Lizharris57: 6 books

Desserts can be simple dishes quickly and easily prepared which finish off a good meal to perfection. Alternatively they can be sumptuous delights of decadent self indulgence. They may be a modest finish to a good gastronomic experience with friends or the highlight course of a wonderful formal occasion....

Pressure cookers were the prized possessions of housewives just after the Second World War. They became available then for domestic use after having been invented towards the end of the seventeenth century. They were the top cooking "gadget" prior to the now common infra red and microwave oven. Cooking...

Eggs are good food whether eaten by themselves or combined with other ingredients. Alone they provide simple dishes but with other items they can be part of complex and sophisticated meals. Even an inexperienced cook can make a good job of cooking eggs. Omelettes are said to be difficult to cook but...

Slow cookers are as specialized as are pressure cookers but the principles involved are different. Slow cookers work at normal atmospheric pressure and are thus not likely to be subject to accidental dramatic and dangerous depressurization. Food in slow cookers is cooked at low temperatures rather...

The Aubergine is an exciting vegetable capable of being adapted to any dish and most tastes. Egg plant is the common name in Europe, U.S.A., Australia and Canada but "aubergine" is very English. In Asia it is known as a "brinjal" and it has other names in the middle east and Arab countries. It is...

Potatoes are the fourth most common vegetable crop in the world. There are 5,000 varieties and they can be cooked in almost as many ways. The recipes in this book are well within the capabilities of the average household cook. They are to be enjoyed in the making and in the eating. Alone or in company with almost every other food item potatoes are perfect.