Ann Kay – författare

Choose from classics such as profiteroles, lemon meringue pie and apple crumble ot experiment with more exotic international dishes like tiramisu or brandy-soaked borracho cake from Spain.

This title features over 100 inspiring ways to make stunning pieces from all kinds of materials, with practical step-by-step projects. It contains over 100 ideas and easy-to-make projects, plus scores of tips and inspiration for creating many different types of hand-crafted jewellery. It features every kind of jewellery - from bangles, brooches and pins, to necklaces, rings, pendants and earrings - plus designs for buttons, badges, cufflinks, hair ornaments and trinket boxes. All techniques are shown in fully illustrated step-by-step format - clear, simple and easy to achieve, with stunning pictures of every finished piece. It covers a wide range of different crafting techniques using easily acquired equipment and material: including metal, wire, beads, ribbon, felt, silk, shells, mosaic, ceramics and paper. Jewellery always makes a very personal statement, and creating your own pieces is a wonderful way of saying even more about yourself and your taste. Better still, many of these ideas are so inexpensive, you can give yourself a new look quickly and easily.This book is designed to teach you everything you need to know about making jewellery, and covers all the materials, techniques and equipment you will need. Projects include bracelets and earrings, necklaces and brooches and even cufflinks and rings, and cover all kinds of crafting techniques. Throughout the book there is an emphasis on having fun while inspiring you to create a fabulous and individual look, with the minimum amount of expenditure.

This is a complete set of two volumes containing 500 delicious main courses together with 500 fabulous puddings and desserts. These are two fantastic books in one gift box set, offering 1000 at-a-glance recipes for all your mealtime needs, from simple suppers, to family feasts and special occasions. 500 tempting main course ideas include Tarragon Roast Lime Chicken with Sweet Potatoes, Roast Pork with Sage and Onion Stuffing or Spiced Pumpkin Gnocchi. There are 500 specially selected desserts, perfect for any time and any event - from a quick-and-easy scoop of homemade ice cream, or healthy weekday sweets for the family, to dazzling confections for a dinner party. Deliciously indulgent desserts feature all the classics such as Profiteroles and Apple Crumble to international dishes like Italian Tiramisu and Brandy-soaked Borracho Cake from Spain. It offers a wonderful recipe box set of main courses and desserts, which together give a range of meal choices for every occasion. "500 Main Courses" offers a dish for all tastes, from traditional recipes such as Classic Fish and Chips and Spaghetti Bolognese to more adventurous dishes such as Chicken Chow Mein and Jamaican Black Bean Pot.Vegetarians will be impressed by such tasty choices as Roasted Ratatouille Moussaka or Cheesy Leek and Couscous Cake. "500 Desserts" includes hot puddings, cold desserts, pies and tarts; healthy but enticing low-fat options and easy dishes, like Hot Spiced Bananas, for those in a hurry. Here are delicious versions of all the classics, from Summer Pudding and Apple Brown Betty to Lemon Meringue Pie and Syrup Sponge. With this collection on your shelf, you will never be short of ideas and inspirations, for everyday family suppers, for entertaining and any kind of special celebration.

This is a mouthwatering selection of tempting ideas for all dessert occasions, illustrated with over 200 delectable photographs. It features 170 of the most scrumptious cakes, bakes, pies and tarts to delight family and friends. Useful advice and techniques include how to work with pastry, preparing fruit and making sauces. It includes specially selected recipes perfect for every event - from a simple chocolate birthday cake to fruit pies, and from light cheesecakes to elegant pastries. You can choose from classic recipes such as Strawberry Tart and Blueberry Pie or more exotic delights such as Frozen Grand Marnier Souffles or Tuscan Citrus Sponge. Over 200 glorious photographs will inspire cooks of every level of expertise, and show exactly how the finished dish should look. This tempting collection of recipes contains something special for every dessert lover. Whether exotic or comforting, served warm or cold, for sophisticated dinner guests or for a midweek family treat, this book will provide the perfect dessert inspiration. Every recipe has step-by-step instructions and is illustrated by a stunning photograph so you can see what you are aiming for.The recipes are organized into irresistible chapters on cakes, flans, pies, tarts, souffles, puddings and bakes, each containing a wide selection of much-loved traditional bakes and new and adventurous ideas. You can choose from Carrot Cake, Apples Baked with Caramel, Death by Chocolate or Grape and Cheese Tartlets and Sicilian Brioche with Hot Fudge Sauce. This irresistible book of desserts is a must-have for all lovers of fine food, especially the sweet-toothed.

Regarded by her fellow impressionists as a ‘virtuoso colourist’, Berthe Morisot (1841–95) strove to be considered an equal among her male peers – an uphill struggle at a time when women were generally forbidden from taking formal artistic training. Nevertheless, she succeeded in forging a career, gaining respect, becoming a key player and creating a body of work that has stood the test of time. Her impressionism vibrates with light and spontaneity and yet possesses a density of form through the deft use of colour. Inevitably she painted what she experienced: scenes of intimate domestic and family life, gardens, flowers, landscapes – representing the real, unfiltered day-to-day life of 19th-century women – from the tender depiction of maternal love in The Cradle to the Far-Eastern inspired Julie with her Greyhound Laërte. This gorgeous book introduces the reader to the background, life and work of the artist, followed by a curated selection of her best work in exquisite full-page reproductions.