With modern society's rushed pace forcing many of us to leave quality family time on the back burner, all too often we find ourselves reaching for the phone to order takeaways or sticking a ready-meal in the microwave instead of sitting around the family dinner table at the end of the day. Family Meals offers the perfect alternative to dinner in front of the TV by showing you how to use limited ingredients, simple methods and minimal time to create delicious and healthy family meals. With 360 fabulously easy recipes that can all be prepared in 30 minutes or less, you can feed the family and still have time to relax after a long day's work. From starters and light bites to fuss-free desserts, this is a comprehensive guide to creating a varied array of delectable dishes. So put down the phone, throw away those takeaway menus and get cooking!

Enjoy this free taste of Hamlyn QuickCook ? the ingenious new series from the world?s leading cookery brand. QuickCook helps you create wonderful meals even when you?re rushed off your feet. Every book contains 360 time-busting recipes using only simple ingredients and speedy methods. Each page presents a recipe with three variations to suit your schedule; which can be completed in 30, 20 or 10 minutes. Enjoy 50 new recipes in this free eBook. From indulgent desserts to healthy feasts, comforting roasts to zingy Asian flavours and refreshing salads to budget eats ? there?s something in QuickCook to suit your every mood, as well as your busy evenings. With a whole series to fit every eventuality, QuickCooks are available as eBooks and splash-proof cookbooks. Choose one to suit your tastes and lifestyle or get the whole set and start the ultimate culinary collection. QuickCook titles available now: Family Meals Pasta Budget Meals Low Fat Vegetarian Desserts Available June 2012: Chicken Fish Hot & Spicy Available October 2012: One Pot Cakes & Bakes Italian

Contains 360 recipes that can be prepared in ten, twenty, or thirty minutes, and includes helpful family meal-planning strategies, with tips and instructions.

Cooking a meal from scratch can be a satisfying, relaxing and rewarding experience, no matter what your level of experience and time available. If you are keen to develop your culinary skills but are unsure where to begin, Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook: 200 Really Easy Recipes provides the perfect solution. Here is a collection of varied and simple-to-make dishes for every occasion, from starters and main meals to delicious desserts. Why not impress your friends and family with roasted pumpkin soup, a warm scallop salad or perhaps a caramel ice cream cake?

360 vegetarian recipes to fit the time you have available. Cook the 10-, 20- or 30- minute version and you'll have delicious results every time - whichever recipe version you use. This versatile collection of 360 recipes is perfect for the busy cook. In this innovative book, you can dial the basic recipe up or down to suit the amount of time you have. Just choose the version that suits you. If you are pressed for time, then the 10-minute option gives you clever short cuts. A few more minutes to spare? Using the 20-minute version, your meal will be on the table in 20 minutes or fewer. Have the time to spend a little longer to add something special? The 30-minute variation is the one you need. Whether you are cooking for hungry kids or feeding a crowd for dinner, the Quick Cook series puts you in the driving seat with a fantastically flexible approach that allows you to cook just what you want, in exactly the time you have available.

Eliminate tea-time tantrums for good with this fantastic collection of recipes designed to appeal to children while giving you the piece of mind that they are eating a healthy balanced diet. From BakedWholemeal Breakfast Muffins with Bacon and Cheese, to Sticky Chicken Drumsticks with Homemade Coleslaw and falafel with Crudités, you'll give your kids a great start to the day as well as fantastic lunch box treats. In addition there are recipes that will suit the whole family for dinner such as Smokey Sausage and Bean Casserole with Peppers and Creamy Pork and Apple Pies as well as traditional and brand-new kids' favourites including Fish Fingers with Sweet Potato Chips and Bacon, Pea and Potato Frittata. As always with the Quickcook series every recipe offers 10-, 20- and 30-minute options to suit your busy schedule. Breakfast and Lunchbox - including Spiced Eggy Fruit Bread with Yogurt and Berries, On-the-go Granola Breakfast Bars, Sausage and Tomato Puff Pastry Turnover and Lightly Curried Cous Cous Salad. Kids' Favourites - including Easy Scone Pizzas, Homemade Chicken Nuggets with Sunblush Tomato Dipping Sauce, Shepherd's Pie with Hidden Veg and Frankfurter Frittata. For All the Family - including Kedgeree-style rice with Spinach, Gnocchi Pasta Gratin, One-Pot Paella and Chicken, Bacon and Leek Pies. Tasty Treats - including Chocolate Pots with hidden Prunes, Strawberry & Raspberry Eton Mess, Orange Drizzle Tray Bake and Puff Pastry Apple & Cinnamon Tarts.

Hamlyn All Color Cookbook: 200 One Pot Recipes contains 200 warming, one-pot recipes for delicious, nutritious meals for every occasion. From casseroles and curries to simple suppers and stews, all you need to do is simply prepare your ingredients and then relax until it's time to serve. And the best part is that there's hardly any washing up afterwards! With photographs and clear step-by-step instructions for every recipe, making mouth-watering meals has never been easier.

Gluten-free eating is a way of life for those who suffer from coeliac disease or gluten allergies or for those who simply prefer to cut wheat from their diet. With 360 delicious recipes, Hamlyn QuickCook: Gluten-Free Meals showcases how satisfying life can be when you go gluten-free. With recipes such as Cocoa, Orange & Pecan Flapjacks, Chicken & Cashew Nut Curry, Tagliatelle with Dolcelatte & Walnut Sauce, Crispy Cornbread and Chocolate Birthday Cake, you can create healthy meals and special treats in the time that suits you - 30, 20 or as little as 10 minutes - without sacrificing any flavour.

Choose from 360 easy pasta dishes that can be made in just 30, 20 or 10 minutes. With tasty recipes for Rich Mushroom Pasta with Sizzling Parma Ham, Pesto with Charred Tomatoes, and a wide range of midweek meals including Mexican Chicken Pasta and No Chop Pasta Salad, there are plenty of family favorites and healthy suppers to turn Pasta Night into the most delicious night of the week.

Make the most of your time with this new collection of fast recipes from the popular Hamlyn All Colour series. Inviting friends and family over for a bite to eat should be the easiest, most enjoyable thing in the world, but too often most of your time is spent slaving in the kitchen rather than having fun and enjoying dinner together. With Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook: 200 Fast Food for Friends, you can prepare quick and delicious meals in less than 30 minutes - including Vietnamese Spring Rolls; Grilled Tandoori Lamb Chops; Harissa Beef Fajitas; Melting Chocolate Pots; and Caramel Pear Tarte Tatin.