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Unlocking the world of preserves, one jar at a time. Marguerite Patten, doyenne of British cookery, shares her wealth of knowledge and her tried and tested recipes for jams, marmalades, jellies, curds, pickles, relishes, chutneys, and ketchups. Home preserving is Marguerite's most natural culinary territory and she starts by explaining the equipment and the basic techniques, as well as what to do if things go wrong. She covers not only family favorites...
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Diabetes is now, unfortunately, a common health problem. About 1½ million people in the UK alone have been diagnosed as sufferers - that's about 3 in every 100 people. It is believed this figure may double in six years. There are estimates that as many as a further 1 million may have diabetes but have not been diagnosed. Of those diagnosed, about 95% are suffering from Type 2 diabetes, this is non-insulin-dependent diabetes.
Those most at risk are...
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Britain's top selling cookery writer shares tried and tested recipes for pressure cookers. Slow-cooked flavor in a fast-paced world-pressure cookers are one of the greenest cooking methods imaginable. Sales are on the increase and even Jamie Oliver has launched one of his own. They allow us to cook quickly, cheaply, and efficiently because the food is cooked in liquid at temperatures far higher than in a conventional pan, which shortens cooking time...
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The ultimate how-to guide to storing food in your freezer-how long to store, how to prepare for storage, and how to thaw out over 200 kinds of foodstuffs. In this sequel to her Basic Basics Combination & Microwave Handbook, Carol Bowen offers more handy kitchen and culinary advice with an easy to follow, encyclopedic layout. Simply look up the fruit, vegetable, fish, meat, sauces, cakes, or herbs of your choice to find the correct guidelines on freezing...
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Carol Bowen has been the devoted owner of an Aga kitchen range for almost twenty years and this handbook brings cooking on a range right up to date providing hundreds of thousands of Aga and Rayburn owners with a much-needed collection of refreshingly new recipes.
As the title of the book suggests, however, Carol Bowen does not ignore the basics and this handy work of reference will serve not only those who have just purchased or inherited a kitchen...
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Get cooking with this beginner's reference that covers essential equipment, kitchen staples, illustrated techniques, and easy recipes. This is a handbook for the starter cook. Ingredients and techniques are listed alphabetically for quick and easy reference, and it provides the basic methods and techniques for dealing with vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, poultry, grains, legumes, breads, and pasta, with advice on how to clean, store, prepare, and...
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Do you own a microwave? Probably. But did you know that recent research has shown that because of the lack of power that it uses, compared with conventional cooking methods, the microwave works out the cheapest of all the cooking appliances? And with energy costs spiraling to unthinkable levels, it seems that the microwave's moment has come – and not before time. Because of its energy efficiency isn't it time to use it every day creatively rather...