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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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    This section lays out the concepts of extraction of food-based bioactive molecules, along with both conventional and modernized extraction techniques, as well as the available sources, biochemistry, structural composition, and potential biological activities of bioactive compounds.

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    Explores the sources, biochemical properties, metabolism, health benefits, and safety of bioactive ingredients for nutraceutical and functional food products. Emphasis is given to linking the molecular and chemical structures of biologically active components in foods to their nutritional and pharmacological effects on human health.

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    by Pop Press
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    Delicious drinks with a slow burnWith 60 toe-curling tipples and scrumptious spritzes inspired by your favourite romantic stories, realms and tropes, A Coupe of Thorns and Rosé is the perfect companion to add some serious spice to your reading nook or bookclub. Whether you fancy an Atlas Spritz to toast to bitter rivals, a High Lady Between The Sheets to serve your Shadow Daddy, or an Empyrean Espresso Martini to bond over, this book has a drink for every romantasy fan (even Tam stans - try the Green-eyed Fairy). With beautiful illustrations throughout, simple methods and a reading checklist, this is an absolute must for any TBR.

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    by Dr Federica Amati
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    by Kenji Morimoto
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    Fermenting expert Kenji Morimoto shows how to make delicious, health-boosting ferments and use them to stunning effect in your everyday cooking.

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    Wine as commodity has received enormous academic attention, while wine as gift has largely eluded significant dedicated research and analysis. This book addresses this lacuna with insights from leading scholars from a range of disciplines exploring wine as gift in different moments of history.

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    by Cece Bailey Page
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    Delightful illustrations complement 57 easy-to-make cocktail (and mocktail) recipes in this essential bar book

  • by Gooseberry Patch
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    Appetizers, finger foods, snacks, tailgating must-haves! This purse-size book is use-able, gift-able and stocking stuff-able.

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    by Gooseberry Patch
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    Grandma's best-loved recipes were never written down, they were always just "a pinch of this, a dash of that,

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    by Spud Man
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    The debut cookbook from the jacket potato supremo himself

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    by Johanna Le Pape
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    by Bertrand Larcher
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    by Heather Whinney
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    PRE-ORDER THE ESSENTIAL VEGETARIAN SLOW COOKER COOKBOOK---The slow cooker is the ultimate one-pot, hands-off way to make everyday delicious. Whatever the time of year, there is nothing more satisfying than knowing mealtimes are sorted. From pot to table, cooking in the slow cooker is minimal effort for maximum flavour with all ingredients thrown together in one pot and cooked low and slow..Eating more vegetables all year round has never been so easy. From light and bright Thai Green Curry to fresh and fragrant Stuffed Aubergines to comforting and earthy Miso Ramen to warming and hearty Mac and Cheese with Butternut Squash, there is a slow cooker recipe inside for anyone who wants to eat vegetarian and vegan meals that fit around their busy lives.

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    by The COOK Kitchen
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    Food has the unique power to bring people closer together and here COOK have gathered 100 of their most treasured and popular recipes to recreate at home whether you are short on time, looking to entertain with a minimum of fuss, or wishing to push the boat out with style and panache for weekend entertaining or special nights in. From the iconic chicken alexander and Moroccan lamb tagine to amazing pavlovas and gin and tonic semifreddo, there is something here for everyone, from worknight wonders to weekend cook-ins. Ingredients are sourced from planet friendly suppliers, with a constant emphasis on reducing the environmental footprint in the process. Chapters include Worknight Wonders, Feeding the Family, Relax, it's the Weekend, Special Nights In, Cooking for a Crowd and Desserts.At work and in life, we could all do with rediscovering the original spirit of the COOK story. Good people. Good food. Sitting down together. Serving up Joy.

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    by Nick Vadasz
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    A cookbook from the UK's leading pickles brand, showing you how to make your own pickles and ferments at home, then how to cook with them in flavour-packed and gut-loving recipes.

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    by John Bersani
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    Journey through Chianti with John Bersani as he presents over 40 authentic Italian recipes, interwoven with personal tales and traditions—ideal for anyone enchanted by Italy or passionate about true Italian cooking.

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    by Clara Silverstein
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    The Boston Chef's Table brings over 50 recipes from the best chefs in the Boston area right to your kitchen. These contemporary recipes represent the very best Boston has to offer from Ravioli with Roasted Peaches and Pistachio Pesto to the classic Hot New England Lobster Roll to Boston Cream Pie. Inside you'll findOver 50 recipes customized for home cooks from longstanding institutions of Boston Savory color photos of recipes and chefs that invented themContact information and profiles on famous chefs and restaurants in BostonSidebars spotlighting the city's culinary history and ethnic food enclavesEasy yet comprehensive steps to recreate your favorite appetizers, entrees, desserts, and more!

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    by Loulla Astin
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    by Claire Criscuolo
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    50 Vegetarian Recipes from 50 Years of Claire's Corner Copia by Claire Criscuolo will be a 50th anniversary celebration cookbook divided into seven chapters: Breakfast, Appetizers & Little Plates, Soups & Salads, Entrees, Dressings & Sauces, Deserts, and Mocktails & Smoothies.

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    by Brigid O'Hora
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    Expert, no-nonsense and fun advice on getting the best out of your wine experiences

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    by Michael Greger
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    Sunday Times bestselling author Michael Greger brings his nutritional science accumen to this beautiful cookbook with 100+ recipes to slow aging and improve health.

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    by David K. (Purdue University, Texas Tech University, University of Houston & et al.
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    by Asma Khan
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    "The soul of my cooking is the symphonic layering of vibrant flavours that work together like instruments in an orchestra." - Asma KhanInternationally renowned chef and award-winning author Asma Khan returns with a masterclass on building flavour in your cooking through the intuitive principles of Indian cookery. Structured around the six core ayurvedic flavours, namely: Tangy, Bitter, Hot, Sweet, Sour, and Salty and how they correlate to the six seasons in Bengal, this book aims to simplify Indian cookery by giving you the building blocks/foundations to build balanced flavours - as well as empowering homecooks to apply these processes more intuitively to their own dishes with core techniques. Including 80 flavourful, nourishing and healing recipes, as well as ayurvedic principles and veg-forward cooking this book seeks to honour the earth and traditional cooking techniques for the modern kitchen.

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    by Elly Smart
    £18.99

    Here's how to make plants the centre of every meal. We're talking veg-centric main courses with main character energy. From decadent and delicious plant-based lasagne with creamy bechamel sauce, to hot honey halloumi burgers and lemon drizzle cookies. This is big flavour, without compromise, and guilt-free eating that benefits you and the planet. We all want to incorporate more plants into our diets and know that variety is key when it comes to our health - but every meal doesn't need to be super-loaded, super-food salad when what you're really craving is a bowl of steamy pulled "pork" noodles. With a background in plant-based recipe development, Elly Smart aka @ellysplate has some of the smartest tricks for incorporating highly nutritious ingredients into your diet without you even noticing. She is a champion of flavour and each recipe is protein-packed and balanced for ultimate vegan comfort. Featuring over 75 main course dishes to take you through the week from 10 minute dinners to plant-centric, dinner party centrepieces.

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    by Scott Harrison
    £14.99

    Scott Harrison, founder of The Six Pack Revolution, is back with his second book after the Sunday Times bestselling Eat Your Way to a Six Pack. With a focus on high protein meals, all able to be cooked in 30 minutes or less, this complete plan will have you eating and exercising your way to a six pack, with visible results in 75 days.Scott's life-changing programme, The Six Pack Revolution has helped a community of tens of thousands of people across 57 countries gain confidence and achieve the best shape of their lives - all with no calorie counting or weighing scales in sight.

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    by Ben McCabe
    £10.99

  • by Becky Johnson
    £6.99

    Thai cuisine is one of the most popular ways of eating, and this fabulous book has 180 wonderful, fragrant recipes to try out.

  • by Ghillie Basan
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    An inspiring addition to any cook's bookshelf, this is a comprehensive introduction to the cuisine, its history, ingredients and techniques, and above all vibrant and healthy recipes.

  • by Jin Song Young
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    A fully illustrated practical instruction course and recipe collection on Korean cooking, and an introduction to its history, ingredients and culinary traditions.

  • by Stuart Walton
    £6.99

    The essential reference guide to a vast array of drinks, cocktails and how to make them, with fascinating details and invaluable tips of the trade.

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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