Adorable Bento for the family
by Candace Ku
“Adorable Bento for the Family”is a work of ingenuity by mothers whose fun and lovely creations of bento food will have the children look forward to every meal.
“Adorable Bento for the Family”is a work of ingenuity by mothers whose fun and lovely creations of bento food will have the children look forward to every meal.
20 deliciously evil, wonderfully decorative cakes to bake, designed for Halloween and beyond. Designs range from an iced gravestone to a Day of the Dead skull and a twisted bridal cake. As well as larger cakes, there are stabbed cupcakes and eyeball mini cakes. Cake decorating with a twist!
Food therapists in “Health Tonics for Kids” recommend “nutritional soups”, “food to boost brain power”, “meals to strengthen the spleen and stomach”, and “nutritional snacks”, amongst others in the 78 recipes, which also include dietary remedies for children’s common illnesses.
Dim sum is meant to be tasted and shared among family and friends, and brings them closer through these small portioned snacks. But, with recurring cases of adulterated food, the only way to ensure the food consumed is safe is to make it yourself. Madam Koh Sai Ngo insists on using unbleached flour, making dumpling skin herself with no added MSG, to ensure that everyone in her family dine at ease. This book presents 50 dim sum recipes from Madam Koh Sai Ngo, including sweet and savoury bao, mantou, dumplings, siu mai, rice noodle rolls, steamed cakes, steamed meat and steamed rice. The step-by-step recipes provide readers with detailed instructions to make homely and practical Chinese dim sum. Now, you can even enjoy these goodies at home!
In a family of parents with light taste, meat-loving brothers, fish-loving sisters and beef-loving lifelong partner, how can a vegetarian manage the daily cooking?The author, Cathy Lee, being the only vegetarian in the family is difficult but doable. This book aims at inspiration when cooking vegan meals is not difficult as people might think. Cathy has created the veggie and meat friendly recipes here that you can save your time by separating one dish with meat added later for your meat-eating family. Also, a Question and Answer session is added in this book addressing your concerns.
Marguerite Patten, doyenne of British cookery, shares her wealth of knowledge and her tried and tested recipes for jams, marmalades, jellies, curds, pickles, relishes, chutneys and ketchups.;Home preserving is Marguerite's most natural culinary territory and she starts by explaining the equipment and the basic techniques, as well as what to do if things go wrong. She covers not only family favourites such as picalilli, ginger marmalade and rose petal jam but also more unusual classics from around the world, such as quince cheese and hot pepper jelly.
Following a career as a craft baker, Jimmy Burgess was offered the job of pastry chef with free rein in the kitchens of Glasgow hotel, One Devonshire Gardens. Here he reveals 35 years' worth of recipes of small batch baking, using traditional foodstuffs. Recipes include flour batter cakes, petit fours, speciality breads, pastries and confectionery. Cookery writer and Glenfiddich Award-winner Catherine Brown provides a revealing portrait of Jimmy's working life and the techniques he has employed throughout it. There is also practical advice on methods and equipment for home bakers.
One pot cooking provides a meal in itself. The dishes are very easy to prepare. All the ingredients are thrown into the pot and the dish is left to cook itself - either on top of the stove or in the oven. This type of food fits well into current healthy eating guidelines. Most one-pot dishes are high in carbohydrates and vegetables and low in fat. Very often the meat or fish is there for flavouring rather than as the main ingredient. The dishes are fun to serve either as a family meal or when entertaining friends.
Most people who make home-made ice creams and sorbets invest in an ice cream machine. The machines usually come with a few simple recipes, but what about the user who wants to be more adventurous or exotic? This book attempts to fill this gap, containing more than 40 recipes all for use with a machine. They cover mouthwatering ones for children such as toffee and yogurt, and peppermint rock and chocolate, and adult recipes such as coffee, sultana, brandy and blackcurrant with creme de cassis.;There is in this collection a variety to tempt every palate and suitable for every occasion including savoury ideas such as tomato and vodka sorbet, and spiced apple, chocolate and burnt almonds.;Tessa Hayward is a member of the Guild of Food Writers, and has written a number of cookery books, including "Magimix Cookery", "Steam Cuisine" and "The Salmon Cookbook".
Who should know more about cooking with extra virgin olive oil than the growers and producers of the olive oil world? REMARKABLE RECIPES is a wonderful collection of 76 easy-to-make dishes from just these people. Some are traditional recipes, others are family favourites and yet others are modern creations from gifted cooks but they are all quite different to the recipes found in general cookbooks of the regions.
The Food and Sex book spells out all the ingredients needed for a wide range of recipes and sexipes and clearly instructs readers what to do with them for great food and sex.The aim is to encourage creative, imaginative and adventurous treatment of food and body, resulting directly in well-being; interest for old and young alike. Something for everyone.There are 149 great recipes and when all the ideas in dice sex, oral sex techniques, orgasmic challenge, sixty nine, and orgasm on demand are added up, the 34 sexipes expand to 122 super sensuous suggestions; all organised in sections.Recipes: Meat: Red & whiteFish & seafoodVegetablesSpicySalads & mini saladsOmelettesSoupsSauces & gunksCurry powdersBBQBreakfastsSexipes: ToysAu Naturel (well, mostly)TiedOn demandThe recipes and sexipes are easy to follow, with direct and explicit language leaving nothing in doubt. The essentials that should always be on hand for good food and good sex are spelled out clearly in the introduction and the photographs are helpful, sometimes erotic and suggestive, but never prescriptive or pornographic.The food part is for thoughtful cooks; people who want to cook good food, well prepared from good ingredients. From simple dishes to the more complicated; scrambled eggs in the microwave or asparagus soup with poached eggs and pancetta for breakfast, to barbequed salmon, or ray wings in saffron milk sauce for dinner. It is about good, interesting cooking; some is quick and easy, some takes longer and is more complicated.Even those 'ordinary' fall backs chili con carne and spaghetti Bolognaise are enthusiatically included as well as the 'different' aubergine and dolcelatti sandwich, and mussels poached in cider with chorizo thyme and leek.The sex part is for thoughtful lovers, which both partners will enjoy. Women might want to select their favourite sexipes for their partners to read through prior to sex or lovemaking. Men might want their partners to read through some of the light ‘bondage’ sexipes in the ‘Tied’ section to show them that it is not all about pain, sadism, and weirdness, and to ley them know what will be happening. By following the sexipes men will also be able to show they can do bondage in an erotic and loving way, not to mention use their fingers and tongues more effectively!
Why aren't we using vegetables in dessert? They are as sweet as many fruits, and offer incredible flavours and visual appeal, and of course a wonderful boost of nutrition as well. This baking book with a difference brings you a kale and coconut gateau, asaragus and sesame cake, a carrot and coriander traybake, cheesecakes made with fennel, pumpkin, beet... along with all the health benefits. Children will spot evidence of green in a veggie burger within seconds, but give them a cake with a big cauliflower inside, and the silliness of it opens the door. Why conform to the norm, let's embrace the strange and say yes to vegetables in unusual places! CLICK HERE TO READ THE WHOLE BOOK IN DIGITAL FORM
The first few chapters introduces the reader to the crop, its origin and distribution, varieties cultivated throughout the country and their characteristics. Later the trade of banana, both international and domestic, is explained along with the ways the fruit is consumed in different parts of the world. A exclusively deals with the nutritive and therapeutic values of banana followed by the post harvest aspects at length in seven chapters with all the latest scientific developments. The last three s explain about the processing and value addition including the waste/by-products utilization. The readers will find it comprehensive with all the information relevant to post harvest aspects of bananas and plantains.
Learn the secrets of sugar floristry with Petalsweet Cakes founder Jacqueline Butler. In her exquisite and long-awaited debut book, you'll learn in step-by-step detail how to create modern and sophisticated, stylized sugar flowers, and how to use them to create beautiful arrangements on wedding and celebration cakes. Inside you'll find instructions and step-by-step photographs for 20 stunning sugar flowers in various stages of bloom, as well as flower buds and leaves, using a clean and contemporary color palette. Through six diverse projects you'll then learn how to use these foundation flowers in combination with filler flowers to create elegant cake designs, including working directly on single-tier cakes and multi-tiered cakes, as well as making styrofoam cake toppers. As well as being the most contemporary take on the subject ever produced, this book will also remain an essential reference for years to come!
Celebrities, chefs and politicians share their favourite bakes to raise money for The Ben Kinsella Trust which raises awareness about the growing problem of knife crime. The book is the idea of Linda Morris and the members of her Cake Club the Baking Belles, a small group of friends who get together, share recipes, bake and eat cake. A keen baker Linda’s son Ed Shaerf , Chef Patron at One Blenheim Terrace. Celebrities include TV cook Mary Berry who is one of UK's best-known and respected cookery writers Other well know contributors include Jamie Oliver, Jane Asher, Arlene Philips, Lynda Bellingham, Calum Best, Pearl Lowe, Denise Van Outen, Edd Kimber, Fearne Cotton, Gabby Logan, Hayley Tamaddon, Jane Asher, Jemma Kidd, Lorraine Kelly, Michel Roux Jr, Pearl Lowe, Sherrie Hewson , Stacey Solomon, Tania Bryer, Tracey Ann Oberman and Wendi Peters.
Are you worried about falling to bake a cake on your own? The author of this book, Valerie Yap also started as a novice and learned step by step to become the experienced baker she is today. Valerie searched for no-fail recipes and techniques to create simple formulas for the best cakes to share with readers. The book contains a variety of cake recipes that are best suited for home baking, including bitter cakes, cupcakes, chiffon cakes, sponge cakes, cheesecakes, cookies, and a variety of frosting recipes to impart simple cake decoration methods. Each recipe is simple and uncomplicated, allowing you to quickly understand each production step. Even for a beginner, you will able to get started easily.
COME AND TRY THESE WELL-BELOVED DISHES As the main cook in the family, you may have to consider the preference of every family member each time you cook a meal. Families with children would have to prepare appetizing dishes for them. An enjoyable family meal with the entire table of food cleared is certainly satisfying to the book. When preparing feasts for family and friends, to plan a sumptuous meal can be troublesome. This book considers all the predicaments the cook of the family faces by presenting a collection of well-beloved dishes especially selected for adults, children and family feasts.
If there are guests coming in a sudden and you need to cook something, how can you serve them with a table of good food in shortest time? When your family demand for some savory dishes, how to satisfy them? Daphne can provide some suggestions for you.
Simple quick-boil soups with appropriate combination of ingredients can be very beneficial of health. Mushroom and Chicken Leg Soup, Corn, Enokitake Mushroom and Beancurd Thickend soup, and Spinach and Beef Soup with Goji Berries…are all delicious and nutritious, and are good for both kids and elderly.