Leslie Kenton’s Cook Energy: Lean Feasts, Vitality Secrets and Power Foods to Help You Live Longer, Look Younger, Feel Better by Leslie Kenton

Leslie Kenton’s Cook Energy: Lean Feasts, Vitality Secrets and Power Foods to Help You Live Longer, Look Younger, Feel Better by Leslie Kenton lands on the shelves of my shop.

Ted Smart, 2001, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Colour Photographs;

From the cover: Leslie Kentons Cook Energy is not only a one-stop guide to the life-enhancing power of food its a dynamic new approach to cooking and eating that is quick, easy and enormous fun. Packed with the latest information about the nutraceutical properties of food and with fresh, full-flavoured recipes, it shows how you can call on ingredients to enhance your energy, alter your mood, strengthen your body and protect yourself from illness and premature ageing.

The phytonutrients found in living foods can have extraordinary effects the anacardic acid in mangoes, for example, has antidepressant properties; watermelon, rich in cucurbocitrin, can help lower blood pressure; and common spices, such as cayenne pepper, are mild stimulants. Chapters ranging from One-bowl Meals simplicity itself to Power Foods protein-rich feasts to boost energy and Midnight Feasts night foods to aid sleep contain fabulous recipes which show you how to harness these benefits and eat extremely well. Most of the recipes are simple to prepare, allowing the maximum taste, texture and vitality of the foods to shine through.

The focus of eating for health has now shifted from eating less of this or that, to eating more -more fresh, life-giving foods. Recipes such as Sage Slashed Chicken, Grilled Prawns and Rocket Salad and Rosemary and White Wine Granita lay to rest forever any notion that for something to be good for you it has to taste awful. Healthy meals are now those that are rich in colour, vitality and flavour.

With mouthwatering photography by Leslie herself, Cook Energy allows you to indulge in the pleasure of eating deliciously well, enjoying food that will help you look good and feel great decade after decade.

Very Good in Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper, notably at the head of the spine. Text complete, clean and tight.

Matching Pictorial boards. 192 pages. Index. Bibliography. 10¼” x 9″.

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Vivarium Life: A Manual On Amphibians, Reptiles and Cold-Water Fish by Alfred Leutscher

Vivarium Life: A Manual On Amphibians, Reptiles and Cold-Water Fish by Alfred Leutscher lands on the shelves of my shop.

London: Cleaver-Hume Press Ltd., 1961, Hardback in dust wrapper.

2nd, enlarged, edition, 1st printing, [First Published: 1952] Illustrated by way of: Black & White Drawings [126];

From the cover: There are notable improvements in this enlarged Second Edition of Mr Leutschers handbook, which describes all the animals amphibians, reptiles and some cold-water fishes likely to be kept in a vivarium, and also certain appropriate aquatic plants.

He has redrawn a large proportion of the illustrations, and in response to requests has included a section on setting up a vivarium, with drawings.

In addition to names, distribution, characteristics, food, breeding habits, etc. he includes suggestions on the type of living quarters, thus greatly increasing the practical value of this standard guide.

The author is extremely well-known as a guide-lecturer, and is a former Secretary of the British Herpetological Society.

Good+ in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded. Price Clipped. Edges of the text block lightly spotted. Pages very gently age-tanned.

Green boards with Yellow titling to the Spine. 252 pages. 8¾” x 5½”.

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The Cook’s Guide to Healthy Wholefood by Nicola Graimes

The Cook’s Guide to Healthy Wholefood by Nicola Graimes lands on the shelves of my shop.

Southwater, 2000, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Colour Photographs;

From the cover: Recent research into the effects of food on health has given a new look to healthy eating. Numerous studies confirm the positive benefits that can be gained from eating the right balance of natural foods such as fruit, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds ingredients that are the foundation of a vegetarian whole food diet.

The Cooks Guide to Healthy Whole Foods is a comprehensive visual guide to every kind of natural whole food, from fruit and vegetables to grains, nuts and seeds, and from dairy products and tofu to herbs, spices and store-cupboard essentials. It contains essential information about each food, including key health benefits, natural healing properties and nutritional values, with details about how each food can help to boost health and vitality. Filled with the latest information, this useful guide highlights the link between diet and health helping you to discover the foods that can help to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer.

Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper.

Matching Pictorial boards. 128 pages. Index. 12″ x 9¼”.

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The Enclyclopedia of Indian Cooking by Khalid Aziz

The Enclyclopedia of Indian Cooking by Khalid Aziz lands on the shelves of my shop.

Bloomsbury Books, 1991, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Illustrated by way of: Colour Photographs; Maps [1];

From the cover: Through Indian and Tandoori restaurants many people in the West have become familiar with the delights of Indian cooking. This practical cookbook containing over 200 recipes is designed to enable you to produce genuine Indian food in your own home and to achieve the subtle blend of exotic flavours that is the essence of authentic Indian cooking.

The book is divided into the main regional styles of Indian cooking, ranging from the Mogul-influenced, richly flavoured meat dishes of Northern India to the hot curries and vegetable dishes of Southern India. The introductions to the recipes give additional information on the colourful traditions of India, and on the preparation of spices which form the basis of Indian food. Most of these spices are now widely available in the West as raw ingredients. Over 100 stunning colour photographs show you how to present the vast range of dishes that make up an Indian meal.

Very Good in Good Dust Wrapper. Stubborn sticker remnant to the upper panel otherwise a very well presented copy.

Pictorial boards. 192 pages. Index. 12″ x 8½”.

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