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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 Peter Sidwell
    £18.99

    Peter Sidwell returns to the food writing scene with his long-anticipated cookbook, Peter Sidwell's Kitchen. Based in the serene Lake District, Sidwell isn't just a chef, but a storyteller who brings flavours to life. Peter's expertise shines through in over 100 delectable recipes.

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    by DK
    £13.49

    Forget lukewarm leftovers, sad soggy veg, and over cooked jacket potatoes - when used properly, your microwave is your kitchen's best kept secret! Make the most of this marvellous and often overlooked machine with The Complete Microwave Cookbook, and learn how to poach en papillote, whip up steamed puddings in mere moments, braise, boil, stew, bake, and even fry.With recipes for delicious breakfasts, weekday dinners and weekend indulgences, this is the book you need for all your microwave inspiration. From easy and delicious breakfasts like luxury berry-pistachio porridge or herby eggs baked en cocotte, to fresh healthy lunches like lemony spelt salad, and hearty dinners like classic creamy chicken casserole - plus snacks, sides and treats covering everything in between.Whether you're new to microwave cooking or a time-pressed pro, this book is all you need to enjoy simple, flavourful, home-cooked microwave meals in minutes.

  • by Gooseberry Patch
    £8.99

    As a mother, you often hear those three little words that mean so much..."Mom, I'm hungry!" If you've ever felt at a loss for new family-friendly ideas for tasty home-cooked meals three times a day, take a look inside Mom Knows Best.Packed with easy, great-tasting recipes that moms just like you have shared with us, this book offers mealtime solutions for any time of day. In the morning, Becky's Breakfast Pizza is sure to get everyone off to a cheerful start. Kids running late? Hand 'em a Speedy Salsa-Egg Roll-up as they slip out the door. For lunchtime, Ham-It-Up Salad Wraps are packable and kid-friendly. You'll find plenty of dinner ideas, like one-dish Comforting Chicken & Noodles, easy make-ahead Ravioli Lasagna and slow-cooked Alex's Meatball Subs. Watching your grocery budget? There's Chuck Wagon Mac and lots more affordable options. To round out the menu, Honey Gingered Carrots and Crisp Zucchini Sticks will delight even the pickiest eaters.And there's more! Mmm-Minestrone is simple enough that the kids can help, and after-school snacks like MacKenley's Cheesy Dip and Edith's Banana Muffins will keep 'em happy at that hectic time of day.Sprinkled with helpful tips for shopping, cooking and serving, the chapters also include clever ways to get kids involved in cooking. With our help, you'll never dread the dinner rush again. So, clear the homework off the table...

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    by Johann Hari
    £9.49 - 15.49

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    by MD Gundry
    £20.99

    Dr. Steven R. Gundry, the New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking Plant Paradox series, argues that the microbiome, often called the enteric brain, is actually the primary driver of our neuronal and brain functionwithout a healthy gut, we cannot have a healthy brain. In his previous bestselling books, Steven R. Gundry laid the groundwork for healthy eating to prevent and repair leaky gut and improve our overall well-being. In The Gut-Brain Paradox, he continues his journey deep into the human body, making the connections between a healthy microbiomewhich helps our metabolic functionand a healthier brain, including improved cognitive function and mood.The Gut-Brain Paradox reveals how metabolic inflexibility is a key driver of neuronal death. Without metabolic flexibility, neurons are starved to death and have no fuel to repair. Since these neurons receive information from the microbiome and communicate with the brain, our brain function can only be as strong as the health of our microbiome.Dr. Gundry helps us understand that a leaky gut leads to a leaky brain, demonstrating the connections to Alzheimers and so-called Type 3 Diabetes. Thanks to the traditional Western diet which now mainly subsists of processed foods, and by the disruptors present in our diets, including glyphosate, plastics, and dysbiosis, we are harming ourselves and our children. At the very least, Dr. Gundry contends, these negative influences contribute to the brain fog which many struggle withmild impairment, memory issues, and lack of mental energy.The Gut-Brain Paradox also includes the latest science on how to positively impact a babys developing brain and includes a program to guide readers towards healthy eating, providing recipes and supplements.

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    by James Anderson
    £16.99

    THE DEFINITIVE AIR FRYER COOKBOOK FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING, TWOCHUBBYCUBS! Slimming blog sensations, Twochubbycubs, have sold hundreds of thousands of copies of their books - they are loved for their super simple, accessible and healthy recipes for all - they're back this time with meals that can be made in the nation's favourite new kitchen gadget - THE AIR FRYER!Including 70 BRAND NEW breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack recipes - big on flavour and 500 calories or less - that ensure time spent in the kitchen is as faff-free and speedy as possible. *PRE-ORDER NOW*

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    by Michele Roberts
    £10.99

    French Cooking for One presents a wide variety of easy-to-follow budget-friendly recipes in which both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food is celebrated, from quick bites for busy days to sumptuous main courses, drawing on regional influences from Normandy to the Mediterranean. Featuring original ink illustrations.

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    by Laura Zavan
    £10.99

  • by Ole G. Mouritsen
    £38.49 - 123.99

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    by Vanessa Lavorato
    £18.99

    The most authoritative (and delicious) book on cooking with cannabis ever published

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    by Hazel Wallace
    £14.99

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    by Levi Roots
    £15.49

    TV chef, dragon slayer and bestselling author Levi Roots brings carnival to the kitchen with his hot'n'spicy Caribbean cookbook.

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    by Sonal Ved
    £18.99

    India Local is a cross-country culinary adventure complemented by mouth-watering photographs - an invaluable source for chefs and home cooks who wish to recreate the flavours Indian streets in their own kitchens. Texture, colour, flavour - the essence of India itself, intertwine and explode in this stunning cookbook. Celebrating the patent versatility and abundance of Indian cuisine, India Local focuses on India's street foods and chaats. It tells the story of a nation through its street offerings, from the bustling lanes of old Delhi and the alleyways of Lucknow to the swarming bylanes of Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The author takes you on a cross-country culinary adventure through the vibrant gullies of Surat to the hilly thoroughfares of Darjeeling, exploring along the way the kitchens-on-wheels from Jaipur to Gangtok all the way down to the hectic curbsides of Chennai.  Ved's glamorous yet approachable recipes meet Karam Puri's street-style photography, and together they guide you through the best chaats and street food in India. Pick from usuals like pani puri and vada pav, to special snacks by India's most innovative minds: hello, tawa paneer chaat and jinni dosa.  The book has recipes generously shared by Ved's chef friends and those promise to be as creative as they are satisfying. Besides, there are housemade specialities like the inviting papdi 'lasagne', barley-couscous tikki with raw mango cream, 8-layers dhokla chaat and more. Want to eat like a local? This book is for you.

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    £20.99

    Die toskanische Küche ist ebenso einfach wie raffiniert, gleichsam bürgerlich wie gehoben, aber stets ein authentischer,abwechslungsreicher Hochgenuss. Vom rustikalen Panzanella-Salat bis zu köstlichen Cantuccini: Eine Sammlung von 80kuratierten Rezepten, allesamt traditionell aber kreativ interpretiert. Mit wertvollen Anregungen, spannender Warenkunde sowie Empfehlungen passender toskanischer Weine.

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    by Dr Marie-Pierre St-Onge
    £18.99

    What you eat direcly impacts how you sleep. Drawing on accessible science and packed with 75 simple recipes and a 28-day meal plan, this book by a reknowned nutrition scientist and recipe developer unlocks the natural keys to better sleep.

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    by Ilona Chovancova
    £11.99

    Enjoy the classic teatime experience with 40 treats, all with Bonne Maman products used either in the bake itself or as a topping!

  • by Sam Milner
    £5.99

    From the bestselling authors of The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook, this handy guide covers the most popular ingredients and their correct cooking times and temperatures. The flip-chart design makes it easy to see everything at a glance. With a hook and a magnetic adhesive strip provided, you can hang or attach the guide to many kitchen surfaces, so the information is always at hand.

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    by Carina Contini
    £18.99

    In this book Carina Contini shares 100 tried-and-tested dishes for sharing with family and friends including small plates, soups, hearty pastas, meat, seafood dishes, salads, drinks, dolci and other treats. The recipes come from many different parts of Italy, showcasing the rich variety of Italian regional cooking.

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    by Toby Amidor
    £11.49

    From a bestselling author and nutritionist, a cookbook of simple homemade tonics and juice shots–as delicious as they are beneficial to your physical and mental health. There's a reason why functional health drinks crowding the grocery store shelves have become so popular. They provide a one-and-done solution to achieving our nutritional goals. But they are also mass-produced and come with a hefty price tag. In Health Shots, nutritionist Toby Amidor offers a better, more affordable way—with recipes for tonics, tinctures and shots that support health with minimal processing, minimal cost, and maximum benefits.  Amidor covers juicing, blending, straining, and steeping—with an overview of food safety, and how to take tonics as part of a healthy eating plan. Each recipe also contains a “tonic tip” providing additional insight on key ingredients, substitutions, or what to do with leftover ingredients to minimize food waste.

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    by Rebecca King
    £14.99

    Packed with simple strategies and practical tools, How to Eat Well for Adults with ADHD helps ADHDers overcome common struggles in the kitchen and transform their relationship with food.

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    by Anne Mendelson
    £15.99

    Spoiled is an unflinching and meticulous critique of the glorification of fluid milk and its alleged universal benefits. Anne Mendelson's groundbreaking book chronicles the story of milk from the Stone Age peoples who first domesticated cows, goats, and sheep to today's troubled dairy industry.

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    by Sharon Horesh Bergquist
    £18.99

    A paradigm-shifting approach to wellness that reveals how the right levels of stress are actually good for you and how stress can help you unlock the body's natural ability to stave off aging, prevent disease, and improve metabolic health.What if we've gotten stress wrong?There's a breakthrough happening in the study of wellness and longevity. We know that excessive stress can be toxic, but emerging new research reveals that too little stress is just as bad for you as too much.Dr. Sharon Bergquist, a pioneering physician and leading stress researcher, is at the forefront of this movement. In The Stress Paradox, she explains that our bodies are designed to heal and repair themselves, but we need the right amount and type of stress to rejuvenate at a cellular level.Many modern comforts have inadvertently increased our risk of mental and physical illness by causing us to underutilize our inherited response to challenges. Our need for stress is so deeply embedded in our genes that you can't achieve good health without it! Dr. Bergquist reveals how to optimize five key stressors to maximize mental, emotional, and physical resilience and reap a host of health benefits, from staving off dementia to increasing the years of your life. These simple lifestyle changes can keep your mind sharp, improve your mood, increase energy and metabolism, support a healthy gut, maintain a healthy weight, and decrease your risk of serious diseases like cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimer's.Eating more plant "toxins" in foods like vegetables, dark chocolate, and spicesExercising with intermittent bursts of intense movementEngaging in heat and cold therapy to awaken your body's ancient healing pathwaysFasting most effectively for your circadian biologyChallenging yourself mentally and emotionally while managing unhealthy stress levels Rooted in cutting-edge science and complete with customizable protocols, workouts, and recipe templates, The Stress Paradox is an accessible life-changing roadmap to dramatically increase health, happiness, and longevity.

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    by Drew Ramsey
    £11.99 - 16.99

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    by James Collier
    £15.49

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    by Alexander Hart
    £11.99

    Get your lunch organized in record time with this foolproof, Keto cookbook. Sometimes it seems like too much of a chore to get your lunch prepped for the day ahead, especially if you're trying to follow a specific program like the Ketogenic diet. We can often run out of inspiration too, meaning we end up with the same dull lunch every day - a drudgery which makes healthy eating much harder than it should be. The 5-Minute Keto Lunchbox aims to make prepping your lunch each day a breeze - ensuring your days are deliciously healthy and will help you achieve ketosis. The 52 recipes in this book cover a range of simple and tasty keto lunches. There's also advice throughout on how to make bulk lunches for your week, if that's your style, and how you might be able to overhaul last night's leftovers into a great midday meal.

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    by La Taverne De Zhao
    £8.99

    The ultimate book of dumplings!Learn how to perfect the beloved dumpling at home with Dumplings. This delicious, colourful book features 21 dumpling recipes, from pork and cabbage, crystal prawn, and cabbage and tofu, to four-flavour, golden fish, and nanjing. With a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to making your own dumpling wrappers, easy-to-follow recipes for all the Flavors imaginable, plus all the basics, this book will leave you never wanting store-bought dumplings ever again!

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    by Sandra Mahut
    £8.99

    The ultimate book of donuts!Learn how to perfect the beloved donut at home with Donuts. This delicious, colourful book features 21 donut recipes, from classic sugar-glazed, chocolate, and sugar and cinnamon, to strawberry and white chocolate, marshmallow and sprinkles, and apple crumble. With a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to making your own dough, easy-to-follow recipes for all the flavours imaginable, plus all the basics, this book will leave you never wanting store-bought donuts ever again!

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    by Roberta Hall McCarron
    £18.99

    In The Changing Tides, award-winning chef Roberta Hall McCarron shines a light on the abundance and quality of Scottish produce, and how it has inspired her delicious, hyper-seasonal approach to cooking. Includes over a hundred recipes for the home cook and also features a skills section with basic game and seafood prep.

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    by James Walters
    £20.99

    An exploration of modern East Mediterranean cuisine, brought to you by restaurant, meal-kit and food brand Arabica.  Based on the authors extensive travels, this cookbook is rich in location photography, vintage artwork and sumptuous food photography, and celebrates the art of sharing small plates to bring friends and cultures together around the dinner table.

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    by FERRANDI Paris
    £21.99

    FERRANDI Paris, the French School of Culinary Arts-dubbed the "Harvard of gastronomy" by Le Monde newspaper—provides the ultimate reference on preparing and cooking all types of meat.>Written by the culinary school's experienced teaching team of master chefs and adapted for the home cook, this fully illustrated cookbook provides concise, expert guidance through forty-two fundamental techniques and seventy recipes that form the building blocks of the illustrious French cooking tradition, explained step by step in text and images. Practical information is presented in tables, diagrams, and sidebars for handy reference. Easy-to-follow recipes are graded for level of difficulty, allowing readers to develop their skills over time. Whether you are an amateur home chef or an experienced professional, this extensive reference provides everything you need to master the world-class culinary school's recipes and techniques for preparing meat.

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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