SWEET TREATS from Brownies to Brioche by Mel Asseraf reveals just 10 ingredients that make 100 spectacular desserts. These must-have building blocks of baking will enable you to create mouth-watering cookies, cakes, tarts, biscotti, bars, brownies and the best French pastries you’ve ever tasted. The recipes are clear and concise with chef’s tips and all you require for your baking arsenal. This is the only baking book you’ll ever need to expand your baking world. Chef Mel demystifies French techniques so even the novice baker will bring celebrated joy to all those who have a sweet tooth.

SALADOLOGY, Fresh Ideas For Delicious Salads by Theo Kirwan, is the first cookbook from Sprout & Co., the fast-growing Dublin restaurant chain. This creative effort was inspired by the author’s favorite food recipes grown on his family’ s organic farm in County Kildare.

SALADOLOGY is all about reimagining what a salad can be–big flavors, punchy dressings, vibrant colors and lots of herbs and spices. More than 100 recipes range from the simple to the elaborate, all signature dishes from this popular restaurant, all satisfying and all nutritious. Published by Mitchell Beazley.

FLAVOR is a brand-new collection of simple, delicious, crowd-pleasing recipes from Sabrina Ghayour, the award-winning, best-selling Middle-Eastern chef. Ghayour’s philosophy revolves around the fact that is life is too short to eat bland food; bursts of flavor can elevate an otherwise simple dish.

Recipes include beetroot & pomegranate salad, spicy prawn fritters, Ras & Hanout &  Lamb Rib Chop Platter, Za’atar & Labneh tartines and sticky coffee and spice cake.

Chapters focus on salads, little bites, savory treats, meat, poultry, fish, seafood, vegetables pasta, noodles and grains and sweet. FLAVOR is packed full of fuss-free dishes and each one is guaranteed to satisfy and delight. Published by Aster.

A PASSION FOR WHISKY, How the tiny Scottish of Islay creates malts that captivate the world. An affectionate, knowledgeable and entertaining book that is essential reading for any fan of Islay whisky. Author Ian Wisniewski explores the unique combination of tradition, innovation, climate and location which create this superlative Scotch. Individual profiles of 13 Islay distilleries includer tasting notes that illustrate the incredible range of peated styles produced. An indispensable guide.

FREAKY FOLKLORE, Terrifying Tales of the World’s most Elusive Monsters and Enigmatic Cryptids is both creepy and fun as it tells the culture and history behind over 100 modern and ancient mythological creatures with haunting illustrations of each beast.

But there’s nothing to be frightened about, this book is entertaining and beautiful. The author, Darkness Prevails and Carman Carrion, are experts in spine-tingling tales and all things spooky. A must read for those of you fright-seekers into the horror genre.

MILDRED’S VEGETARIAN, bright, bold, flavorful vegan fare in an original cookbook, 100 recipes that will appeal to all, vegetarian and omnivore alike.

There are plenty of brilliant time-saving ideas here, all with accessible ingredients. They are also flexible and just add meat if you’re cooking for carnivores. Recipes run the gamut from soups and appetizers to salads and mains, desserts, dressings, sides and sauces. There are also plenty of delicious pasta dishes and even burgers. Our favorite section was the mezze menu.

If you entertain and like to cook, these stress-free dishes are for you. ENTREE assures that using MILDRED’s book will bring joy and surprise for everyone. By the way, Mildred’s is a mecca for all food lovers in London’s Soho that has been serving up inspired vegan cuisine since 1988.

FRUITFUL, Sweet and Savoury Fruit Recipes Inspired by Farms, Orchards and Gardens by Sarah Johnson is a celebration of fruit and all the glorious variety it can bring to our plates. From crisp apples to pears, peaches to plumb berries, zingy lemons to tart cherries , Johnson covers the key techniques for cooking with fruit , such as roasting, poaching, and pureeing. 80 recipes follow in chapters on citrus,, stalks and shrubs, berries, stone fruity, orchard and vine fruits, pome fruit, dried fruit , along with pairing suggestions. This is a classic and comprehensive cookbook full of elegant ideas revealing all you need to know about how to source, cook and enjoy fruit throughout the year in both sweet and savory recipes. Published by Kyle Books.

SPAIN, The Monocle Handbook, from the brilliant editors of MONOCLE, this is a practical guide to Spain, highlighting favorite places to stay, eat,. shop, and visit sharing unique insights and beautiful imagery.

Hot on the heels of PORTUGAL: The Monocle Handbook, Monocle and editors Tyler Brule, Andrew Tuck and Joe Pickard have turned their focus to sunny Spain in the next of its country specific books and we travel from the streets of Seville, to the beaches of the Costa Brava, to the mountains of Mallorca and enjoy the fashion, food , cities, towns and neighborhoods worth investigating.

Discover innovative retailers, culinary hotspots and cool hotels, as well as leading museums and galleries – and, of course, a beach or two. This book also introduces the smartest neighbourhoods to relocate to, plus the design contacts to know, with advice from a few plucky entrepreneurs who have already set up shop. What are you waiting for? It’s time to pack your bags and discover this varied nation afresh. A perfect companion if you’re headed to Spain.

HOW TO REDECORATE, published by Farrow & Ball, is a creative source packed with down-to-earth decorating advice on everything from which colors to use, ways to building design schemes for rooms, and other pro tips whether you live in a compact city apartment or roomier large country house.

This extensively revised edition of one of the bestselling interiors books of the last decade from the internationally renowned paint company that keeps on growing brings the invaluable advice from the first edition right up to date in line with current trends, including catering for the home-working age. The book reflects the seismic shift in the way we decorate our homes that has taken place over the last decade, showcasing a wide range of living spaces.

Authors Joa Studholme and Charlotte Crosby seek to bring out the joy in decorating and emphasize the importance of comfortable colors, and no fixed rules. The result is a must-have book packed with sage advice and 340 dramatic photographs that will inspire and bring vision to your life.

MAKE ART OR DIE TRYING, the only art book you’ll ever want or need to make art that changes the world. Author Stuart Semple explains it all in this magical book that informs with his hard-earned lessons. MAKE ART OR DIE TRYING empowers the reader to understand and connect with big art ideas and embrace their creative potential, no matter where they are starting from. This stunning, informative, and inspiring book demystifies influential art concepts of the 20th and 21st centuries, including happenings, performance art, Bauhaus, and Fluxus, making them super-approachable and inviting you to learn, make art, and make change.

CALIFORNIA HOUSES, Creativity in Context by Michael Webb features 36 houses, all completed since 2014, that capture the spirit of California in distinctive ways and respond creatively to context and the environment. This is a celebration of the best talent as well as clients with the courage, imagination and means to commission unique houses that advance the art of architecture.

California is a hotbed of sustainable construction, as mandated by state legislation, and all of these houses employ active and passive strategies to reduce their carbon footprint. There’s a strong emphasis on natural light and ventilation, thermal insulation, and solar panels. Rainwater is harvested for irrigation. These are homes constructed to conserve energy, withstand earthquakes and, often, to resist wildfires, but without losing their aesthetic appeal.

The selection ranges from a landscaped concrete dome to an inflatable shelter that can be assembled and relocated as easily as a tent. An expansive oceanfront retreat contrasts with a bungalow that has been transformed on a shoestring budget and a weekend cabin in a desert wilderness. One house cascades down a wooded hillside, another spans a creek, and several more are tucked into confined city lots. Published by Thames&Hudson.

EARTH, SKY & WATER, Houses in the Nordic Style by Mette Lange traces the deeply ingrained tradition of retreating from busy urban lives to a dwelling in nature. These are 13 of Lange’s best projects, all uniquely designed with an emphasis on beautiful natural materials, each strongly informed by the landscape on which they are situated.

In keeping with her socially responsible ethos, Lange has also designed schools for the children of migrant workers in India, where she spends part of each year. These projects, presented in the book alongside her own home in India, inform her practice at home in Denmark.

Lange has kept her studio small in order to remain fully involved in each project at every level. As well as a visual feast of deceptively simple Scandinavian summerhouses that will leave the reader yearning for one of their own, the book offers a blueprint for aspiring architects on how to escape the rat race by running their own sustainable studio. Renowned architecture writer and fan of Lange’s work Kenneth Frampton contributes a foreword. Published by Thames&Hudson, this is a invaluable insight into a gentler pace of life and the Nordic psyche and culture.