Veganistan is a brand new volume from Sally Butcher following the silk trail started by Veggiestan and Persepolis. After the success of bestseller Veggiestan, Sally Butcher continues her gastronomic journey along the Silk Road with Veganistan. In response to many requests in her Peckham restaurant, Persepolis, Sally has created a vegan cookbook celebrating plants and wholefoods with the luscious flavours of the Middle East. A masterclass in inventive vegan cooking, the chapters range from hot and cold mezze, fermentation and pickling, and bread and grains to delicious desserts, divine drinks, and vegan meat, dairy and egg substitutes. Stand-out recipes include beetroot and sour cherry gazpacho, mushroom and chestnut borek, seitan kebabs, Persepolitan sauerkraut, and quince and cardamom trifle. Written in Sally's witty and reassuring voice, Veganistan will bring something new to your kitchen and equip you with the skills to make stunning vegan food for any occasion. Contents: Simple Meze Salads and Cold Starters Soups, Snacks and Hot Starters Bread, Rice and Grains From the Stewing Pot From the Oven From the Frying Pan and Into the Fire Salted, Smoked, Fermented and Pickled Foods Sweet Treats Drinks A Cheater's Guide to Vegan 'Meat': 'Dairy' and 'Egg' Substitutes

Originally published in the 1930s, this book is a detailed guide to the cultivation and use of herbs, for both medicinal and culinary purposes. Full of useful information and instruction, this book is still of great practical use to today's reader. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include: Early Periods and Designs of the Herb Garden - Colonial Gardens - A Garden of Wild Herbs - A Few Important Herb Families and Their Genera - Doctrine of Signatures - Medicinal Herbs - General Horticultural Directions for Herb Gardens - Commercial Growing of Herbs - Drying and Curing Herbs - Uses of a Herb Garden - Herbs as a Cottage Industry - Cooking With Herbs - Check List of Herbs for Modern Gardens

A National Bestseller, The Sprout Book is the book on the power of sprouts as an ultra-food for health, weight loss, and optimum nutrition.

Written by Doug Evans, a pioneer in the plant-based health movement for over 20 years, and with a foreword by Joel Fuhrman, M.D., The Sprout Book empowers readers to embark on a plant-based way of eating that’s low-cost and accessible. The book shows us how easy it is to boost the nutrition of any snack, smoothie, or meal with sprouts.

Among the mind-blowing qualities of sprouts:

• they have 20–30 times the phytonutrients of other vegetables and 100 times those of meat
• they pack cancer-fighting properties and help to protect us from cardiovascular disease and environmental pollutants
• they aid in digestion
• they are a simple way to grow your own vegetables and are compatible with all diets
• they are incredible for regulating insulin levels

The forty recipes inside feature sprouts on top of raw vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, spices, sea vegetables, and top-quality cold-pressed vegetable oils for the healthiest diet possible. The Sprout Book includes informative interviews with leaders in functional medicine and nutrition including Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Josh Axe, Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Joel Kahn and more. Use this book to change your diet and super-charge your health with one of the most nutrient-dense, sustainable foods on earth!

The earliest evidence of honey being enjoyed in Scotland dates back to 1000 years BC - an Iron-age beaker that once contained mead was found in a burial chamber in Fife. Since before history, honey has added delicacy and sweetness to the Scottish diet. Scottish honey, with its fragrances of heather, meadowsweet, clover and birch, is a unique, magical ingredient, and the Honey Bible features a host of easy-to-prepare recipes drawing on this wonderful resource. Liz Ashworth introduces us to its versatility from dishes as varied as Medieval sweet pickled salmon and honey-spiced beetroot, to the delectable cranachan and more contemporary chocolate honey fudge cake. Prepared in collaboration with one of the UK's oldest and largest honey farms, Chain Bridge in the Borders, this book draws on the experience and traditions of generations of skilled beekeepers and Scottish cooks in the use of this quintessentially natural and organic food. Chain Bridge honey farm is a flourishing family business started by beekeeping advisor William Selby Robson in 1948. Specialising in natural honey products they produce everything from honeycombs to beeswax candles.

To ensure every meal gives you the best in vitamins and minerals, ingredients should be eaten in tune with the seasons. This book has over 40 recipes especially which capitalize on seasonally available ingredients - each with something extra to highlight the fullest flavours.

Live healthier for longer with the international bestselling guide that will change your life 'The diet that holds the key to staying young . . . Dr Valter Longo is now considered one of the most influential voices in the 'fasting movement' The Times 'Dr Valter Longo is one of the real scientific pioneers when it comes to researching the impact of food on health' Dr Michael Mosley, bestselling author of The Fast Diet and The Clever Guts Diet ________ This is the clinically tested, revolutionary and straightforward diet to help you slow-down ageing, fight disease and lose weight. Following 30 years of research, Professor Valter Longo - a biochemist and one of the world's leading researchers into ageing - discovered that the secret of longevity lies in cellular regeneration triggered by a special diet. And that by adhering to his fasting-mimicking diet, we can heal ourselves through food. The Longevity Diet will guide you through the process with: * An easy-to-adopt lifetime plan * Fasting-mimicking diet 3-4 times a year, just 5 days at a time * 30 easy and delicious recipes based on Longo's 'Five Pillars of Longevity' In this lifelong, health-boosting plan, you will feel the benefits of fasting without the hunger and live a longer, healthier and more fulfilled life. And you'll get to try easy, plant-and-fish based recipes . . . * Great for the heart and rich in antioxidants: black rice with courgette and shrimp * For a good source of iron, snack on dark chocolate and yoghurt * For dessert try tangy dried cranberries and walnuts ________ Make simple changes that can extend your healthy lifespan * Prevent age-related muscle and bone loss * Build your resistance to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's and cancer * Maintain your ideal weight and reduce abdominal fat

Britain has the perfect climate for growing the best-flavoured soft and stone fruits in the world, but there is more versatility to these summer delights than a bowl of strawberries and cream for dessert. Clare Ferguson offers a selection of recipes - both sweet and savoury - to make the best use of your strawberries, raspberries, currants, blackberries, gooseberries, plums and cherries. Try giving your Sunday roast a lift with Strawberry and Chilli Salsa, tempt your children to eat their fruit with frothy Raspberry Floats, start your day with Blackberry, Orange and Hazelnut Muffins, or dazzle your friends with a serving of Redcurrants with Rosy rack of Lamb.

The ultimate kitchen reference, The Spice Companion is the instinctual cook's guide to the world of spice usage written by Kashmiri-Australian spice mistress, Sarina Kamini. This alphabetised reference details the taste profiles and culinary uses of 57 spices, alongside sections of the function of spice categories, detailed information on 11 specific fats and their usage, as well as practical tips on how to use Eastern spices in Western culinary settings. Learn about spice function via the section on spice categories. And further understand the important role of the palate. The Spice Companion includes entrance points of information from the most inexperienced of cooks, to culinary professionals in an easy to read format and straightforward writing style that encourages stovetop experimentation. Learn about the spices of India and South Asia in order to bring a taste of excitement to every meal. The Spice Companion includes six colour illustrations and makes an ideal gift for the food enthusiast, a great starter book for young cooks, and a stovetop stalwart for the dedicated home chef.

Una Leonard's bakery 2210 Patisserie is renowned for its bestselling brownies, blondies, dotie bars, cookies and cakes. Now, in Sweet Therapy: The Joy of Baking, Una shares her unique story of how baking transformed her life and, for the first time ever, the mouth-watering recipes that have turned her bakery into a popular destination and her thriving online business into the phenomenal word-of-mouth success it has become. With over 80 delicious recipes - from Una's White Chocolate Biscuit Cake and her beloved dotie bars, to her Kinder Cookie Squares and gluten-free versions of her most-loved creations - Sweet Therapy: The Joy of Baking is a testament to the healing power of baking and a celebration of the good things in life. While packed with amazing recipes, this book also touches upon topics concerning mental health.

From renowned fishing expert Nick Fisher comes this concise and beautifully illustrated guide to fishing along British coastline. All that's needed is a beach, pier, harbour, estuary or boat. Nick covers all the basics, such as when and where to go fishing, and then profiles the sea fish that you are likely to catch (each one clearly photographed), covering their conservation status, season, habitat and method of catching. Next he gets down to the nitty gritty, with a guide to tackles, rods, reeds, rigs, knots and bait, and step-by-step advice on all the sea fishing techniques. And for once you've made your catch, there are 30 delicious recipes from River Cottage.

The Pasta Man, Mateo Zielonka, makes the most spectacular, original pasta you've ever seen. Striped, spotted, red and green and black, and every shape imaginable, Mateo's pasta is a carb-lover's dream. Now in The Pasta Man, Mateo reveals for the first time how you too can make his beautiful creations. Starting with classic golden dough, and with "how to" sections guiding you through every shape and effect, from spots and stripes (using all-natural ingredients), lasagne sheets and pappardelle, ravioli pillows, tortellini and other glorious filled pastas, he then offers 40 recipes for delicious sauces and suppers in which to showcase your delicately crafted pasta. Illustrated with beautiful photography and clear step-by-step instructions, whether you're a pasta beginner or enthusiast, let yourself be guided by a master and make your own pasta a work of art.

The world loves chocolate and chances are you do too. This enjoyable book will serve to deepen your love and also your understanding of chocolate. After reading this pleasurable and educational account by two leading dieticians, you will agree that chocolate is much more than simply a treat. You will discover it encompasses a culture, a cuisine, a treatment, and much more This book will help you explore some surprising applications of chocolate to your life: exploring the sensory pleasures of chocolate, entertaining with chocolate, and chocolate's role in emotional and physical wellness.
The authors begin by revealing how to truly savor chocolate. Even the most avid chocoholics will pick up tips on how to intensify the full chocolate flavor and expand their sensual experience. Next, they illustrate how cultures around the world enjoy chocolate, and how chocolate, more than just a flavor, is part of a lifestyle, holding a special place in holidays and celebrations globally. The authors journey to the rainforest and explore the origins of chocolate. They then trace its history through the centuries, from the Maya and Aztec cultures, where the chocolate phenomenon began. Over the ages, this dark, delectable food has been viewed as a gift from the gods, as valuable as gold, a medical treatment for illness, a social indulgence for the elite, and finally a treat to be enjoyed by everyone.
Today, science has proved what was revealed to ancient civilizations so long ago: chocolate has healing powers. At the end of the 1990s, authors Aaron and Bearden were among the first to communicate to the media the news that dark chocolate may enhance health, helping to launch the first "heart healthy" chocolate brand for a global chocolate company. A recent study by the Research Laboratories of the Catholic University in Campobasso, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute of Milan, Italy and published in the Journal of Nutrition claims that 6.7 grams of dark chocolate per day represent the ideal amount for a protective effect against inflammation and subsequent cardiovascular disease. With luscious photography and enticing recipes, this delightful, even mouthwatering, book will bring your appreciation for this gift of Mother Nature to a new level.

Join chef and founder of London’s famous Darjeeling Express restaurant on a flavour odyssey as she shares delicious Indian recipes and family favourites to awaken your palette and nourish your soul.

Get ready to embrace six seasons of flavour in this stunning new collection of 80 bright and vibrant Indian recipes inspired by Asma’s native Bengal.

Be guided on an atmospheric journey through India's culinary landscape and discover the principles of Ayurvedic cooking. Enjoy a masterclass in creating mouthwatering, easy curries, sides, and desserts that sing with flavour, such as::

• MIDWEEK CURRIES: Quick Bengali chicken korma
• VEGETARIAN MAINS: Delicate lentil fritters with spiced yoghurt
• INDIAN STREETFOOD: Crispy and spicy tawa toasties
• COMFORT FOOD: Spiced and creamy pumpkin dhal
• SWEET TREATS: Yogurt with saffron and pistachio

Put a little nature in your glass! Explore the world of botanical cocktails - delicious boozy concoctions that use the very best floral, herbaceous and fruity ingredients. With more than sixty recipes for infused cocktails and punches to please a crowd, as well as recipes for creating your own botanical-driven spirits and wine at home, you'll find a cocktail for every occasion.