kings of street food, the duo offer over 75 recipes for tacos, tostadas and small plates and over 70 condiments. Their awesome dishes include Barbacoa beef cheeks, Yucat&aacute;n chicken with mango habanero sauce, Green chorizo &amp; duck egg, Baja fish tacos and Octopus &lsquo;al pastor&rsquo; with roasted pineapple.In the book, the guys also share their ascent to taco-dom fame; detailing their meat-fuelled Fear &amp; Loathing-esque road trip around the Americas, where they discovered the greatest ever flavour combinations - on a taco.breddos Tacos: The Cookbook is guaranteed to excite even the most discerning of tastebuds whilst revolutionising what it takes to make truly epic tacos.

Breddos Tacos

The Cookbook

Annie Nichols

You&#39;re being healthy, considerate to the planet and compassionate toward animals &ndash; so why is it so hard to navigate life as a vegan?From going out for dinner, to staying in with friends, it can be a challenge to cook, eat and socialise vegan in a world of carnivores.How to be Vegan and Keep Your Friends helps you to go about your life without compromises, excuses or apologies. Instead, you&#39;ll be armed with more than 50 incredible recipes you can cook for yourself, your friends and your family (without hearing any complaints!), as well as tips, tricks and hacks for being a better more easygoing and happy vegan.Your options will open up, you&#39;ll enjoy a whole new menu of food (from vegan cake to vegan chocolate breakfast bars), and your friends... well, they&#39;ll never have a bad word to say again!

How to be Vegan and Keep Your Friends

Recipes & Tips

Sarah Hardy

Indulgent and show-stopping, Vegan Cakes is the place where traditional baking rules are thrown out of the window, proving that you don&rsquo;t need dairy and eggs to create baking wonders.From a Pink Vanilla Dream Cake and Sherry Berry Trifle, to Rose and Ginger Cheesecake and Black Sesame Banana Bread, this book is for the new vegan on the block. The vegan who wants to eat cake, indulge, feast and feel GOOD about it.With delectable step-by-step recipes and enticing photos, along with guidance on vegan icing and decorations, this is the foolproof baking guide to creating decadent treats for every occasion.In the words of JAY-Z: &lsquo;Marie Antoinette, baby, let &lsquo;em eat cake&rsquo;.

Vegan Cakes

Dreamy Cakes & Decadent Desserts

Peggy Porschen

Forget the image of maiden aunts and country fairs - cake decorating has become cutting edge And Peggy Porschen is at the front of this trend. Her cute designs have won her a host of celebrity clients including Elton John and Stella McCartney. In this book she shows readers the basics of cake decorating.

Pretty Party Cakes

Sweet and Stylish Cakes and Cookies for All Occasions

Gaz Oakley

Tempted to try your hand at vegan food but don&#39;t know where to start? Or even just to make meat-free Monday a regular thing? Long gone are the days of vegan food being dull and worthy: Vegan 100 is bold, vibrant and gorgeous.Going vegan was the best decision Gaz Oakley ever made.&#160;Gaz, aka Avant-Garde Vegan, was once a meat eater and often didn&#39;t feel well. Overnight, he decided to go vegan for the health benefits, for his love of animals and to do his part in looking after the planet. He found that, as a trained chef, it was surprisingly easy to get big tastes and colours into vegan dishes without compromise, and he also noticed an improvement in the way he felt.The emphasis in Gaz&#39;s 100 amazing vegan recipes is first and foremost on FLAVOUR. From Kentucky Fried Chick&#39;n and Fillet "Steak" Wellington to Chocolate Tart and Summer Berry Mousse Cake, it&#39;s all incredible-tasting food that just happens to be vegan. Delectable, beautiful and packed with dishes that are good for you, this is like no other vegan cookbook.

Vegan 100

Over 100 Incredible Recipes from Avant-Garde Vegan

Katy Beskow

Easy Vegan Christmas is a 80-recipe cookbook showcasing simple vegan recipes, for a fuss-free festive season. Whether you&rsquo;re cooking for your vegan family, looking for inspiration for your first vegan guest, or simply want to add new flavours and dishes to your Christmas dinner table, you&rsquo;ll find stress-free, plant-based recipes to get you through the happy holidays. With an easy tip for each recipe, plus advice on whether the recipe is suitable for freezing, this book is perfect for getting ahead! You&rsquo;ll also find a handy menu planner to take the stress out of deciding what to cook. All of the ingredients are available in supermarkets, with a focus on seasonal winter produce. The magic of Christmas is in togetherness and giving, and there&rsquo;s nothing that shows this more than a special, hearty meal, prepared with love.

Easy Vegan Christmas

80 Plant-Based Recipes for the Festive Season

Seasonal baking recipes for special occasions, from the world&rsquo;s prettiest bakery.With its fairytale pink fa&ccedil;ade and picture-perfect cupcakes, the Peggy Porschen Parlour has become a destination bakery for sweet-toothed Londoners and tourists from all around the world. Over half a million people follow Peggy&#39;s creations and seasonal floral displays on Instagram and her customers flock to her London Parlours &ndash; often dressed in &#39;Peggy pink&#39; &ndash;&#160;for an exquisite sweet treat.This book pays tribute to the magic Peggy weaves with her bakes through every season. Going through the year and punctuated by special occasions like Valentine&rsquo;s Day, Easter, Halloween and Christmas, the recipes cover cakes, iced cookies and cupcakes and reflect the changing seasons. The more technical bakes are illustrated with clear step-by-step photography. Peggy also shares some of her unique style secrets &ndash; covering spring, summer, autumn and winter &ndash; so that fans can recreate this stunning lifestyle at home.

Peggy Porschen: A Year in Cake

Seasonal Recipes and Dreamy Style Secrets From the Prettiest Bakery in the World

Cakes in Bloom is a celebration of Peggy Porschen&#39;s artistry, skill and dexterity within the world of sugarcraft. In this stunning book, Peggy shares her repertoire of incomparable sugar blooms, from vintage roses to exotic frangipani, and the secrets behind her expert modelling techniques. 
 
 After introducing the basic techniques and specialist tools you&#39;ll need, there are 24 varieties of flower to create, all accompanied by detailed step-by-step photography and glorious shots of the finished flowers &ndash; both close up and in position on some of Peggy&#39;s signature wedding cake designs. 
 
 The ultimate reference and inspiration for sugarcrafters, the book reflects Peggy&#39;s mastery of a breathtaking array of flowers, creatively used on a variety of cakes. 
 
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Cakes in Bloom

The Art of Exquisite Sugarcraft Flowers

Vegan Pantry is the ultimate guide for plant-based mealtimes, bringing you 100 new recipes from bestselling author Katy Beskow. 
 
 Divided up into 10 of Katy&#39;s favourite store-cupboard ingredients, Vegan Pantry provides year-round recipes that will satisfy and delight. With exciting recipes ranging from Quick Grapefruit and Fennel Salad to Date, Chickpea and Lemon Tagine, this book is not only the go-to cookbook for new and established vegans, but also for home cooks looking for effortless ways to bring plant-based meals into their kitchen. The modern world of vegan cooking can often be confusing, but with a list of easy-to source store-cupboard essentials, useful kitchen equipment, and details on common vegan substitutions, you&rsquo;ll be able to produce delicious food, every night of the week.

Vegan Pantry

10 Staple Ingredients, 100 Plant-Based Recipes

From the author of 15 Minute Vegan, Five Ingredient Vegan showcases simple yet exciting recipes using five ingredients or fewer. It&#39;s perfect for vegans and non-vegans alike looking for effortless ways to introduce plant-based meals into their everyday cooking. Katy Beskow is the expert on making easy meals for home cooks &ndash; even if you&#39;re not confident in the kitchen or with vegan cooking. Using ingredients available from your local supermarket and with a list of larder essentials, plus helpful tips throughout, you&#39;ll have everything you need to fill food with taste and texture. With 100 recipes covering Basics (Baba ganoush, 3-ingredient beer bread, Citrus tabbouleh, Green apple salsa), Soups (Lemony super greens, Country lentil pottage, Spicy noodle soup, Pantry minestrone), Lunches (Santorini tomato fritters, Welsh rarebit stuffed potatoes, Spicy bean and avocado wraps, Spinach pancakes), Suppers (Baked aubergine with dukkah, Roasted cherry tomato risotto, Pumpkin and sage macaroni, Pear and butterbean traybake), and Sweets (Carrot cake porridge, Zesty bread and butter pudding, Coconut panna cotta, Blood orange granita), you too can get maximum flavour with minimal fuss &ndash; all with just five ingredients.

Five Ingredient Vegan

100 Simple, Fast, Modern Recipes

Vegan Roasting Pan&#160;offers 70 oven-to-table recipes that are cooked in just one tin &ndash; a roasting tin, baking sheet or muffin tin, plus a few select pieces of preparation equipment.From Sticky maple aubergine with crushed peanuts, Watermelon ni&ccedil;oise and Oven-fried nuggets, to Apple and ginger dahl, Low and slow rice pudding or a Blackberry and peach tart, whether you&rsquo;re a kitchen pro or a vegan beginner, it&rsquo;s time to let your oven do all of the hard work for you.The recipes are organised into four chapters:Light: Dishes that are simple enough for lunch, or a light supper 
Supper: Delicious and hearty one-pots that all of the family will love, any night of the week 
Extras: Sides and snacks that are easy to prepare 
Sweet: Bakes, puddings and breakfast ideas that are both simple and tasty With tips for every recipe and advice on freezing and batch cooking, Vegan Roasting Pan will build your confidence in the kitchen, simplify cooking processes and prove that vegan cooking is easy, with fail-safe meals that all of the family will love.

Vegan Roasting Pan

Let Your Oven Do the Hard Work for You, With 70 Simple One-Pan Recipes

Vegan BBQ showcases 70 simple, summery recipes to cook on your barbecue, as well as delicious sides, dips and snacks to brighten up any alfresco event.From Katsu burgers with wasabi mayo, Buttered Hassleback squash, and Sizzling fajitas, to Brown sugar baked beans, BBQ patatas bravas or Kiwi and avocado salsa, the recipes are easy to follow, using seasonal and readily available ingredients &ndash; proving that you don&#39;t have to grill meat to enjoy a barbecue!Plus, you&#39;ll learn how to get the most out of your ingredients, how to host the perfect plant-based barbecue with friends and what essential kit you&#39;ll need (including advice on small barbecue set-ups for balconies or bijou gardens).With tips throughout from an expert author, Vegan BBQ will build your confidence on the grill, keep you fed all summer long and prove that vegan barbecuing is easy, with fun and vibrant recipes that everyone will love.

Vegan BBQ

70 Delicious Plant-Based Recipes to Cook Outdoors

15-Minute Vegan features 100 brand new vegan recipes that can be prepared in mere moments.Using ingredients that are available in supermarkets, the recipes are as easy as can be &ndash; from shopping to cooking to serving.The book starts with Katy&rsquo;s introduction to vegan cooking and cooking, with advice on the equipment you need to make your cooking go faster, plus essential storecupboard ingredients. In chapters covering Breakfast, Light Bites, Mains, Essentials and Sweet Stuff, Katy offers 100 straightforward recipes and tips about preparation, freezing and storing.Whether you&rsquo;re already eating vegan or just want to try something new, nothing could be simpler and faster than 15-Minute Vegan.

15-Minute Vegan

Fast, Modern Vegan Cooking

Ovie Soko

Whatever&rsquo;s happened before is in the past. Just do your thing.Don&rsquo;t fight yourself, because that will make you more frustrated than anythingAt the end of the day, it&rsquo;s the small gestures that speak the loudestOvie Soko won hearts all over the world during his time on Love Island UK with his openness and wise insights. Now, he has a message for everyone:YOU 
ARE 
DOPEYou, yes, YOU, are exactly where you&rsquo;re meant to be right now. You&rsquo;re ready for what life is going to throw at you and you&rsquo;re ready to embrace life in all of its glorious complications.This book will help you find your way to peace and teach you to cherish the small moments that are a part of our big lives. Most importantly, it will show you how to love who you are right now and embrace who you are going to be.

You Are Dope

Let the Power of Positive Energy Into Your Life

From the author of the bestselling 15 Minute Vegan comes 15 Minute Vegan: Comfort Food. The book shatters the notion that vegan food is cold and soulless by showing you how to create inspired comfort foods, whether you&#39;re vegan or not.Vegan cookery expert Katy Beskow celebrates cooking for pleasure, soul and enjoyment, without having to spend hours in the kitchen. Using ingredients readily available in supermarkets, Katy&rsquo;s easy recipes and instructions will have you making delicious, nutritious meals time after time.The book explores how a mindful cooking process is as comforting as the final dish, even when you have just 15 minutes to spare, and offers 100 recipes across five chapters: comfort classics (chocolate chilli, moussaka bowls); sides &amp; bites (sweetcorn fritters, speedy samosas); social sharing (mushroom bourguignon, garden biryani); solo recipes (spicy falafel burger, cashew chow mein); and sweet comforts (cherry pot pies, jam sponge pudding).

15 Minute Vegan Comfort Food

Simple & Satisfying Vegan Recipes

15 Minute Vegan: On a Budget features 100 recipes for home cooks who want to create effortless, fast and delicious vegan food, without the price tag often associated with vegan cooking. All of the ingredients can be purchased in supermarkets and every recipe is ready in 15 minutes or less.Katy Beskow challenges the perception that vegan cooking is expensive, and shows that veganism is for all by using ingredients that are readily available and need no specialist equipment. This is a book for both non-vegans and vegans who want to try reduce food costs without sacrificing flavour.Chapters include: Leftovers (Potato peel crisps, Panzanella, Pitta chips); From the Cupboard&#160;(Spanish chickpea stew, Thai slaw, Black bean mole); Fresh food (Aubergine caponata, Mango gazpacho, Korean bibimbap); Family Favourites (Lentil ragu, Kedgeree with paprika yoghurt); and Sweet Treats (Cinnamon sugar tortillas, Sesame brittle thins, Apple fritters). There is also plenty of advice on eating seasonally and shopping wisely.

15 Minute Vegan: On a Budget

Fast, Modern Vegan Food That Costs Less

150 of the best budget recipes from Katy Beskow&#39;s original 15-Minute Vegan series. In as little as 15 minutes you can have a delicious meal on the table using readily available, budget-friendly ingredients and fuss-free cooking techniques. Thrifty Vegan starts with Katy&#39;s introduction to plant-based cooking, with advice on the equipment you need to make your cooking go faster, plus essential storecupboard ingredients and money saving tips. With 150 recipes to satisfy at any time of day, this book is not only the go-to cookbook for new and established vegans, but also for home cooks looking for effortless and wallet-friendly ways to bring plant-based meals into their kitchen. This is feel-good, effortless food by an expert in vegan cooking &ndash; nothing could be simpler and faster than the Thrifty Vegan.

Thrifty Vegan

150 Budget-Friendly Recipes That Take Just 15 Minutes

Matt Tebbutt

Everyone loves a good pub lunch. Whether it&#39;s a brisk walk or a leisurely drive away, there&#39;s always delicious, hearty fare at the end of it. 
 
 Chef and TV presenter Matt Tebbutt knows a thing or two about cooking for hungry customers. He owned the Foxhunter Inn in Monmouthshire for over 13 years, devising and cooking iconic dishes. In Matt Tebbutt&#39;s Pub Food, he shares his recipes for dishes including Tartiflette, Seafood Stew and Poached Cherry Pavlova, and elevates classics with his own signature twists, such as Rump of Lamb with Spiced Aubergine, Mint Yoghurt and Flatbreads, Braised Beef Rib Curry, and Baked Apples with Calvados Custard. 
 
 With stunning photos from Chris Terry, and recipes that will become household favourites all year round, join Matt in a celebration of the comfort food of the beloved British inn.

Matt Tebbutt's Pub Food

100 Favourites, Old and New

"...this book is a particular godsend to those who have only recently adopted the plant-based life, as well as those who are trying to cut down on meat consumption and boost intake of vegetables generally." - Nigella LawsonSimple, straightforward and delicious &ndash; Easy Speedy Vegan is the ultimate guide for plant-based mealtimes, bringing you 100 new recipes from bestselling author Katy Beskow. Easy to prepare, quick to cook and using readily available ingredients, this book is not only the go-to cookbook for new and established vegans, but also for home cooks looking for effortless ways to bring plant-based meals into their kitchen. The modern world of vegan cooking can often be confusing, but with a list of easy-to source store-cupboard essentials, useful kitchen equipment, details on common vegan substitutions and demystifying explanations of increasingly popular vegan ingredients (such as jackfruit and silken tofu) you&rsquo;ll be able to produce delicious food, every time hunger calls. Whether you&#39;ve got 10, 20 or 30 minutes, there&rsquo;s something to satisfy at any time of the day, no matter how little time you have. This is feel-good, effortless food by an expert in vegan cooking &ndash; and the only plant-based cookbook you&rsquo;ll ever need.

Easy Speedy Vegan

100 Quick Plant-Based Recipes

Peggy Porschen is one of the most prominent and pioneering names in contemporary cake design. Renowned for her exquisite craftsmanship combined with a love of baking, her passion is for creating delectable works of art that taste as good as they look. This new book captures the essence of Peggy's technical skill and inspired use of colour while also ensuring that each cake is both achievable and delicious to eat. Boutique Baking has an unrivalled range of recipes that combines traditional baking with chic, simple finishing touches. The first chapter, Sweet Treats, features all-time favourites such as Meringue kisses and Macaroons as well as Peggy's take on Cake pops. In Beautiful Biscuits there are recipes inspired by her German origins including Gingerbread Men and Mulled Wine Stars. The third chapter focuses on the most desirable cake phenomenon of the decade  -  the cup cake, and Peggy gives away the secret of her incredibly scrumptious repertoire of gourmet cup cakes. The Luscious Layer Cake chapter provides stunning ideas for sophisticated occasions while Classic Cakes & Bakes shows how to revive traditional recipes, creating gorgeous looking and delicious cakes, such as Neapolitan marble cake and Chocolate Battenberg. Last but certainly not least the book closes with a chapter on fabulous finishing touches, basic recipes for frostings and fillings, and delicious ideas for home-made drinks that perfectly accompany the cakes. Seductive and indulgent, this is Peggy's most accessible book to date.

Boutique Baking

Delectable Cakes, Cookies and Teatime Treats

Winner of the Best Vegan Cookbook Award in VegNews Magazine 2021Plants Only Kitchen offers an explosion of flavour, with more than 70 vegan recipes that work around your lifestyle.With symbols flagging whether recipes are high-protein, take less than 15 minutes, are gluten-free, one-pot or are suitable for meal prep,Plants Only Kitchen explains how best to make a vegan diet work for you. No fuss, no fancy ingredients &ndash; just fantastic food using plants, only.Gaz Oakley (aka @avantgardevegan) has amassed well over a million followers on social media with his exciting vegan dishes, which emphasize that a plant-based diet doesn&#39;t mean missing out on taste. In Plants Only Kitchen, Gaz&#39;s recipes are easier than ever before &ndash; following his step-by-step instructions, tips and advice, anyone can cook great vegan food.

Plants Only Kitchen

Over 70 Delicious, Super-simple, Powerful & Protein-packed Recipes for Busy People

With Gaz Oakley&rsquo;s fantastic alternatives to the traditional turkey and trimmings, you can enjoy delicious plant-based recipes throughout the holiday season. 
 
 Gaz talks you through the menus and the planning, from Christmas breakfast through to show-stopping lunches with the likes of Cauliflower Wellington, Slow-roasted Mushroom Fillet, Festive Nut Roast Wreath, or the perfect Thanksgiving centrepiece Pumpkin Mac and Cheese. And these are all rounded off with spectacular dairy-free puds, including boozy Tiramisu and Cr&egrave;me Br&ucirc;l&eacute;e Tartlets. And it&rsquo;s not just about the big celebrations: Gaz offers ideas for delicious leftovers, including the Ultimate Christmas Burger, as well as classics such as Bubble &amp; Squeak Patties. 
 
 Packed with ideas and inspiration, Plants Only Holidays offers fresh and flavoursome vegan dishes perfect for the festive table. 
 
 Text is extracted and updated from Vegan Christmas: Over 70 Amazing Vegan Recipes for the Festive Season and Holidays by Gaz Oakley.

Plants Only Holidays

Indulgent, Plant-Forward Recipes for the Festive Season

Simple, straightforward and delicious &ndash; Easy Vegan Bible is the ultimate guide for plant-based mealtimes, bringing you 200 new recipes from bestselling author Katy Beskow.Easy to prepare, quick to cook and using readily available ingredients, this book is not only the go-to cookbook for new and established vegans, but also for home cooks looking for effortless ways to bring plant-based meals into their kitchen. The modern world of vegan cooking can often be confusing, but with a list of easy-to source store-cupboard essentials, useful kitchen equipment, details on common vegan substitutions and demystifying explanations of increasingly popular vegan ingredients (such as jackfruit and silken tofu) you&rsquo;ll be able to produce delicious food, every time hunger calls.Clearly labelled as 15-minute, 30-minute, 5-ingredient or one-pot, the recipes cater for every craving. From French toast for breakfast or a Chickpea and pesto toastie for lunch, to suppertime Panzanella or Katy&rsquo;s vibrant Spring risotto, every mealtime is covered. There are even recipes for those special occasions, like Christmas chestnut cassoulet, a heady Summer punch for those long warm evenings, and satisfying sweet treats such as Rhubarb and orange crumble or Sticky toffee flapjack. This is feel-good, effortless food by an expert in vegan cooking &ndash; and the only plant-based cookbook you&rsquo;ll ever need.

Easy Vegan Bible

200 Easiest Ever Plant-based Recipes

Peggy Porschen has spearheaded the whole shift of cake decor from traditional to cutting edge. In this book she combines her amazing gift for matching charming design with striking colour and her effortless flair for accessorising cakes like fashion outfits to produce a striking and elegant collection of cakes. She also puts even more emphasis on making her cakes taste every bit as good as they look, adding exciting flavours to her basic cakes, as well as using the best and most flavoursome of organic ingredients.  There are ideas for events like milestone birthdays, girly tea parties, baby showers, and hen nights, as well as more exotic occasions like cocktail parties, anniversaries and pool parties. However, Cake Chic isn't necessarily just for girls, but will suit anyone who wants to put on a memorable show with the minimum of fuss.

Cake Chic

Stylish Cookies and Cakes for All Occasions

Vegans and vegetarians everywhere will have the best holiday period ever with Gaz Oakley&#39;s fantastic alternatives to the trad turkey and trimmings. Gaz is an expert in bold flavours and textures, so everyone can enjoy a spectacular centrepiece and amazing food throughout the festive season.Gaz talks you through the menus and the planning, from Christmas morning breakfast like Sweet Potato Waffles and Tofu Benedict, through to a show-stopping lunch with the likes of Ultimate Christmas Wellington, "Turkey" Roast and Festive Nut Roast Wreath served with all the trimmings: "No Pigs" in Blankets, Hasselback Potatoes and Fluffy Yorkshire Puddings &ndash; all rounded off with spectacular dairy-free puds including Boozy Tiramisu and Creme Br&ucirc;l&eacute;e Tarts. There are vegan versions of mince pies, Pavlova and the traditional Christmas Pudding with Custard, and even a "cheese" board for afters! And it&#39;s not just about the big day: Gaz offers a supreme spread of party food for when you&#39;re celebrating with guests - Mini Sausage Rolls, Sticky BBQ "Ribs" and Arancini, among many others, plus ideas for Boxing Day leftovers including Bubble &amp; Squeak, Christmas Curry and Gyros.Packed with suggestions for the festivities and advice on how to keep cool in the kitchen if you&#39;re cooking on the big day, Vegan Christmas Cookbook offers every solution you&#39;ll ever need for what to cook for vegans and vegetarians at Christmas.

Vegan Christmas

Over 70 Amazing Vegan Recipes for the Festive Season and Holidays, from Avant Garde Vegan

Peggy Porschen spearheaded the whole shift of cake decor from traditional to cutting edge. In this amazing collection of favourite recipes that have been featured in her hugely popular books Pretty Party Cakes and Romantic Cakes, you will find a dazzling selection of cookies and cakes, ranging from the simple to the extraordinary. There are ideas for every possible occasion, from birthdays, anniversaries and weddings to just making tea-time a special treat. Birthday Razzle Dazzle and Baby Shower Cookies are simple ways to celebrate, Daisy Dot and Ruffle Rose Cup Cakes make any tea party special, while the Gift Box Cake or Bed Of Roses Wedding Cake are guaranteed show-stoppers. A Basics chapter, with step-by-step photography, covers all the essential techniques as well as the necessary recipes. Whether a simple cookie as a gift or a memorable confection for a special occasion, this collection will have something to inspire everyone. Armed with this book, you learn the tips from a real professional so you can concoct your own cakes that taste as good as they look, and are far from ordinary.

Peggy's Favourite Cakes & Cookies

There is no more indulgent treat than layers of flavoured sponge sandwiched together with scrummy fillings and decorated in the prettiest ways possible. Containing over 30 recipes for delectable sponges and mouth-watering fillings, Love Layer Cakes provides the inspiration for years of flavoursome and fool-proof baking.  The book contains cakes for teatime treats that are proven favourites at The Peggy Porschen Parlour in central London as well as brand new recipes developed especially for this book. Peggy classics include the ever-popular Salted caramel cake, covered in marbled chocolate ganache and caramel fudge squares, and Vanilla cloud cake decorated with a dainty sky blue cloud stencil. New cakes include the Toasted marshmallow cake, kid-friendly Cheeky monkey cake, and Rose and pistachio cake makes an elegant centrepiece for any occasion.  There are cake designs suitable for every occasion and, as you would expect from a master baker like Peggy Porschen, the recipes are all triple-tested to ensure perfect results for even the novice home baker. For better baking, Peggy divulges many of her golden rules for the perfect sponge plus professional cheats and tricks for perfect cake decorating and  -  perhaps best of all  -  the book comes with two free food-safe cake stencils featuring exclusive designs by Peggy Porschen herself so that you can effortlessly recreate designs from the book.

Love Layer Cakes

Over 30 Recipes and Decoration Ideas for Scrumptious Celebration Bakes

Joanna Gray

&ldquo;Love is an ice cream sundae with all the marvellous coverings. Sex is the cherry on top.&rdquo; 
 Jimmy Dean 
 &#160; 
 Succumb to your primal desires with&#160;The Little Book of Sex. From the first signs of attraction to the post-coital glow, explore the wonderful world of sex through raunchy quotes, tales of history&rsquo;s most insatiable lovers and sensual tips to get you in the mood for lurve. With forays into foreplay, a romp through the&#160;Karma Sutra&#160;and even an explanation of the science behind the sizzle, you&rsquo;re in for titillating treat. 
 &#160; 
 Perfect for couples who want to add a bit of spice to their love life or as a cheeky present for a friend soon to be hitched,&#160;The Little Book of Sex&#160;is the ideal book to get you feeling frisky (and probably provide a bit of a giggle at the same time!). 
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The Little Book of Sex

Hot | Hot | Hot

Kwoklyn Wan

Being vegan or vegetarian, or wanting to reduce your meat intake, doesn&#39;t mean missing out on fantastic takeaway favourites. The Veggie Chinese Takeaway Cookbook offers over 70 amazing meat-free recipes, most of which can easily be made vegan.Kwoklyn Wan has spent his life cooking in Chinese restaurants and knows how to make your home recipes taste just like the takeaway. Chinese food is ideal for a veggie diet as it makes the most of fresh vegetables and meat substitutes, and uses very little dairy &ndash; but at the same time packs fantastic flavour into everything.From tom yum soup to spring rolls, fried tofu with chilli and black beans or aubergine with sesame seeds, to Hong Kong crispy noodles and sticky rice parcels, you can re-create the tastes of your favourite restaurant quicker than the time it takes to pick up the phone and order.

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