Slow cooking doesn't have to be hard work. This title features 135 slow cooker recipes, including meals such as Lancashire Hot-Pot, Beef Stew, Seafood Chowder, Rabbit Casserole with Juniper, Moroccan Lamb with Honey and Prunes, and Spicy Tamarind Chickpeas.

A guide to making the most of your slow cooker, with over 200 recipes ranging from classic family meals to sophisticated dinners and modern creations. The slow cooker is ideal for fuss-free, one-pot meals, and cooks gently so that delicate foods like fish and fruit retain their texture.

This is the complete guide to successful pastry making, with 135 delicious recipes and all the essential information you need to make perfect pastry every time. It includes recipes for all the types of pastry, from shortcrust and choux to puff, strudel, hot-water crust and filo. It offers practical advice on preparing a range of tasty fillings, and recipes for great pie glazes and sauces.

Shows you how to make 140 jams, jellies, pickles, relishes and chutneys. In this title, every kind of preserve and pickle is covered in chapters on Jams and Conserves; Sweet Fruit Jellies; Marmalades; Curds, Butters and Cheeses; Sweet Fruit Preserves; Pickles; Chutneys; Relishes; Jellies; and Sauces and Mustards.

Features a range of classic and contemporary recipes, including seafood chowder, Boston baked beans, steak and kidney pie, moussaka, special fish pie, Vermont baked maple custards and chocolate cheesecake brownies. This title includes slow cooker recipes for soups, casseroles, curries and rich, satisfying puddings.

A cookbook that is dedicated to exploring coffee with new and exciting recipes for all occasions, from iced delights, luxurious tortes and melt-in-the-mouth pies and pastries, to satisfying and more-ish biscuits and breads. From simple sponges to tempting tarts and velvety cheesecakes, it includes desserts to rival any professional confection.

Slow cookers and crockpots take the pressure out of mealtimes. This title includes a collection of slow-cooked recipes for everyday meals: soups, terrines, bakes, braises, stews, casseroles, hot-pots, pasta and rice dishes, and even puddings and preserves.

Catherine Atkinson features over 100 recipes to help users maximise the potential of their breadmaking machines. The book also includes chapters on breads for those on special or restricted diets, and cakes and teabread recipes.

'Probiotics' is the latest buzz word and refers to 'healthy' gut bacteria which are vital to destroy 'bad' bacteria, to boost our immune system, keep our digestion ticking and maintain and improve our overall well-being.