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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 William Porter
    £11.49

  • - A Romanian Food & Folklore Cookbook
    by A M Ruggirello
    £37.99

  • - KETO FOR LIFE - Beautiful Ketogenic Diet Recipes That Deliver A Punch As Well As Weight Loss
    by Lorena Mueller
    £17.49

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    - Dumplings, Egg Rolls, Bao Buns, Sesame Noodles, Roast Duck, Fried Rice, and More-50 Recipes Inspired by Life in Chinatown
    by Chris Cheung
    £15.49

    From acclaimed chef Chris Cheung comes a cookbook inspired by growing up in New York's Chinatown-with a foreword by Maneet Chauhan, celebrity chef, author, and judge on The Food Network's Chopped There is a particular region in today's renaissance of Chinese cooking that is often overlooked: the food of Chinatown. Like many of his predecessors, chef Chris Cheung was inspired by the place where he grew up, lived, worked, and ate. From take-out orders at tiny hole-in-the wall teahouses to the lush green vegetables piled high at the markets, celebration dinners at colossal banquet halls to authentic home-cooked meals, Chinatown's culinary treasures and culture laid the groundwork for his career as a chef and serve as the creative force behind this book. In addition to learning the technique to make his widely revered dumplings, this cookbook includes fifty mouth-watering dishes that pay homage to the cooking traditions of Chinatown and celebrate this remarkable, resilient neighborhood. Cheung shares his thoughtful tour de force takes on timeless Chinese classics like potstickers, spring rolls, wonton soup, General Tso's chicken, beef and broccoli, scallion pancakes, har gow (shrimp dumplings), chicken chow mein, salt-and-pepper shrimp, lobster Cantonese, egg cakes, congee, and dozens of other delicious, authentic recipes perfect for cooks of all skill levels. Through personal insights, stories, and recipes, the author walks you through the markets, restaurants, and streets, providing a stunning portrait of this important cuisine and its countless contributions to American culture.

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    - A sommelier's tale of making it in the toxic world of fine dining
    by Victoria James
    £8.99

    An affecting memoir from a young sommelier, struggling to make her way into the glamorous but notoriously toxic restaurant world

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    - Good Food for Real Life
    by Angela Hartnett
    £19.49

    THE TIMES - BEST FOOD BOOKS OF 2022DAILY MAIL - COOKERY BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2022Over 80 recipes for Sunday suppers and midweek meals, packed full of flavour, from one of the UK's best-loved chefs'Everything one wants in a cookbook. Beautiful, elegant simplicity. Angela's gorgeous The Weekend Cook is a vital addition to any cook's kitchen' Stanley Tucci'This is a brilliant cookery book by a brilliant woman' Claudia Winkleman___________________An invitation to supper at Angela Hartnett's house is a real treat. Nestled in the heart of London's vibrant East End, you know you're going to get delicious food, great company and a relaxed atmosphere that is as far removed from the high-octane stress of a professional kitchen as it is from the awkward social anxiety that many of us face when hosting a dinner.Angela knows the secrets to throwing the most relaxed and enjoyable dinners for friends and family - sometimes mad, but always magical evenings that people talk about for months afterwards - and in this book she's going to share them. Recipes include:Potato and Wild Garlic SoupBraised OxtailWhole Trout with Almond and Herb StuffingSunday Night Cupboard SpaghettiQueen of PuddingsGreat flavours and simple recipes abound in these pages, each one a joy to cook and eat, from satisfying one-pot dishes and comforting risottos to perfect party food and bakes to feed a hungry crowd. Collected in these pages are over 80 recipes from one of Britain's most-loved chefs, as well as time saving tips and cheats that will take the stress out of hosting and allow you to enjoy your dinner parties without breaking a sweat. The only essential ingredients are friends and family . and lots of them.___________________'Incredible ... Every dish is heartfelt and flavour-led' Tom Kerridge'Whether you are planning a festive dinner party or a simple night in for two, Angela's sumptuous recipes will fill you with joy' Michel Roux Jr

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    This 41st edition of the authoritative South African wine guide features 211 Five Star wines out of over 8,000 wines reviewed. Platter's features descriptions of over 900 producers across the vibrant wine regions of South Africa.

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    - Eat to Beat Diabetes with 100 Easy Low-carb Recipes - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
    by Katie Caldesi
    £15.49

    80 quick and delicious recipes to help beat diabetes for good from bestselling authors Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi.

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    by Will Francis
    £10.99

    This new expanded edition of Cocktails of the Movies serves up over 70 of the greatest cocktails to have featured on film.

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    - Combining Great Craft Beer with Vegetarian and Vegan Food
    by Mark Dredge
    £14.99

    Beer and Veg has everything you need to enjoy great craft beer with vegetarian and vegan food, including the best suggestions for how to perfectly pair your beer to whatever dish you're eating, as well as 70 recipes which use beer as an ingredient.

  • - Daily Blood Sugar Log Book Journal, Organize Glucose Readings, Diabetic Monitoring Notebook For Recording Meals, Carbs, Physical Activities, Insulin Dosage
    by Teresa Rother
    £20.99

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    - 75 Delicious Protein-Packed Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes
    by Ryland Peters, (Ryland Peters & Small) Small
    £8.99

    Possibly a vegan's best friend, tofu is a wonderful protein packed, nutrient dense superfood containing iron and calcium and other essential vitamins and minerals. Plus it is super versatile and can be used in any number of sweet and savoury dishes from stir fries to smoothies.

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    - 65 Delicious Recipes for Sauces, Rubs, Marinades and More
    by Ryland Peters, (Ryland Peters & Small) Small
    £11.99

    Incredible flavours, inspiring ingredients, simple techniques - learn how to master the mortar and pestle and bring new sophistication to your cooking with 65 delicious recipes.

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    by Francesca Bonadonna
    £21.49

  • - HASHIMOTO BE GONE! - The Complete Meal Plan To Heal Your Body From Hypothyroidism and Thyroiditis
    by Amber Copeland
    £17.99

    Hashimoto''s disease is a type of autoimmune disorder. It may lead to hypothyroidism (i.e., underactive thyroid). When you have this disease, your thyroid gets attacked by your immune system. It causes immense damage to the thyroid gland as a result of which it fails to produce an adequate amount of thyroid hormones. Hashimoto''s disease causes inflammation (chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis), which eventually leads to hypothyroidism. Men and women of all ages and even children can get affected by this disease. Middle-aged women are more likely to get affected by this particular disease. Generally, a thyroid function test is suggested by the doctors for the detection of Hashimoto''s disease. This disease can be treated with close attention to diet and recipes which you will find below...Discover the Amazing Health Benefits of the Hashimoto Diet With These Recipes:ΓÿàHoneydew Smoothie BowlΓÿà Oven Roasted OkraΓÿà Wake-Up SmoothieΓÿà Cucumber Radish SalsaΓÿà Crispy Oven-Fried Fish TacosΓÿà Strawberry Mango SalsaΓÿà Grilled Salmon and VeggiesΓÿà Chapter 3: Main Course RecipesΓÿà Zucchini Noodles With Shrimp and Avocado PestoΓÿà Honey Ginger Shrimp BowlsΓÿà Beef and Sweet Potatoes StewΓÿà Herb and Goat Cheese OmeletΓÿà Mediterranean CodΓÿà Grilled Chicken and VeggiesΓÿà Stuffed PeppersΓÿà Brussels Sprouts With Honey Mustard ChickenΓÿà Quinoa Stuffed ChickenΓÿà Roasted Sunchoke SaladΓÿà Kale SaladΓÿà Taco Spaghetti Squash BoatsΓÿà Lemon Asparagus Chicken SkilletΓÿà Egg Roll in a BowlΓÿà One-pan Chicken PestoΓÿà BBQ JackfruitAnd so much more! Pick up your copy of the book right now by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page!

  • by taste. com. au
    £17.99

    RECIPES AND MENU PLANS FOR 800-CALORIE DAYS, 250-CALORIE LIGHT MEALS, 125-CALORIE SNACKS. Losing weight has never been so easy, so sustainable, or tasted so good. The Fast Revolution makes the entire process not just doable, but also fun. This is intermittent fasting without the fuss. Expertly curated by taste.com.au's food and nutrition teams, The Fast Revolution is packed with more than 100 quick and easy healthy recipes all made with fresh ingredients.The Fast 800 and 5:2 Diets have been international sensations, educating us with the latest science around the long-term health and weight-loss benefits of intermittent fasting. Now, Australia's number-one, most loved and trusted food brand, taste.com.au, brings you The Fast Revolution, an inspiring cookbook where intermittent fasting meets real life, with innovative meal plans, delicious recipes, and calorie guides, plus tips and tricks you need to stay on track.The Fast Revolution is designed for everyone - no matter who you are, no matter your size, gender, exercise level or your dietary preferences. The Fast Revolution delivers recipes and planning tools to maximise the benefits of intermittent fasting to help you hit your magic 800-calorie target. The Fast Revolution also brings you closer to enjoying all the scientifically proven benefits of intermittent fasting - from delayed ageing, to reduced risk of a huge range of chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Vive la Revolution! What's inside A game-changing formulaA perfect planner for fasting and non-fasting days. You certainly won't go hungry! The dishes in The Fast Revolution may be low in calories but they truly satisfy, with big flavour and lots of hearty goodness. They're also super easy to adapt for non-fasting days - just follow the tips for doubling or tweaking the recipe to make it more substantial. Mix and matchThe meal choices are vast, and tailored for you with a top 100 recipe selection that allows you to build your fast days and non-fast days, block by block, using the mix-and-match guides. With a thumbnail picture shown of each recipe, these guides make planning your day and your week a cinch, whether you're someone who plans ahead or on the run. Nutritional information on all recipesEach recipe comes complete with an inspirational full-page image, and loads of tips and information, including a full nutritional panel to help you track your protein, carbs and fats, and of course count calories which are big and bold throughout. Also included with each recipe are at-a-glance key guides to vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free recipes, as well as make-ahead options. Your Fast Revolution dayCreate your own 800-calorie day or follow our handy plans. Just think of each day in terms of three key building blocks: main meals, whether breakfast lunch or dinner (around 500 cals or less) light meals (around 250 cals or less) snacks (125 cals or less). This includes bites and quick snacks that need no preparation or cooking in an Easy Calorie Reckoner.Yes, snacks! They're an essential part of the formula to keep you satisfied and on track with your weight loss goals. That's because The Fast Revolution is all about real life, not denying life's pleasures ... like beer, wine and other treats that are so often on the 'banned' list for other diet plans. Whichever the plan, and whatever the recipes you choose for that day, it's a given that they will be easy, nutritious, family-friendly, and super tasty. You seriously can't go wrong.

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    - Delicious and Easy Recipes for Amazing Bubble Tea
    by Wendy Leung
    £10.99

    A bright, fun introduction to bubble tea, including 35 recipes and plenty of background about this trendy drink! From its origins in Taiwan, bubble tea, or boba, has developed legions of ardent fans across the globe. Often topped with chewy balls of tapioca or other toppings, this sweet treat is colorful, fun, and personalized. Now, with this boba book, bubble tea lovers can make it themselves using all-natural ingredients! Wendy Leung describes how she began her own bubble teashop, Hello Always Tea, and shares 35 favorite recipes--from the homemade tapioca balls she sells, to familiar blended teas (milk tea, taro, and fruit-based), to adventurous options (brown sugar; trendy milk and cheese foam tea; teas made with plant-based milks; and carbonated variations). She also includes a few snack recipes to round out your boba experience. Illustrated with bright and cheerful photography throughout (including photos from Wendy's travels in Taiwan), and packed with expertise about boba culture, The Boba Cookbook is a must-have boba recipe book for bubble tea enthusiasts. With 35 recipes featuring all-natural ingredients The Boba Cookbook is the perfect bubble tea book for boba fans ready to bring the phenomenon home, or for anyone looking for boba gifts for tea lovers.

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    - 300 Satisfying Recipes for Shedding Pounds and Gaining Lean Muscle
    by Tina Haupert
    £11.99

    Stop counting calories and transform your body while eating all the foods you love with The Everything Macro Diet Cookbook!

  • - The Classic USDA Farmers' Bulletin No. 1733 With Tips And Traditional Methods In Sustainable Gardening And Permaculture
    by U S Department of Agriculture
    £11.49

  • - The Miracle of the New High-Dose Fish Oil
    by Barry Sears
    £13.99

  • - The Zone Food Science Ranking System
    by Barry Sears
    £13.99

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    - Recipes and Techniques from the Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts
    by FERRANDI Paris
    £18.99

    FERRANDI Paris, the French School of Culinary Arts¿dubbed the ¿Harvard of gastronomy¿ by Le Monde newspaper¿provides the ultimate reference on cooking with vegetables. Infusing mealtimes with delicious vegetarian and flexitarian options has never been more important. Drawing on the expertise of the world-renowned professional culinary school FERRANDI Paris, this book offers a complete course on vegetables, with fifty step-by-step techniques for preparing, chopping, and cooking vegetables for optimal flavor, and more than seventy recipes. Following advice on how to equip your kitchen, the essential techniques cover everything from grating, seeding, and pureeing to poaching, blanching, and roasting more than eighty different vegetables varieties. The recipes¿from smoothies, soups, and soufflés to curries, risottos, and tarts¿lead aspiring chefs through every step, from basic tips to Michelin-level creations. Written by the school¿s experienced teaching team of master chefs and adapted for the home cook, this fully illustrated book explains, step by step in text and images, the fundamental techniques and recipes that form the building blocks of the illustrious French cooking tradition. 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 that bring plant-based abundance to your table.

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    - Simple recipes for easy everyday eating
    by Neven Maguire
    £18.99

    Neven Maguire's easy, everyday dinners to inspire you Monday to Friday!

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    - Spirit of the New World
    by Joseph Piercy
    £8.99

    A fun gift book incorporating history, culture and cocktail recipes of one of the world's most versatile spirits

  • - Transform your cooking with over 175 step-by-step recipes for great classic sauces, toppings, dips, dressings, marinades, mustards, condiments and accompaniments
     
    £6.99

    Whip up all the classic sweet and savoury sauces with ease, with how-to photographs throughout.

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    - Recipes Arranged by Flavour, to Suit Your Mood and Appetite
    by Ed Smith
    £18.99

    100 recipes to suit your mood, from award-winning food writer Ed Smith

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    - 90+ Easy Recipes You'll Love to Make-and Eat!
    by Sandra K Nissenberg
    £8.99

    Get your kids in the kitchen doing something they'll love with this fun and easy updated cookbook, perfect for all ages!

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    - Slow Down, Make Beer
    by James Morton
    £9.99

    The no-nonsense guide to making your favourite beer at home

  • - From Monstrous to Dubious to Delicious, 195 Heroic Recipes to Restore your Hearts!
    by Aimee Wood
    £32.99

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    by America's Test Kitchen
    £29.49

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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