Take a stroll down Memory Lane with this wonderful collection of photographs of Britain in the 1950s, a time when everybody knew their neighbours, kids made their own fun playing out on the streets, and pram racing and roller skating were all the rage.

Grandmother's Recipes chimes with the times, being a no-nonsense guide to making a little go a long way and creating wholesome, tasty dishes without fancy gadgets or sophisticated ingredients. The trend towards simpler lifestyles and tight household budgets will attract inexperienced would-be cooks who are looking to increase their nous in the kitchen. Chapters on Stocks, Soups, Stews, Vegetables, Fish, Meat, Poultry, Pastry, Bread, Tea Bread, Scones and Biscuits, Old-fashioned Puddings, C...

Grandma Knows Best encompasses a wealth of long-forgotten knowledge on all things homely, from gardening and cooking to making and mending. Including such chapters as 'New Clothes from Old', 'Waste Not Want Not' and 'Traditional Labour-Saving Ideas', this book is good for the environment and for saving the pennies.

A loving and hilarious—if occasionally spiky—valentine to Bill Bryson’s adopted country, Great Britain. Prepare for total joy and multiple episodes of unseemly laughter.Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to discover and celebrate that green and pleasant land. The result was Notes from a Small Island, a true classic and one of the bestselling travel books ever written. Now he has traveled about Britain again, by bus and train and re...

Lose 40 pounds in 40 days? It seems too good to be true, but it's what the HCG diet ads promise. The bare bones of what it entails: 500 calories a day No heavy exercise Daily HCG in one of two forms: nonprescription under-the-tongue drops or prescription injections Recommended foodsBreakfast As much coffee or tea as you want Stevia (the only sweetener allowed), One tablespoon of milk per day.Lunch 100 grams (about 3.5 ounces) of veal, beef, boneless...

A family-friendly collection of simple paleo recipes that emphasize protein and produce, from breakfasts to entrees to treats, from the popular gluten-free blogger of Elana's Pantry.Whether you are looking to eliminate gluten, dairy, grains, or processed foods from your diet, Paleo cooking is the perfect solution for food allergy relief and better all-around health. Naturally based on the foods our Paleolithic ancestors ate for generations, the Paleo diet ...

Create natural, moisturizing, aromatic soaps at home that are easy to make, inexpensive, and a joy to use.Soap is supposed to cleanse and soothe skin, but what's available in stores often just dries and irritates. With The Natural Soap Chef anyone can quickly learn how to make all-natural soaps that gently wash even the most sensitive skin. Not only are these soaps good for the body, but they also beautifully dress up any home with their delicious scents an...

This 7" x 6", 120 page book is fully indexed. Learn how baking soda was developed into a consumer product, how it works, and more importantly how to use it in an amazing number of ways. In fifteen different catagories, ranging from cooking and cleaning to hygience and home remedies, you'll find ideas you never thought of. Baking soda can be used for cooking, laundry, gardening, skin solutions, kitchen clean up, dental care, caring for kids, crafts and hobbies, bathroom clean up, grooming, ...

A beautifully photographed, gift-worthy guide to growing, harvesting, and utilizing 47 unexpected garden plants to make organic pantry staples, fragrances, floral arrangements, beverages, cocktails, beauty products, bridal gifts, and more."Practical and inspiring all at once, Harvest inextricably weaves together the pleasures of the kitchen and the garden for cooks and gardeners."—Samin Nosrat, chef and author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

For each of the 101 topics, a question from that topic is provided along with a model answer to that question. The questions are typical of those asked in part 2 of the IELTS speaking module and the model answers are suitable responses, though candidates are advised to modify the model answers and add to them as appropriate.

In our modern fast paced world it is sometimes difficult to get good nutrition. Slow cooker recipes allows those on the go to prepare awesome meals that are ready when needed. By adding the necessary ingredients from the recipe into a slow cooker and setting the cooker to the appropriate cooking temp for the specified length of time, it creates a hearty meal that can be eaten and stored for later needed. Slow cooker recipes can save time and money.

For some years now there has been the belief that following a diet similar to that eaten by man during the Palaeolithic era would improve a person's health.Evolution is a very slow process, and the human body is still engineered to survive on a diet made up of chiefly fats and protein, with only small amounts of naturally occurring carbohydrates.With the agricultural revolution, and domestication of animals roughly 10,000 years ago, humans started consuming large amounts of...