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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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    - Proudly Inauthentic Recipes from an Immigrant Kitchen
    by Ravinder Bhogal
    £19.49

    Jikoni means 'kitchen' in Kiswahili, a word that perfectly captures Ravinder Bhogal's approach to food.Ravinder was born in Kenya to Indian parents; when she moved to London as a child, the cooking of her new home collided with a heritage that crossed continents. What materialised was a playful approach to the world's larder, and Ravinder's recipes do indeed have a rebellious soul. They are lawless concoctions that draw their influences from one tradition and then another - Cauliflower Popcorn with Black Vinegar Dipping Sauce; Spicy Aubergine Salad with Peanuts, Herbs and Jaggery Fox Nuts; Skate with Lime Pickle Brown Butter; Tempura Samphire and Nori; Lamb and Aubergine Fatteh; or utterly irresistible Banana Cake accompanied by Miso Butterscotch and Ovaltine Kulfi. These proudly inauthentic recipes are what you might loosely call 'immigrant cuisine', with evocative stories from a past that illustrates the powerful relationship between food, people, place and identity. The tastes and smells of this brazen new world are sophisticated, welcoming, fresh, exciting and bold.

  • - Combine Traditional Yoga Poses, Pilates, and Dance with the use of a Hammock
    by Cassidy Wilson
    £15.49

    Aerial yoga is a new form of exercise that's changed the way people work out. If you're someone that's hated working out in the past, especially with traditional forms such as running and other cardio, this is definitely something to consider.But aerial yoga is something deeper than that. In fact, it's almost like an art. Aerial yoga helps two parts of you in particular: The body The mindIn order to help you achieve a level of awareness that you haven't before. If you've ever wondered how to get into aerial yoga, well now you can find out about it. this book will give you everything that you need to know to begin with aerial yoga.You might wonder how safe it is, or even if you need to be in top shape in order to do it. Well fortunately for you, you don't have to worry about that. It's a perfectly safe form of working out, and it's also a great way to build strength as well.So how do you begin with this? well, this book is a comprehensive guide in order to help you perform aerial yoga in the best way that you can. With this book, you'll learn everything that you need to know about aerial yoga, including: What is aerial yoga: what exactly is this popular exercise and why does it matter? How you can benefit from it: what are the benefits of aerial yoga both on the body, and on the mind. Tips to begin with aerial yoga: the best tips and tricks in order to help with your aerial yoga experience, and to make it better than ever. Cautions to take before you begin with aerial yoga: the things you need to know about aerial yoga before you begin. Poses to try with aerial yoga: the best poses that you can begin with, including how to do them exactly. FAQs about aerial yoga: everything that you need to know in a question and answer format about aerial yoga, and how you too can begin with it. What you need to get started: the equipment that you need in order to begin with aerial yoga, and how you can get started at home.Aerial yoga is more than jut pretty movements, it's a great physical activity that allows you to tap into the mental features of yoga, with the physical features of aerial acrobatics. You can learn a lot, and you will be surprised at what you can do with this. By the end of this book, you'll not only be inspired to do aerial yoga, but you'll be able to know how to get started with this fun and great fitness activity.

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    by Jessica Harlan
    £12.99

    Grab your takoyaki pan and whip up dozens of adorable, delicious recipes from traditional Japanese street foods to inventive breakfast-inspired creations and scrumptious mash-up bites. This delightful, illustrated cookbook takes you step-by-step through dozens of recipes to make with your takoyaki pan -- from the traditional Japanese "octopus ball" street foods to inventive creations inspired by kitchens around the world. Recipes include:Japanese classics ·Traditional octopus takoyaki ·Salmon onigiri (rice balls) ·Rice cups with salmon roe and seaweed ·Rangoon dumplingsWestern delights ·Arancini ·Cheesy hash brown bites ·Pigs in a blanket ·Jalapeno cornbread ballsSweets & desserts ·Matcha cake pops ·Molten brownie bites ·Sweet cream and berry dumplings ·. . . and many more!Whether you have a stove-top version or electric takoyaki pan, chef Jessica Harlan has you covered. She shows you how to mix up batters, prepare hidden centers, fry up your takoyaki creations and beautifully decorate and garnish them. These fun, delightful dishes are perfect for every occasion -- from afterschool snacks to entertaining finger foods.

  • - A Practical Guide to Renewed Health Through Nutrition
    by Adelle Davis
    £26.49

    In this extraordinary book, Adelle Davis, the nation's most highly regarded nutritionist, advises the millions who suffer from illness how to select the best foods that contain the most needed nutrients for repairing and rebuilding a sick body. Whether your trouble is arthritis, anemia, diabetes, heart attacks, infections, kidney or liver ailments, allergies, sexual problems, or almost any known disease, Miss Davis outlines a nutritional program to aid recuperation. She includes all the practical aspects of planning diets, her renowned anti stress formula, and invaluable tables of food composition. The tragedy of illness is that it prevents the full expression of outgoing, healthy emotions and creative ability. Here is a treasury of advanced nutritional information written in clear, layman's terms and backed by medical references. It will guide you to renewed health-get you well and keep you well. "The vast majority of sick persons, if given a ray of hope, will make every effort to recover. A nutritionist discusses the values of certain food and vitamins in curing disease and maintaining good health .

  • by Stanley Marianski
    £15.49

    "Spanish Sausages, Authentic Recipes And Instructions" is the first book written in English that describes Spanish sausages, their origin, composition, and instructions for making them. "Spanish Sausages, Authentic Recipes And Instructions" unveils secrets of sausage making as practiced in Spain for centuries.

  • - Make Your Bones Strong and Healthy In Less Time
    by CSN Correa & Joe
    £20.99

  • by G Edward Griffin
    £28.99

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    - Protein-rich recipes for vegetarians and vegans
    by Annie Bell
    £15.49

    Balancing your diet by consuming animal protein is straightforward - a chicken breast, fillet of salmon or lamb chop are nearly pure protein - but there is very little that offers the vegetarian, vegan - or flexitarian - that ease.

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    by Roopa Gulati
    £15.49

    The first in a brand-new series, chef, broadcaster and food writer Roopa Gulati celebrates the beautifully varied world of vegetarian Indian food. A traditionally vegetarian country, there is much to explore in Indian cuisine, with subtle regional differences often becoming apparent. The mouth-watering recipes within these pages include chard pakoras; twice-cooked cauliflower, saffron and almond masala; paneer and apricot koftas; and traditional channa dal, all of which are photographed by the legendary David Loftus. Alongside the 70 delicious recipes, Roopa also introduces readers to the key techniques and ingredients in Indian cooking, such as the all-important spice blends that will help you create a true Indian vegetarian feast at home.Also in the series: Japan, Mexico and Italy.

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    - More than 100 delicious recipes--pegan, vegan, paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, and more--for lifelong health
    by MD Hyman
    £23.99

    The companion cookbook to Dr. Hyman's New York Times bestselling Food: What the Heck Should I Eat, featuring more than 100 delicious and nutritious recipes for weight loss and lifelong health.

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    - The Beginner's Guide to Making Natural, Non-Alcoholic Fermented Drinks
    by Barbara Serulus
    £14.49

    Fermentation produces fantastic non-alcoholic drinks. Think of a fresh and tart kombucha, a thirst quenching water kefir, or an earthy beet kvass. They all fizz with healthy bacteria and they all surprise you with their complex taste. More and more, you''ll see these drinks offered in top restaurants and cocktail bars. But you can also make them yourself. Fermented drinks, with their natural sparkle and slightly yeasty taste, are a great alternative to wine or beer. They are perfect for those who want to consume less alcohol and those who want to give a pro biotic boost to their body.This book tells you everything you need to know to brew these healthy and alcohol-free drinks yourself. You will find accessible recipes with step-by-step illustrations, scientific background information on the fermentation process, and "juicy" anecdotes about the origin of these extraordinary drinks.

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    - The Only Book You Need for Your Small, Medium, or Large Air Fryer
    by Bruce Weinstein
    £14.99

    The only book you need to make the most of your air fryer, with 300+ delicious, healthy recipes from the bestselling authors of the INSTANT POT BIBLE.

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    - 85 delicious vegetarian recipes all for GBP1 per person
    by Miguel Barclay
    £13.49

    Over 80 delicious vegetarian recipes from the bestselling One Pound Chef.

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    by Mark Bittman
    £25.49

    The ultimate kitchen companion, completely updated and better than ever, now for the first time featuring colour photos.

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    - More than 50 Recipes for Young Cooks
    by DK
    £10.99

    Heather Whinney trained as a home economist and then went on to be the cookery school manager of the Cordon Vert cookery school. It was there she discovered her love of magazine and recipe writing, through editing the cookery pages of the Vegetarian magazine. She's written, edited, and styled recipes for Woman and Home, Good Housekeeping, Prima, and Family Circle. For DK, she's worked on Cook Express, There's a Vegan in the House, The Slow Cookbook, 100 Weight Loss Bowls and Gluten-free. She has written Virtually Vegan for Nourish publishing house.

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    - 100+ Everyday Anti-Inflammatory Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less (A Cookbook)
    by Carolyn Williams
    £13.49

    Meals That Heal, a riveting book by Carolyn Williams, is a must-have for all food and health enthusiasts. Published in 2019 by Simon & Schuster, this book falls under the genre of health and wellness. Meals That Heal is not just a cookbook, it's a guide to understanding the healing power of food. Carolyn Williams, a renowned nutritionist, has beautifully penned down her knowledge and expertise in this book. She enlightens readers about the relationship between food and our health, encouraging us to make more mindful and healthier food choices. If you are someone who believes in the power of a balanced diet and is always on the lookout for nutritious recipes, then this book is a perfect addition to your collection. Published by the prestigious Simon & Schuster, this book guarantees quality content that is both informative and engaging. Get your copy today and embark on a journey towards healthier living.

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    by Amy Croushorn
    £19.49

    The official guide to creating exceptional Disney-themed events with Mickey Mouse, the Little Mermaid, Moana, and more!

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    by Julie Neville
    £18.99

    Restaurant quality food that can easily be created in your own home.

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    - Simple Vegetarian Recipes Inspired by My Travels
    by Erin Gleeson
    £19.99

    This is a reimagining of the produce, flavors, and signature dishes of the Mediterranean coastline. The book offers 100 new vegetable-centric recipes immersed in the flavors of France, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, focusing on small plates and vegetarian adaptations of local dishes. Richly illustrated with atmospheric images of Mediterranean coastal villages, charming watercolor illustrations, and mouthwatering food photography,The Forest Feast Travels is an irresistible escape from the everyday, no matter where you might live.

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    - Celebrated libations & other fancy drinks
    by Joe Schofield
    £14.99

    A collection of classic and contemporary cocktails made with expert techniques for the cocktail aficionado.

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    by Wendy Jo Peterson
    £14.99

    Over 100 Quick and Easy RecipesWondering how get the most out of your Instant Pot or your favorite multi-cooker? This one-of a kind guide will walk you through what you need to know to start cooking with your Instant Pot today. It covers what you can cook to setting functions to keeping your pot looking (and smelling!) like new, plus what will happen step-by-step through the cooking process. You will also get over 100 tasty, family-friendly recipes for making delicious mains, appetizers, sides, breakfasts, and desserts--in a flash.Inside, you'll get the lowdown on getting to know your pot and all its features. Discover all that you and your Instant Pot can achieve, from cooking fluffy rice, beans from scratch, and creating roasts, soups, vegetarian, Mediterranean, Keto, and Indian dishes, to making homemade yogurt, baby food, and decadent desserts.* Prep, set it, and go* Compatable with Instant Potmodels and brands like Ninja All-in-One Multi-Cooker* Get hours back in your day* Save time without losing flavor* Baby-friendly recipesIncludes recipes to suit the entire family, including baby-friendly, keto, gluten free and vegan options created by two dietitians! Now you can serve up home-cooked meals in a fraction of the time of a slow cooker--without feeling guilty about not spending a lot of time in your kitchen.

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    - All you need to know in one concise manual
    by Louise Newson
    £10.99

    Written by a menopause specialist, this will give women and their families the facts for stages and symptoms and details for safe and effective treatments for their particular needs.

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    - Essential Recipes and New Explorations
    by Sean Brock
    £27.49

    In the follow-up to the award-winning and bestselling Heritage, Sean Brock writes the bible on Southern cooking and teaches all the elements of this beloved cuisine.

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    - Maximum flavour, minimum fuss: the ultimate in vegan food
    by Niki Webster
    £19.49

    ''What a ridiculously good book! From belly-busting breakfasts and mega mains to decadent desserts, Rebel Recipes has the lot!'' Henry & Ian, BOSHGet ready for vegan food like you''ve never tasted before! You won''t find any limp lettuce or boring old-school vegan dishes here. Instead, within these delectable pages, Niki Webster gathers some of her favourite recipes for her rebellious debut book.Expect to find all kinds of awesomeness, such as:mouth-watering spicy Indian crepesbaked aubergine with cashew cheese and pestosweet potato, cauliflower and peanut stewand chocolate cherry espresso potsIt''s deliciously indulgent plant-based food like you''ve never experienced.Based on the hit blog of the same name, Rebel Recipes is the debut book for Niki Webster, an exciting food writer who has worked with brands like Waitrose, Holland & Barrett and many others.Rebel Recipes is unashamedly about taste; it''s all about pleasure, vibrancy and flavour ΓÇô food for the soul that happens to be good for you (and the planet) too. Vegan food has never tasted so good.

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    - Bold Recipes and Essential Techniques to Inspire Young Cooks
    by MasterChef Junior
    £14.99

    Creativity, hard work, and lots of fun-that's what it takes to cook like a master. Beloved television competition show MasterChef Junior fosters all of this within each of its pint-size home cooks, and what they whip up is truly impressive. This book aims to give any aspiring young chef the tools he or she needs to hone essential cooking skills, with 100 recipes inspired by dishes that the contestants served in the first five seasons, as well as timeless techniques, tips, and advice. With this book, anyone can become an excellent cook.

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    by F. Paul Pacult
    £11.49 - 15.99

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    - Make-Ahead Pitcher Drinks for Every Occasion
    by Maggie Hoffman
    £11.99

    A hip, accessible guide to batch cocktail-making for entertaining, with 65 recipes that can be made hours-or weeks!-ahead of time so that hosts and hostesses have one less thing to worry about as the doorbell rings.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEEDAs anyone who has hosted a dinner party knows, cocktail hour is the most fun part of the evening for guests-but the most stressful for whomever is in charge of keeping the drinks flowing. The solution, though, is simple: batch it! In this fun collection, Maggie Hoffman offers 65 delicious and creative cocktails that you don't have to stir or shake to order; rather, they are designed to stay fresh when made ahead and served out of a pitcher. Recipes such as Tongue in Cheek (gin, Meyer lemon, thyme, Cocchi Rosa), Friendly Fires (mezcal, chile vodka, watermelon, lime), Birds & Bees Punch (rum, cucumber, green tea, lemon), and even alcohol-free options are organized by flavor profile-herbal, boozy, bitter, fruity and tart, and so on-to make choosing and whipping up a perfect pitcher of cocktails a total breeze.

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    - An A-Z of all things tequila, mezcal and agave spirits
    by Eric Zandona
    £15.49

    An A-Z compendium of everything you need to know about tequila and agave spirits.

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    - Fresh and Vibrant Recipes from a Unique Mediterranean Island
    by Ursula Ferrigno
    £15.49

    Discover the unique fusion of flavours that Sicilian food has to offer and bring some Mediterranean sunshine into your own kitchen.

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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