A unique collection of timeless English houses featuring original photography make this a book to treasure. Ever since the English aristocracy embarked on a Grand Tour in the seventeenth century, the passion for developing collections has been a national trait of England. As a result, the country's aristocratic palaces became repositories of treasure gathered from around the globe. But so too, thanks to the spread of an Empire providing goods from across the globe, did almost every residence in England. Romantic English Homes features 13 such houses, the majority never before photographed. Large or small, old or new, they all convey an impression of massed objects intentionally mingling styles and tastes, the classical placed next to the gothic, tartan pattern competing with floral print. Decorated with defiant eclecticism, the buildings featured here, brought to you by Robert O'Byrne, indicate that although the Empire may have gone, the English love of collecting remains as strong as ever. Criss-crossing the country, from Dorset, Devon and Cornwall to East Anglia and Suffolk, from London to Shropshire, it is both the romantic timelessness of these properties and their many-layered appearance that makes them so alluring.

With plenty of space to jot down important thoughts & plans, this notebook is just the thing to keep busy brides organized in the run up to the big day! If you're tying the knot buy one for yourself, or snap one up as a gorgeous little gift for any busy bride to be. Beautifully finished with a ribbon marker, storage pocket & elastic closure band.

Now you can organize your precious recipe collection and locate what you are looking for in a flash. Do you often find yourself searching through kitchen drawers crammed full of torn-out or photocopied favourite recipes? Do you worry that you will lose or misplace precious handwritten recipes passed on by friends and family members? Do you all too often forget where you put that web address of the fantastic organic meat supplier or on-line gourmet deli you meant to try? The Recipe Organizer will assist you with filing and storing your precious collected recipes plus allow you to keep all of your food-related notes and contacts in one safe and convenient place. As well as providing ample space for writing, it also includes six handy pockets for storing tearsheets plus an elastic pen holder.

Inspired by beautiful Eastern designs, these colorful patterns capture the essence of Eastern style. Includes 96 lined pages in square backed with rounded corners, card covered with textured imitation cloth, elastic closure band, storage pocket inside back cover, ribbon marker.

There's so much more to raw food than smoothies and grated carrots. More and more people are turning to raw food to give them energy, boost their immune system, clear their skin, lose weight and stay slim. There are so many dishes and ways of working with raw food to create an interesting, sustainable diet, without needing many hard-tofind ingredients or hours of preparation. This friendly cookbook is the perfect guide to introducing raw food into your life and understanding how certain ingredients, and their preparation, can be not only delicious and appealing, but also hugely beneficial to your health. With chapters on Smoothies, Breakfast, Soups, Salads, Mains, Snacks and Desserts, there's something here for every day, occasion and appetite. Try Gazpacho, made with the ripest tomatoes; pretty Fennel & Zucchini Carpaccio marinated in mustard and vinegar dressing; Sweet Cherry Temptations made with ground nuts and dried cherries; and fantastic Brownie Squares with Cashew Frosting. You'll be amazed at how much you can achieve within the principles of raw food, and how much better you'll feel — even if you only practise it from time to time in among your regular everyday diet.

Treasured personal possessions are what turns a house into a home, but finding ways to display them can be a challenge. Whether you have a single treasured objet d'art or a collection of nature finds gathered on a country walk, a family of framed photographs or a set of leatherbound books, a trio of glass candlesticks or an ever-growing pile of bone china plates, here you will find new and exciting ways to present them. In Creative Display, Geraldine James shows how you can create the perfect table setting from mismatched plates and cutlery trawled from a fleamarket, how the simplest set of shelves can be arranged to create a miniature still-life and how essential storage can become something beautiful in its own right. With a natural talent for seeking out the unusual, Geraldine introduces new ways to upcycle the everyday and recycle the reclaimed — a weathered barn door becomes a striking side table, a stack of magazines reinvents itself as a lamp table and a gently rusting metal radiator cover finds a new life as a display shelf for a treasured collected of seashells. In Geraldine's hands, the everyday item becomes a work of art and even the most mundane objects can be seen in a new light. In Creative Display you will find new and unusual ways to turn all your treasures into exciting art forms.

Creative Walls will inspire you to organize and arrange your collections on any surface in your home to create character, charm and elegance. Any wall is perfect for display, whatever its size, shape or style. In this inspirational guide, Geraldine James, veteran collector of all things beautiful, shows ways to organize and display your treasured collections to celebrate their uniqueness and your creativity. Fans, teapots or clocks can illuminate a little corner, whereas a teenager's bedroom will transform instantly when hoarded football memorabilia makes the leap from the floor to the wall in a bold, clever arrangement. Look for unusual spaces and items: line up a series of themed prints above a picture rail, set heaps of floral china plates in grand style above the fireplace or simply add a mirror into a display to instantly create another in its image. Chapter by chapter, discover how to arrange virtually anything from scratch, rearrange the collections you treasure to best effect and begin a journey into colour, texture and themes to create elegant displays that give a home character and charm. From a memory wall of sepia family photographs to witty collections of kitsch art, this clever guide shows how to create a look that will bring any space to life.

For anyone who loves good food but has little time to spend cooking, an electric slow-cooker can fit perfectly into a busy lifestyle. They can be used day or night, and you don't have to stay in to keep an eye on the pot while you produce hearty family food. Warming Soups to try include Chicken Noodle Soup; Slow-cooked Onion and Cider Soup; and, Italian Vegetable and Bread Soup. Starters and Light Bites include Blue Cheese Fondue; Pork, Fennel and Spinach Terrine; and, Beef and Ale Pate. Comforting one-pot Meat dishes include Provencal Daube of Beef; Slow-Braised Lamb Shanks with Red Wine, Rosemary and Garlic; Meatballs in Red Pepper Sauce; and, Moroccan Lamb Tagine with Preserved Lemons and Carrots. Deliciously easy recipes for Poultry and Game include Coq au Vin; Lemon Chicken with Dumplings; Chicken Jalfrezi; and, Creole Duck. You can try a lighter recipe for Fish and Seafood such as Mediterranean Chunky Fish Stew; Banana Leaf Fish; and, Kerala Coconut Chilli Prawns. Nourishing Vegetarian Dishes include Root Vegetable Ragu; Smoky Hotpot of Great Northern Beans; Lemon, Fennel and Mushroom Risotto; and, Thai Red Pumpkin Curry. Recipes for indulgent Desserts include Peaches Poached in Vanilla Honey Syrup; Blueberry and Cherry Sponge; and, Coffee Hazelnut Pudding with Coffee Bean Sauce.

Preparing a first-class cocktail relies upon a deep understanding of its ingredients, the delicate alchemy of how they work together. In The Curious Bartender, Tristan Stephenson explores and experiments with the art of mixing the perfect cocktail, explaining the fascinating modern turns mixology has taken. Showcasing a selection of classic cocktails, he explains their intriguing origins, introducing the colourful historical characters who inspired or created them. Moving on, he reinvents each drink from his laboratory, adding contemporary twists to breathe fresh life into these vintage classics. Stay true to the originals with a Sazerac or a Rob Roy, or experiment with some of his modern variations to create a Green Fairy Sazerac topped with an absinthe 'air' or an Insta-age Rob Roy with the 'age' on the side. Also included is a reference section detailing all the techniques you will need, making this an essential anthology for the cocktail enthusiast.

World renowned paint effects guru and colour expert Annie Sloan considers what makes a successful interior. Style and colour lie at the heart of the matter, but both can be stumbling blocks for the amateur decorator. Annie explains how to achieve your chosen style by creating moodboards and analysing key factors — scale, focus, display and layout. She examines nine popular styles: Boho Chic, Neoclassical, Vintage Floral, French Style, Swedish Style, Coastal Style, Classic Country, Modern Retro and Rough Luxe. Discover, then, the key techniques you'll need to recreate these styles in your own home: colour theory (Why do some colours work so well together? Why can the same colour look dramatically different in different rooms?), using storytelling with pictures and collected treasures, style fusions (combining your favourite styles) and, of course, paint techniques. With stunning photography and packed with practical advice, this will soon become your interior style bible.