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A Cookbook For Winter
A Cookbook For Winter
When it’s chilly outside, make the most of being holed up indoors and get creative in the kitchen with these comforting and nourishing recipes. And if you do have to venture outside, why not pack some sustaining snacks for winter walks and perhaps a flask of something hot to drink. Featuring more than 95 recipes for winter eating and entertaining, from soups and stews...
Bee Bible
Bee Bible
by
Sally Coulthard
Is really true that, if bees go extinct, civilisation could only last four years? Sally Coulthard takes the reader on a fascinating flight through the history, science, folklore, behaviour, and cultural significance of the bee. From the earliest evidence of keeping honeybees to why a bee sting hurts, or how bees talk to each other, make honey and build their hives,...
Christmas Cookies
Christmas Cookies
A joyous collection of over seasonal baking recipes that all the family can enjoy. Decoration hints and tips are followed by recipes for more than 60 different cookies, from Jolly Santas, Coconut Snowballs, Frosted Fir Cones and Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups to Reindeer Pretzel Cookies and Meringue Snowmen. Go all out with packaging ideas for giving your home-baked treats as gifts...
Everyday Comfort : 100 Balanced & Healthier Versions
Everyday Comfort : 100 Balanced & Healthier Versions
This debut cookbook showcases balanced and nourishing versions of comfort food classics, Friday night feasts and decadent desserts. With a little knowledge, clever shortcuts, some basic kit and a handful of ingredients, you can get the very best out of 100 family favourites. Good food is one of life's greatest joys, and Katie’s mission...
Festive - Simple Recipes Crafts & Traditions
Festive - Simple Recipes Crafts & Traditions
Create lasting memories with the family and embrace your festive spirit with this collection of Christmas traditions both old and new. Here are simple recipes, styling tips and crafts to make your celebrations meaningful and beautiful without the big spend. Recipes include Mini gingerbread house biscuits, Brie and cranberry waffles, Christmas Cake...
Foolproof Freezer
Foolproof Freezer
by
Rebecca Woods
Organized by the most familiar frozen ingredients and with a few fresh additions, you'll find anything from Fish Pie to Flatbreads and Sweetcorn Fritters to Seafood Gumbo, in this useful collection of reliable recipes.
Foolproof Freezer will be the go-to favourite for anyone looking for a tasty meal that is no fuss and easy on the pocket.
Publisher: Quadrille...
Foolproof One Pot - 60 Simple and Satisfying Recipes
Foolproof One Pot - 60 Simple and Satisfying Recipes
by
Alan Rosenthal
One-pot cooking cuts down on washing up, requires minimal kitchen space and tends not to be overly complicated. What's not to love? Foolproof One-Pot celebrates throwing ingredients into a single dish and letting the oven do the work. Alan Rosenthal offers amazing new ways to elevate classics, as well as revealing new sure-to-be...
Ginger Pig Christmas Cook Book
Ginger Pig Christmas Cook Book
From the award-winning Ginger Pig butchers, here are all the recipes you need for the most important meal of the year, plus all the other get-togethers of the festive season. In addition to delicious dishes there's a wealth of helpful advice, from how to stuff a bird to the art of building a festive cheese board. Whether you're feeding a crowd or cooking for just...
How To Fix The Perfect Cocktail
How To Fix The Perfect Cocktail
What would a Manhattan be without orange bitters, or an Old-fashioned without angostura bitters? Adam Elan-Elmegirab presents the results of a decade of research into how bitters came to be an integral part of the perfect cocktail, taking us from the early days of snake-oil salesmen to the birth of the cocktail, Prohibition and the renaissance of bitters as an essential...
Jay Rayner Nights Out At Home Recipes & Stories
Jay Rayner Nights Out At Home Recipes & Stories
The award-winning food critic presents delicious, achievable recipes inspired by restaurant creations that have stolen his heart. They include a cheat’s version of the Ivy’s famed crispy duck salad, brown butter and sage flatbreads from Manchester’s Erst, miso-glazed aubergine from Freak Scene and instructions for making the...
Mary Makes It Easy - The New Ultimate Stress-free Cookbook
Mary Makes It Easy - The New Ultimate Stress-free Cookbook
In this brand-new collection of 120 recipes, published alongside her new BBC Series, Mary shares her tips and tricks to make home cooking stress-free, easy and - of course - delicious. Divided into clear chapters featuring one-pot recipes, 5-ingredient meals, easy bakes and desserts as well as store cupboard favourites. Each recipe is beautifully...
Nigel Slater A Thousand Feasts
Nigel Slater A Thousand Feasts
Whether at his own kitchen table, soaked in a fisherman’s hut in Reykjavik, sitting calmly in a moss garden in Japan or sheltering from a blizzard in a Vienna Konditorei, Nigel Slater has kept note of the small things, events and happenings that gave pleasure before disappearing forever. Here he celebrates details like enjoying a soup for breakfast, packing...
Ottolenghi Simple
Ottolenghi Simple
by
Yotam Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi's award-winning recipes are always a celebration: an unforgettable combination of abundance, taste and surprise.
Ottolenghi SIMPLE is no different, with 140 brand-new dishes that contain all the inventive elements and flavour combinations that Ottolenghi is loved for, but with minimal hassle for maximum joy.
Bursting with colourful photography,...
Quiz Actually The Festive Family Film Quiz Book
Quiz Actually The Festive Family Film Quiz Book
by
Shooman, Joe
This book is packed full of tricky, fun and entertaining quiz questions that will test you and your loved ones on the Christmas movies we watch every year. Get ready to find out who really knows their Christmas crackers from their Christmas turkeys, and their Miracle on 34th Street from their Nightmare On Elm Street. It's time to...
RHS 50 Ways to Outsmart a Squirrel & Other Garden Pests
RHS 50 Ways to Outsmart a Squirrel & Other Garden Pests
by Simon Akeroyd
Discover clever methods for protecting your plants and crops without harming wildlife in this engaging and humorous compendium... If, in despair and dejection, you've been tempted to reach for a bottle of insecticide or order an animal trap, then think again; here's a whole book of handy tips and tricks.' Gardens Illustrated...
RHS The Little Book of Cacti & Succulents: The complete guide to choosing, growing and displaying
RHS The Little Book of Cacti & Succulents: The complete guide to choosing, growing and displaying
by Mitchell Beazley
With fans far and wide, cacti and succulents come in myriad shapes and sizes too. These firm favourites of Instagram influencers are perfect for adding greenery indoors, and can add structure and detail to outdoor spaces as well. Smaller plants are companions for 'generation...
RHS The Little Book of Wild Gardening: How to work with nature to create a beautiful wildlife haven
RHS The Little Book of Wild Gardening: How to work with nature to create a beautiful wildlife haven (Hardback)
by Holly Farrell
The Little Book of Wild Gardening is a guide for anyone wanting to garden in a more sustainable, natural way. Working with nature benefits not just the garden, but also the gardener, wildlife and the wider environment. Divided into sections for different garden areas...
River Cottage Great Roasts
River Cottage Great Roasts
Let the oven do the work with these quick and simple recipes from the River Cottage kitchen. All you need are good ingredients, an oven and some simple bakeware to create easy weeknight dinners, showstopping Sunday roasts, fuss-free breakfasts, tea-time treats and indulgent puds. Recipes include: Spiced whole cauliflower with preserved lemon and yoghurt; Roast mushrooms...
Simply Jamie
Simply Jamie
Whatever time pressures you might face, these tried and tested recipes will slot smoothly into the rhythms of your week. Here are 20-minute-to-table dishes, no-time-to-shop cupboard rescues, and weekend wins that create smart leftovers and make mealtimes a doddle in the following days. Recipes include Jarred Pepper Pasta, Roasted Veg with Camembert Fondue, Batch-It-Up Bolognese, Gochujang...
The Book Of Pasta
The Book Of Pasta
This masterclass on Italy’s iconic ingredient presents easy weeknight meals, impressive weekend dinners, and recipes for every occasion in between, such as Mafaldine with escarole and olives, Bavette with bagna cauda and crunchy vegetables, and Fusilloni with zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and salted ricotta. Includes recipes for every taste, diet, budget, and bandwidth, with...
The Christmas Book
The Christmas Book
An exploration of the artistic and cultural influence of Christmas, presented through a range of beautiful and significant artworks from across the ages - the ultimate cultural companion to the festive season. Rich and evocative images of paintings, books, prints, sculptures, textiles, ceramics, and photography are thoughtfully paired to highlight similarities and contrasts between...
The Cocktail Cabinet : Gin (70 Essential Recipes)
The Cocktail Cabinet : Gin (70 Essential Recipes)
Whether you prefer a simple gin and tonic, a bubbly French 75, or more modern creations like the bramble, gin is the foundation of some truly great cocktails. Without it, we wouldn’t have the martini, the Tom Collins, or the negroni. With mid-century-inspired illustrations and easy-to-follow recipes, this deck is the ideal pick for budding...
The Essentials - Cheese Tools
Introducing the essential kit for your cheese board - a refined toolbox in an elegant book-like box that makes the perfect going-away gift. Inside, you'll find three knives suitable for your favorite cheese varieties. From soft Brie to crumbly Blue Cheese and robust Parmesan, we've got you covered. All products are made of stainless steel and are dishwasher safe.Included in this set:• 1 Pronged...
The Get-Ahead Christmas Cook
The Get-Ahead Christmas Cook
A stress-busting guide for the festive period, with fail-safe recipes that can be prepared and often made ahead, along with hints, tips and menus for the big day and beyond. Classic and original recipes cover everything from canapes for drinks parties to hassle-free ideas for all kinds of seasonal entertaining, as well as foolproof recipes for Christmas Day, including...
The Little Book Of One-Pot Meals
The Little Book Of One-Pot Meals
All made in one vessel - whether it be pot, pan or tin - these recipes allow you to cook delicious, fuss-free food with maximum taste and minimal hassle. Here are recipes for air-fryers, slow cookers, hobs and ovens; meals for every occasion, from quick weeknight favourites to delicious date-night treats; budget-friendly recipes to help keep costs down; and a variety...
The Philosophy Of Pickles & Fermented Foods
The Philosophy Of Pickles & Fermented Foods
More than the latest health trend, pickling and fermentation are techniques that have been used by people across the globe in food preparation for millennia. And they are part of a region's cultural heritage, passed from generation to generation, whether it's the Korean kimjang - the making and sharing of kimchi - the Japanese preparation of the nukadoko...
Engenius Bounce Marble Run
Renowned winner of ‘Gift of the Year’, the ‘Engenius Contraption’ series is growing... and this exciting new addition to the range will soon be turning heads. The all-new motor-driven lift raises a column of marbles, ejected one by one down a slide and onto a series of miniature trampettes... the balls bouncing from one to the next before returning via the spiral hopper. It’s...
Engenius Helix Marble Run
Another all-new addition to the Engenius range, the ‘Helix’ has been designed with both simplicity and reliability in mind. An elegant combination of laser-cut plywood parts and paper straws, this kit is straightforward yet rewarding to build. Inspired by Victorian cast iron engineering, the balls revolve three times around a helical track that’s over two metres in length. The motor-driven...
Scratch Map Ocean Edition
Scratch Map Ocean Edition
Let’s face it, Scratch Map® maps make great gifts that are good to give – so we want to give you as many options to suit the intended recipient. Scratch Map®Oceans map is our first world map poster printed on clear acrylic, and boy has it caused a storm of excitement! With bright swathes of rainbow colour under shimmering silver foil.
The perfect...
The Globe DIY Model Kit
The Globe is a huge rotating model on a pedestal with classical panel designs and a secret drawer. A big challenge to make but a most rewarding result.
One of our Mechanical Robotime kits - designed for creative model makers, young and old.
Supplied in a gift box.
Finished model dimensions:
H:52cm x W:32.5cm x D:29cm
567 pieces.
Vitascope DIY Model Kit
The Robotime Vitascope is a precision made, laser cut DIY model kit. With ingenious interlocking parts and moving gears, not a drop of glue is needed to put it together.
Step by step instruction manual
Made from wood with a smooth finish
Exquisite gift packaging
Intriguing brain teaser
Great family project
Assembled size: L 223 * W 235 * H 255mm
Pieces: 183
After Dinner Quiz
After Dinner Quiz
A perfect accompaniment to any dinner party or family get-together. This After Dinner Quiz is designed to look like a delicious box of chocolates and is packed full of 300 questions on topics from General Knowledge, Sport, Entertainment and History. Lift the lid up and the questions are each printed on cards that look like chocolates nestled in a chocolate box tray. The instructions...
Anti Monopoly Board Game
Anti Monopoly Board Game
This board game may look familiar, but don't be fooled… this is Anti-Monolopy, the real-estate trading game for the 21st Century. This is a family favourite with an exciting twist! Players first have to choose Free Enterprise or Monopoly, then play under different rules depending on which option each selects. Competitors charge fair market value while monopolists...
Baffled
In this great family board game you need the memory of an elephant. In just 60 seconds you must memorise the position of the twelve symbol tiles... BUT prepare to be Baffled as the symbols constantly swap and change positions around the board! Baffled is cleverly designed so that children and adults have an equal chance of winning. Fun for ALL the family, who can survive on the Baffled board the longest......
Chess & Draughts Set
An elegant wooden chess and draughts set with integral drawers.
Dimensions: 34 x 31 x 6cm
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years of age as small parts may present a choking hazard.
Christmas Games
Introduce some fun and chuckles into your Christmas celebrations! This seasonal selection of crazy games and wacky pastimes is designed to entertain your family and friends throughout the festivities. This comprehensive compendium includes:Christmas Charades… festive mimes to get you moving!Santa’s Sack… think up crazy examples to random topics!Christmas Lists… can you remember...
Classic - Art Of Backgammon
Art of Backgammon features a 20th-century makeover with bold red and blue colors and typography, giving it an artsy impression. The set opens like a book, displaying a sleek, thin layer of acrylic board, inviting you to enjoy hours of strategic play. It also comes with easy-to-read instructions in English, French, and German. Suitable for 2 players and recommended for ages 5 and above.
Immerse yourself...
Classic - Art Of Chess
Discover "Art of Chess" - a special edition of our Classic Chess set. This design features wooden pieces, a board with a thin layer of acrylic for a reflective effect, and a high-quality art paper box with a striking black and silver foil stamp, inviting you to enjoy hours of strategic play. It also includes easy-to-read instructions in English, French, and German. Suitable for two players and recommended...
Classic - Domino
Elevate your cherished game of Dominoes with a new aesthetic twist that merges style and entertainment seamlessly. Our Domino game includes 28 wooden game pieces and easy-to-read English, French, and German instructions. It is recommended for up to 6 players and ages 4+.
This game is a part of our exclusive collection, "Classic", featuring high-quality products with beautiful palettes and typography....
Classic Brain Master
Classic Brain Master
This edition of the classic code breaking game offers high quality and superb value for money. The game really needs no introduction, but the idea is to guess the four colour combinations hidden behind the screen. Clues are given by the placing of white and black pegs to signify that a correct colour has been placed in the right place or a correct colour has been put in the...
Dapper Chap 6 in 1 Game Cube
6 in 1 Game Cube
Dominoes, Chess, Draughts, Playing Cards, Poker Chips included
Death By Chocolate Murder Mystery
Death By Chocolate Murder Mystery
Everyone's a suspect when murder is on the menu. And with a Classic Detective Murder Mystery you have everything you need to serve up the perfect murder mystery dinner party. First the invites, you choose which of your friends play which devious suspect and invite them to come along as that character. Then the shopping list, menu suggestions and recipes. Plus of...
Hammered Tool Box Game
Have fun but don’t be a tool with the new Tool Box Game, Hammered! is the perfect gift for any DIY fan or for anyone who fancies a laugh while they have a drink! With easy and engaging play it includes a wide variety of 50 different entertaining drinking games, plus a few extra bits to make sure the party gets started such as dice and a drawing pad. Packaged in a perfectly eye-catching gift pack,...
Host Your Own Family Quiz Night
It's the all-inclusive quiz game that allows everyone to join in the fun! The questions in this family-friendly quiz have been carefully crafted so that both kids and adults can play on a level playing field. Each card contains a multiple-choice question for younger players and a more challenging question for adults. Features an awesome range of fun questions covering eight popular topics, and can...
Host Your Own Pub Quiz
Packed with contents, our classic pub quiz has everything you need to recreate the fun of a local trivia challenge but without the sticky carpets and the smug team in the corner!
Suits Ages 14+ 2 Teams