Get healthy, not high. Discover natural pain relief with expert guidance and recipes for CBD-infused edibles and self-care products. What are the facts about cannabidiol benefits, uses, and dosages? Let Dr. Rachna Patel, a US-based expert in using CBD and medical marijuana, show you how to treat a range of ailments, including anxiety, inflammation, insomnia, and chronic pain conditions, with advice on buying the right products and tailoring treatments to suit your self-care needs. Once you're familiar with CBD, discover more than 40 cannabidiol-infused recipes, including edibles such as desserts and drinks, as well as lotion, lip balm, and other health and beauty products. Create and tailor your ideal treatment programme by choosing the remedies and CBD delivery methods that work, and control your own wellness the natural way with The CBD Oil Solution.

Embrace the ancient healing power of plants with more than 100 whole-food, plant-based, gluten-free herbal recipes, as well as mindfulness and holistic lifestyle practices, designed around the most common health concerns of modern women. Did you know you have access to a potent and sophisticated apothecary-right in your own kitchen? Plants, specifically herbs and spices, have been used for centuries as part of holistic healing traditions around the world to promote health, longevity, and beauty. And as more people become afflicted with chronic stress-based conditions, from inflammation and food allergies to anxiety and depression and menstrual irregularities, a whole new generation is rediscovering nature's power for long-term wellness. In Root & Nourish, wellness experts Abbey Rodriguez and Jennifer Kurdyla teach women how to incorporate plant medicine into everyday life through food and self-care. Organized into three areas of health concerns prevalent in women today-digestion, mental health, and female reproductive hormonal health-these affordable, seasonal, and sustainable recipes, drawn from Western herbalism and Ayurveda, are designed to help you curate a personalized herbal apothecary that will serve you for a lifetime. Inside you'll find dishes including: - Thai Peanut Stir-Fry with Tofu to tackle gut health - Heartwarming Vegan Chili to promote mental health - Adaptogenic Chocolate Chip Cookies for female reproductive health Once you come to learn which ingredients offer you the nourishment you need, whether in the moment or to support chronic conditions, you will understand your body-and yourself-as you never have before: as nature intended.

Change your perception of taste, flavour and seasoning with a new way of cooking with spices. Fresh Spice brings you over 120 recipes using spices to transform dishes from around the world - from poached chicken with lemongrass and herbs and Roast herbed salmon with cardamom to Ginger and lime pudding. Let spices add depth to spectacular dishes. "Arun Kapil's cookery book sparkles with delightful international recipes and a knowledgeable, enthusiastic use of seasonings. Dozens of dishes cry out to be made and eaten immediately, such as the Roast Herbed Salmon with Cardamom Sauce, which I made as soon as I came across it, and the Poached chicken with Lemon Grass and Herbs, which will just have to wait until tomorrow". Madhur Jaffrey "This Tiggerish man of spice has been a quietly fizzing fire-cracker for far too long, now. So, thank heavens he has finally exploded with this exciting and colourful book." Simon Hopkinson Change your perception of taste, flavour and seasoning with a new way of cooking with spices. Fresh, fragrant spices should be seen as everyday ingredients - they can be used to add flavour, clarity and a clean finish to a wealth of dishes, from roasts, grills and pies to soups, salads and sweet things. Fresh Spice brings you over 120 recipes using spices to transform classic dishes from around the world - from poached chicken with lemongrass and herbs and Roast herbed salmon with cardamom to Ginger and lime pudding. Let the spices add the zing, perfume and depth and deliver sultry, seductive, sense-tingling sensations like nothing else; dishes that are spectacular, yet subtle.

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 includes authentic and iconic curry dishes with step-by-step recipes from around the world and over 325 mouth-watering photographs. It is a dazzling collection of international curries from kormas and karahi to balti, biryani and pilaus, from all around the world including India, Thailand and South-east Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean. It helps you take an adventure into an exotic world of spice - try green beef curry with Thai aubergines, spicy seafood stew, Saigon chilli rice and many more sizzling dishes. It offers easy-to-follow recipes, and invaluable cook's tips to guide and inspire you, allow cooks of all abilities to create delicious dishes every time. It provides dishes that include scorching side dishes, fiery salads and soups, flaming curries and spicy rice dishes. Stunning colour photographs accompany every finished curry, and all recipes have a full nutritional breakdown. From mild madras to spicy vindaloo, curries have long been a favourite. The step-by-step recipes will guide even the most inexperienced cook. This superb collection has a wide range of curried meats and fish, biryanis and rice, breads and naan. Recipes are clearly organized by meal type, making it simple to pick and choose your favourite food. With 325 glorious colour photographs, step-by-step instructions and essential nutritional guidance, this sizzling collection is essential for any lover of hot and spicy curries.

Jirsa shows you how to get to know each one just as an herbalist does - by immersing yourself in every aspect of the herb and naturally coming to understand its innate properties. Through delicious teas and foods, luxurious salves, skin and hair care treatments, complementary yoga poses, meditations, and more, you'll deepen your appreciation of these herbs and learn how best to use them for improved health and wellness.

In this title, fiery and spicy Mexican dishes are shown in over 390 specially-commissioned colour photographs. It includes information on the basic ingredients, techniques and equipment used in Mexican cooking as well as all the best-loved national favourite dishes. Classic chili favourites include Turkey Mole, Chicken with Chipotle Sauce and Beef Enchiladas, as well as less known, but equally fiery, fish and vegetable dishes. A wide selection of authentic Mexican recipes and a comprehensive chilli directory of the most common varieties used in Mexican cooking - from fresno to serrano, and from ancho to habanero Mexican food is often perceived as being very hot, and some of the dishes in this book certainly reflect that reputation, but it is also possible to find many recipes that use chilies just as one of the seasonings in a complex mix of flavours. Use the recipes in this book to add a hint of fire to your menu and recreate a complete authentic Mexican meal, with its numerous courses and its use of that most versatile of flavourings, the chilli. Every recipe is shown in step-by-step illustrated sequences, with photograph of the finished dish to show you exactly what you are aiming to achieve, and there are over 390 pictures throughout.

Cornucopia, on Dublin's Wicklow Street, has been serving up delicious vegetarian and vegan fare for more than 33 years. Their mission has always been to make great tasting, home produced, healthy food. At a time when plant-based eating is more popular than ever, Cornucopia is a pioneer in creating delicious meals packed with vegetables, legumes, fruits, herbs and spices. Whether you are a vegetarian, vegan or are trying to cut down on your meat intake, this book brings you punchy flavours and unique, satisfying dishes. With a wide range of ingredients and smart culinary tips and ideas, each recipe is a delight to cook in your own home. This is a cookbook for anyone who feels there is merit in reducing or limiting our consumption of animal-based foods, brought to you from Cornucopia's long-standing head chef Tony Keogh, the staff of Cornucopia and Aoife Carrigy.

Spices have a colourful and extraordinary history - exotic and valuable prizes that have been sought and fought over for thousands of years. Enthusiasm for spicy food is a world-wide phenomenon and today, spices play a huge part in almost every cuisine with ever more interesting and unusual spices becoming available. This handy guide is a comprehensive reference to the world of spices, with authoritative information on all the common and lesser-known varieties. The introductory section provides straightforward, easy-to-follow instructions on preparation and cooking techniques as well as useful information on containers and equipment. The full-colour A-Z index of 50 spices and aromatic ingredients shows each in all its various forms - whole, ground, dried or fresh - and includes facts about its history, origins, and medicinal and culinary uses. In addition, there are illustrated recipes for over 35 spice blends, from Apple Pie Spice to Kashmiri Masala. The second part of the book offers over 100 classic and contemporary step-by-step recipes from all over the world using both spices and spice mixtures. A section on using spices in the home shows you how to make scented gifts and decorations, and features recipes for aromatic cooking oils, vinegars and a variety of drinks. "The Cook's Guide to Spices" is the only book on identifying, preparing, using and cooking with spices that you will ever need.

Culinary herbs and spices have been recognised globally for their dietary and medicinal uses for centuries. A growing body of research is acknowledging their health-promoting properties as well as their therapeutic potential with reference to a number of chronic non-communicable diseases including cancer and type 2 diabetes. The aim of this book is to bring together current knowledge of thirty of the most commonly used culinary herbs and spices globally in an accessible dictionary format. For each culinary herb or spice the following is covered: origin and history of use, including their use in food preservation and for medicinal purposes; nutritional composition; chemistry; sensory properties; adulteration; current and emerging research concerning their bioactive properties and their health promoting and therapeutic potential; safety; and adverse effects. The book is a central source of information for those who have a general interest in these foods, are studying plant and food science and nutrition, and who practice or have an interest in the culinary arts.

This book offers 150 delectable ideas for cooking with herbs, shown in over 500 photographs. It is a fabulous collection of appetizing herb-infused dishes to make, with ideas for satisfying soups and snacks, light lunches, everyday meals, and gourmet desserts. It includes recipes for herbal teas and tisanes, refreshing cordials and drinks, sweet and sour pickles and preserves, and aromatic oils and vinegars, as well as ideas for adding herbs to cheeses, butter, sauces and dips. You can pep up your cooking with herby ideas for unusual breads and pizzas, ice creams and desserts, warming soups and summer salads, risottos and rice dishes, meat and fish main courses, and tasty vegetarian options. Chopped, torn, snipped, shredded and sprinkled, herbs enliven food, complementing and enhancing the taste, and permeating the whole dish with fragrance. This book shows you how to grow and use herbs, with step-by-step instructions on planting a herb garden, and information on drying and storing herbs, as well as preparing them for culinary use. More than 150 appetizing recipes include Mushroom and Parsley Soup, Sardines with Warm Herb Salsa, Turkey Escalopes with Lemon and Sage, Red Onion and Rosemary Focaccia, and Lavender Cake. With contemporary ideas, as well as best-loved classics, this inspirational cookbook has something for every occasion.

This is a wonderful collection of 25 recipes featuring all types of vinegar from balsamic to white wine varieties. It offers a concise introduction looks at the history, production and fermentation of vinegar including a directory of vinegar types. You can learn about the amazing health benefits from drinking vinegar - from aiding digestion to helping with weight loss. It includes expert culinary tricks that utilise vinegar in the kitchen from perfecting the poached egg and descaling fish to cooking pasta and storing cheese. You can create your own home-made vinegars using vegetables, herbs, spices, fruit and flowers. Recipes feature all varieties of vinegar for making dressings and chutneys to sauces, baking and drinks. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions ensure complete success with every dish. Vinegar, in particular cider vinegar, has a long-standing reputation for promoting wellbeing and the health benefits of a regular dose of vinegar is currently enjoying a resurgence of interest. It is also an invaluable store cupboard ingredient.Whether it is used for marinating, braising, dressing, deglazing, sharpening, or even raising cakes, the addition of vinegar will enrich many dishes. Choose from Sweet-and-Sour Lamb or Cranberry and Onion Relish, to Minted Gooseberry Jelly or Currant and Walnut Tart, and you will be surprised at how useful and versatile vinegar can be. With clear instructions throughout, this cookbook is the perfect introduction to vinegar.

The Little Curry Cookbook has more than 80 recipes that explore the delicious flavours, enticing aromas and exotic colours of curries. It celebrates the best loved Thai and Indian dishes as well as introducing lesser-known but equally delightful variations from Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Kenya. There are recipes for all occasions and for all levels of expertise, including techniques for perfecting the basics of curry making - preparing curry pastes, creating spice mixes and of course cooking rice.

Curry is the nation's favourite dish, but too often it can seem daunting to attempt at home. In this beautiful new book Michelin-starred chef and BBC's Great British Menu and Saturday Kitchen favourite Atul Kochhar shows readers how to create simple curries in their own homes in just 30 minutes, transforming boring weeknight dinners. Dishes included showcase Atul's trademark mix of using the best and freshest British produce and his modern Indian style, and ensure that this book is one you will cook from time and time again. This is a book for curry lovers everywhere, with each of the 90 curries featured accompanied by stunning photography by Mike Cooper.

This is a wonderful collection of 30 recipes featuring the spicy sensation of mustard. It explains how the clever use of mustard transforms soups, sauces, curries and casseroles. It includes recipes for many types of mustard around the world including French, German, Wholegrain, English and American mustard. It is a concise introduction describes the range of mustards available, and explains how to make your own mustard and the best way to cook with it. There are spicy recipes for tasty appetizers and vegetarian meals, warming meat and poultry dishes, piquant fish and seafood, as well as pickles and chutneys and home-made mustards. It is beautifully illustrated with over 75 photographs. A nutritional breakdown for each recipe is included. Mustard is an essential ingredient for the discerning cook. Whether you are partial to the piquancy of Dijon mustard, prefer the mild mellowness of wholegrain, or feel you really crave the fierce heat of an English mustard, this simple yellow-brown paste has a valued place in the kitchen cupboard, as well as on the dinner table. Recipes in this delightful book give you the opportunity of using mustard to the extent it deserves. Creamy soups are given a delicious tang, vegetables take on a new dimension with a spicy mustard sauce, and main course dishes, such as Venison Casserole with Horseradish and Mustard Dumplings, taste wonderful thanks to this popular and indispensable condiment. The book also provides a chapter on how to make your own mustards, pickles and chutneys to have with a special meal or to give away as gifts. Each recipe is beautifully photographed, with clear instructions that will ensure a great result every time, making this little cookbook the perfect introduction to cooking with mustard.

'Her food is a joy, and a true celebration of eating' - Nigella Lawson Healthy Indian Vegetarian is a celebration of Indian food at its best; fresh, vibrant and supremely moreish. Chetna Makan's bestselling cookbooks combine her creative flavour twists with a love of simple Indian home cooking. Taking inspiration from the eclectic mix of vegetarian and vegan dishes found in Indian cuisine, these tempting recipes celebrate plant-based food at its best - delicious, vibrant, varied and nutritious. Nothing complicated; just beautiful food for everyone - and so healthy that you can enjoy it every day. With over 80 delicious recipes that vegetarians and even the most dedicated of meat-eaters can enjoy. Chetna shows just how creative you can be with even the most humble of vegetables. This book is packed with flavour and innovative ideas whilst being easy and accessible for home cooks. Recipes include: Garlic and tamarind soup Gram flour stuffed chillies Cheese and potato chapatti sandwich Courgette kofta curry Beetroot and sweet potato korma Masala paneer

The UK's leading gardening publisher brings you a horticultural handbook to fulfil your every need and seed! Get your gardening gloves on and join the green-fingered journey to growing herbs successfully at home. A must-have volume for first-time gardeners, Grow Herbs has tonnes of tips and tricks to sow, grow, plant and propagate a diverse range of herbs, from parsley to peppermint, bay leaves to basil, this grower's guide truly has it all! With passion in every page, you can enjoy: -A jargon-free practical guide to harvesting home-grown herbs -Easy to follow step-by-step instructions of fundamental gardening techniques -Exploration of popular herbs as well as lesser-known options A recent study suggests 38% of British adults use their gardens to grow herbs and vegetables. But with the ever-growing pressure of balancing family life with a career, a lot of today's green-fingered gardeners simply lack time for growing herbs. We believe it's time to change that! Whatever your horticultural hopes may be, award-winning author Stephanie Mahon brings you a herb-growing guide that is sure to shape first-time gardeners like never before, full of top tips to help your garden thrive! An ideal gift for first-time gardeners, budding botanists or the green-fingered lover in your life, make sure to get those gardening gloves on, and join the journey today! At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. If you like Grow Herbs, why not try the other titles in our Grow series? Learn how to brighten your garden all year round with Grow Bulbs, enjoy a no-fuss guide to container gardening with Grow Containers or minimise garden waste with Grow Eco-Gardening. Ready, set, let's grow!

Spices have played an intrinsic part in the human story, running through history, geography, anthropology, politics, religion, culture, art and design. From alligator pepper seeds which, in the Yoruba culture, are given to newborn babies to taste a few minutes after birth, to charoli seeds, which are used in traditional Indian sweets eaten during the festival of Holi, and caraway seeds, which were added to medieval love potions, each spice has its own significance in the lives of the people who use it. The story of spice is really the stories of human relationships, from growers and traders to cooks and explorers, all starting with a tiny seed. The Grammar of Spice is one of the world's missing books. It will change the way we understand spices and the role they play in defining not only our food but also our place in the world. The essence of each spice is explored in a brief history peppered with interesting anecdotes and tips, and accompanied by reproductions of surface decoration from Owen Jones's original book, The Grammar of Ornament. The book is beautiful to look at and hold, packed with well-researched material, and will change the way a generation appreciates the incredible world of flavours and tastes that spices open up to us.

Within these pages you'll find a pungent array of fantastic tips on all things spice, with useful advice from the basics of storing, and how long to keep certain spices, to methods for cutting, chopping, grating and grinding. Follow simple recipes for classic spice mixes, learn how to tell your garam masala from your chermoula and pick up tips for how to battle against colds, sore throats and even indigestion. This little book is peppered throughout with spice wisdom.

"Mark Diacono... has such a friendly, self-deprecating and comfortable voice you want to follow him into the kitchen." - Diana Henry's Autumn 2022 Best Cookbooks, The Telegraph Spice is a vibrant exploration of flavour, fragrance and heat that majors on the kitchen, with a celebration of over 50 spices that will fill your kitchen with a wealth of heady aromas and tastes. Packed with ideas for enjoying and using spices, Spice is much more than your average recipe book. Mark Diacono shares the techniques at the heart of sourcing, blending and using spices well, enabling you to make delicious food that is as rewarding in the process as it is in the end result. Focusing on the familiars including cumin, turmeric, vanilla, pepper and cinnamon, Spice will also open the door to some lesser-known spices such as grains of paradise, asafoetida, tonka beans and passion berries. The recipes build on bringing your spices alive - whether that's creating blends to easily enhance your food when short of time on a weekday evening, or in infusing and blooming spices to bring out the very best of these treasured ingredients. The reader will become familiar with the differences in flavour intensity and provenance and discover how, through the use of spice, we can applaud and appreciate cuisines from around the globe. Beginning with a guide to 50 of Mark's much-loved spices and blends, the book then offers over 100 innovative recipes that make the most of your new spice knowledge. With additions throughout from chefs and food writers of whom spices are an integral part of their cooking identity, including Jose Pizarro, Honey and Co, Maunika Gowardhan and Yuki Gomi, Spice is sure to inspire and uplift.

From New York Times best-selling author and natural-health expert Dr. Joseph Mercola, an illustrated guide and cookbook with smart strategies, cutting-edge research, and 50 delicious recipes to support immunity. For many of us, the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a wakeup call, forcing us to take a frank look at how well our immune systems could serve us during challenging times. Is your immune health up to par? Could it save you from a monumental threat? In this new book packed with up-to-the-minute information and illustrated with gorgeous photography, natural-wellness expert Dr. Joseph Mercola offers a powerful toolkit for strengthening immunity and supporting health. Eating a wide array of herbs and spices on a regular basis, he explains, can go a long way toward strengthening your immune system and preventing illness. And herbs can be much more than mere culinary seasonings. Upgrade Your Immunity with Herbs showcases 19 different medicinal herbs and spices-from Ashwagandha to Echinacea to Rhodiola-and offers ways to use them in delicious and creative preparations for everything from teas and tonics to full meals. And while there's little question that diet is the most important contributor to immune health, Dr. Mercola also shares insight into other factors that play key roles. You'll discover: How to know much water you need each day (you may be surprised) 11 ways to improve your sleep - and your immunity What vitamins and minerals your diet should include The common (but easy-to-quit) habit that's linked to cancer, excess inflammation and poor immune health And more Here is all you need to know to build an immune system you can trust-and eat well in the process.

From quick snacks and weeknight dinners to simple desserts, Rukmini Iyer has created a collection of South Indian and Bengali-inspired recipes with a modern twist.

Keeping with her ethos of 'minimum effort, maximum flavour', these dishes are vibrant, achievable and moreish. This is the perfect cook book for summer.

Discover simple and speedy recipes that work for every day such as: Crisp-Topped Marinated Sea Bass With Green Chilli, Lime & Coriander - Roasted Cauliflower with yoghurt and mustard - All-in-one Aubergine, Tomato & Nigella Seed Curry - Chilli, Coconut & Lime Salmon with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes - Green Pea, Onion & Cauliflower Pulao Rice - Bengali Popcorn Shrimp - Mini-Naan Pizzas with Lime & Coriander Paneer - Cheddar, Cumin & Nigella Seed Cheese Straws.