A beautiful, delicious celebration of two natural sweeteners in irresistible recipes Honey and maple syrup might be better for you than sugar. They might be better for the environment. But even better, and sweet as anything, is how these natural ingredients taste and the wonders they do for a dish. James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Beth Dooley and gifted photographer Mette Nielsen make the most of these flavors in this celebration of honey and maple syrup in traditional kitchens as well as cutting-edge food culture. Full of easy ideas that include honey and maple syrup in foods both savory and sweet, this book features a wide range of irresistible recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, for snacks and salads, condiments and vegetables, entrees and desserts, syrups, cocktails, and elixirs. Sweeten your table with rosemary honey butter, green tomato chutney, curry marinated herring, brown butter honey popcorn, savory maple black pepper biscotti, oven-roasted chicken thighs with pomegranate molasses, honey-glazed salmon salad, maple vanilla half-pound cake, elderberry throat coat, bourbon maple smash, and more. With its innovative recipes, practical tips, conversion charts, historical and scientific facts, information on nutritional value, suggestions for storage and sourcing, and above all Mette Nielsen's remarkable photographs, Sweet Nature invites us to fully enjoy these two iconic ingredients from nature's pantry.

This is a complete guide to growing herbs, with an informative directory and over 120 recipe and gift ideas. It offers practical advice on every aspect of growing herbs from designing your own herb garden and raising healthy herbs, to propagation, pruning and training. It is a botanical A-Z of over 150 herbs, with information on uses, cultivation and detailed descriptions of each variety. It features over 80 tasty and innovative herb recipes from summer soups, tasty snacks, and rich casseroles to light desserts, refreshing punches and soothing tisanes. It offers a wealth of attractive craft gift ideas including scented candles, table decorations, bath lotions and much more. For centuries, herbs have been used in gardening, perfumery, folk crafts and cooking. This book combines the range of skills needed for herb cultivation with hundreds of inspirational ideas for appetizing herb recipes and attractive craft ideas. The first half of the book is a practical guide to growing herbs successfully. The second section identifies over 150 herb varieties, providing cultivation tips as well as essential information on their medicinal, culinary and scented properties.An irresistible collection of recipes follows, including dishes for every taste. The book ends with a treasury of projects for scented displays, gifts and beauty products.

This title features 90 delicious recipes using apples, shown in over 245 mouthwatering photographs. It is a complete guide to cooking with apples, including breakfasts, appetizers, salads, side dishes, main courses, desserts, cakes, sauces, preserves and drinks. It features fascinating information about the apple in history and mythology, and how apple trees have been bred and used in commerce. Tempting recipes include Apple and Cranberry Soup, Bacon Chops with Apple and Cider Sauce, Roast Duck with Apples and Prunes, Apple Strudel, Mulled Cider and Rowan and Crab Apple Jelly. It is the ultimate recipe collection for this wonderful fruit. The humble apple is a much-loved fruit throughout the world. Recognized for its versatility, it is a very popular ingredient in many tasty recipes. This beautifully illustrated volume contains a collection of 90 delectable apple recipes. Dishes include classics such as Roast Goose with Apples, Apple Crumble and Baked Apples, as well as more unusual recipes such as Pumpkin and Apple Risotto, Curried Apple Soup and Apple and Kumquat Sponge Puddings.Red, green, sweet or sour, apples are as important in today's health-conscious society as they have ever been. With over 245 inspiring images, this book is an essential companion for every kitchen library.

A contemporary collection of the latest food trends -- easy to prepared, beautifully presented, and easy to eat. From Asian treats to Spanish Tapas to Mexican wraps and Italian antipastos, even pastries and sweets. Beautifully presented in the crisp, clean style of the entire Essential Kitchen Series. If it can be dipped, dunked, skewered, or popped in your mouth, you'll find it inside.

'The perfect cookbook for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight' - Gary Taubes 'The cookbook every diabetic needs.' - Dr Aseem Malhotra on The 30 Minute Diabetes Cookbook 'An inspiring recipe book' - Daily Mail on The Diabetes Weight-Loss Cookbook Let bestselling authors Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi show you how to prepare delicious low-carb meals that change the habits of a lifetime. Their CarbScale spans everything from strict keto for anyone needing to lose a lot of weight fast, to a moderate low-carb guide for those who want to eat well and keep their metabolic health in check, so there's an option for you, whatever your health goals. Unveil a healthier new you and discover how to live well for life.

This is a book of recipes. You can discover how this gentle herb adds subtlety and distinction to all sorts of dishes in this book of 30 recipes. It includes light meals such as Italian Bean and Pasta Soup, or more unusual combinations such as Gypsy Salad with Feta, Chillies and Parsley. There are fragrant fish dishes such as Sea Bass with Parsley and Lime Butter, plus hearty meat dishes such as Beef Stroganoff with Parsley, and Lamb and Parsley Burgers. It offers a useful introduction that covers all types of fresh and dried parsley, how to prepare it and how to grow your own. It features tasty appetizers and snacks, refreshing salads, fish and shellfish, rich meat and poultry dishes, plus a range of satisfying vegetarian meals. It includes step-by-step instructions, cooking tips and techniques that will ensure complete success. It is gorgeously illustrated with over 75 photographs. Parsley has a very special place in the heart of every cook. The curly variety from northern climates and its Mediterranean cousin, Italian flat-leaf parsley, both continue to play an important part in the kitchen: its delicate aroma is essential for soups and stocks, and it is much prized in many classic sauces and stuffings. This wonderful book features a selection of mouthwatering recipes from simple light meals such as Grilled Sardines with Lemon and Parsley to more substantial offerings like Fruity Cider Pork with Parsley Dumplings. Sumptuous photographs accompany each recipe making this a beautiful gift book for any herb-loving cook.

15 exciting, contemporary gingerbread projects! Traditional gingerbread goodies are given the modern treatment in this delectable book featuring 15 projects to make, eat or display. Sandra Monger is full of terrific ideas for gingerbread projects, from the traditional Christmas house, decorative gingerbread tiles and wreaths to a Norwegian kransekake delicately crafted from rings of gingerbread. The piece de resistance is Sandra's gingerbread-embellished wedding cake, which will no doubt prove a show-stopper for any budding baker. If you're looking for some quick bakes Sandra's got you covered as it's also packed with fun gingerbread biscuits such as sharing squares, snowflake cookies and cookie favours. Make perfect treats to slip into lunch boxes, serve up to friends at tea, give as gifts or show off as your holiday centrepiece. There are recipes for traditional, coloured and vegan gingerbread. All the projects included in the book are accompanied by full-size templates.

From Bob Marley's son, Rohan Marley, and expert chef, Maxcel Hardy, comes The Marley Coffee Cookbook. This collection of recipes infuses incredible recipes with coffee for something truly unique. Rohan Marley kicks off each chapter of The Marley Coffee Cookbook with anecdotes about growing up as the son of legendary musician Bob Marley, who to this day is revered by music lovers young and old. The chapter One Love, for instance, begins: "One Love is one of my father's biggest songs, and I wanted the coffee that I named One Love not just to be a standout single origin coffee, but to really resonate with people." Chef Maxcel Hardy's flawless recipes and expert guidance on the best way to infuse a dish with coffee flavor make this book a very special addition to any cookbook collection. Hardy speaks to the importance of choosing a particular coffee to harmonize with certain foods, and he shows how easy it is to use coffee in a way that it brings out the best in everything from savory dishes to sweet treats. There's a strong coffee connection for each dish, whether it is infused with a mocha theme or it rocks an espresso flavor. These are dishes you won't find anywhere else, to name a few: Sweet potato waffles with a pecan coffee syrup Grilled salmon with a coffee maple, and ginger glaze Fried plantains with coffee sugar Coffee spice blend-marinated lamb ribs with guava BBQ sauce Grab your copy of The Marley Coffee Cookbook today, and try out these incredible foods that truly carry on the soul of Bob Marley.

After travelling across three continents to stalk the modern story of butter, award-winning food writer and former pasty chef Elaine Khosrova serves up a story as rich, textured, and culturally relevant as butter itself. From its humble agrarian origins to its present day artisanal glory, butter has a fascinating story to tell, and Khosrova is the perfect person to tell it. With tales about the ancient butter bogs of Ireland, the pleasure dairies of France, and the sacred butter sculptures of Tibet, Khosrova details butter's role in history, politics, economics, nutrition, and even spirituality and art. Readers will alsofindthe essential collection of core butter recipes, including beurre manie, croissants, pate brisee, and the only buttercream frosting anyone will ever need, as well as practical how-tos for making various types of butter at home - or shopping for the best.

When Bittersweet was published in 2003, home bakers were left to rely on baking chocolate that was labelled simply 'bittersweet' or 'semisweet' with no further explanation of the content of the product. Fast forward to 2013 and the world of chocolate has changed dramatically. Now there are artisanal chocolatiers all over the globe making chocolates with cocoa in every percentage to yield recipes with very different results. To respond to this, Alice Medrich has updated Seriously Bitter Sweet and filled it with her vast knowledge of baking with chocolate. Each recipe contains notes for the baker, so whether you are baking with a mild 52 per cent chocolate from Scharffen Berger or an intense 72 per cent chocolate from Ghirardelli, the recipes can be customised to yield fantastic results.

Through easy-to-understand recipes, Chocolate Alchemy makes creating your own chocolate at home accessible to everyone, whether you are an avid cook or simply a chocolate lover. Called a female pioneer of bean-to-bar chocolate, Kristen Hard shares her philosophy and secrets to making chocolate, with clear instructions on minimal-processing techniques without additives. The book is filled with more than 100 innovative recipes that showcase chocolate s complex flavor, from pink peppercorn ginger truffles and hickory-smoked caramels to chocolate oatmeal cream pies and raw almond bark. Step-by-step photographs guide the home cook, but also allow for experimentation and customization. Chocolate Alchemy gives chocolate addicts the knowledge and confidence to set up their own chocolate laboratory and craft confections and baked goods with the true flavors of chocolate as the star of the show.

This cookbook is devoted to one of the best-loved family of ingredients - onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, shallots and chives. A comprehensive reference section discusses the culinary history of the allium and identifies all the main varieties, as well as providing a step-by-step guide to growing, preparing and cooking these versatile and popular ingredients. This is followed by 150innovative recipes, from classic dishes such as French Onion Soup with Gruyere Croutes to contemporary ideas such as Grilled Polenta with Caramelized Onions. Over 800 glorious photographs, informative text and enticing recipes make this book essential for every kitchen.

Meat, game and poultry have always played a major part in cuisines throughout the world. New breeding and butchery practices have resulted in leaner, healthier and more affordable cuts, and few foods are as versatile. Part one of this book is a comprehensive guide to every type of meat, poultry and game. It includes facts and advice about choosing the best cuts, storage and preparation, and cooking techniques. Part two consists of 100 delicious step-by-step recipes. Find out how to make Boeuf Bourguignonne and Roast Rib of Beef and dozens of other classic recipes from around the world, including Tandoori Chicken and Thai Beef Salad.

Sit down to meals that look and taste great, and are completely plant-based and good for you. That's how Ginny McMeans cooks and here she shares 150 of her favourite recipes. Every recipe can also be made ahead and frozen for later. This is delicious, homemade, everyday food that you can cook fresh or pull out of your freezer for a quick and healthy meal.

Penang is one of the food capitals of Malaysia. However, over time, many Penang heritage dishes have been modified so much that what is served today is just a pale image of the original. The tastes of home-cooked dishes have not been faithfully reproduced from one generation to the next. Similarly, street- food and restaurant recipes have not been faithfully passed from a retiring chef to his successor. This book preserves the Penang heritage food from days of yore, covering home- cooked food, street food and restaurant dishes. Meticulously researched, every recipe is prefaced with heritage information and, together, they trace Penang heritage food to its Thai, Hokkien, Hainanese, Indian and Malay roots. Penang Heritage Food won a national award for best culinary history in the World Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.

This is the indispensable cook's guide to potatoes, featuring a variety list and over 150 delicious recipes. It is a feast of over 150 recipes including traditional, classic and popular potato dishes from around the world. It includes an extensive introduction that covers potato preparation and cooking techniques - from golden potato chips and dreamy piles of fluffy mashed potato to hasselbacks and fanned potatoes. A comprehensive directory contains photographs of the world's most popular potato varieties with information on appearance, taste, texture and cooking methods. It is beautifully photographed, with 800 pictures in total, including step-by-step sequences for all the recipes. It shows you how to create the best-ever fish pie, crispy hash browns, perfect creamed potatoes and wonderful potato bread. This definitive guide covers everything the cook needs to know about this universally loved vegetable, from selecting the right potato to enjoying the perfect dish. There is a directory of the best potatoes around the world, from the nutty little Anya to Jersey Royal and Kerr's Pink. The heart of the book is a recipe section with 150 ideas for adding vibrant taste to this simple vegetable. Potatoes make an excellent base for soups, appetizers and snacks, salads, side dishes, scones, breads and wonderful main dishes from Irish stew to turkey croquettes. Leek and potato soup, potato latkes, roast potatoes and classic fish pie are just a few of the great dishes the book has to offer. This indispensable reference and source of culinary inspiration celebrates the amazing versatility of the potato.

Gary Paul Nabhan takes the reader on a vivid and far-ranging journey across time and space in this fascinating look at the relationship between the spice trade and culinary imperialism. Drawing on his own family's history as spice traders, as well as travel narratives, historical accounts, and his expertise as an ethnobotanist, Nabhan describes the critical roles that Semitic peoples and desert floras had in setting the stage for globalized spice trade. Traveling along four prominent trade routes - the Silk Road, the Frankincense Trail, the Spice Route, and the Camino Real (for chiles and chocolate) - Nabhan follows the caravans of itinerant spice merchants from the frankincense-gathering grounds and ancient harbors of the Arabian Peninsula to the port of Zayton on the China Sea to Santa Fe in the southwest United States. His stories, recipes, and linguistic analyses of cultural diffusion routes reveal the extent to which aromatics such as cumin, cinnamon, saffron, and peppers became adopted worldwide as signature ingredients of diverse cuisines. Cumin, Camels, and Caravans demonstrates that two particular desert cultures often depicted in constant conflict - Arabs and Jews - have spent much of their history collaborating in the spice trade and suggests how a more virtuous multicultural globalized society may be achieved in the future.

Contemporary, simple-to-prepare lobster recipes will appeal to cooks who don't want to spend hours preparing Lobster Thermidor or Homard a L'Americaine. In this title, recipes include Lobster Cocktails, Seashell Lobster Pasta Salad, Classic Lobster Stew, Lobster Mac and Cheese, Lobster Fra Diavolo, Lobster and Arugula Pizza, and Classic Lobster Rolls, as well as sides, salads, and perfect desserts for topping off a lobster dinner. Sidebars and small boxes will feature quotations; bits of lobster history; information on lobstering practices; and tips on buying, storing, and cooking lobsters.

Bacon is Peter Sherman's north star. In 2014, he opened BarBacon, a bacon-themed gastropub in New York City, to immediate critical and financial success, and he has become the go-to bacon guru for the world. He has a nearly religious devotion to bacon, and in his tome, The Bacon Bible, he shares more than 150 recipes that show you how to incorporate bacon into nearly any meal you can imagine. There are the classics, like BLTs, wedge salads, and mac and cheese, but the book really encourages you to cook with bacon in unexpected ways. There's Bacon Ramen, Chipotle Bacon Tacos, and Bacon Bourbon Oatmeal Pancakes. Peter also teaches you the basics, like how to cure simple bacon from scratch. He has a mad-scientist approach to bacon and is a firm believer that it should be a part of every meal.

Thank Heaven For Neven! This Definitive Family Cookbook Will Be A Lifesaver In Every Family's Kitchen. At the very centre of family life is the food and fun we share together daily. Our families are the most important people in our lives, so when it comes to mealtimes we want to give them the best we can. This new definitive collection gives you all the inspiration and help you need to make life in the kitchen easier and more enjoyable. The book is divided into the areas where many parents look for help: SOS - SAVE OUR SUPPERS!, including very practical sections like '30 Minutes Max' and 'Mince Tonight'. EAT MORE VEG, for ways to sneak more veg into everyone's diet. LUNCH, which is full of inspiration for packed lunches and beyond. BOB - BRING ON BREAKFAST!, with lots of delicious dishes to start off your day. PARTY TIME, including everything you'll need to get you through Christmas and other family gatherings. GET BAKING!, with lots of ideas for homemade treats. THE BUSY PARENTS' GO-TO BASICS, which will become your best friend in the kitchen. The book also includes lots of tips on how to wean the family off processed food for meal and snack times, how to plan for large family gatherings, how to cut down on food waste and how to bake the perfect celebration cake. Neven's insights from his sell-out Parent and Child Cookery Course at his cookery school in Blacklion, Co. Cavan, combined with his own experiences of being a dad to his four-year-old twins, result in 300 failsafe, tried and tested recipes that will be a godsend for busy parents everywhere.