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Are you looking for inspiration for your next meal? At Tales you find a wide selection of books about food and drink. In the selection you find recipes for the hottest new dishes and the beloved classics made like good old mom made them. If you are looking for a lifestyle change you can also dive into our healthy cookbooks and find a guide for the best way to lose weight and keep it for life. If you instead want to spoil your sweet tooth, we recommend you dive into our selection of bakery books with the most delicious recipes for cakes and bread. Are you ready to taste a whole new world of food and drink?
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    by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
    £28.49

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    by Ludwig Feuerbach
    £27.99

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    by Author Taku Kondo
    £19.99

    Embark on an epic adventure up and down the Pacific Coast to sustainably harvest your own food, master preparation techniques, and make creative dishes.Whether you want to find your own food or just cook creative recipes, this book will teach you how to catch fish, identify and harvest mushrooms, and cook delicious dishes using wild ingredients.Join YouTube adventurer Taku Kondo as he takes you on an exploration of waterways and coastal forests to connect with nature and find ingredients sourced from the great outdoors. Enjoy some of the most popular dishes from Taku’s YouTube channel, Outdoor Chef Life, as well as recipes that he has developed over years of experience. Each recipe has been thoughtfully curated to bring out the best flavors of your harvest. If you’re not catching your own food, follow his expert recommendations on sourcing the freshest and most sustainable seafood. Taku provides guidance on the entire catch-to-plate process, giving you the knowledge to catch and prepare your own food. Includes:Basic tools and knowledge for the outdoor chefFishing basics – what species to fish for, plus how and when to fish for them Coastal foraging – the best intertidal edible species to look forMushroom foraging – identifying fungi and how to find them75 incredible recipes with Asian American inspired flavors and more

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    by Rachel Lindsay
    £21.49

    You don’t need to be a professional baker to decorate like one! Create your own amazing cupcake creations with social media star Rachel Lindsay.With over three million fans on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook, Rachel Lindsay of Caked by Rach has earned a reputation for fantastically fun cupcakes that are actually super simple to create. Her playful, whimsical creations have inspired bakers of all skill levels to be more creative with their cupcakes.Cupcakes for Any Occasion features 20 scrumptious cake and frosting recipes and over 50 super-creative decorating projects for holidays, birthdays, weddings, baby showers, and pretty much anything else worth celebrating. Rachel’s cupcakes are anything but bland; they’re creative, clever, and absolutely delicious. Bakers of all ages will be charmed by her simple, delightful designs like Halloween ghosts, Christmas trees, butterflies, penguins, and even spaghetti and meatballs. Here’s what’s included:Over 50 decorating projects and recipes for everything from spooky Halloween sweets to festive holiday treats to fanciful flowers and lots more. Simple decorating and baking techniques that anyone can master using simple tools that anyone can afford.20 scrumptious recipes for cupcake bases and buttercream frostings that can be mixed and matched for any project in the book.Detailed, step-by-step photography that guides you through each project from start to finish.With straightforward instructions and easy to execute techniques, Rachel’s exciting creations are simple enough that anyone can make them. Prepare to dazzle your family and friends!

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    by Sidney Morse
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    by Paul Hollywood
    £19.49

    Brilliant bakes for every kind of celebration from the best baker in the business

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    by Danielle Lima
    £15.49

    Unlock the Power of Protein!Are you bored with grainy shakes and bland ground meat as your only options for hitting your macros? This collection is here to save your tastebuds with meals that are bursting with flavor and packed with protein.Start your morning off strong with Lemon Coconut Overnight Oats that are packed with 30 grams of protein, or whip up a lunchbox hero like Steak Sandwich with Creamy Red Pepper Sauce for an on-the-go solution. And dishes like Big Mac® Sloppy Joes and Too-Good Mushroom and Prosciutto Tortellini will keep your weeknight dinners fresh. Macros expert Danielle Lima shares her tips on how to boost your meals' nutrition by making simple ingredient swaps, and she even includes a protein index so you can pick recipes that are specific to your unique macro count.Whether you're a dedicated macro counter or just looking to add more protein to your diet, you'll hit your health goals without even trying. With this must-have resource for healthy eaters, you can kiss plain chicken and rice goodbye and start making your macros work for you.

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    by Taryn Camp
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    Get ready to take your desserts up a notch with Taryn Camp's collection of incredible bakes! Designed for the amateur baker, bakers on a budget or for lovers all of things sweet, these simple recipes-many of which start with a box mix-take your treats to the next level with fun toppings and delightfully delicious flavor combinations. Beginning with a base of cake, brownies, bars or cookies, these wonderful baking creations are brightened with crushed candy, fresh fruit, and of course, sprinkles! Recipes include:- Coconut Raspberry Cake Jars- Maple Cinnamon Roll Casserole- Snickerdoodle Latte Frosted Cookies - Frosted Animal Cookie Blondies- Cookie Butter Apple Pie Biscuits- Chocolate Chunk Sea Salt Cookie CakeDon't wait for a special occasion to treat yourself to a beautiful and delicious treat. These vibrant desserts are the perfect way to add a little extra fun to your day.

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    by Xanthe Ross
    £18.99

    Whether you're feeding two, four or ten, Stay for Supper shows you how it can be effortlessly delicious. Xanthe's laid-back style of cooking centers around the idea that every meal should be a celebration of the food we're eating and a chance to enjoy the people we're eating with. Stay for Supper is a collection of vegetarian dishes from the queen of supper clubs, with recipes that can be scaled up or down or paired with other recipes, depending on how many you're feeding. There are simple dishes like White Miso Butter Beans, Eggs and Soldiers with Asparagus, Crunchy Bean and Summer Veg Salad or Chocolate Chip and Almond Butter Cookies, alongside recipes to savour cooking like New Potato Frittata with a Fresh Herb Salad, Tomato, Aubergine and Mozzarella Lasagne, and Xanthe's iconic Meringue Tower. With pairing ideas for every recipe and four seasonal menus to use as inspiration, Xanthe's tips will have you hosting simply and joyfully. And using few ingredients cleverly, cooking with what's in season and enjoying the process will fill your table with nourishing, plentiful and delicious dishes.

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    by Melanie Persson
    £16.99

    In her debut cookbook, Mel shares 75 of her most superb gluten-free recipes for food that is rich, tasty and made to share - and indistinguishable from the gluten-based versions.

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    by Adriana Picker
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    by Rebecca Honeywell-Ward
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    Planet Friendly Baking combines a love for scrumptious recipes and a passion for our planet. With over 50 stunning bakes and insightful chapters on Food Impact and Food Waste, readers can stay conscious as they snack their way through the seasons.

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    by Rebekka Wolf
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    by Fern Green
    £15.49

    Much ink has been spilled over packing desirable lunches for kids, but for adults, lunch is often the neglected meal. With too many time constraints placed on it, lunch often becomes a sad desk-side meal. Rather than sidelining this important meal, why not use it as an opportunity to infuse your day with a bit of self-care, and a chance to refuel for a productive second half of your day.   With 85 recipes, Lunch Well offers a road map: meals that take 15 minutes or less, meals that require only 5 ingredients, how to use one vegetable for three different lunches, and how to turn toast and tinned fish into a perfect meal. It's packed with abundant tips on how to build your pantry to make lunching easier and faster, how to prep while you’re making your morning coffee, and quick ferments for better gut-health. With an eye to reusing ingredients and making good use of leftovers, not to mention packing to avoid spills and soggy ingredients, this is a practical book to reshape your relationship with the midday meal.

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    by Georgia Freedman
    £15.49

    What do you want to eat when you have no demands from family or friends? What is your idea of a meal that is all delight and zero obligation? Maybe it’s fresh tomato and melted cheese on sliced sourdough; or tuna hand-rolls made ingeniously with tinned fish; hummus topped with a fragrant mix of spiced nuts and raisins; or, for a splurge, caviar sandwiched between toast points. Snacking dinners are the ultimate form of self-care, a meal of favorite foods expanded to be balanced and perfectly satisfying, magical in their simplicity and promise, and both a delicious treat and a cooking shortcut. With over 50 recipes that are endlessly versatile, accommodating of any food preferences, perfect for one, but easy to scale up for sharing with family and friends, Snacking Dinners is your blueprint for dinner tonight, tomorrow, or any time you want to truly take care of yourself.

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    by Sapna Punjabi
    £19.99

Food and drink trends
We have seen a lot of cooking trends in recent years, especially when it comes to sustainability. At Tales you find many cookbooks concerning precisely that. It is actually quite easy to cook sustainably, if you remember these three pieces of advice. 1. always remember to buy locally produced fruit and vegetables so that you reduce transportation that normally leaves a huge climate footprint. 2. use the ingredients that match the season. By doing that you reduce the use of greenhouse farming that also uses a lot of energy. 3. and maybe most importantly; try to lessen your food waste by finding new ways of combining your left-overs. By reducing food waste you also save a lot of money in addition to saving the environment for a lot of wasted energy and unnecessary consumption. If you need creative ideas and new recipes to help you fight food waste, we would recommend you to dive into the cookbook Solo Cooking for a Sustainable Planet
Another trend is food that is easy and fast to cook. In our busy everyday many haven’t got the time to cook, and that makes many choose the easy way by ordering something from the local fastfood restaurant. A choice with little variation and typically not all that healthy. Something Jamie Oliver tries to root out. Jamie Oliver is one of the most popular chiefs in modern time. He has found a way of getting the most tasty meals out of a few good ingredients. Try to dive into his cookery book 5 ingredients - quick & fastfood for easy and cheap recipes for the everyday. Oliver gives his take on healthy dishes that are as fast to make as ordering from your local fastfood restaurant. Jamie Oliver’s collection of easy recipes is also a good cookbook for beginners. 
Fermentation has also gone extremely popular in recent years. The cooking technique might just be the direct opposite of Jamie Oliver’s easy and fast recipes, but many people have started to ferment onions, beetroots, pumpkins and cucumbers at home. You can ferment almost everything, the only limit is your imagination. To ferment is also very sustainable, because it increases the durability of the products you choose to ferment. Read the cookery book The Art of Fermentation to get a guide on how to get started on fermentation. 

Vegan cookery book
Another way of making your cooking more sustainable is also by going vegan - maybe just a day or two every week saves the environment for a lot of CO2. That is why Tales’ collection of food and drink also contains many vegan cookery books. A good vegan cookery book contains delicious and innovative recipes without meat, and it also contains inspiring stories about the vegan life and the challenges it comes with. 
At Tales you find the vegan cookery book Vegan 100 by Gaz Oakley. Oakley gives you a guide with all you need to know, when you go vegan. A book he missed, when he himself went vegan. The vegan cookery book contains no less than 100 green and tasty recipes that makes you forget all about meat. If you want inspiration for your next vegan cookery book take a look at our category Vegetarian cookery that both contains vegan and vegetarian recipes. 

Cookbook for kids
If you want to teach your kids how to cook. You can also find your next cookbook for kids in Tales’ selection. A good cookbook for kids is essential in raising your child, so they can be curious on food and experiment with different recipes. Kids that have cooked in their childhood grow up to be quality-conscious amateur and even professional cooks.  
You can for example let your child discover recipes inspired by the magical world of Harry Potter. In the cookery book Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook - from Mugglers to Magic Gina M. Meyers gives her guide to enchanting meals from the fascinating Harry Potter Universe. Let your child take on a magical journey while making their first meal. The enchanting narrative in the cookbook for kids makes your child more curious about cooking and tasting new ingredients. Cooking becomes a form of play. 

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