As well as covering what to cook on the big day itself, the Hairy Bikers also give you tasty dishes for Christmas Eve, delicious cocktails to tame your in-laws, ingenious recipes for all those leftovers and fancy snacks to nibble on in front of the telly. They even show you how to make your own Christmas crackers – and help keep the kids distracted. This is the perfect companion to your festive celebrations and the definitive guide to doing Christmas the Hairy Bikers’ way.

Bake every day the Bikers’ way

For the Hairy Bikers, nothing says love and home like the smell of a cake in the oven, a homemade loaf or a hearty, freshly baked pie.

Here, in this ultimate collection of bakes from the nation’s favourite cooking duo, you will find everything from home-made beef slices to cheese, onion & potato pie, lime & coconut drizzle cake to billionaires’ shortbread, the ultimate Victoria sponge to an epic cheese & chorizo share & tear bread. Sweet and savoury alike, there are the classic bakes the Bikers have loved since childhood, plus mouth-watering new creations to discover, and as always each recipe is packed with flavour and triple-tested.

Si and Dave know that baking is all about getting the basics right, so along with their favourite recipes, they will also be sharing plenty of tips and tricks to build your baking confidence and expertise. This really is the ultimate baking bible and the only one you need on your shelf.

So what are you waiting for? Let’s get baking the Hairy Bikers’ way!

With the abundance of health and nutrition information being published, it can be hard to keep up with what’s good for you and what’s not; what the latest advice is on low-fat products; or what you need to know about gut health or high fibre diets. As consumers, we are constantly bombarded by conflicting messages about what to eat and when – and unsurprisingly this can become overwhelming. Ten years on from the release of their first, multi-million copy selling diet book, THE HAIRY DIETERS, Si and Dave are aware of how confusing this can be.

THE HAIRY DIETERS: SIMPLE HEALTHY FOOD is here to provide clear, simple nutritional ground rules – based on the advice of medical experts, including Professor Roy Taylor, and professional athletes – and delicious low-cal recipes to help you eat well, lose weight and stay healthy for the long term.

This book is brimming with good-hearted healthy food, including tasty ways to start the day, light takes on lunch, speedy snacks, satisfying dinners and brilliant batch-cook basics. All made with easy-to-find ingredients and packed with the Hairy Bikers’ trademark knockout flavours, so you won’t feel like you’re missing out when you cook from this book – these are healthy meals that the whole family will love.