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The Traditional Aga Four Seasons Cookery ...

2001
Louise Walker

Louise Walker is your guide for a seasonal tour of the British culinary calendar. This is a gastronomic journey feasting on the mouth-watering lamb of...

Tequila: The Spirit of Mexico

1999
Enrique Martinez Limn

The first ever coffee-table book on the fashionable white spirit from Mexico that is beginning to challenge the popularity of vodka. This book arrives at...

Authentic Vietnamese Cooking

1999
Corrine Trang

The next big food culture to hit the UK. The food of Vietnam is one of the most sophisticated and versatile of Asian cuisines. This...

A Spoonful of Ginger

1999
Nina Simonds

Over 200 recipes, each with specific healing properties in accordance with the accumulated wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine. Primarily a question of balance, eating in...

Street Food From Around The World

1998
James Mayson

A beautifully produced and designed paperback with wonderful colour photography and evocative black and white travel shots, this culinary tour around the world’s greatest street...

The Classic Rayburn Book of Slow Cooking

1998
Louise Walker

An adapted version of Louise Walker’s Traditional Aga Book of Slow Cooking for the Rayburn owner. A wonderful collection of slow cooking recipes ideally suited...

The Classic Rayburn Box Set

1998
Louise Walker

Two bestselling titles that add up to one of the most comprehensive collections of recipes for the Rayburn available. Plenty of sound advice and reassuring...

South African Cape Malay Cooking

1997
Myrna Robins, Sonia Allison

Sonia Allison, one of Britain’s leading food writers, and Myrna Robins, one of the Cape’s most highly acclaimed writers, combine their immense talents to celebrate...

On The Road to Vegetarian Cooking

1997
Anne Lukin

Anne Lukin’s book is perfect for both the beginner setting out on the road to vegetarianism and the committed vegetarian in search of new culinary...

The Traditional Aga Book of Slow Cooking

1997
Louise Walker

The third book in Louise Walker’s Traditional Aga series, this time extending her repertoire to slow-cooked meals. Of the many things that Agas do well,...