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Discover a world of flavour with our cook books collection at The Works. Whether you're whipping up quick weekday dinners, wanting air fryer recipes, baking sweet treats or exploring new cuisines, these titles offer practical inspiration for every home cook. With easy-to-follow recipes and ideas for all skill levels, you'll find books perfect for family meals, solo suppers and everything in between. From nutritious everyday meals to creative family cooking, these books below make it easy to enjoy time well spent in the kitchen. Browse below and find your next favourite recipe!
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It's not always easy to prepare a healthy family dinner after a long day at work, when the temptation is to eat on the run - and yet it is always a pleasure to sit down and share food with loved ones at the end of a busy day. This book will explain how, with a single baking dish, you can create many easy-yet-delicious meals in a flash and leave the oven to do the rest. And there won't be much washing up to do either! One Pan Roasts features 80 incredibly simple recipes for meat, poultry, seafood and vegetarian meals, all cooked slowly in the oven and flavoured with herbs, spices and aromatics. There are also recipes for pilaf, quinoa, couscous and roasted vegetables to complete the meal, plus a chapter of delicious one-pan desserts, such as Cherry clafoutis, Peach tart and Pineapple roasted with vanilla, cinnamon and star anise. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781789297478 • Author: Molly Shuster • Publisher: Michael O'Mara • Format: Hardback • Pages: 160 • Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.3 x 4.7 cm
Cooking for one doesn’t mean you have to compromise on quality. Turn your oven off for good with this collection of fresh, healthy and delicious ideas for any day of the week. There really is no limit to what you can cook in your air fryer. Whether you’re a busy professional, a budget-conscious student or simply cooking for one, Frying Solo will show you how to create balanced, fresh and healthy meals every day of the week in a few simple steps. Get to know how to use this game-changing gadget with 65 satisfying single-serving dishes, from breakfast and brunch ideas to speedy suppers and fakeaways, as well as delicious treats and imaginative side-dishes and snacks. Frying Solo will show you how to take the fuss away from mealtimes, reduce your washing up and deliver on taste and flavour every time. Better still, you’ll have mouth-watering meals on your table in less than half the time than it takes to cook in a conventional oven. You don’t need experience to get started, or a vast store cupboard. These are recipes for air-fryer beginners or seasoned pros – low on ingredients and packed full of flavour and freshness. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781789297355 • Author: Denise Smart • Publisher: Michael O'Mara • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 23 x 17 x 1.3 cm
National Treasure Joe Wicks is back with Protein in 15, packed with quick, delicious protein-packed and unprocessed recipes for the whole family. We all need protein to help us balance blood sugar, build muscle, and maintain energy and concentration. Whether you’re a dedicated gym goer, a woman experiencing perimenopausal symptoms or just want to boost protein in your family meals without relying on ultra-processed foods, Protein in 15 has you covered. Real food for real people, the recipes are simple and speedy but big on flavour and are made with easy-to-source, unprocessed ingredients. Whether you fancy a spicy chicken burger, banging steak burrito, meat-free bolognese or creamy chicken harissa pasta, this book is for you. Chapters include: – Easy-peasy dinners – Plant-powered meals – Lunchbox inspo – Home takeaways – Fast prep slow-cook bangers – Pasta and noodle winners Protein in 15 will show you that it’s possible to eat a protein-rich diet using fresh, whole foods. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781785128547 • Author: Joe Wicks • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK Limited • Format: Hardback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 24.6 x 18.9 x 3 cm
Looking after yourself begins with food. In Eat Yourself Healthy, Jamie’s 120 easy, mouthwatering recipes will energise, satisfy, nourish and revitalise. This is all about what you can have, not what you can’t. Jamie’s healthy eating is joyful, generous and so tasty you’ll keep coming back to it. For the first time, the book will open with a 2-week nutrition-packed meal plan to kickstart your health journey and 50 helpful health hacks ensure that healthy choices are always the easiest choices. This is good food to change your life. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241657836 • Author: Jamie Oliver • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 25 x 19.6 x 3 cm
15-minute air fryer meals for when you need them the most. This is your ultimate bible of flavour filled, ultra-fast air fryer meals that will be your perfect hearty mid-week dinners for the family, bountiful breakfasts, lunches to grab while you’re on the go and delicious desserts too. Packed full with savvy ways to utilise your air fryer space so you can cook more ingredients at the same time coupled with Clare’s fastest recipes yet, you’ll be amazed at what you can create in just 15 minutes. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241729038 • Author: Clare Andrews • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 208 • Dimensions: 25.1 x 19.5 x 2 cm
Delicious calorie-counted meals that (almost) make themselves. The number 1 bestselling food writers and chefs, Pinch of Nom offer 100 brand-new slimming and tasty slow-cooker dishes that fit into your life. Kate and Kay offer exciting new ideas for your trusted energy-and-time-saving appliance. These are fix-it-and-forget-it recipes to get dinner sorted so you can enjoy your day: everyday ingredients and quick prep, then proper home-cooked food, ready when you are. Filled with indulgent-yet-healthier fakeaways such as Creamy Cashew Nut Chicken, Kofta Casserole, Peanut Butter Beef Noodles, Greek-style Chicken Flatbreads and Cheesy Deep Dish Pizza - you’ll find dishes you wouldn’t expect from your slow cooker: Lamb Tacos - Hot and Spicy Chicken Rice Bowl - Teriyaki Salmon Noodles - Paprika Meatballs - Sticky Bangers - Ham, Spinach and Ricotta Lasagne - Strawberry Cheesecake - Spiced Apple Buns. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529079500 • Author: Kate Allinson • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Hardback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 25.4 x 19.05 x 2.54 cm
Drawing on the Hairy Bikers' hugely popular series of cookbooks, this is a definitive collection of the best-loved recipes from the nation's favourite cooking duo. For over two decades, Si and Dave have shared their love of food with the nation, enthusing and entertaining millions with their books and TV shows. Now, The Best of the Hairy Bikers brings together over 120 of their most admired, talked about, and cooked recipes in one place. With dishes influenced by the Bikers' culinary travels to variations on British classics, this collection is full of easy-to-follow recipes to help you cook wholesome and flavourful meals at home. With chapters on snacks and soups, pasta and pies, as well as traybakes, curries, roasts, puddings and more, there is sure to be something for everyone. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399607346 • Author: Hairy Bikers • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Hardback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 24.8 x 19.6 x 2.8 cm
Save money and calories with healthy, home-cooked air fryer and slow cooker versions of your favourite takeaways. Number one bestselling author Nathan Anthony is back with 100 easy recipes to hack your weeknight cooking. Whether you’re craving a classic curry or a comforting pizza, you’ll find healthy, quick versions of family favourites to satisfy that fast-food craving and stop you ordering in. - every recipe is designed for your slow cooker or air fryer - calorie counts and macro breakdowns included - a third of the book is dump-bag friendly - more recipes than ever before - from picky teas to classic takeaways These simple, flavourful recipes mean you can indulge while keeping track of your health and budget. Mouth-watering recipes include Katsu Chicken Curry, Sweet & Sour Noodles, Smash Burgers and Garlic Mozzarella Doughballs. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529914535 • Author: Nathan Anthony • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 25.2 x 19.7 x 2.1 cm
Treat your loved ones with this brand-new collection of Hairy Bikers' recipes, perfect for families of all shapes and sizes. Inspired by their journey together, Si King has completed this book as a tribute to his best friend and cooking partner Dave Myers, and a celebration of the food they loved to cook for themselves and their families. The Hairy Bikers are known as the Kings of Comfort, adored for their hearty food, big flavours and simple recipes. With this book, Si King delivers all that and more - bringing joy to the kitchen as he looks back and shares this ultimate collection of their most treasured dishes along with heartfelt stories and reflections on their adventures together. With over 100 easy and rewarding recipes to choose from, dishes like Cowboy Breakfast, Curried Welsh Rarebit, Bacon, Sausage & Egg Pie, Coronation Chicken Pancakes, Ginger Beer-Glazed Ham and Rum Babas with Grilled Pineapple will soon be your family favourites too. Featuring the Hairy Bikers' trademark flavours and comfort, Our Family Favourites is a deeply personal tribute packed with food you'll want to cook and share with your own loved ones again and again. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399607322 • Author: Hairy Bikers • Publisher: Seven Dials • Format: Hardback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 24.2 x 2.6 x 19.4 cm
Sweet Treats with Bonne Maman celebrates the iconic brand with a selection of delicious bakes to make and share! This book brings together a selection of Bonne Maman’s most delicious treats, including bakes such as marble cake, banana bread, madeleines, cookies, linzer biscuits, shortbreads and double chocolate muffins…perfect for snacks and to share with family and friends. Founded in 1971, Bonne Maman has become an instantly recognisable institution. With products available in 125 different countries, it remains a top-selling preserves brand across the World and has become synonymous with being a quality product, available to all. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836005537 • Author: Ilona Chovancova • Publisher: Quarto Publishing UK Account • Format: Hardback • Pages: 96 • Dimensions: 24.94 x 17.73 x 1.24 cm
Discover the delicious, time saving and cost-effective way to cook Italian classics in the air fryer. With fresh takes on Gino's iconic Italian recipes such as Classic Lasagne and Roman-Style Pizza, plus new air fryer favourites such as Carbonara Potatoes and Devilled Chicken Wings, this is the ULTIMATE ITALIAN AIR FRYER BOOK. "I just love air fryers. They're simple to use, efficient and environmentally friendly. They make your life easier in the kitchen while still enabling you to create fantastic food for your friends and family. The best thing of all is that Italian food cooks beautifully in an air fryer, which means a very happy Gino!" Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526680419 • Author: Gino D'Acampo • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing • Format: Hardback • Pages: 208 • Dimensions: 18.9 x 2.54 x 24.6 cm
From the author of the bestselling Air-Fryer Cookbook, this is Jenny Tschiesche's ultimate guide to using the air fryer for home cooking. Make everything from fakeaways to fries, Sunday roasts to sweet treats - all without any ultra processed foods (UPFs). Contents include The Unprocessed Pantry: storecupboard staples and meal plans Quick & Easy Lunches: Baked Eggs with Chorizo, Spinach & Tomato, Courgette Crust Mini-Quiches and the ultimate Bacon Baps Midweek Meals: Cajun Chicken Skewers, Halloumi Baked Mushrooms, Lamb Kofta Burgers and Honey Glazed Salmon Comfort Food: UPF-Free Scotch Eggs, Gnocchi Bake, Fish Fingers from scratch and Cheat's Chicken Kyiv Eating with Friends: Baked Butternut Squash, Beetroot and Feta Tarts, Halloumi Caesar Salad Fakeaways: Nandos Style Chicken Wings, Flatbread Pizzas, Chicken Tacos with Tomato Salsa Sides: Roasted Aloo Gobi, Spicy Patatas Bravas, Maple Roasted Root Vegetables Snacks: Apple Chips, Padron Peppers, Moroccan-Style Carrot Hummus, Cashew Butter Desserts: Banana Muffins, Courgette Brownies, Fruit Crumble Pots and Individual Bread and Butter Puddings Product Information: • ISBN: 9780600639060 • Author: Jenny Tschiesche • Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 192 • Dimensions: 25.04 x 19.63 x 2.01 cm
Covering every step of the weaning journey, from six months to a year, this brand new edition of The First Foods Book includes 145 recipes and a colourful pull-out weaning chart that you can stick on your fridge to guide you through the process. Weekly planners, top tips and insider advice from nutritionists, baby experts and real mums, dads and carers make weaning easy and stress-free. Introducing solids becomes as much of an adventure for parents as it is for the little one whose taste exploration has only just begun. With every recipe specifically developed for its nutritional content, as well as for its yummy flavour, and with the Ella’s Kitchen stamp of approval on every page, this is a step-by-step guide from the high chair to the big table. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780600637578 • Author: Ella’s Kitchen • Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 208 • Dimensions: 25.4 x 19.69 x 2.54 cm