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Spice things up in the kitchen! Rubs, Third Edition will be your
guide to season any dish so you can create your own signature
concoction! Part of The Art of Entertaining series, this new and
expanded edition of the bestselling book by John Whalen makes it
even easier to season any dish and features: - Over 175 recipes for
rubs, marinades, glazes, and bastes - A guide to flavor profiles -
like "spicy," "sweet," "savory," and "tangy" - and the types of
proteins on which each one works best - Directions for using the
appropriate rub, marinade, glaze, or baste depending on how you are
planning to cook your food. This handbook is a perfect gift for
family and friends that love to grill, and they'll be sure to
invite you to their next Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day
BBQ shindig. Or buy it for yourself and enjoy cooking in the great
outdoors! Rubs is packed with recipes you can use in the kitchen,
too, which are also a great starting point for your own bespoke
dishes. With this flavor-packed handbook at the ready, you won't
believe how good these easy-to-follow recipes will make your food
taste
A companion treasury from the author of the national bestselling
series.
Readers of the China Bayles mystery novels are familiar with the
usefulness and wonder of the many herbs the amateur sleuth sells in
her beloved Thyme and Seasons shop. Compiled by national
bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert at the request of her fans,
"China Bayles' Book of Days" gathers together tidbits and treasures
about plants and reveals ways you can put more green into your
daily life.
Featuring 365 days of recipes, crafts, gardening tips, remedies,
and more, this special volume is a personal calendar of the legends
and lore of herbs and also features brand-new essays from the
author, clues from China's mysteries, and some special
contributions by the irrepressible members of the Myra Merryweather
Herb Guild, Pecan Springs's oldest civic organization.
Preserving food at home is vital to eating in a seasonal,
sustainable, low-waste and, most importantly, utterly delicious
way. Everyone can master the art of preserving with this essential
book on canning, which provides a one-stop resource. Whether you
have foraged hedgerows, picked produce from your own vegetable
garden or allotment, or searched out the best seasonal buys in the
supermarket or market, this book contains more than 100 delicious
recipes for preserving fruit and vegetables, meat or fish. Emma
Macdonald gives clear and comprehensive instructions for curing,
drying, pickling, bottling/canning, crystalizing and jellying; as
well as recipes for all kinds of jams, chutneys, cordials, fruit
liqueurs, terrines, cheeses and butters. Every classic is covered,
including: gravlax, confit chicken, candied peel, quince cheese,
mint jelly, onion marmalade, mango chutney, sloe gin and
piccalilli. There are many others, some of them centuries old, many
of them with a modern twist, such as Banana and Date Chutney and
Grapefruit and Elderflower Marmalade. Emma also includes expert
tips on troubleshooting and information on all the equipment you
will need. Pick up your cheesecloths and straining funnel and get
preserving!
The Complete Kitchen Garden is an inspiring collection of garden
designs and recipes for the home gardener and cook. based on the
seasonal cycles of the garden, each chapter provides a new way to
look at the planning stages with themes and designs such as "the
salad lover's garden," "the heirloom maze garden," "the children's
garden," and "the organic rotation garden." More than 100 recipes
featuring the food grown in each specific garden encompass a full
range of soups, salads, main course savory dishes, and desserts, as
well as condiments and garnish to dress up the plate.Praise for The
Complete Kitchen Garden:"With charming hand-drawn planting plans,
bright color photos, and tempting recipes. . . . Ms. Ogden's book
arms wannabe gardeners with all the tools to plan a productive
garden before seeds ever meet the ground."-Wall Street
Journal"There's no reason a vegetable garden must be an eyesore,
banished to the corner by the garage. . . . The Complete Kitchen
Garden . . . combines design advice, garden wisdom and recipes."
-The Chicago Tribune
Winner of a 2020 James Beard Foundation Book Award in the
International category Ethiopia stands as a land apart: never
colonised, the country celebrates and preserves ancient traditions.
The fascinating cuisine is enriched with the different religious
influences of Judaism, Christianity and Islam - a combination
unique to Africa. The delicious dishes featured are Doro Wat,
chicken slowly stewed with berbere spice, Yeassa Alichia, curried
fish stew, and Siga Tibs, flashfried beef cubes, as well as a
wealth of vegetarian dishes such as Gomen, minced collard greens
with ginger and garlic and Azifa, green lentil salad. Chef Yohanis
takes the reader on a journey through all the essential dishes of
his native country, including the traditional Injera made from the
staple grain teff and synonymous with an Ethiopian feast, along the
way telling wondrous stories of the local communities and customs.
Complete with photography of the country's stunning landscapes and
vibrant artisans, this book demonstrates why Ethiopian food should
be considered as one of the world's greatest, most enchanting
cuisines.
- 'We absolutely love Grace's food. Everything she cooks is so
colourful and vibrant!' - BOSH 'Food as colourful as it is
delicious. I want to cook it all.' - Anna Jones 'Life-changing
curry.' - Time Out - Over 100 fresh, plant-powered takes on all
your curry house favourites. Make all the curry house dishes you
love, packed with vibrant colourful ingredients and incredible
flavour. Learn how to cook the classics BUT with one twist - they
are all vegan. This is easy, everyday food that delivers big
flavour. Perfect for a quick midweek supper, or a weekend feast
with friends, curry night just got easier and even more delicious.
CURRIES including: Cashew & Coconut Korma Wild Mushroom Palak
Gosht Aubergine Malai DHAL including: Tarka Dhal 15-Minute One-Pot
Dhal Makhani Dhal GRAINS & BREADS including: Indian Fried Rice
Three-Grain Pilau Naan STREET SNACKS including: Onion Bhaji
Seasonal Veg Pakora Chana Chaat SIDES including: Bombay Potatoes
Tandoori Cauli Steaks Crispy Tofu 'Paneer' PICKLES & CHUTNEYS
including: Mango & Apricot Chutney Pickled Garlic Coriander and
Coconut Chutney DRINKS including: Masala Chai Mango Lassi Spiced
Indian Lemonade
'[Cyrus has] distilled years of experience in the kitchen and at
the table to guide even the most spice shy.' - Independent Make
delicious vegetarian and vegan Indian dishes from a range of just
10 spices. Indian food offers a huge choice of naturally vegetarian
and vegan dishes. In this new collection, Cyrus Todiwala serves up
easy, full-flavoured recipes for everything from breakfast and
brunch to simple suppers, from warming soups to veg-packed curries
and daals. With a spice box of just 10 favourites, you can whip up
simple home-cooked dishes such as Spiced Aubergine and Tomato
Frittata, Sweetcorn, Celery and Coconut Chowder with Almonds and
Baked Tandoori-style Cauliflower with Couscous and Spinach &
Garlic in no time at all.
Say goodbye to the takeaway and master the art of curry yourself
with this collection of recipes from bestselling author and curry
expert Madhur Jaffrey: 175 clear, accessible and simple recipes
guaranteed to make your mouth water! Beautifully written and fully
illustrated with stunning photography, this is cookbook that you'll
reach for time and time again. 'A true classic - fresh, intelligent
and simply scrumptious' -- ***** Reader review 'Transforms Indian
food into something relatively speedy to prepare at home' -- *****
Reader review 'Jaffrey is my 'go to' if I want something Indian and
tasty' -- ***** Reader review 'This is definitely one of our
best/favourite cookery books' -- ***** Reader review 'This is our
go to recipe book for all Indian food' -- ***** Reader review
'Clear, concise recipes. Curry Easy is exactly what it says' --
***** Reader review
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In this delicious collection of recipes, Madhur Jaffrey shows us
that Indian food need not be complicated or involve hours in the
kitchen. Take a few well chosen spices and readily available
ingredients, and in a few easy steps you can make a delicious prawn
curry from Goa; succulent chicken baked in an almond and onion
sauce; hearty Sri Lankan beef with coconut milk; a creamy potato
and pea curry; tasty swiss chard stir fried with ginger and garlic;
and a spicy dip with beans (canned of course), cumin, chillies and
lime.... Whether you are cooking curry for the first time or have
plenty of culinary experience and are looking for quick and easy
recipe ideas, Madhur Jaffrey brings you all the tastes of India
with the minimum of work - it really is Curry Easy!
All the secrets to cook authentic family-style and takeaway
favourite curries at home from Mowgli founder and curry evangelist
Nisha Katona. 'Nisha's book is brilliant - stunning recipes' -- Tom
Kerridge Beautiful, tasty, delicious food that I could eat every
day. - Simon Rimmer Nisha's food is good for the soul - bowls of
comfort and platefuls of joy. Her recipes are simple and utterly
delicious -- Lorraine Kelly 'This is simply one of the best books
on Indian food I've come across' -- ***** Reader review 'By far the
best cookery book I've ever bought' -- ***** Reader review 'Every
recipe has been a hit!' -- ***** Reader review
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Mowgli founder and 'curry evangelist' Nisha Katona shares all the
secrets from her Indian family kitchen, passed down through the
generations, so you can cook your favourite curries at home.
Introducing her concept of the 'spice tree' - a simple infographic
formula to show you which spices and ingredients go best together -
Nisha will demonstrate how to get that authentic curry flavour
every time. Discover new and inventive recipes that showcase the
perfect flavour pairings of the Indian kitchen, including: *Steamed
Bengali Trout *Salmon and Cauliflower Curry *Mackerel with Nigella
and Tomato *Goan Fish Curry *Butter Chicken *Quail Masala *Railway
Goat Curry *Spiced Ginger Lamb Raan *Green Dahl with Rhubarb and
Ginger *Puy Lentils with Cardamom and Garam Masala *Peanut and
Potato Powa With stunning photography, easy to follow recipes and
accessible explanations of flavour pairings, this will change the
way you approach Indian cuisine!
Put flavour and flexibility at the heart of your kitchen with
Rachel Ama's One Pot: Three Ways. Rachel Ama is reframing vegan
cooking. Create a veg-packed centrepiece dish in one pan/pot/tray
and choose from three creative and flavoursome ways to either serve
it up with just a few ingredients or transform it into something
else entirely. The options are endless - level up your leftovers
and create a new feast each day, scale portions up or down, cook
all three serving options for a vegan feast with friends, or freeze
leftovers to refresh later when you're strapped for time - whatever
you choose, this way of cooking will help you have dinner
part-ready-and-waiting, making plant-based eating feel even more
achievable every day. Transform or serve Peri Peri Mushrooms with:
1. Peri Peri Pittas 2. Potato Wedges & Slaw 3. Peri Peri
Charred Sweetcorn Salad Bowls Serve up or refresh Caribbean Curried
Jack into: 1. Coconut Rice & Coleslaw 2. Coconut Flatbreads
with Tomato & Red Onion Salad 3. Caribbean Patties with Orange
& Avocado Salad Rachel creates her recipes by moving through
'stations' in the kitchen, weaving together fresh ingredients,
pantry staples, and, most importantly, the 'flavour station', where
she adds spices, dried herbs and those all-important sauces to
really bring each dish to life. So pick up Rachel's handy tips to
help you live a vegan lifestyle simply and deliciously.
Ancient healer, modern medicine... Considered to be one of nature's
most powerful anti-inflammatory ingredients, turmeric is a powerful
spice that has long been used in the Chinese and Indian systems of
medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent to treat a wide variety of
conditions, including digestion problems, jaundice, menstrual
difficulties, toothache, bruises, chest pain and colic. Turmeric
has been harvested for over 5,000 years in its native Indonesia and
is a key ingredient in many dishes and medicinal remedies
throughout the region. It is now rising quickly in popularity
everywhere in the world as wellness seekers of all ages discover
the health properties of this incredible superfood. Scientific
studies now show that turmeric contains anti-cancer properties, may
be helpful with inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's, rheumatoid
arthritis, help with improved liver function, heart health, may
help to lower cholesterol and be protective against Alzheimer's
disease. Turmeric becomes more active either when cooked or
combined with other specific ingredients such as ginger and black
pepper. Whether in root or powder form, turmeric can be used in
juices, smoothies, infusions, soups, curries, pulses, stews, for
roasting with vegetables, adding to hummus, yoghurt and marinades
for fish, meat or tofu. All the health benefits, how to use
turmeric and 50 delicious recipes are included. CONTENTS Chapter
one: Breakfasts Including Frittata, Devilled scrambled eggs and
Coconut and cashew granola Chapter two: Snacks & Condiments
Including Spiced and roasted seeds, Bliss balls and Turmeric hummus
Chapter three: Soups Including Ginger and turmeric carrot soup,
Squash and coconut dhal and Kitchari Chapter four: Vegetarian
Dishes Including Sweet potato bulgur, Five veg tagine and Roast
cauliflower salad Chapter five: Fish & Meat Dishes Including
Turmeric prawn linguine, Keralan fish curry and Beef stew Chapter
six: Sweets Including Coconut rice pudding, Turmeric glazed banana
and Turmeric maple ice cream Chapter seven: Drinks Including Carrot
and orange tonic, Turmeric tea and Golden mylk Chapter eight:
Beauty Including Turmeric and milk face mask, Turmeric and coconut
face mask and Body scrub
Despite their fearsome reputation, chillies have helped to shape
the identities of innumerable world cuisines. Chillies traces the
culinary journey of the spice and uncovers cultural and spiritual
links between chillies and humans, from their use as an
aphrodisiac, to the recent discovery that chilli heat shows promise
as a treatment for neuropathic pain, prostate cancer and leukaemia.
It also makes a compelling link between the history of global trade
and conflict and the spread of spicy cuisine worldwide. Peppered
with lively anecdotes and details of chilli taxonomy and ecology,
this entertaining history is sure to spice up your bookshelf.
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