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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 Dan May
    £8.99

    60 recipes for fiery sauces, marinades and rubs, showcasing the WORLD'S MOST FLAVOURSOME CHILLIES.

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    by Ryland Peters, (Ryland Peters & Small) Small
    £8.99

    Master the art of putting together the PERFECT MEZZE with this tempting collection of over 50 recipes.

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    by Ursula Ferrigno
    £16.99

    Over 70 irresistible RECIPES for ITALIAN DESSERTS, cakes, tarts, pastries, gelato and more!CREAMY and INDULGENT, to LIGHT and REFRESHING, the authentic Italian recipes in this book CATER TO ALL TASTES.BESTSELLING author URSULA FERRIGNO imparts her knowledge of the sweet side of Italian cuisine through her passion for Italian food.Picture the scene ? you?re sitting in a delightful trattoria on the Amalfi coast on a warm summer?s evening after a day by the sea, enjoying a small slice of the melt-in-the-mouth torta that the waitress recommended. You walk back through the cobbled streets back to your hotel and spot a gelataria and can?t walk past without enjoying a scoop of the most delicious pistachio gelato you?ve ever experienced. Dolci Italiano holds the secret to bringing that feeling into your own kitchen with this unmissable collection of the best Italian desserts, cakes, tarts, biscuits and gelato.The collection is organised in the following delicious chapters: Torta (cakes), Pasticcini (small cakes & pastries), Crostate & Pani Dolci (tarts & sweet breads), Bisotti (cookies), Dolci (desserts), Gelato & Sorbet (ice cream & sorbets) and Regali (edible gifts). Recipes range from classics such as Lemon & Pistachio Torta, Cannoli (small filled pastry shells) and Sweet Ricotta Bread, to the more adventurous Bomboloni (small doughnuts), Pizza Dolce and Peach Cremolato. From ending the meal at a large family gathering, to a special bake for a festival or celebration or making some small treats to take when visiting friends or neighbours, there's a dessert for every occasion.

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    by Ryland Peters, (Ryland Peters & Small) Small
    £11.99

    A BRIGHT and BREEZY collection of TEMPTINGLY TRANSPORTABLE RECIPES for AL FRESCO EATING.

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    by Da-Hae West
    £16.99

    EXCITING KOREAN RECIPES for people with busy lives that want DELICIOUS MEALS IN A HURRY.Recreate your favourite Korean takeaway with this collection of SUPER SPEEDY recipes.SIMPLE and QUICK recipes to whip up in your kitchen for EASY WEEKNIGHT DINNERS.Korea is often described as having a balli, balli culture (balli translates as 'quickly' in Korean) as it is a nation of people always in a hurry to get things done. Known for its bold flavours, Korean food has a balance of sweet, spicy, sour and umami notes. All of this combines to create this collection of speedy, yet incredibly tasty Korean dishes using all the classic Korean ingredients such as gochujang, kimchi and sesame.These recipes are simple and achievable to make after a long day?s work but can also be combined to make an impressive spread for when guests come to visit too. Start with Lunchbox & Street Food recipes such as Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) or Kimchi Grilled Cheese, then move on to Meat & Fish dishes like Dak Gotchi (Soy Glazed Chicken Skewers). Quick and easy Soups & Stews and Rice & Noodles recipes feature Kongnamul Gum (Beansprout Soup) and Kimchi and Bacon Fried Rice. Veg recipes include Sticky Chilli Tofu, and not forgetting the all-important Kimchi, Pickles & Sides. Finish your induction to super easy Korean recipes with perfect Sweet Treat recipes such as Bingsu (Strawberry Shaved Ice).

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    by Shivesh Bhatia
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    by Shilarna Vaze
    £34.49

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    by Anna Bruce
    £15.49

    A beautifully packaged guide to understanding and enjoying agave spirits, poised to take advantage of tequila's hugely burgeoning popularity

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    by Tim Wilson
    £21.99

    More than 100 delicious one pot recipes from acclaimed sustainable butcher Ginger Pig.

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    by Hugh Johnson
    £12.99

    The brand-new edition of the unrivalled Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book, the world's bestselling annual wine guide.

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    by Sophie Waplington
    £18.99

    'I want to make eating and living healthily simpler and more fun, because that's how we'll make it stick. My food is all about helping you to stay fit and full,' says Sophie Waplington @Soph's Plant Kitchen. A qualified personal trainer with a passion for food, Sophie has built up a huge loyal and engaged following of fans crying out for a cookbook from her. Sophie knows the pivotal role diet - and particularly eating plenty of protein and fibre - plays in nurturing a healthy body and a happy mind and her recipes have been described as 'plant-based perfection'. She also knows how busy everyone is so in her first book she shows how easy it is to eat delicious protein and fibre packed meals without spending hours in the kitchen. From the ultimate portable Breakfast Burrito, power bowls like Satay Chickpea and Quinoa, meal-prep lunches for when you're on the go like Chimichurri Lentil and Pasta Salad, and high protein sweet treats like Lemon Drizzle and Chocolate Baked Oats, the book is packed with recipes that will become your new go-to favourites. And to make it even easier to hit your goals each recipe contains grams of protein and fibre per portion. The perfect combination of mouth-watering delicousness and fitness inspo, Sophie's Plant Kitchen will fuel you for life.'Fuel your body with wholefood, high protein, nutrient dense, plant-based recipes and you will feel AMAZING, whatever your fitness goals,' Sophie Waplington.

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    by Henrietta Norton
    £16.49

    Transform your life through better nutrition. Feel your best with this modern guide to natural supplements. From acne to anxiety, strength to sleep, cure your ailments, boost your energy and transform your health with this practical and accessible guide from a qualified nutritional therapist.

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    by Catherine Rabess
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    by Dr David Cavan
    £9.49

    A new book in the Headline Health series, this time an expert guide to managing diabetes.

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    by Alex Elliott-Howery
    £10.99

    Over 80 seasonal recipes for pickling, preserving and fermenting at home from Cornersmith, the champions of eating fresh and avoiding waste, for beginners and experts alike.

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    by Remi Idowu
    £19.49

    Irresistible comfort food for every cravingIn her debut cookbook, Remi Idowu delivers flavour-packed sweet and savoury recipes to refresh your dull dinner cycle. Level up the dishes you crave with simple tricks and hero ingredients for maximum joy and minimum effort.Get stuck in to CLASSICS WITH A TWIST for irresistible go-to dinners, REMI'S CHILDHOOD COMFORTS for her best Ghanaian and Nigerian flavours, BETTER THAN A TAKEAWAY for fakeaways you actually want to eat, A LITTLE SOMETHING SWEET for simple small-batch delights and DESSERTS TO IMPRESS for reliable crowd-pleasers.Sugar & Spice is packed with recipes that you will make again and again, with easy to follow methods and simple hacks:Italian Sausage LasagnaGochujang Chicken KyivMum's Best Jollof RiceMango Habanero Chicken WingsBrown Butter Banana BreadCookies and Cream BrowniesAlmond Croissant Cookies and more!

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    by Nancy Birtwhistle
    £18.99

    Nancy's must-have, no-frills recipes and advice to keep you and your loved ones well fed without wasting time, money or ingredients.

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    by Johannes Cullberg
    £13.49

    How to cut ultra-processed foods for good to crush cravings, lose weight and feel energised

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    by Courtney Wade
    £17.99

    Over 100 farm-fresh recipes from New York's most popular destination – The Catskills.The Catskills region of New York State has a long-standing farming heritage, dating back centuries. In recent years, it has become a popular destination for weekenders seeking an escape from city life—eager to enjoy fresh air and farm-fresh foods. The Catskills Farm to Table Cookbook, Revised Edition brings this experience to your kitchen.From vegetables and fruit, to meat, dairy, wild game, and foraged foods, all take center stage in this cookbook, now featuring new recipes and photos including mouthwatering recipes such as:Cast Iron Ribeye with Ramp ButterRhubarb Crisp BarsRicotta Fritters with Strawberry SauceSpring Chicken and Herb BiscuitsRaspberry Ice Cream SandwichesStuffed Squash BlossomsBraised Ham Hocks with Squash and Sweet Corn PolentaApple Cider DoughnutsRoasted Leek FettucciniAnd many more.The Catskills Farm to Table Cookbook also captures the true essence of the Catskills food scene through contributions of recipes from top restaurants and farms in the region such as Buck Hill Farm, Barbers Farm, Horton Hill Farm, Crystal Valley Farm, Scrumpy Ewe Cider, Solinsky's, Phoenicia Diner and more.

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    by Charlie Smark
    £18.99

    With Dolly's Desserts, one thing's for sure: there's always room for dessert! Get ready to indulge with 80 easy-to-follow recipes for brownie bakes, fruity freakshakes, and totally stacked pancakes. From Lemon Pie Blondies to Honeycomb Rocky Road, there's something for everyone - even the dog! - in this cracking collection of confectionery.

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    by Samantha Dormehl
    £21.99

    Discover how different cultures enjoy the abundance of the earth in an epic food journey to inspire you to a healthier way of livingDo you love food and have a taste for adventure? This indispensable guide to food as medicine for body and soul is filled with bold and beautiful travel photography and over 150 delicious, anti-inflammatory recipes inspired by global cuisines.Learn all about incorporating adaptogens into your diet, intermittent fasting, practicing the art of fermentation, creating healing elixirs and so much more. This book is a spiritual guide to cooking, plotting a map to improved health and vitality.

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    by Editors of Fair Winds Press
    £13.99

    Plant-Based Simple presents 150 tasty, easy-to-make vegetable-based recipes that are good for you and the planet.

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    by Editors of Fair Winds Press
    £13.99

    Paleo Simple makes the paleo lifestyle hassle-free with 150 tasty, quick, and easy-to-follow recipes for every meal of the day.

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    by Tony Ramirez
    £19.49

    Backyard BBQ with Fire and Spice invites you to gather around the grill, smoker, and fire pit for creative recipes and infectious enthusiasm for smoked meat and seafood.

  • by Matthew Nuesse D C Cme
    £28.49

    Diets are dead! If you are sick of gimmicks, pills, and potions that simply do not work, then this book is for you. This no nonsense, pull-no-punches approach to the process of weight loss is for anyone who has been burned repeatedly by fad diets and is truly ready for a change. Inside we dig into the reasons that fad diets never work and the mentality that is needed to maintain a healthy weight for life. In Weight... Lost! Dr. Nuesse dives deep into the broken system of weight management in the developed world. He ties his own clinical experience working in weight loss with concepts from traditional philosophy and statistics on the growing health crisis we face. Together he paints a clear picture of why people struggle so desperately to lose weight and then maintain, and what specifically can be done for those who are truly sick and tired of being sick and tired.

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    by Kwoklyn Wan
    £16.99

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    - A Chef's Journey Through Persia
    by Lucy Malouf & Greg Malouf
    £21.99

    Following on from the success of their award-winning books, Saha and Turquoise, Greg and Lucy Malouf now explore one of the world's earliest and greatest empires: Saraban is an unforgettable journey through the culinary landscapes of ancient Persia and modern-day Iran.

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    by Thomas Kurscheid
    £11.49

    Following a healthy ketogenic diet can help with weight loss, energy levels and mental vitality, but cutting out carbs can cause a lack of fibre and have negative effects on your gut health. Here, Dr Thomas Kurscheid demonstrates how simple it can be to make delicious keto-friendly, high-fibre meals that encourage a healthy digestive system. The 28 Day Keto High Fibre Plan is split into an initial stricter 14-day lowcarb phase, kick starting ketosis, then a gentler 14-day stabilization phase, where you continue to lose weight and boost your gut health. Enjoy more than 70 delicious recipes, from breakfast bowls to a creamy chicken curry and crepes, alongside suggested menus and a planning chart for every day. Dr Kurscheid's 28 Day Plan could not be any healthier or easier.

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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