How do you capture the intense flavour of freshly picked seasonal produce to enjoy all year round? Combining their experience as cooks, caterers, foragers and farmers, Anja, Jen and Mimi bring you the essential guide to preserving. With techniques and recipes handed-down through the generations and deliciously inventive recipes from their own kitchens, you ll soon learn: Basic principles and methods of preserving Equipment and ingredients to get you started Best preserving agents to use: sugar, honey, alcohol, vinegar and salt Stunning recipes from their classic Green Tomato Chutney to...
How do you capture the intense flavour of freshly picked seasonal produce to enjoy all year round? Combining their experience as cooks, caterers, fora...
One of the oldest yet simplest, tastiest and most nutritious breads you can make, Sourdough needs only flour, water, salt and a little time. But what if time is the one thing you don t have? In "Do Sourdough," Andrew Whitley a baker of over 30 years who has changed the way we think about bread reveals how the slow fermentation that s key to real sourdough can happen while we re asleep or at work. And by using his simple and fuss-free method, everyone can make this wonderful bread at home. Discover: - The basic tools and ingredients you need to get started - How to create and...
One of the oldest yet simplest, tastiest and most nutritious breads you can make, Sourdough needs only flour, water, salt and a little time. But what ...
Great leadership doesn't have to be a heroic act on a grand scale. When reduced to a simple intuitive process - two or more people working together effectively - we see it happening everyday in many small undetected ways. Having worked with hundreds of high-profile organisations during his career, Les McKeown has observed first-hand how the best leaders motivate and inspire those around them. In this text, a concise guide to improving your own natural leadership skills - whether you work with a single colleague or a team of hundreds.
Great leadership doesn't have to be a heroic act on a grand scale. When reduced to a simple intuitive process - two or more people working together ef...
Honey. Drizzled over a slice of fresh bread or eaten directly from the spoon is one of life s great pleasures. And with beehives springing up on urban rooftops, in next door s back garden even schemes for adopting bees or renting hives becoming a honey producer seems possible. So how easy is it and what s involved? By sharing the journey of 18-year-old beekeeper Orren Fox who clearly remembers what it s like to be a rookie you ll discover that keeping your own honeybees is easier than you think. Find out: How and where to set up your hive The tools and equipment you need to get...
Honey. Drizzled over a slice of fresh bread or eaten directly from the spoon is one of life s great pleasures. And with beehives springing up on urban...
When you get the right balance in life you can do amazing things: create, perform, lead a team, build a great company, raise a family. But so often the scales tip and we feel overwhelmed and stressed. Michael Townsend Williams, an adman turned yoga teacher and mindfulness coach, is an advocate of welldoing leading a busy and productive life, but not at the expense of our health and wellbeing. And key to this? Our breath. The crucial link between mind and body, our breath reflects what we re dealing with at any given moment. It tells us when we re out of our depth. With simple...
When you get the right balance in life you can do amazing things: create, perform, lead a team, build a great company, raise a family. But so often th...
So much goes unnoticed. We multi-task, switch between screens, work faster. When was the last time you paused to consider a beautifully made object or stunning natural landscape? Yet this is when our spirits lift, our soul is restored. Some say beauty is a luxury. But what if it is key to creating a better world for us all? Designer Alan Moore invites us to rethink not only what we produce whether it s a website, a handmade chair, or a business but how and why. With examples including Pixar, Apple, Yeo Valley and Blitz Motorcycles, we are encouraged to ask: is it useful and considered. Is it...
So much goes unnoticed. We multi-task, switch between screens, work faster. When was the last time you paused to consider a beautifully made object or...
In terms of using social media to grow your business, we are all looking for the next platform or app. That magic 'multiplier' that gets our story out in the world. But there is a danger that by doing just that, we are ignoring the tried and trusted tools right under our noses that just, well, work. Take the simple newsletter. It is one of the best ways to grow a business, build the community and culture of your brand. Like a tree needs its roots, a brand needs to build its roots too. A great newsletter can do that. And yet most people ignore it, dismiss it, or use it poorly. But this tool,...
In terms of using social media to grow your business, we are all looking for the next platform or app. That magic 'multiplier' that gets our story out...