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Today's big deal has some cook books,

Ultimate Slow Cooker: Over 100 simple, delicious recipes for 99p,
But if you spend £3 more you get the 500 recipe version. You could also wait until it comes up on sale. Sara lewis writes a lot of Hamlyn cook books, I've cooked loads of her slow cooker books over the years and they all were lovely.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0087JVCW6/ref=s9_acsd_al_bw_c2_x_1_t?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-4&pf_rd_r=BX0Z09VTYZ532BT373VD&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=180b2574-9f5a-4b1a-bb38-3a9bd5034f00&pf_rd_i=5400977031

Using a slow cooker couldn't be easier: simply prepare the ingredients in the morning, turn on your machine and then return home to wonderful aromas and mouthwatering food that has been cooked to perfection! This book provides you with a choice of over 100 of the best slow cooker recipes to ensure that cooking will never be a chore and dinner will never be dull again! Whether you are making a family meal or entertaining friends, you'll find delicious, healthy dishes that are guaranteed to satisfy all tastes and save you valuable time.

Bento Power: Brilliantly Balanced Lunchbox Recipes by Sara Kiyo Popowa for 99p, down from £10 or thereabouts.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CLM17GJ/ref=s9_acsd_al_bw_c2_x_2_t?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-4&pf_rd_r=BX0Z09VTYZ532BT373VD&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=180b2574-9f5a-4b1a-bb38-3a9bd5034f00&pf_rd_i=5400977031

Many people bring their lunch to work to save money, time and to help control what they are eating (with no hidden nasties from processed shop-bought food), but sometimes it's hard to think of interesting, nutritious things to make.

Sara has come to the rescue with her vibrant, fun and inspirational approach to lunch boxes. She concentrates on having 5 clear elements: complex carbs, protein, fruit and veg, and sprinkles as well as the 5 colours used in authentic Japanese cooking: red, white, black, yellow and green. With just a few essential ingredients, you add your extras to create highly nutritious, vegetarian, colourful boxes of joy.

Sara includes ideas for bento breakfast boxes (Sesame Snap Granola Bento and Mighty Muesli), 15-minute bento (Busy Days Instant Noodles and Lazy Tamago Bento), Everyday bento (Red Velvet Quinoa Bento, Green Theme Bento and Zen Bento) and the Fantasy bento (Starry Sky Bento and Fairy Jewel Box Bento).

With tips on how to stock your bento store-cupboard and basic ingredients and recipes to get you going, now is the time for bento to bounce into your breakfast, lunch box, or even into your dinner parties, filling you with Bento Power!

www.shisodelicious.com @shisodelicious

Mildreds: The Vegetarian Cookbook
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mildreds-Vegetarian-Cookbook-Dan-Acevedo-ebook/dp/B00PW5V7MI/ref=lp_4725112031_1_4?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1577841105&sr=1-4

If you think vegetarian food is limiting, this is the book to change your mind.'
Health & Fitness

'Theres inspiration here to help you elevate humble vegetables into something special.'
The Caterer

'Be warned, you'll want seconds of everything...'
Veggie Magazine

'This is good food at it's best, made with delicious, fresh ingredients, which are easy to source and easy to cook with.'
The Vegetarian Experience

An exciting new cookery book from the popular vegetarian restaurant, Mildreds: The Vegetarian Cookbook has something for everyone.

Whether you are a vegetarian, or are trying to cut down on your meat intake, the international influences in these recipes promise variety and flavour. There are also plenty of ideas for how to adapt the dishes quickly by adding meat, to cater for keen omnivores.

With easy ingredients and smart, time-saving ideas, each recipe is easy to cook from the comfort of your own home. The dishes are flexible and include ingredients that can be easily sourced, allowing you to make hassle-free and delicious meals.

The Great Food Gamble by John Humphrys
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Food-Gamble-John-Humphrys-ebook/dp/B00946TQ6K/ref=sr_1_12?fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1577873003&rnid=9313129031&s=digital-text&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sr=1-12

'Compelling' OBSERVER

'Humphrys' level-headedness makes the arguments all the more powerful' SUNDAY TIMES

'A concise, no-nonsense assessment of the true cost of cheap food: to the environment, the livestock, and the nation's long-term health' DAILY MAIL

'A passionate discourse ... well-written and accessible' INDEPENDENT

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John Humphrys is passionate about the state of British food, farming, fishing and agriculture. Here, he looks back to the days of organic farming in England when people shared and swapped food and considered the wildlife as well as the farmed animals, crops and fruits. He examines today's travesties: factory farming, pouring chemicals into the land, the scandal of the supermarket wars and cheap imported goods. He then turns to the future and asks: Can we save this ravaged earth and rebuild our community values? Most of all, can we reverse the damage to ourselves and our long-term health that may result from what we eat? John Humphrys' book requires the full attention of anyone who cares about themselves or the future.

Does anyone want me to put up Vegan cookery books that are on sale?
Looking at the food thread I'm the only non meat eater here but I thought I should ask. I'm an Ovo-lacto vegetarian, which means I like dairy and eggs.
I generally believe people's diet is non of my business as long as your not eating people or something that's aware (that excludes oysters) and alive at the time of consumption. I am however anti soy which is a big part-but not the sore backbone of veganism due to soy monocultures replacing the rainforest and wetlands causing devastating deforestation and loss of wildlife in vast parts of the world. Including South America where there's been lots of studies and protests in the past.

I just think if your trying to save the planet, sticking to your portion sizes which are smaller than we think, grow your own and eating locally is far better than food from far off nations. As a nation we have some of the best animal welfare laws on the planet, buying good quality British meat that you properly savour will help tremendously. Support the dairy farmer next door, not the almonds from far away. Preparing for a verbal hiding now.

https://www.wetlands.org/casestudy/soy-and-wetlands/

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On Spice: Advice, Wisdom, and History with a Grain of Saltiness by Caitlin PenzeyMoog £1.99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spice-Advice-Wisdom-History-Saltiness-ebook/dp/B07HXR9HN7?_bbid=13790216&tag=bookbubemail-21

A revealing look at the history and production of spices, with modern, no-nonsense advice on using them at home.

Every home cook has thoughts on the right and wrong ways to use spices. These beliefs are passed down in family recipes and pronounced by television chefs, but where do such ideas come from? Many are little better than superstition, and most serve only to reinforce a cook’s sense of superiority or cover for their insecurities. It doesn’t have to be this way.

These notes On Spice come from three generations of a family in the spice trade, and dozens upon dozens of their collected spice guides and stories. Inside, you’ll learn where spices come from: historically, geographically, botanically, and in the modern market. You’ll see snapshots of life in a spice shop, how the flavors and stories can infuse not just meals but life and relationships. And you’ll get straightforward advice delivered with wry wit.

Discover why:
Salt grinders are useless
Saffron is worth its weight in gold (as long as it’s pure)
That jar of cinnamon almost certainly isn’t
Vanilla is far more risqué than you think

Learn to stop worrying and love your spice rack.

Eating Less: Say Goodbye to Overeating by Gillian Riley 99p

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eating-Less-Say-Goodbye-Overeating-ebook/dp/B005H0CALU/ref=sr_1_55?fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1578086422&rnid=9313129031&s=digital-text&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sr=1-55

As anyone who has ever been on a diet knows, they simply don't work. No one can diet indefinitely and, once you stop, the weight simply piles back on. Eating Less is not about dieting; instead, it places the emphasis where it belongs, on healthy eating and eating less.

This revised and updated edition offers you a unique and inspiring solution to overeating: its aim is to look at thoughts and beliefs about food, unravel the mind's addictive impulses, and retrain it to have a more healthy, balanced relationship with food. It introduces you to practical techniques that you can apply in your daily life; it shows you how to set your own limits without feeling deprived and becoming rebellious; and it gives you the ability to develop greater control by helping you to overcome addictive behaviour. So simply follow Eating Less and see your weight fall off and stay off.

'Eating Less is likely to succeed where diet books fail. The utter simplicity of its message and techniques makes it easy to start and continue with a programme that revolutionises your attitude to eating and weight.' Sarah Litvinoff

Two by the following author (Dale Pinnock)
Eat Shop Save: 8 Weeks to Better Health by Dale Pinnock 99p

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eat-Shop-Save-Better-Health-ebook/dp/B07Q18B6FN/ref=sr_1_7?fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1578086547&rnid=9313129031&s=digital-text&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sr=1-7

* Accompanies the new 4 part ITV series August 2019 *

Sunday Times Bestseller

EAT SHOP SAVE is the ITV phenomenon helping families across the UK to get seriously fitter, healthier and richer. In this 8-week healthy-eating plan to accompany the hit TV series, you'll find 80 brand-new recipes, as well as simple weekly meal planners to help you achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Award-wining chef and qualified nutritionist Dale Pinnock will transform the way you eat forever with delicious, effortless and unbelievably affordable recipes.

Crammed with nutritional facts, creative twists and time-saving tips - you'll feel fantastic and save hundreds of pounds along the way!

REALISTIC RECIPES FOR EVERYDAY FAMILIES

GUARANTEED TO SATISFY EVEN THE HUNGRIEST

FUSSIEST, BUSIEST EATERS

KEEP UP THE RESULTS FOR LIFE

Eat Shop Save: Recipes & mealplanners to help you EAT healthier, SHOP smarter and SAVE serious money at the same time by Dale Pinnock. 99p

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eat-Shop-Save-mealplanners-healthier-ebook/dp/B07CLPWJ8S/ref=sr_1_22?fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1578086655&rnid=9313129031&s=digital-text&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sr=1-22

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**
Television tie-in Eat Shop Save contains over 80 recipes to restore sanity to the challenges of family cooking.
Focusing on the time-poor in particular, these delicious meals will put a smile on the fussiest of eaters and entice families with chapters such as: Quick After Work Suppers, Favourites with a Facelift and Something Sweet (but good for you).

Food is just the beginning. Using smart shopping and meal planning as a basis, you'll find tips to get organised, save money and free up precious time.

- Weekly meal planners in each chapter help you save money
- Make your own quicker, healthier 'takeaways'
- Hide vegetables for fussy eaters
- Become a smart shopper
- Upcycle leftover ingredients
- Give classic dishes a facelift

Liam Charles Cheeky Treats: Includes recipes from the new Liam Bakes TV show on Channel 4, down to 99p

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Liam-Charles-Cheeky-Treats-recipes-ebook/dp/B0787B4BMW/ref=sr_1_21?fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1578086655&rnid=9313129031&s=digital-text&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sr=1-21

The debut cookbook by the breakout star of The Great British Bake Off 2017 and the host of Channel 4's brand new show, Liam Bakes.

When you bake you want the results to be mouth-watering and jaw-droppingly good. You want gasps of awe followed by silence as your friends and family munch their way through your genius creations.

No one understands this better than Liam Charles. Who else could bring you a Caramel Peanut Millionaire's Shortbread, an Oreo Chocolate Brownie Freakshake or a Christmas Dinner Pie? It has to be Liam and in his first book, he introduces his latest inventions and favourite bakes that are guaranteed to get you in the kitchen.

Cheeky Treats is a cookbook like no other, packed with fantastic flavours, wonderfully creative bakes, and fun and beautiful photography that captures Liam's personality and flair. Warning: if you're looking for a Victoria Sponge recipe - look elsewhere!

'Cheeky Treats, a spangly, Technicolor, many-faceted recipe book... It is distinguished not by the two kilos of icing sugar in the Football Cake (and that's just the buttercream!), nor the very simple, incredibly effective, domino pattern on his salted millionaire dominoes, nor his vertiginous layering or moments of French patisserie perfectionism, but by the joie de vivre conveyed by all those things, and the rest.' - Guardian

Super Pulses: Truly modern recipes for beans, chickpeas & lentils by Jenny Chandler  Down to £3.09

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Pulses-recipes-chickpeas-lentils-ebook/dp/B07N2TYDTR/ref=sr_1_43?fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1578086673&rnid=9313129031&s=digital-text&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sr=1-43

Pulses are incredibly economical as well as healthy and, increasingly, people are looking for new sources of protein as meat eating wanes (for both environmental and economical reasons).


This is a truly modern look at preparing under-exploited protein-packed pulse ingredients. Including an illustrated guide to pulses, this exhaustive volume  also covers all you need to know to buy, prepare, cook and store your superfoods. Chapters include: The Power of the Pulse, The Recipes and Check Your Pulse. Try canellini, parmesan and basil frittelle or perhaps celeriac and Puy lentil remoulade before tucking into Adzuki bean ice cream with crystallized ginger. Divided into nibbles & dips, small bites, soups & salads, big dishes and sweet treats, Jenny Chandler has collected a mouthwatering range of recipes that are truly international in flavour and will provide plenty of tips for everyday catering. With modern, crisp photography and an elegant design this is a book to update every foodie’s bookshelf and will be a go-to book for years to come.

Other titles in this series include: Super Root Spices and Super Grains, Nuts & Seeds.

The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees by Robert Penn. £1.99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Who-Made-Things-Trees-ebook/dp/B00YG4O05W/ref=sr_1_6?fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1578086547&rnid=9313129031&s=digital-text&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sr=1-6

Robert Penn cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. After all, ash is the tree we have made the greatest and most varied use of over the course of human history. Journeying from Wales across Europe and Ireland to the USA, Robert finds that the ancient skills and knowledge of the properties of ash, developed over millennia making wheels and arrows, furniture and baseball bats, are far from dead. The book chronicles how the urge to understand and appreciate trees still runs through us all like grain through wood.

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Today's Daily deal

Veggie Lean in 15: 15-minute Veggie Meals with Workouts by Joe Wicks 99p, his are usually about £7.99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Veggie-Lean-15-15-minute-Workouts-ebook/dp/B07DTHW8F7?ref_=Oct_DLandingS_D_050fbeab_61&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F

The first veggie cookbook from the nation's favourite healthy cook and fitness sensation, Joe Wicks aka The Body Coach.

Get ready for Joe's vegetarian take on Lean in 15: The Shift Plan, which is the bestselling diet book of all time. Inside are a hundred flavour-packed vegetarian recipes, many of which are also vegan, plus three exclusive Body Coach HIIT workouts and a bonus abs workout.

From Smoky Sweet Potato Chilli to 'Creamy' Butternut Pasta, Veggie Lean in 15 features a fantastic range of meat-free dishes, all prepared in fifteen minutes flat. The recipes are ideal for full- and part-time veggies, as well as those wishing to cut down on eating meat in a healthy and delicious way. There are also plenty of make-ahead ideas to get you prepping like a boss in no time at all.

Joe has more than four million followers on social media where fans share their personal journeys towards a leaner, fitter lifestyle. All of his books have been non-fiction number one bestsellers, and he has sold over 3 million copies in the UK.

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Gregg's Italian Family Cookbook by Gregg Wallace. From £9.99 to 99p

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MZ69LHC/?coliid=I3PJJ6Z0AILVBE&colid=9S110ADA3CHS&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Gregg Wallace has fallen in love with Italian cuisine. Along with his wife Anna, and a little help from her Italian parents, he has created a simple Italian cookbook so we can all enjoy traditional Italian cuisine at home.

For Italians, food is not just about recipes, it's a way of life. It's about making time for each other, forgetting work and worries, and enjoying tasty, satisfying meals. Gregg and Anna share the dishes they have explored, laughed and argued about with their family, from vitello tonnato to orecchiette and crespelle to veal chops, bagna cauda and bowls of vongole. Brought to life through stunning photography in the Tuscan countryside and buzzing food markets, you'll discover traditional recipes, cooked the authentic Italian way.

'I want to do this book and I want to do it with my new Italian family. Everybody knows this is my favourite cuisine...it is to my mind the greatest cuisine of the world. It's family food, it brings people to the table, it's not difficult to do, everybody can learn to cook this way...I have discovered so much love in this new family of mine and it's centred around the table. I want to share this passion, I want everybody to taste their own slice of it." - Gregg Wallace

The Wagamama Cookbook by Hugo Arnold. Down from £6.99 to 99p
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KFJQ4P7/?coliid=I76QFMZKFV2RR&colid=9S110ADA3CHS&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

True to the 'positive eating, positive living' ethos of Wagamama's idiosyncratic chain of noodle restaurants, this official collection of recipes shares the secret of the hallmark culinary minimalism that has won it instant cult status worldwide. The distinctive Wagamama flavour originates from the traditional 200-year-old ramen (noodle) shops of Japan which guarantee nourishment with ingredients that cleanse and nurture the mind and body. Suitable for meat-eaters, seafood lovers and vegetarians alike, the 120 recipes have been specially created by the people behind Wagamama's unique house style and concentrate on cooking fresh, quality ingredients in a way that retains maximum flavour and nutrition. With mouth-watering recipes for appetisers and side dishes, hearty soups and stir-fries, and exotic sweet-rice desserts and juices, plus hints and tips on ingredients, equipment, cooking techniques and structuring a meal, this unique collection means that the stylish Wagamama experience is now yours to take home.Whether you want to impress the health-conscious dinner guest or simply feed family and friends good, wholesome meals, this book allows you to recreate the best of Japanese cooking with a selection of delicious, low-fat, one-pot meals which are easy on your time and budget as well as your waistline.

First Bite: How We Learn to Eat Bee Wilson, Recommended £8.99 down to 99p.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00PFBLNSC/?coliid=I2J8H94NON0K4T&colid=9S110ADA3CHS&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Fortnum & Mason Food Book of the Year 2016

We are not born knowing what to eat. We all have to learn it as children sitting expectantly at a table. For our diets to change, we need to relearn the food experiences that first shaped us.

Everyone starts drinking milk. After that it’s all up for grabs.

We are not born knowing what to eat; we each have to figure it out for ourselves. From childhood onwards, we learn how big a portion is and how sweet is too sweet. We learn to love broccoli – or not. But how does this happen? What are the origins of taste? And once we acquire our food habits, can we ever change them for the better?

In First Bite, award-winning food writer Bee Wilson draws on the latest research from food psychologists, neuroscientists and nutritionists to reveal how our food habits are shaped by a whole host of factors: family and culture, memory and gender, hunger and love. She looks at the effects siblings can have on eating choices and the social pressures to eat according to sex. Bee introduces us to people who can only eat food of a certain colour; toddlers who will eat nothing but hot dogs; doctors who have found radical new ways to help children eat vegetables. First Bite also looks at how people eat in different parts of the world: we see how grandparents in China overfeed their grandchildren, and how Japan came to adopt such a healthy diet (it wasn’t always so).

The way we learn to eat holds the key to why food has gone so disastrously wrong for so many people. But Bee Wilson also shows that both adults and children have immense potential for learning new, healthy eating habits. An exploration of the extraordinary and surprising origins of our taste and eating habits, First Bite explains how we can change our palates to lead healthier, happier lives.

Sorry there's so many posts, there's loads of different lists to get through in January. The monthly, daily, sometimes a big daily deal, 80 discounted books deal, 12 Days of Christmas and New year, New you January deals.

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I can recommend all these next books.

The Hidden Life of Trees: The International Bestseller – What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben. £1.99.
I really love this book, it tell how trees communicate using hormones, sounds and pheromones. When being eaten by giraffes or caterpillars plants can detect what is eating them, produce chemicals to warn those of it's same species down wind, this is eating me get ready, more  chemicals to make their leaves taste nasty or try and kill what is eating them. As well as pheromones to attract insect predators. beech trees feed cut down members of their grove via their roots. They also organise a "Masting Year" so they all produce pollen at the same time.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XKH957H/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title

Sunday Times Bestseller
‘A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement’ Charles Foster

Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September)

Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings?

In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death and regeneration he has observed in his woodland.

A walk in the woods will never be the same again.

Today's big deal is fiction.
The first 5 book of the Rivers of London series by Rivers of London are 99p each. I also like these books.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/browse/?ie=UTF8&node=4725112031&ref=dotd_lm&ref_=pe_2118791_434189251

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Reduced cook books. All down to 99p

Two by John Gregory-Smith
Orange Blossom & Honey: Magical Moroccan recipes from the souks to the Sahara by John Gregory-Smith

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07B2YXL87?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&storeType=ebooks&pf_rd_p=2f8413f2-201a-48aa-84c2-c3b7ed62c972&pf_rd_r=DT4RCTNTAXZ1Q00CG195&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_t=40901&pd_rd_i=B07B2YXL87&ref_=dbs_f_r_shv_rfy_2f8413f2-201a-48aa-84c2-c3b7ed62c972_20&pf_rd_i=3017941031

Orange Blossom & Honey is a culinary journey across Morocco, from the souks of Marrakesh, through the Sahara, and onto the blustery shores of the Atlantic coast. In researching this book, John travelled into the heart of the High Atlas Mountains to learn the secrets of traditional lamb barbecue, then journeyed north, through the city of Fes, where the rich dishes of the Imperial Courts are still prepared in many homes. From here he continued on to the Rif Mountains, where rustic recipes are made with the freshest seasonal produce. From Moroccan-style paella, cooked in the painted town of Chefchaouen, to stuffed Berber breads baked in the hot desert sands, John has discovered the real food of the country, learning from the locals to reveal little-known dishes, which he then gives his modern twist. The chapters include Streetfood, Salads & Vegetables, Meat & Poultry, Seafood, Tagines and Desserts, plus there is a section of spice mixes and marinades from chermoula to harissa. With mouthwatering recipes, breath-taking location photography and John's infectious enthusiasm, this is an essential addition to every cook's collection.

Turkish Delights: Stunning regional recipes from the Bosphorus to the Black Sea

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DDDB2H1/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1

'John Gregory-Smith has a passion for Turkish food - and it shows. This is a rich and inviting introduction to the authentic flavours of Turkey, presenting regional dishes and traditional food.' The Bookseller

'A gorgeous mix of modern, regional and traditional Turkish Dishes - I want to cook them all.' Diana Henry

In Turkish Delights John Gregory-Smith brings his passion for Turkey and its food to your kitchen. He celebrates the best of the country's traditional food with 100 regional dishes, giving each one his simple, modern spin. Forget greasy late-night doner kebabs, John offers the Iskender kebab from the city of Bursa in Northwest Turkey, filled with finely sliced tender lamb, hot tomato and garlic sauce and yogurt. Other tempting dishes include the Ilgin Beef Kofta (pepper and parsley spiked beef from the Central Anatolian region) or his Ottoman-inspired Stuffed Pepper Dolma. With chapters on Breakfast, Meze, Pide and Kofta, Kebabs, Salads, Meat, Seafood, Vegetables and Desserts and Drinks, it is crammed full of exciting flavours and inspiring ideas.

Olives, Lemons & Za'atar: The Best Middle Eastern Home Cooking by Rawia Bishara
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DHQ5HYR?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&storeType=ebooks&pf_rd_p=2f8413f2-201a-48aa-84c2-c3b7ed62c972&pf_rd_r=DT4RCTNTAXZ1Q00CG195&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_t=40901&pd_rd_i=B07DHQ5HYR&ref_=dbs_f_r_shv_rfy_2f8413f2-201a-48aa-84c2-c3b7ed62c972_18&pf_rd_i=3017941031

Tangy lemony tabbouleh, smoky, rich baba ghanouj, beautifully spiced lamb shank...the recipes in Olives, Lemons & Za'atar provide something irresistible for every occasion. These dishes represent the flavours of Rawia's Middle Eastern childhood with recipes copied faithfully from family cookbooks (her mother's most treasured harissa), and then developed with a creative flourish of her own. Her food is deeply personal and so she includes the classics but also the Mediterranean influences that come from summer holidays in Spain and living in Bay Ridge, the old Italian neighbourhood in Brooklyn. The result is a sensational cross-cultural mix and provides you with everything you need - pickles, yogurt, bread, mezze, salads, stews etc - to enjoy the best home cooking and share the most convivial Middle Eastern hospitality.

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Just in case anyone is interested, Tom Hanks book is on sale today.

Uncommon Type: Some Stories

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06W5JR4MM/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c2_x_3_t?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=J48W9VYFG36WHS3GZ0FP&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=f919c5f8-edf0-4006-8e4e-0da74f867846&pf_rd_i=5400977031

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories which show that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor.

A hectic, funny sexual affair between two best friends. A World War II veteran dealing with his emotional and physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into sudden stardom and a whirlwind press junket. A small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A woman adjusting to life in a new neighbourhood after her divorce. Four friends going to the moon and back in a rocket ship constructed in the backyard. A teenage surfer stumbling into his father’s secret life.

These are just some of the people and situations that Tom Hanks explores in his first work of fiction, a collection of stories that dissects, with great affection, humour and insight, the human condition and all its foibles. The stories are linked by one thing: in each of them, a typewriter plays a part, sometimes minor, sometimes central. To many, typewriters represent a level of craftsmanship, beauty and individuality that is harder and harder to find in the modern world. In his stories, Mr Hanks gracefully reaches that typewriter-worthy level.

Known for his honesty and sensitivity as an actor, Mr Hanks brings both those characteristics to his writing. By turns whimsical, moving and occasionally melancholy, Uncommon Type is a book that will delight as well as surprise his millions of fans. It also establishes him as a welcome and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction, a voice that perceptively delves beneath the surface of friendships, families, love and normal, everyday behaviour.

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Commenting on a book I got, the The Great Food Gamble by John Humphrys. It's really good.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Food-Gamble-John-Humphrys-ebook/dp/B00946TQ6K/ref=sr_1_12?fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1577873003&rnid=9313129031&s=digital-text&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sr=1-12

Today's a vegetarian cookbook. I read these for my lot as a side or something I can add meat to.

Meat-Free One Pound Meals: 85 delicious vegetarian recipes all for £1 per person by Miguel Barclay. I can't put the synopsis as it keeps crashing my computer. Sorry 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07S9GL2H7/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c2_x_1_t?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=JYN6339Q3K5V6P9105RT&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=f919c5f8-edf0-4006-8e4e-0da74f867846&pf_rd_i=5400977031

Killing Eve, down to 99p.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0791HLT2M/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c2_x_0_t?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=JYN6339Q3K5V6P9105RT&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=f919c5f8-edf0-4006-8e4e-0da74f867846&pf_rd_i=5400977031
No Tomorrow: The basis for the BAFTA-winning Killing Eve TV series (Killing Eve series)

The basis for KILLING EVE, now a major BBC TV series, starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer

In a hotel room in Venice, where she's just completed a routine assassination, Villanelle receives a late-night call.

Eve Polastri has discovered that a senior MI5 officer is in the pay of the Twelve, and is about to debrief him. As Eve interrogates her subject, desperately trying to fit the pieces of the puzzle together, Villanelle moves in for the kill.

The duel between the two women intensifies, as does their mutual obsession, and when the action moves from the high passes of the Tyrol to the heart of Russia, Eve finally begins to unwrap the enigma of her adversary's true identity.

Codename Villanelle, the first of the Killing Eve series, is out now!

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Monthly deal has changed so I'll post them over the next few days.

The Easy Indian Slow Cooker Cookbook: Prep-and-Go Restaurant Favorites to Make at Home for 99p.
We have this, cooked quite a few out of it and the Husband enjoyed every dish so recommendations from us.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Easy-Indian-Cooker-Cookbook-Prep-ebook/dp/B075413CZ2/ref=sr_1_698?qid=1580550551&s=digital-text&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sr=1-698

Authentic Indian cuisine served up with minimum effort and maximum flavor.

The Easy Indian Slow Cooker Cookbook introduces you to the history, culture, and flavors of Indian dishes and combines them with the modern magic of the slow cooker. It’s an Indian cookbook that lets you get recipes started fast, with minimal prep, and then leave them to cook in a single pot. Easy.

Author, blogger, and popular cooking instructor Hari Ghotra puts a simple, slow cooker spin on over 60 classic favorites—no need to reach for the takeout menu. From Butter Chicken to Chickpea Curry and Red Lentil Dhal, you can discover her own personal take on a traditional Indian cookbook—minus a million pots and pans.

Get cooking—and clean up quick with an Indian cookbook that offers:

    15-minute prep time—Most dishes can be simmering in the slow cooker in about 15 minutes.
    Something for everyone—This Indian cookbook includes delicious meat, poultry, seafood, and vegetarian recipes.
    Smart shopping—Find an appendix of Indian markets and stores by city, state, and online so you can stock up on all the spices and ingredients you’ll need.

Your favorite Indian dishes are just one pot away with The Easy Indian Slow Cooker Cookbook.

The Lord God Made Them All: The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet for 99p

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lord-God-Made-Them-All-ebook/dp/B00844Y0IC/ref=sr_1_330?qid=1580550207&s=digital-text&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sr=1-330

The fourth volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small.

Finally home from London after his wartime service in the RAF, James Herriot is settling back into life as a country vet. While the world has changed after the war, the blunt Yorkshire clients and menagerie of beasts with weird and wonderful ailments remain the same. But between his young son, Jimmy, trailing him around aping his every move, stubborn farmers refusing to try his ‘new-fangled’ treatments and a goat that has eaten 293 tomatoes, Darrowby is far from quiet. And with another baby on the way, life is about to get even more chaotic . . .

Since they were first published, James Herriot’s memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, The Lord God Made Them All is a heart-warming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britain’s best-loved authors.

A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess for 99p
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Year-Life-Yorkshire-Shepherdess-ebook/dp/B016L5L2YA/ref=sr_1_16?fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1580549690&rnid=4363389031&s=digital-text&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sr=1-16

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

As seen on Channel 5's Our Yorkshire Farm.

From bestselling author Amanda Owen come more tales of life at Ravenseat, the remote Yorkshire hill farm she shares with husband Clive, eight children and 1,000 sheep. In A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess she describes the age-old cycles of a farming year and the constant challenges the family faces, from being cut off in winter to tending their flock on some of Yorkshire's highest, bleakest moors – land so inaccessible that in places it can only be reached on foot.

Writing with her trademark warmth and humour, Amanda takes us into her life as nine-year-old Miles gets his first flock, Reuben takes up the flugelhorn and she gives birth to a new baby girl. She is touched by the epic two-day journey of a mother sheep determined to find her lamb and gives a new home to an ageing and neglected horse. Meanwhile Clive is almost arrested on a midnight stakeout to catch a sheep-worrying dog and becomes the object of affection for a randy young bull.

Funny, poignant and charming, A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess is a must for anyone interested in the countryside and those who farm it.

'Amanda Owen is like a breath of fresh air. Amanda's life is one of old-fashioned values, hard graft and plenty of love. She, like her life, is extraordinary.' - Ben Fogle

Countryfile: Adam's Farm: My Life on the Land for £1.49
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Countryfile-Adams-Farm-Life-Land-ebook/dp/B004QOA3BC/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?fst=as%3Aoff&pd_rd_i=B004QOA3BC&pd_rd_r=400c6825-2a30-4a66-a148-97e0c49f4ad5&pd_rd_w=3ePZD&pd_rd_wg=KJ9KZ&pf_rd_p=7dc56c0d-8a5f-4d97-9143-7233b106859a&pf_rd_r=81J4TN7N47CAGSDT3ZX3&psc=1&qid=1580549690&rnid=4363389031&s=digital-text&sr=1-8-718396de-69ac-46a0-9195-9669ab0086b2

In 2001, Adam Henson was chosen from 3,500 applicants to become a presenter on Countryfile. Adam's agricultural knowledge and open manner soon made him a popular figure and when the programme moved to its current Sunday evening slot in 2009, he began to present a weekly report from his own farm in the Cotswolds.

There, the ups and downs of the farming calendar, as told in Adam's straight-talking fashion, soon became one of the most popular parts of the programme as viewers watched him endure the stress of TB testing and his sadness at losing valuable cattle as well as the highs of spring lambing.

This is the first book by Adam Henson, and it is an enthralling, first-person account of the drama, emotion and sheer hard work that is life on Adam's Farm

Waterlog for £1.99.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterlog-Roger-Deakin-ebook/dp/B0050OLFCS/ref=sr_1_463?qid=1580550324&s=digital-text&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sr=1-463

‘Roger Deakin is the perfect companion for an invigorating armchair swim. Engaging, thoughtful and candid’ Telegraph

Waterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty and eccentricity of Britain.

In 1996 Roger Deakin, the late, great nature writer, set out to swim through the British Isles. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a fascinating perspective on modern Britain.

Detained by water bailiffs in Winchester, intercepted in the Fowey estuary by coastguards, mistaken for a suicide on Camber sands, confronting the Corryvreckan whirlpool in the Hebrides, he discovers just how much of an outsider the native swimmer is to his landlocked, fully-dressed fellow citizens.

This is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water.

How to Stay Alive: The Ultimate Survival Guide for Any Situation by Bear Grylls for £1.99 (so everyone knows what bugs to eat on their plots  ).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Stay-Alive-Ultimate-Situation-ebook/dp/B06X9F3KPL/ref=sr_1_494?qid=1580550363&s=digital-text&smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F&sr=1-494

THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL GUIDE FROM THE WORLD’S LEADING SURVIVAL EXPERT.
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Do you know how to...
Survive a bear attack?
Make fire from virtually nothing?
Fly a plane in an emergency?
Survive in the most extreme conditions?

Bear Grylls does.

There is barely a terrain he hasn’t conquered or an extreme environment he hasn’t experienced. From his time in 21 SAS, through to his extraordinary expeditions in the toughest corners of each of the seven continents, Bear has accumulated an astonishing wealth of survival knowledge.

Now, for the first time, he is putting all his expertise into one book. How To Stay Alive will teach you all of the essential skills you need to survive in the modern world.

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Todays daily deal, on top of the monthly one I just posted.

Foundation (The Foundation Series), 4 books by Isaac Asimov
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=s9_acsd_al_bw_c2_x_c2cl?node=4725112031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-4&pf_rd_r=Y2NECNBTSK0AY2Y72J88&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=38c137ec-4e78-4954-9f33-d7e6dd1a3518&pf_rd_i=5400977031

First book synopsis.

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES

The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon’s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one whose unprecedented scale shaped science fiction as we know it today.

The Galactic Empire has prospered for twelve thousand years. Nobody suspects that the heart of the thriving Empire is rotten, until psychohistorian Hari Seldon uses his new science to foresee its terrible fate.

Exiled to the desolate planet Terminus, Seldon establishes a colony of the greatest minds in the Empire, a Foundation which holds the key to changing the fate of the galaxy.

However, the death throes of the Empire breed hostile new enemies, and the young Foundation’s fate will be threatened first.

[Yorkie]

Just bought the Indian slow cooker book - looking forward to trying it!

[WeavingGryphon]

Just bought the Indian slow cooker book - looking forward to trying it!

She uses a lot of different types of spices. I ended up leaving some (Asafoetida) out realising that if the Husband didn't know what it should taste like, he wouldn't know something was missing. But you can get small bags of spices from big online shops. Or great big ones, I have 1kg of mixed spice coming next week  and 250g of both sesame seeds and fenugreek.

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Today's daily deal for 99p which I put on because of the smallholding side of this forum.

The Yorkshire Vet: In The Footsteps of Herriot (Official memoir from the star of The Yorkshire Vet TV show) by Peter Wright

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07J1NWMTS/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c2_x_2_t?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=EH1K3K572R0BX121HD22&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=f919c5f8-edf0-4006-8e4e-0da74f867846&pf_rd_i=5400977031

As featured on BBC Breakfast.

A warm, engaging and witty memoir from the star of Channel 5's The Yorkshire Vet.

This is the life story of vet Peter Wright, charting his working relationship with the famous 'James Herriot', from work experience with him as a lad, to taking over his practice in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales.

Packed full of laugh-out loud moments, heartbreaking stories and transporting tales of his love for the animals and people of this breathtaking part of the country. Covering his bucolic childhood growing up on a farm right through to the heady days of his successful Channel 5 TV series, Peter's warm nature and professional attitude shine through every page.

Includes a Foreword by Jim Wight, author of The Real James Herriot.

'Honest and refreshing' On: Yorkshire Magazine

What readers are saying:

'Fascinating and absolutely engrossing'

'One of the best books I've read this year'

'Peter has been a noble successor to James Herriot'

Reviews taken from GoodReads.com

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Today's daily deal is The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson for 99p.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01CUJA454/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c2_x_3_t?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=Y8J5KT0FA93ZSCMVHY3R&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=f919c5f8-edf0-4006-8e4e-0da74f867846&pf_rd_i=5400977031

Discover the books that changed the way the world reads crime.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned by the powerful Vanger clan. Her uncle employs disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist and tattooed hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders, they begin to unravel a dark family history...

The Girl Who Played With Fire: Lisbeth Salander is now a wanted woman, on the run from the police. Mikael Blomkvist, editor-in-chief of Millennium magazine, is trying to prove her innocence. Yet Salander is more avenging angel than helpless victim. She may be an expert at staying out of sight - but she has ways of tracking down her most elusive enemies.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest: Salander is plotting her final revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander is ready to fight to the end.

Stieg Larsson's phenomenal trilogy is continued in The Girl in the Spider's Web and The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz.

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Terry Pratchett's Guards Guards for 99p today.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00354YA5E/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c2_x_0_t?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=CG6BMR49QH0N1DZE979R&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=f919c5f8-edf0-4006-8e4e-0da74f867846&pf_rd_i=5400977031

'This is one of Pratchett's best books. Hilarious and highly recommended' The Times

The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . .
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'It was the usual Ankh-Morpork mob in times of crisis; half of them were here to complain, a quarter of them were here to watch the other half, and the remainder were here to rob, importune or sell hotdogs to the rest.'

Insurrection is in the air in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to fall out all over again.

Captain Sam Vimes of the city’s ramshackle Night Watch is used to this. It’s enough to drive a man to drink. Well, to drink more. But this time, something is different – the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they don’t fully understand, and they’re about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city.

Time for Captain Vimes to sober up.

There are thrillers for sale every day, just so your thriller readers know.
Link to all the daily deals.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/l/5400977031/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_b1616883267?_encoding=UTF8&ie=UTF8&node=5400977031&ref_=pe_3401951_237314371_pe_button&storeType=ebooks