Books by Sue Simkins

A food processor can be one of the most useful appliances in your kitchen if you know how to make the most of it. This book will show you how to do just that, whatever your level of culinary skills and however short of time you are. With a simple food processor on-side you can whiz up soups and spreads and purees and all kinds of savoury treats. A simple food processor will give you another level of expertise as a home-baker. Light sponge cakes and melt-in-the-mouth pastry and biscuits, which you might have thought too difficult to attempt before are now within your reach.This book will enable cooks to make the most out of their food processor, rather than it become an expensive dust collector on the kitchen counter.

The potentially toxic effects of sugar are now well known. This book shows how you can still eat the food you enjoy by replacing sugar with a natural sugar substitute. You ll find sugar-free, and therefore healthier, recipes for:- Brownies- Muffins- Sponge cakes and fruit cakes- Scones, pies and tartsThe delicious recipes in this book use xylitol as a natural sugar substitute, because it has benefits for your teeth, and for those with diabetes, and is much less fattening than sugar. Because xylitol is as sweet as sugar, you can use exactly the same amount of xylitol as you would use sugar in your baking recipes.

Featuring a foreword by Gary Rhodes, this is a book full of delicious, simple cake recipes that are much kinder to teeth!Free from regular sugar, the cakes are made with xylitol, also known as birch sugar. Xylitol is a natural substance made from birch bark which has a cariostatic effect that actively inhibits tooth decay. Written in consultation with a qualified dentist, this book is ideal for those baking for (and with) young children; and for anyone who loves cakes and baking but is concerned about caring for their teeth. Light-hearted and fun, yet extremely practical, this little volume is packed full of recipes. They range from expected old favourites such as Fairy Cakes and Butterfly Cakes to the more unusual Marigold Buns, Scented Geranium Cakes, and Courgette Cakes. There are also plenty of tips from the Tooth Fairy on tooth care and even an 'Ask the Tooth Fairy' section which covers intriguing questions such as 'what do the fairies do with all those teeth?'Contents: Acknowledgements; Foreword by Gary Rhodes; Introduction by Murray Hawkins; What is Xylitol?; Oven Temperature Conversions; Useful-sized Baking Tins and Other Handy Bits and Pieces; Baking with Xylitol; 1. Fairy Special Selection; 2. Fruit Fairies; 3. The Fairies' Vegetable Plot Section; 4. Flower Fairies' Selection; 5. Traditional Cake Selection; 6. Plain Scones; Sandwhiches and Cheesy Savoury Favourites; Index.

In this book you'll find good wholesome recipes that you can make yourself whatever your level of expertise. For the novice cook it offers step by step guidance and encouragement by explaining the recipes in a straightforward and accessible way. For the more experienced cook it offers new recipes and fresh ways of doing things. Mrs Simkins understands the importance of good home cooking. In this book she shares some of the delicious but economical recipes that she has cooked over the years for her own family and friends: *hearty hot dinners and roasts *light lunches *simple soothing soups *plenty of baking (including pastry and sponge cakes) *perfect puddings *tempting toasty snacks *plus how to make your own bread with a bread maker.