Karen Saunders – författare

All too often a memory of our distant student past, toasties are the ultimate no-fuss snack, prepared in seconds and ready to eat in just a few minutes. With just a couple of basic ingredients, delicious cheap meals can be made in minutes, providing tasty snacks and sandwiches for every part of the day. With a few added extras, sweet and savoury gourmet toasties can take tired taste buds on an entirely new adventure. Toastie Heaven explores variations from the conventional, to the extravagant, quirky and indulgent. From classic toasties like Tuna, Sweetcorn and Pepper Melt, to vegetarian options like Brie, Redcurrant and Watercress toasties and even sweet desserts like Bread and Butter Pudding Toasties and Toffee Apple Toasties, there is a recipe for everyone. A must-have item perfect for people living on their own, children and students,Toastie Heaven is the ultimate cookbook for anyone wanting quick and tasty snacks with minimum effort and maximum taste.

This book is an exciting fusion of old and new - the recipes for the best traditional breads from across the UK for the very contemporary kitchen machine, the breadmaker. It picks up on the current growing interest in fresh, local produce enabling you to make great regional breads with delicious local specialities. And breadmakers grow ever more popular: there are more than two million in the UK alone, with inexpensive models that everyone can afford becoming increasingly widely available. Traditional British Breads For Your Breadmaker is aimed at novice and expert bakers alike and, for the first time, presents both favourite and lesser known traditional British recipes for breadmaker cooking. Featuring classic favourites (Sally Lunn Buns, Scottish Bannocks, Welsh Pikelets, Grasmere Gingerbread, Irish Soda Farls) and almost-forgotten delicacies (Crempog - a kind of Welsh pancake, Kentish Huffins, Bury Black Pudding Cake). In addition, Karen has created new recipes using traditional regional ingredients such as tayberries from Scotland in Oat and Tayberry Breakfast Buns and Knockamore Cheese from Ireland in Guinness and Knockamore Bread. Karen's unique collection of recipes is the must-have breadmaker cookbook.

More of us than ever before own a breadmaker, but where do we turn to when we need advice? Karen Saunders is the breadmaker expert and in this handy book, she gives you the inside tips on what every breadmaker owner needs to know:- Getting Started: knowing how your machine works, where and how to use it- Guide to basic ingredients: flour, yeast, fat, sugar and liquid; how they combine to make the bread and how to know it's cooked correctly- Breadmaker programs: finding your way round the cycles- Expanding your repertoire: with recipes for white, soft grain, wholemeal, rye, country, malted, French, onion and garlic bread, and blended flours- Making dough: helpful hints and tips, with recipes for focaccia, pitta, naan, pizza and calzone- Also: baking cakes; catering for special diets; and care and cleaningAnd most useful of all, Karen answers The Top Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions about breadmakers, with a general troubleshooting guide to cover every eventuality. You'll wonder how you managed without it!

You've installed your breadmaker in your kitchen, bought a couple of books and made delicious breads with rye flour, with seeds on top or even with chocolate and hazelnuts. But now you're looking for something more; something to wake you up in the morning with a rush of excitement. From crostini to croutons, sourdough to stolen, The Breadmaker Bible will show you inspirational new ideas, fantastic techniques and innovative recipes for your breadmaker. This book shows you how to make the perfect loaf, from a classic loaf to a French stick--Moves onto recipes to suit your life, including breads for your barbeque, Turkish flatbreads for your lunch or Saffron Brioche Bread & Butter Pudding to curl up with in the evening--Reveals recipes to suit your needs, whether it's dairy-free, wheat & gluten-free or to help alleviate eczema, for example, or insomnia

All too often a memory of our distant student past, toasties are the ultimate no-fuss snack, prepared in seconds and ready to eat in just a few minutes. With just a couple of basic ingredients, delicious cheap meals can be made in minutes, providing tasty snacks and sandwiches for every part of the day. With a few added extras, sweet and savoury gourmet toasties can take tired taste buds on an entirely new adventure. Toastie Heaven explores variations from the conventional, to the extravagant, quirky and indulgent. From classic toasties like Tuna, Sweetcorn and Pepper Melt, to vegetarian options like Brie, Redcurrant and Watercress toasties and even sweet desserts like Bread and Butter Pudding Toasties and Toffee Apple Toasties, there is a recipe for everyone. A must-have item perfect for people living on their own, children and students,Toastie Heaven is the ultimate cookbook for anyone wanting quick and tasty snacks with minimum effort and maximum taste.

Travelling from her home in New Zealand to a small town in California, Elizabeth Greer will be claiming an inheritance from an aunt she hadn’t known existed. As an ornithologist, Elizabeth is accustomed to living a mostly solitary life and she is the first to admit that she finds birds more comprehensible than people. She thrives on order and logic and expects the lawyer handling the will to provide some answers.The lawyer and other people she meets in Las Palomas are a peculiar lot who speak fondly of her aunt, but no one seems able to answer her most pressing questions. Instead, she hears the tragic stories in their past and it’s within the context of these stories that Elizabeth learns about her aunt’s profound capacity for compassion and wisdom that made her an important presence in the town.With descriptions of bird behavior as an adjunct to the characters’ behavior, Distant Birds is a vibrant and thought-provoking story about a town that values kindness and tolerance, creating a refuge.

A picture book edition of a much-loved classic, with illustrations by award-winning artist, Robert Ingpen.This timeless tale has never been out of print and is one of the best-loved children's titles in English literature. Kenneth Grahame's wonderful imagination and quiet humour continue to charm children and adults alike, and Robert Ingpen's stunning illustrations bring to life the adventures of Toad, Mole, Ratty and Badger.When the Mole leaves his spring-cleaning and heads up into the open air, he embarks on a series of exhilarating adventures with his new friends: the laid-back Ratty, the gruff yet kindly Badger and the self-satisfied, irrepressible Mr. Toad. The impulsive Toad leads the friends from one escapade to the next – from upturned gypsy caravans to stolen motorcars, a daring prison escape and, finally, to a heroic confrontation with the sinister inhabitants of the Wild Wood.Now retold in picture book form by Karen Saunders – with stunning artwork by Robert Ingpen.

A picture book edition of a much-loved classic, with illustrations by award-winning artist, Robert Ingpen.An iconic classic, The Wizard of Oz is a must-read for adults and children alike. Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and find the wonderfully mysterious Wizard of Oz. Together with her companions the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion whom she meets on the way, Dorothy embarks on a strange and enchanting adventure.Now retold in picture book form by Karen Saunders – with stunning artwork by Robert Ingpen.

A beautifully illustrated picture book, based on the beloved classic story by Lewis Carroll. Follow Alice on a fantastical adventure down the rabbit hole. With stunning artwork from award-winning illustrator, Robert Ingpen.During Alice's Wonderland adventures she meets the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and, of course, the fearsome Queen of Hearts. But where has the White Rabbit gone, and what is he late for? And will Alice ever find her way home?