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The brand new guide to Aga cooking from Louise Walker, Aga Roast features 70 delicious recipes to get you carving and serving some heart-warming dishes with a modern twist. There is no better way to utilise your Aga than by cooking up a good old-fashioned British roast dinner on a Sunday afternoon, and this lavishly illustrated cookbook showcases a rich array of favourites to whet the appetite. What’s more, there are masterclasses on jointing, carving, serving and even a useful section on leftovers.

Compiled by Valentina Harris and featuring the wisdom of top chefs such as Raymond Blanc and Giorgio Locatelli, the Real Food Cookbook seeks to bring a whole new spectrum of flavours to your home, free from the ill effects of mass market production. There is a growing movement towards fresh, traditional ingredients and utilising the fruit of the land and this wonderful hardback shows you how to turn bold flavours into delicious and easy-to-prepare meals. With tips on where to find the best produce and gorgeous photography, this is a wonderful hardback.

Including a combined total of more than 700 recipe ideas, this 4 Ingredients Set features the thrifty and time-saving wisdom of Kim McCosker and Rachael Bermingham. Far from flashy, each of these highly-regarded books focuses on making cooking quick, simple and tasty - using just four main ingredients. Ideal for those who are always on the move and struggle to find the time or energy to cook themselves quality meals, these well-explained guides are also perfect for those shopping on a budget.

With 120 recipes that will introduce you to exciting food that few people usually consider or have the confidence to cook, Mark Sargeant's My Kind of Cooking will show you how to get the best out of the more unusual cuts of meat and types of fish. Using his Michelin-starred skills, the likeable Sargeant demonstrates how to make any dish as delicious and tender as the prime cuts in this well laid-out hardback that goes back to basics to prove that we can still delight our palate while still watching the pennies.

Inspirational and sure to yield some simply delicious results, Bourke Street Bakery: The Ultimate Baking Companion, is the brainchild of Australians Paul Allam and David McGuiness, whose immensely popular bakery in Sydney?s Surry Hills has an enviable reputation for selling artisanal baked goods of the highest order. Including over 90 beloved recipes, this beautifully illustrated hardback guides you every step of the way ? helping you to master all the techniques that are required to bake beautiful goodies such as Bourke Street?s trademark: the ginger brulee and pistachio tart.

The Essential Camping Cookbook or How to Cook an Egg in an Orange and Other Scout Recipes draws on the know-how and expertise of the Scout Association to help you make the most of eating outdoors. As well as traditional campfire favourites, the hardback cookbook is also packed full of tasty recipes including curries, spicy stews, couscous, risottos and delicious one-pot dishes. Ideal to help you make a glorious feast whether you're at a festival, camping, 'glamping' or just heading to the beach, there are also popular campsite songs at the back of the book to complete the alfresco experience!

On the hit ITV1 show, Britain's Best Dish, top chefs from around the country were set the challenge of creating a brand new British classic meal they would be happy to serve in their own restaurant once the competition had finished. Now, this lavishly-illustrated cookbook gives you the opportunity to create these dishes at home, by following their simple step-by-step instructions. The ideal gift for aspiring chefs everywhere!

The second delectable baking book from cupcake king Tarek Malouf, The Hummingbird Bakery – Cake Days brings together all of his latest mouth-watering recipes. Beautifully designed and packed with lavish photographs, this hardback is pretty in pink and almost looks good enough to eat! Highly recommended following the astonishing success of the previous cookbook from The Hummingbird Bakery, this well-explained guide brings gorgeous treats to your fingertips, such as various cupcakes, loaves, layer cakes, whoopee pies, fruit pies and cookies. With some exciting and novel new cupcake combinations, this is one baking book that is not to be missed!

Everyone would love to be a MasterChef and this hardback cookbook gives you the perfect opportunity to realise that dream, without taking up too much of your own time. The team behind the hugely popular BBC show provide you with 130 favourite recipes, 20 of which have been re-imagined for everyday cooking. John Torode himself shows you how to adapt favourite recipes and make instant spice rubs, simple sauces and impressive spun-sugar crowns in a matter of minutes. An accessible book that offers tips and tricks for cooking in the kitchen, and food that leaves you with a winning feeling.

Tamasin Day-Lewis is an inspirational food writer with a wonderfully refreshing style, and in Food You Can't Say No To, she presents a collection of recipes for indulgent food that you and your guests will be unable to resist. Containing brilliant new supper ideas, impressive but simple puddings and a whole host of indulgent, comforting and mouth-watering recipes that are effortless but special, indulgent yet practical and, above all, totally and utterly irresistible.

In the wonderful Great Scot!, respected food writer and chef Sue Lawrence interviews 70 prominent Scots and unlocks their beloved memories of food and childhood. Celebrities as diverse as Ewan McGregor and Andy Murray reminisce about their granny's shortbread, their mum's cullen skink and their dad's roast which Sue then brings up to date with a recipe for modern chefs to make at home.

Anjum's Indian Vegetarian Fest sees Anjum Anand present 90 light, bright and modern Indian vegetarian recipes, ranging from sandwiches, grills and salads to main dishes and curry ideas. With dishes that can be served alongside meat to please everyone, as well as meat-free recipes that are certain to appeal to even the most hardened carnivore, this beautiful hardback is an enticing book from a star chef that offers a plethora of scintillating flavours and healthy recipes. The book will help you take a tasty new approach to vegetables, grains, cheeses and pulses. Many of Anjum Anand's recipes are family favourites or based on the vibrant street food culture of India, but have been adapted to bring them bang up to date. Among the recipes included are a Tandoori Vegetable Feast, Paneer Tikka Masala and a Southern Black Pepper Curry.

In this lip-smacking book, the nation's favourite Caribbean cook spices up a range of traditional favourites to bring a splash of sunshine into your kitchen! From barbecue dishes and easy weeknight suppers to tasty cakes and delicious sauces, every page holds another tempting treat, and Levi's friendly writing style sets off the recipes to perfection!