Sous vide is a method of cooking food in vacuum-sealed pouches in a water bath at an accurately determined temperature. This enables the food to be cooked evenly, retaining the juices and aromas which are often lost by traditional cooking methods. Meat, in particular, becomes tender and succulent when cooked in a sous vide.Professional chefs such as Heston Blumenthal have favoured this form of cooking for some time and featured it on their TV shows.Now manufacturers are making wate...

Menander (c. 341-291 BC) was the foremost innovator of Greek New Comedy, a dramatic style that moved away from the fantastical to focus upon the problems of ordinary Athenians. This collection contains the full text of 'Old Cantankerous' (Dyskolos), the only surviving complete example of New Comedy, as well as fragments from works including 'The Girl from Samos' and 'The Rape of the Locks', all of which are concerned with domestic catastrophes, the hazards of love and the trials of family ...

Superfoods are healthy, fresh ingredients and the building blocks of a delicious, balanced diet - so what better way to get the best out of them than with this selection of homemade soups! Your soup-making machine is the best possible way to harness the natural goodness in an amazing variety of tasty, nutritious soups.In this book you'll find:·Hints and tips to get the best from your soup maker·Traditional and innovative recipes, quick and easy to make·Energisi...

More and more of us are discovering how easy it is to create a tasty homemade soup using one of these new appliances. The soups can often be ready in just 30-40 minutes. Here Norma Miller extends the range of recipes included in your instruction booklet to provide a wonderful selection of simple but delicious recipes. You'll soon realize that your soup maker is indispensable.Hints and tips to get the best from your soup makerTasty recipes, quick and ...

In the realm of poetry, where words dance and emotions soar, "Poems (Unabridged)" by Caroline King Duer and Alice Duer Miller emerges as a timeless masterpiece. This captivating collection weaves together the voices of two extraordinary women, each with a unique perspective on love, loss, and the human experience. From Duer's poignant sonnets to Miller's witty and satirical verses, this anthology offers a profound exploration of the heart and mind, leaving an indelible mark on the literary...

A halogen oven cooks food almost as quickly as a microwave oven but with the added bonus of browning and crisping the food like a conventional oven.Find out how the halogen oven can become an indispensable item of equipment in your kitchen with Norma Miller's comprehensive guide.Choose the right halogen oven for your needs.Maximize the benefits of using the halogen oven.Adapt your own recipes to the halogen oven.This book contains 150 tasty recipes, ...

Watch Over Me is the No. 1 bestselling novel from the million copy selling author Daniela Sacerdoti, set in the magical and atmospheric Glen Avich in the Scottish Highlands.Eilidh Lawson's life is in crisis. Years of failed fertility treatments, a cheating husband and an oppressive family have pushed her to the limits. At the end of her tether, she runs away to the one place she thinks she can find solace: her childhood ho...

Five figures gather round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood…Years later, a headmistress is found strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders which shock the Black Country. But when human remains are discovered at a former children’s home, disturbing secrets are also unearthed.Detect...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENONFrom Beth Kery, the national bestselling author of Explosive, comes a red-hot romance like no other—where the rules of attraction are broken with that first electrifying touch. Meet Francesca and Ian. The fantasies of what’s to come begin…Because You Are Mine, Part IBecause You Tempt MeIt starts with that first look, when you know you have to have him… Francesca Arno has been commissioned to ...

This riveting suspense thriller explores the special bond between a brother and sister when Richard Baimbridge rushes back to his coastal hometown of Wilmington, NC, to assist with his sister's recovery after she's brutally attacked and crippled investigating the rape of a 13-year-old. Coming face to face with his tormented past and a dark family secret, he fights to stay above the flood of childhood trauma and, serving as his sister's legs, is drawn into the dark underside of this quiet c...

RED MAGAZINE's BEST NEW AUTHORS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NOW'It's no secret that psychological thrillers have been the big hitters of the literary world in recent years (remember Gone Girl anyone?). Well this debut from Aly Sigdwick is set to do the same.'Who is the Lullaby Girl?Found washed up on the banks of a remote loch, a mysterious girl is taken into the care of a psychiatric home in the Highlands of Scotland. Mute and covered in...

Two girls go missing. Only one will return.The couple that offers the highest amount will see their daughter again. The losing couple will not. Make no mistake. One child will die.When nine-year-old best friends Charlie and Amy disappear, two families are plunged into a living nightmare. A text message confirms the unthinkable: that the girls are the victims of a terrifying kidnapping.And when a second text message pits the two families ...