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My Kitchen

15 books in this series
#6 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Great Chicken Recipes
#6 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Great Chicken Recipes
If there's one chef who can create 100 chicken recipes, it is Ainsley Harriott. In his second book in the My Kitchen Table series, Ainsley showcases an incredible range of flavours, cooking styles and dishes using the nation's favourite ingredient, chicken.

From an oven-baked harissa chicken with cumin sweet potatoes to chilli chicken burgers and soy-poached chicken breasts with pak choi, who knew chicken could be so exciting?

This is a must-have cookbook for everybody who likes chicken.
#7 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Great Low-Fat Recipes
#7 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Great Low-Fat Recipes
Rosemary Conley is the UK's best-loved diet and fitness expert, who has improved the way we eat and exercise for over 30 years. This book celebrates 100 of her favourite recipes, from light bites to hearty meals and express dinners to slow weekend roasts.

With a nutritional breakdown accompanying each recipe, this collection of delicious dishes proves that a low-fat diet can be tasty too!
#8 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Sweet Treats and Puds
#8 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Sweet Treats and Puds
Following the success of Mary Berry's 100 Cakes and Bakes, the baking queen returns with this wonderful collection of 100 more recipes for biscuits, pastries, cupcakes and teabreads, cakes, tarts, pies, cheesecakes and sponge puddings - plenty of inspiration to satisfy any sweet tooth.

She includes both classic recipes and new ideas, which have all been tried-and-tested and photographed, making this the perfect baking book for beginners and an excellent companion to Mary's 100 Cakes and Bakes.
#9 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Weeknight Curries
#9 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Weeknight Curries
This is the second Madhur Jaffrey cookbook in the My Kitchen Table series. Madhur's first book, 100 Essential Curries, offered a comprehensive selection of classic Indian recipes. This new title will provide recipes for simple curries, perfect for cooking up quickly during the week.

There are family-favourites, including creamy kormas, stir-fried prawns and spicy chicken recipes, as well as satisfying stews, quick kebabs and ideas for light suppers and snacks. Some recipes are quick to make, others can be prepared ahead.

Perfect for the busy cook.
#10 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Cakes and Bakes
#10 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Cakes and Bakes
Mary Berry is the queen of cakes. There is no one better qualified to show you how to make the best Victoria sponge, vanilla cupcake, fruit tea bread or chocolate fudge cake. Together with these eternally popular recipes, Mary also shows you how to make the best children's birthday cake, Wimbledon cake, banana muffin, French patisserie and Christmas cake.

With tried-and-tested, easy recipes for every occasion, this baking cookbook should be on every baker's kitchen bookshelf.
#11 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Essential Curries
#11 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Essential Curries
100 essential curries from Madhur Jaffrey - the Queen of Curry. This recipe collection - containing 100 full-colour photographs - is not only incredible value for money but the perfect introduction to mastering the art of curry making!

'A classy production' -- Sunday Telegraph Magazine
'Exactly what I was looking for in a curry book' -- ***** Reader review
'A little treasure of a book' -- ***** Reader review
'Love this little book, full of easy recipes to follow in a very simple format' -- ***** Reader review
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Madhur Jaffrey is the unsurpassed Queen of Curry and here she has collected 100 curry recipes catering to all tastes and abilities.

From dals to biryanis, spicy vegetable fritters to lamb shanks braised in a yoghurt sauce, vegetable pullao to silken chicken tikka kebabs and catering for vegetarian and meat-based diets, the recipes are both simple and elaborate and sure to become household stalwarts and family favourites.

Everybody loves a curry - and this easy to follow cookbook has a recipe to suit every taste. Guaranteed to get your mouth watering and you itching to get in the kitchen!
#12 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Family Meals
#12 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Family Meals
Annabel Karmel is the best-selling author of cookbooks for children and their families. Relied on by millions of parents, Annabel knows what children like to eat and how to make family meals as trouble-free as possible.

In this collection, Annabel has chosen 100 recipes that will suit kids and grown-ups alike, from healthy breakfast muffins, to tasty tea-time snacks and light meals to nutritious family suppers.
#13 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Fish and Seafood Recipes
#13 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Fish and Seafood Recipes
Here are Rick Stein's top 100 fish and seafood recipes from all over the world. From light meals and quick lunches, pasta, rice and noodle dishes as well food to share, there is a recipe for every level of skill and occasion.

Rick Stein's passion for flavour and enthusiasm for food shine through his recipes and his unerring ability to reassure nervous cooks will make this fish cookbook an invaluable resource.
#14 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Meals in Minutes
#14 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Meals in Minutes
Ainsley Harriott is the hugely popular presenter of Ready, Steady Cook and author of the best-selling Meals in Minutes. In 100 Meals in Minutes, Ainsley has chosen his favourite quick, simple but flavoursome recipes to create an essential collection for the modern, time-pressed cook.

From chicken recipes to pasta dishes, curries, salads and desserts, this is the cookbook that every busy person needs.
#15 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Pasta Recipes
#15 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Pasta Recipes
100 essential pasta recipes from the Godfather of Italian food, Antonio Carluccio. This recipe collection - containing 100 full-colour photographs - is not only incredible value for money but the perfect introduction to mastering the art of cooking delicious pasta!

'A classy production' - Sunday Telegraph Magazine
'Great recipes, simple instructions and easily sourced ingredients' -- ***** Reader review
'Super simple and delicious' -- ***** Reader review
'A gem' -- ***** Reader review
'Best pasta recipe book ever' -- ***** Reader review
'This is a super little book, full of mouth-watering authentic Italian recipes' -- ***** Reader review
*****
Antonio Carluccio is the Godfather of Italian food and his passion for pasta is complemented by his extensive knowledge. This book collects 100 of his delicious pasta recipes, from the quick to the complicated, traditional to modern, light summery recipes to hearty baked dishes.

From fettucine Verdi with walnut sauce to pappardelle with meat ragout, orrechiette with broccoli to tagliolini with red mullet, soup with cappelletti to bucatini amatrice and catering for vegetarian and meat-based diets, the recipes are both simple and elaborate and sure to become household stalwarts and family favourites.

Everybody loves pasta and this easy to follow cookbook will ensure that you have a recipe for every occasion and for every taste. Guaranteed to get your mouth watering and you itching to get in the kitchen!
#16 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Quick Stir-fry Recipes
#16 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Quick Stir-fry Recipes
Ken Hom is the nation's favourite Chinese chef and this is his collection of his best 100 stir-fry recipes.

With everything from chicken recipes to vegetarian curries, healthy recipes and food for entertaining friends, modern and traditional, plus appetisers, salads, snacks and side dishes, this cookbook offers an amazing range of tastes, ingredients and styles - all made in the wok.
#17 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Easy Chinese Suppers
#17 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Easy Chinese Suppers
A follow-up to Ken Hom's popular stir-fries book, 100 Weeknight Chinese Suppers offers Ken's favourite quick and simple Chinese recipes, perfect for a cosy after-work meal.

From stews and curries to easy stir fries and healthy steamed and braised dishes, there are also some great light bites and easy entertaining recipes.

Ken Hom is the nation's favourite Chinese chef and these recipes will turn you from the take away to the wok.
#18 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Recipes for Entertaining
#18 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Recipes for Entertaining
100 essential recipes for entertaining from the legendary Raymond Blanc. This recipe collection - containing 100 full-colour photographs - is not only incredible value for money but the perfect tool to make entertaining simple - and enjoyable. Give your dinner parties that WOW factor!

'A classy production' - Sunday Telegraph Magazine
'Terrific recipes - very simple - with Raymond's touch' -- ***** Reader review
'What a gem' -- ***** Reader review
'Absolutely brilliant book - so inspiring - makes you want to try all the recipes' -- ***** Reader review
'Superb!!!' -- ***** Reader review

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Raymond Blanc is renowned for his exquisite cuisine and here he has chosen 100 sensational, but easily achievable recipes that will wow your guests and impress your friends.

From a simple, but classic French Onion Soup or Coq au Vin to the finest Roast Rib of Beef or Pork Fillet with Onion and Garlic Puree and not forgetting desserts - a perfect Black Cherry Tart or Strawberry Sorbet, and catering for vegetarian and meat-based diets, the recipes are both simple and elaborate and sure to become household stalwarts and family favourites.

This easy to follow cookbook will ensure that you have a recipe for every occasion and for every taste. It is sure to become the first book you turn to when you need a meal to impress, whether for a weekend banquet or weeknight feast. Guaranteed to get your mouth watering and you itching to get in the kitchen!
#19 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Vegetarian Feasts
#19 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Vegetarian Feasts
Sophie Grigson's passion for vegetarian food shines through every recipe in this gorgeous collection. From light summery salads to root vegetable soups, Mediterranean pastas and Middle Eastern stews, this book will entice all readers, whether you are a vegetarian or not.
#20 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Foolproof Suppers
#20 - My Kitchen Table: 100 Foolproof Suppers
New to the My Kitchen Table Series, Cook Yourself Thin's Gizzi Erskine presents 100 of her favourite fast and foolproof suppers.

With Gizzi's help, you can learn to develop your confidence in the kitchen by creating the perfect meal every time. From curries, rice and all things spice, to delicious desserts, cakes and biscuits, with this cookbook you will be able to create super suppers, that will impress family and friends, and ensure that your cookery demons are a thing of the past.

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