Nextquisite 2018 New Titles

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2018 FRONTLIST We are delighted to bring you Nextquisite’s new frontlist catalogue with proposals for children’s non-fiction and novelty books, as well as books for adults on healthy living, exercise and food and drink.

These are the exciting new titles we are publishing now or that are in the works for 2018–19. If you want to see more, we are happy to send pdfs or print-outs of presentation material electronically or by courier, along with dummies, schedules and pricing for upcoming co-editions. Just get in touch!

Don’t miss our backlist catalogue. There you will find almost 400 titles, including 170 children’s reference and novelty books, alongside more than 220 volumes on food, cooking and art for adults. Or check out our website at www.nextquisite.com.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Anne McRae Marco Nardi Publishers

Nextquisite Ltd Packagers & publishers of high-quality illustrated books

32 Campden Grove London W8 4JQ United Kingdom +44 20 7937 6031

For foreign rights enquiries: amcrae@nextquisite.com www.nextquisite.com

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MY FIRST LIFT-THEFLAP 100 WORDS

With 80 flaps to lift in each one, these delightful boardbooks are packed with fun and surprises.

first words

 Each page includes flaps to lift and simple activities to complete  These books encourage pre-readers to begin naming objects and recognising words, giving them the confidence they need to start reading  Lots of questions and surprises make toddlers laugh and talk  Charming illustrations in bold colours

by Canadian illustrator Steve Mack

SPECIFICATIONS Extent 16 pages + cover Trim 276 x 216 mm (81⁄2 x 103⁄4 in) Binding Boardbook + 3mm foam Words Approx. 200 Age Level 2+

SERIES TITLES 1. My First Lift-the-Flap 100 Words (Feb 2018) 2. My First Lift-the-Flap 100 Words: Animals (Aug 2018)

3. My First Lift-the-Flap 100 Words: Colours & Numbers (Aug 2018) 4. My First Lift-the-Flap 100 Words: Things That Go (Aug 2018)

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I SPY NATURE ANIMAL ESCAPADES

This book has 20 A-Mazing spreads stuffed with animals and plants.

Quizzes and escapades on every page challenge the reader to go deep and discover the natural world.

nature fun & games

 Each double-page spread is a riot of colour and fun, with animals and plants to see and name, quizzes to answer and problems to solve  Help the baby orang-utan find her mother in the chaos of a Southeast Asian jungle.

Assist the curious green sea turtle in his quest to meet a diver  Superbly illustrated in vibrant colour by Dutch illustrator Marijke Buurlage

SPECIFICATIONS Extent 48 pages Trim 300 x 245 mm (91⁄2 x 12 in) Binding Hardcover Words Approx. 3,000 Age Level 7+

SERIES TITLES 1. Animal Escapades (August 2018) 2. Dinosaur Adventures (Spring 2019)

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had an occupation in WHAT WOULD YOU BE Everyone ancient Egypt. There were bakers, IN ANCIENT EGYPT? dancers, brewers and scribes. We

take a peek at 15 jobs from the point of view of the young job seeker.  In most ancient civilizations people had jobs and young people, much as they do today, learned a trade or studied a profession  In this light-hearted book we meet the queasy apprentice embalmer who faints on his first day at work, and the gentle soldier who has trouble adapting to life in the army. We join two girl musicians at their first engagement, and see them hired  An intriguing approach to history from the grass roots up  Bright and playful illustrations by British artist Stephanie Marshall

SPECIFICATIONS Extent 48 pages Trim 300 x 245 mm (91⁄2 x 12 in) Binding Hardcover Words Approx. 8,000 Age Level 7+

SERIES TITLES 1. What Would You Be in Ancient Egypt?

(Sept 2018) 2. What Would You Be in Ancient Greece?

(Sept 2018) 3. What Would You Be in Ancient North America?

4. What Would You Be in Ancient Rome?

5. What Would You Be Among the Vikings?

6. What Would You Be in Medieval Europe?

7. What Would You Be Among the Celts?

8. What Would You Be in The Renaissance?

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THE WORLD IN THE ROUND

Bursting with over 1,000 illustrations and maps and with a free app offering access to more than 150 video clips, this smart atlas brings the world to life.  Features a free app that can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play  Completely up to date  Includes flags from every country of the world  Also available in a fun round format  Beautifully illustrated by UK artist Sarah McMenemy

SPECIFICATIONS Extent 48 pages Trim 280 x 280 mm (11 x 11 in) Binding Hardcover + matt lam and spot UV Words Approx. 10,000 Age Level 6+

book + app

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AMAZING ANIMAL ATLAS

Superbly illustrated, this handsome atlas features a free app with more than 100 video clips on 500 animal species from around the world.

 Alternating scenes with maps, the atlas features more than 500 animal species, showing where they live and some of the more spectacular habitats  Features an app with more than 100 video clips licensed from National Geographic and Shutterstock that can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store or Google Play  Handsomely illustrated by California artist Alexander Vidal

stunning artwork

SPECIFICATIONS Extent 48 pages + endpapers Trim 280 x 280 mm (11 x 11 in) Binding Hardcover + matt lam, embossing and spot UV Words Approx. 10,000 Age Level 6+

book + app

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CUTE CUBES

books for toddlers

 Eight simple stories for very young children  Sturdy boardbooks  Available as single small cube books or packed into an 8-copy box  Gorgeous artwork

SPECIFICATIONS Extent 20 pages + cover + slipcase Trim 60 x 60 mm (21⁄2 x 21⁄2 in) Binding Boardbook Words Approx. 200

Each Cute Cube book tells a simple story about an animal baby. Just right for toddlers to enjoy with a parent or sibling.

LIZZIE HARRY

MATTIE

BOB

POLAR BEAR

PENGUIN

ELEPHANT

WOOLF

BEN

BUSTER

JOSH

CELIA

BEAVER

KANGAROO

ANTEATER

TIGER

Mattie sleeps in a wicker basket.

SERIES TITLES 1) Mattie the Polar Bear (Sept 2017) 2) Harry the Wolf (Sept 2017) 3) Ben the Beaver (Sept 2017) 4) Celia the Tiger (Sept 2017)

5) Josh the Anteater (Sept 2017) 6) Lizzie the Elephant (Sept 2017) 7) Buster the Kangaroo (Sept2017) 8) Bob the Penguin (Sept 2017)

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ULTIMATE GRANDMA’SHEALTH ANIMAL STORIES

Animal babies from around the world in eight endearing stories by Daniela De Luca. Available as one 248-page bind-up or eight 32-page volumes.

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 Each book tells a heartwarming story about the adventures of a baby animal but also includes scientific information on how animals live  The bind-up features a padded cover and bulks well.

An ideal gift book  The 32-page individual titles are available in softcover or hardback

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SPECIFICATIONS Extent 32 pages or 248 pages Trim 240 x 240 mm (91⁄2 x 91⁄2 in) Binding Bind-up: Hardcover, 3 mm foam padding, square backed, H&T bands, matt finish, silver foil

Single volumes: Hardcover or softcover, matt or glossy lam Words Approx. 15,000 SERIES TITLES 1. Mattie the Polar Bear 2. Harry the Wolf

3. Ben the Beaver 4. Celia the Tiger 5. Josh the Anteater 6. Lizzie the Elephant 7. Buster the Kangaroo 8. Bob the Penguin

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MY VERY FIRST 1000 WORDS

Adorably illustrated, busy and fun.

Available in hardback as a first dictionary and in softcover as a sticker book. Easily adapted to bilingual first dictionary.

My Very First

Jeep

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Jeep

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Car racing

F1

Baseball Tenis Ice skating

to Balonces

Gorilla Jackal

Windsurfing

Skiing

words aplenty

Esquí Chacal Skateboarding

Windsurf

Gorila

Motorcycle racing Safari

Jeep Baobab Tree

Moto

Surfing Giraffe

Baobab

Skate

Football

Fútbol

Elephant

Surf

Elefante Jirafa

The Savanna Look at the big scene and see how many birds you can find. How many four-footed animals? How many trees? Can you find an oxpecker?

Tortoise

Baobab Tree

Lion cub

Warthog

Acacia Tree Vulture

Lioness

Leopard Elephant Lion

African Wild Dog

Chimpanzee

Ostrich

Giraffe

 Busy spreads with more than 30 keywords each  Young readers are encouraged to search among the colourful illustrations to answer questions at the top of each page  Ideal as first English dictionary or easily adapted to become a first bilingual dictionary  Also exists as a sticker book for extra fun  Delightful illustrations by UK artist Kate Rochester

SPECIFICATIONS Titles 2 Extent 64 pages + endpapers Trim 300 x 245 mm (91⁄2 x 12 in) Binding Dictionary: Hardcover + 3mm foam, matt lam, spot UV

Cobra

Jackal

Wildebeest

Jeep

Baboon Oxpecker

Antelope Buffalo Gorilla

Cheetah Shoebill

Zebra

Hippopotamus

Lovebirds

Sticker Book: Softcover, matt lam, spot UV Words Approx. 2,500 Age Level 5+

Crocodile

Gazelle

Aardvark Meerkats

Rhinoceros

Termite Mound

SERIES TITLES 1. My Very First 1,000 Words Dictionary (April 2018) 2. My Very First 1,000 Words Sticker Book (Sept 2018)

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GOING HEALTH ULTIMATE INSIDE

Lift-the-flap books help young readers discover the world, from space to dinosaurs and from geography to the human body.

Reindeer

Volcanoes

ICELAND Althing

Midnight sun

Icelandic horse

Cloudberries

EUROPE

Killer whale

Coastal ferry Herrings

Just Lift The Flap!

NORWAY

Brown Bear

WORLD ATLAS Homenkollen ski jump

Oyster-catcher

European Union flag Scottish piper Flax flowers

SWEDEN Icebreaker ship

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UNITED KINGDOM

Celtic cross N . IRELAND

BALTIC SEA

Stave church

DENMARK

Wind farm Old houses, Amsterdam

IRELAND

Rok rune stone Grey seal

DUBLIN

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Football

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Daffodils Cottage

Mermaid statue, Copenhagen Christmas Market, Hamburg

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Brandenburg Gate, Old Town clock Berlin

BELGIUM Pied Piper of Hamelin Poppy

Fishing trawler

Port of Danzig Stork

Tower Bridge THE CHANNEL

THE NETHERLANDS

Warsaw, Modern Art Museum

POLAND

GERMANY Bohemian crystal

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Santiago de Compostela

Car industry

Eiffel Tower Loire chateaux

Beer

Tour de France

FRANCE Wine

Lipizzaner horses

Skiing

Budapest Oak tree

Montecarlo, Casino

Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao

Parma ham

AD Colosseum

SPAIN Superyacht The Bear & the Strawberry Tree, Madrid

Corn husk doll

Classical music

Paella

Vatican City

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Opanak shoes

ITALY Golden eagle

Flamenco

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Baroque art

IONIAN SEA

 Children can lift the flaps to learn fascinating facts about the human body, dinosaurs, space or the world  Triggering the thirst for knowledge  Striking illustrations in each book

80 flaps in each book

SPECIFICATIONS Extent 16 pages Trim 276 x 216 mm (81⁄2 x 103⁄4 in) Binding Boardbook + 3mm foam Words Approx. 7,500 Age Level 5+

SERIES TITLES 1. Dinosaurs (May 2018) 2. Space (May 2018) 3. World Atlas (Sept 2018) 4. Human Body (Sept 2018)

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SEARCHLIGHT

Join three cat thieves on a jaunt through ten great cities across the world. Help recover the crown jewels in London, rescue the pope in Rome and save the animals at Sydney Zoo.  The ultimate seek and find title combines busy artwork spreads with a fun story featuring three cat-girl thieves  Each spread focuses on a major crime in one of ten cities perpetrated by the cat girls. To solve the crime, the young reader must follow a series of clues around each city  A novel way to introduce young readers to great cities  Stunningly illustrated by Taiwanese artist Jocelyn Kao who now lives in Paris

SPECIFICATIONS Extent 32 pages Trim 330 x 245 mm (92⁄3 x 13 in) Binding Hardcover, matt lam & spot UV Words Approx. 10,000 Age Level 7+

September 2018

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MUSIC & DANCE

Introducing readers aged 8+ to classical music, dance and jazz.

Each book includes a free app with video and audio clips.

free app

 Introducing young readers to classical music, ballet and jazz  Later titles will focus on individual musicians, including Mozart, Beethoven and Bach  Each book includes an app that children can download onto their smartphone or tablet to listen to the music or see the dancers  Superbly illustrated by Brazilian artist Nik Neves who lives between Berlin and Porto Alegre

SPECIFICATIONS Extent 48 pages Trim 300 x 245 mm (91⁄2 x 12 in) Binding Hardcover + jacket Words Approx. 12,000 Age Level 8+

book + app

SERIES TITLES 1. Classical Music (Aug 2018) 2. Mozart (Aug 2018) 3. The Story of Ballet (Feb 2019)

4. Beethoven (Feb 2019) 5. The Story of Jazz (Aug 2019) 6. Bach (Aug 2019)

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SMART BOOKS

free apps  Scenes so real, it’s like being there!  Video clips licensed from National Geographic and Discovery; superb quality.

30–50 in each book  Great series on nature, science and technology

SPECIFICATIONS Extent 64 pages Trim 287 x 230 mm Binding Hardcover, glossy Words Approx. 12,000 Age Level 8+

1. The World of Animals (Feb 2018) 2. The World of Dinosaurs (Aug 2018) 3. Planet Earth (Aug 2018) 4. The Universe (Aug 2018) 5. The Human Body 6. Flight

7. Robots 8. Seas & Oceans 9. Exploration 10. Microcosm (Creepy crawlies) 11. The Living Planet 12. Minerals, Rocks & Gems

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from The World of Animals

from The World of Dinosaurs

Stunningly illustrated volumes for readers aged 8+. Each book has a free downloadable app with 30–50 video clips.

 Stunning artwork, photography and design  Each book features a free app.

Just hover over the illustrations with a smartphone or tablet and see the pages come to life on screen  Great for the classroom and home libraries Saturn

The Sun Our Sun is just one of billions of stars in the Universe. It is much more massive than any other body in the Solar Sysyem. The Sun’s light and warmth make life possible on Earth.

Sunspots

THE SUN

Solar flare

Exploration All the planets in the Solar System have now been visited by spacecraft from Earth. These unmanned craft have been able to get close up photography and some have even landed on the planets and conducted tests on the atmosphere and the soil. The Cassini-Huygens mission, jointly sponsored by 17 nations, was launched in 1997 and reached Saturn in 2004.

The probe orbited the planet for 13 years and sent back spectacular footage of Saturn’s moons and ring system. The probe was deliberately destroyed in September 2017.

Moon

Mars

Mercury

Closer to Home Our star, the Sun, lies at the centre of the Solar System. Its gravity extends for billions of miles and it holds a vast whirling disc of material in place, including eight planets, scores of small, or dwarf planets, more than 170 satellites or moons, and millions of asteroids, comets and meteoroids. The space in between these objects is empty and most of them orbit the Sun in the same direction in a vast flat plane so that they don’t bump into each other.

Left: The Cassini-huygens spacecraft hovers near Enceladus, one of the seven new moons discovered by the probe during its investgation of the planet. .

Jupiter

Venus

the solar system

Earth

Saturn

Pluto

Asteroid belt

Dwarf planets Uranus

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THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Mercury

The eight planets and the time they take to orbit the Sun.

87.97 days

Jupiter

Mars

Earth

1.9 years

1 year

SUN Venus

224.70 days

Kuyper Belt

The Sun is 4.6 billion years old.

Its diameter is about 109 times larger than the Earth’s, and 1.3 million Earths could fit inside it

These small planets orbit around the Sun, just like their larger cousins, but they are different because they haven’t “cleared their neighbourhoods”. This means that their orbit may cross the paths of other planets or share part of its orbit with other material.

Five dwarf planets have been named, but scientists believe that there are hundreds more waiting to be discovered.

Neptune

11.9 years

Neptune 164.8 years

Saturn 29.5 years

Uranus

With a diameter of 142,796 km, Jupiter is the largest planet and the one with most moons: at least 67.

84 years

EARTH

ASTEROID BELT

COMET

from The Universe

book + app

from Planet Earth

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WOMEN ARTISTS

Profiles 50 trailblazing women writers, painters, poets, architects and composers who changed the world. From Sappho to Zaha Hadid, from antiquity to the future.

 Brief biographies of women whose superlative art changed the way we see and think about the world  Includes well-known modern writers and painters such as Virginia Woolf and Frida Kahlo, as well as lesser-known women like the 11th-century Japanese novelist Murasaki Shikibu and the Chinese poet Li Qingzhao  Provides 50 great role models for creative girls  Striking illustrations by young Italian artist Letizia Depedri

notable women artists

SPECIFICATIONS Extent 80 pages Trim 250 x 195 mm (72⁄3 x 10 in) Binding Hardcover Words Approx. 15,000 Age Level 8+

February 2019

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WORLD ATLAS

Explore every corner of the globe in more than 50 specially created maps. Discover our planet in stunning detail.

how we live now  More than 2,000 illustrations  Spectacular pages on maps, mapmaking, the structure of the planet, its place in the solar system, the human family, the environment and much more  Completely up-to-date facts and statistics about every country on the planet  World records and wacky facts on every spread  Perfect for school reports and home libraries

SPECIFICATIONS Extent 128 pages + endpapers Trim 300 x 245 mm (91⁄2 x 12 in) Binding Hardcover, glossy Words Approx. 35,000 Age Level 9+

Reprinting

August 2018

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30-DAY EXERCISE PLANS

How to develop an overall fitness plan in just 30 days. These books propose three approaches: Yoga, Pilates and Stretching.

 Each book teaches basic yoga, pilates or stretching poses, building suppleness and strength with 15–30-minute daily practise sessions  Our 30-day approach provides an achieveable plan, showing readers how to put the poses together day after day to relieve stress, trim waistlines and improve overall health  Each book features three women, one in her late teens, one in her mid-30s, and one in her 50s. Shows how exercise can help specific problems at every age

SPECIFICATIONS Extent 192 pages Trim 233 x 215 mm (9 x 8½ in) Binding Softcover with 100mm flaps, mall lam + spot UV Words Approx. 30,000

SERIES TITLES 1) Yoga (April 2018) 2) Pilates (Sept 2018) 3) Stretching (March 2019)

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COMIX MUSICCOOKING & DANCE

Irreverent, Introducing colourful readerscookbooks aged 8+ toin glorious classical Pop music, Art comic-book dance and jazz. style forEach home book chefs includes youngaand freeold. app with video and audio clips.

 40–50 recipes in each book  Every recipe shown in step-by-step illustrations  Will appeal to a wide range of readers, from students and novice cooks, to comic book fans and anyone with a sense of humour  Includes glossary  A lighthearted approach to cooking for the young at heart

cooking with a smile

SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS Extent 96 Extent 48 pages pages Trim 280 in) x 12 in) Trim 300 xx 230 245 mm mm (9 (91x⁄2 11 Binding Hardcover or softcover with flaps Binding Hardcover + jacket Words Approx.

12,000 Words Approx. 7,000

SERIES TITLES 1) The Story of Classical Music (April 2017) 2) Mozart (Sept 2017) 3) The Story of Ballet (Sept 2017) 4) Beethoven (Feb 2018)

SERIES TITLES 1) 5) Food Awesome Recipes TheToons: Story 50 of Jazz (Feb 2018) 2)6) Italian Food: Dolce Vita Bach (Sept 2018)

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ULTIMATE HEALTH

 More than 60 delicious recipes in each book  Each recipe includes a blurb with nutritional information  Brief introductions explain the concept behind each book

SPECIFICATIONS Titles 3 Extent 144 pages + endpapers Trim 197 x 248 mm (71⁄2 x 91⁄2 in) Binding Hardcover, matt finish Words Approx. 20,000

More than 60 truly innovative recipes in each book. Stunning lean and clean photography puts the food right where it should be—in your face.

 “Don’t dig your grave with your own knife and fork” - English proverb  “To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art” - La Rochefoucauld

SERIES TITLES 1. Nothing with a Face: Vegetarian Food for a Healthy Life 2. Lighter Desserts: Less Calories for Everyday Indulgences

healthy cooking

3. Quit Sugar Now! Naturally Sweet Cakes, Cookies, Pastries & Sauces

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HIGH FIVE

Over 120 recipes specially developed to help home cooks get at least five portions of fruit and vegetables into their diets every day.

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 The health benefits of eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables every day are incontrovertible, but many people find it hard to work five portions into their daily diets  This book shows readers how to shop and cook for meals from breakfast to dinner, including healthy snacks, so that they can easily meet this target  Nutritional facts and advice given for ingredients and recipes  Helping people help themselves

BREAKFAST & BRUNCH

Peach Smoothies with Wheat Germ 1 1

1⁄4 1⁄4

cup (60 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice cup (30 g) wheat germ

1⁄2 2

+ extra to dust cup (120 ml) crushed ice peaches, pitted and sliced

Calories: 000 Total Fat: 00g Sat. Fat: 00g Protein: 00g Carbs: 00g Sugar: 00 Sodium: 00g

Berryfruit Soy Smoothies 1

cup (150 g) fresh strawberries

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cups (500 ml) vanilla soy milk

2

cups (300 g) fresh or frozen blueberries

Combine the soy milk, blueberries, and remaining strawberries in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into the glasses, garnish with the reserved strawberries, and serve.

Calories: 000 Total Fat: 00g Sat. Fat: 00g Protein: 00g Carbs: 00g Sugar: 00 Sodium: 00g

Strawberry & Oatmeal Smoothies 1 15

banana, peeled and chopped large fresh strawberries, cleaned + 2 whole, to

garnish 2 11⁄2 cups (375 ml) soy or cow’s 1⁄2 milk 1⁄2 cup (60 g) rolled oats

teaspoons honey teaspoon vanilla extract (essence)

Put the banana and strawberries in the freezer the night before to freeze. Combine the 1 cup (250 ml) banana frozen banana, strawberries, 1soy milk, rolled oats, honey, and vanilla extract in araspberry blender yogurt almondsgarnish with the strawberries, and blend until smooth. Pour16intowhole the glasses, and serve.

1⁄2 cup (120 ml) grape juice 1⁄4

cup (30 g) rolled oats

cup ml) buttermilk Calories: 000 Total Fat: 00g Sat. 00g Protein: Carbs: 00(250 Sodium: 00g 1 Fat:tablespoon flax00g seed meal 00g 1Sugar: 1

+ extra flax seeds to garnish (optional) cup (200 g) frozen blueberries

FRUIT SMOOTHIES

the banana and cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) chunks. three of the bestPeel Chill in the freezer until solid, about 2 hours.

PPS 1/2

Serves 8• PPS 1 • Prep. 10 min. • Level 1

banana cup (250 ml) low-fat vanilla yogurt

Reserve 2 slices of peach to garnish. Combine the banana, yogurt, orange juice, wheat germ, ice, and remaining peaches in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into the glasses and garnish with the slices of peach. Dust with extra wheat germ and serve.

Get the day off to a great start with at least one of your five daily portions. You might choose a simple freshly squeezed orange or grapefruit juice, or try one of our smoothies.

If you have a little more time, or like a more substantial breakfast, try our homemade muesli, or quick-fix oatmeal. After a lie in at the weekends, you can whip up some waffles or try one of our nourishing egg dishes.

Place two glasses in the freezer to chill.

If you generally don’t “do” breakfast or have very little time in the the almonds, oats, and flax seed meal in a food mornings, smoothies areCombine the answer.

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CHIA SEEDS Not only are sweet potatoes readily available, inexpensive, and delicious, they have many other benefits for your health.

1. They are high in vitamin B6.

2. They are a good source of vitamin C. 3. They contain Vitamin D which is critical for immune system and overall health at this time of year. 4. Sweet potatoes contain iron.

5. Sweet potatoes are a good source of magnesium.

IF YOU LIKED THIS RECIPE YOU WILL LOVE THESE ONES TOO

44 Strawberries with Melon & Port

CHIA SEED PUDDING with raspberries

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501 RECIPES

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SERVES 8 • PREPARATION 45 MINUTES • COOKING 30 MINUTES LEVEL 3

MILLE-FEUILLE

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Vanilla Pastry Cream 5 large egg yolks 1 cup (200 g) sugar 1⁄ 3 cup (50 g) all-purpose (plain) flour 4 cups (1 liter) milk

SAUSAGE & GARLIC

1⁄ 8 tsp salt Topping 1 tsp vanilla extract (essence) 8 oz (250 g) white chocolate, coarsely chopped Pastry 3 (8-oz/250-g) ready-rolled 2 oz (60 g) dark chocolate, coarsely chopped sheets puff pastry 1 ⁄2 cup (60 g) flaked almonds 3 tbsp confectioners’ (icing) sugar

FOUR SEASONS

1 recipe pizza dough (see pp 248-9) • 1 recipe tomato sauce (see p 250) • 8 oz (250 g) mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced or coarsely grated 12 oz (350 g) fresh Italian-style sausages, casings removed and crumbled • 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced • Fresh basil leaves, to garnish

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HOW TO MAKE LASAGNA

SAME DOUGH, DIFFERENT TOPPINGS

1. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the flour, salt, and nutmeg.

Simmer over low heat, stirring constantly, for 1–2 minutes.

2. Remove from the heat and add the milk all at once. Stir well and return to the heat.

3. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 5 minutes.

THIS IS THE CLASSIC RECIPE WHICH COMES FROM FERRARA IN CENTRAL ITALY. ON THE NEXT PAGES YOU WILL FIND TWO MODERN VARIATIONS WITH VEGETARIAN FILLINGS.

prepare the sauces. Buy oven-ready lasagna sheets that don’t need blanching before baking; they are widely available in supermarkets and from online suppliers. If you 1 recipe pizza dough (see pp 248-9) • 1 recipe are preparing lasagna for a special meal, it tomato sauce (see p 250) • 12 oz (350 g) mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced or coarsely gratedcan be made the day 7 oz (200 g) thinly sliced salami or peperoni • 2 before. Just gently red onions, very thinly sliced into rings • Black reheat before serving. pepper (optional)

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6. Cover with layers of with meat sauce, Béchamel, and Parmesan.

Repeat until the pasta and filling is all in the dish.

HAM & MUSHROOM 1 recipe pizza dough (see pp 248-9) • 1 recipe tomato sauce (see p 250) • 2 tbsp olive oil • 12 oz (350 g) white button mushrooms, thinly sliced • Salt and black pepper • 12 oz (350 g) thinly sliced ham • 12 oz (350 g) mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced or coarsely grated

7. Finish with a sheet of pasta. Top with freshly grated Parmesan.

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4. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C/gas 6).

5. Butter a large, rectangular baking dish.

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INGREDIENTS • 3 tbsp (45 g) butter • 3 tbsp all-purpose (plain) flour • 1⁄4 tsp salt • 1⁄4 tsp ground nutmeg • 2 cups (500 ml) milk • 1 recipe meat sauce (see pp 136-7) • 1 packet oven-ready lasagna sheets • 1 cup (120 g) freshly grated Parmesan

1 recipe pizza dough (see pp 248-9) • 1 lb (500 g)

Vanilla Pastry Cream minutes to caramelize. Let cool on mussels, in shell • 3 tbsp olive oil • 8 oz (2501 g) white mushrooms, sliced • Salt & pepper • 1 ⁄2 1. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar until a wire rack. Neaten the edges withcups (375 ml) tomato passata • 2 tsp tomato paste a sharp knife. (purée) • 7 oz (200 g) artichokes from a jar, pale and creamy. Stir in the flour. and halved • 1 cup (100 g) black olives • Bring the milk to a boil. Take off 3. Place a pastry sheet on a serving drained 8-12 anchovy fillets, crumbled • 2-3 cloves garlic, the heat, stir in the egg and flour plate and spread with half the thinly sliced • 5 oz (150 g) mozzarella cheese, mixture, then simmer on low, pastry cream. Top with another thinly sliced or grated stirring constantly, until thick. layer of pastry and spread with the remaining pastry cream. Cover 2. Add the vanilla and pour into a with the remaining pastry layer. bowl. Cover and chill until needed.

Topping Pastry 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C 1. Melt the white chocolate in the microwave. SpreadPIZZA over the cake.

CHEESE & GARLIC /gas 6). Line three baking sheets NEAPOLITAN pizzathe dough (seechocolate pp 248-9) • in 1 quantity with• 1parchment paper. Unroll a 1 quantity 2. Melt dark the 1 recipe pizza dough (see pp 248-9) recipe sauce (see p 250) oz (350 g) off a (90 ml) tomato sauce (see p 250) • 1⁄3 cup sheet ofolive pastry on each one. Prick tomato microwave.

Cut• 12the corner cheese, thinly sliced or coarsely grated oil • 12-16 cloves garlic, thinly sliced and Cover with paper and mozzarella with• aSaltfork. with dark 20–24 small anchovyplastic fillets • 2bag. tbsp Fill capers, drained black pepper • 1 cup (120 g) grated Parmesan • 8 weights chocolate. Pipe lines into the white 5.pie Place a sheet ofor dried beans. ozHINTS (250&g)TIPS mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced • 8-12 chocolate and draw a toothpick in for thegrated dish. pasta cherry tomatoes, coarsely Bake about 25 minutes, golden.

Lasagna is not difficultthinly sliced2.or 1 cupalthough (50 g) arugula (rocket) through them. Press the almonds to make, it Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar onto the sides of the cake. does take some time to and return to the oven for a few

9. Use a large knife to cut into portions. Use a lasagna server (fish slice; flat lotted spoon - see image) to lift put of the baking dish and into serving plates.

10. Serve hot.

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SERIES TITLES 1) Easy Cooking 2) Smoothies & Juices (August 2018) 3) Easy Desserts 4) Easy Vegetarian

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