Relax. Refresh. Restart. Amid the commotion of everyday life, finding a few precious moments of "me time" can be challenging. With so many demands on our attention, knowing how to get the most out of our limited downtime is more important than ever. Discover new ways to take some time out with this invaluable guide to finding and creating sanctuary. Whether you're searching for serenity at home or seeking solace in the great outdoors, this book is packed with self-care tips, calming crafts and delicious recipes to help you relax, recharge and rejuvenate.

Go beyond the bottle and step inside the minds- and vines- of Virginia's burgeoning wine industry in this groundbreaking volume. Join grape grower and industry insider Walker Elliott Rowe as he guides you through some of the top vineyards and wineries in the Old Dominion. Rowe explores the minds of pioneering winemakers and vineyard owners, stitches together an account of the wine industry's foundation in Virginia, from Jamestown to Jefferson to Barboursville, and uncovers the fascinating missing chapter in Virginia wine history. As the Philip Carter Winery's motto explains, 'Before there was Jefferson, there was Carter.'

Rowe goes behind the scenes to interview migrant workers who toil daily in the vineyards, makes the rounds in Richmond with an industry lobbyist and talks shop with winemakers on the science and techniques that have helped put the Virginia wine industry on the map. Also included are twenty-four stunning color photographs from professional photographer Jonathan Timmes and a foreword by noted wine journalist Richard Leahy.

World-leading coffee expert and best-selling author of The World Atlas of Coffee shows you how to make barista-level coffee at home.

We all expect to be able to buy an excellent cup of coffee from the many brilliant coffee shops available. But what about the coffee we make at home? Shouldn't that be just as good?

James Hoffmann is an entrepreneur and the international name in coffee, combining expert-level knowledge with a wonderful ability to communicate it. James runs Square Mile Coffee, as well as creating extremely informative, and popular, coffee and equipment reviews for his YouTube and Instagram channels. In his latest book he demonstrates everything you need to know to make consistently excellent coffee at home, including: what equipment is worth buying, and what isn't; how to grind coffee; the basics of brewing for all major equipment (cafetiere, aeropress, stovetop etc); understanding coffee drinks, from the cortado to latte and the perfect espresso.

The perfect gift for everyone who loves sweet treats this Christmas. 'A pastel confection of easy bakes from loaf tins to muffins' Stylist From sticky date gingerbread and chocolate passionfruit brownies to chilli-spiked halloumi and courgette muffins and the ultimate bread and butter pudding, simply pop your ingredients in a tin and let the oven (or for minimum-effort bakes, the fridge!) do the work. Keeping with her ethos of 'minimum effort, maximum flavour', Rukmini Iyer's one-tin bakes are simple to prep, but still offer great-tasting results. From easy bakes to showstopping sensations, this book is for anyone who wants to bake using everyday ingredients and store cupboard staples. INDIA EXPRESS, THE NEW COOK BOOK FROM THE MILLION-COPY SELLING AUTHOR OF THE ROASTING TIN SERIES, IS OUT NOW

BOSH! are back with over 100 mouthwatering plant-based dishes you can get on the table in 20 minutes or less.

The fourth cookery book from Sunday Times No.1 bestselling authors Henry and Ian, aka ‘the vegan Jamie Olivers’, packed with outrageously tasty, super speedy dishes made without meat, eggs or dairy, perfect for weeknight dinners after a long day, fast breakfasts to supercharge the family, or Sunday meal prep for the week ahead. In just 20 minutes flat, you’ll be creating fragrant curries, hearty stews, comfort food for cold nights (just have a taste of the Ultimate Vegan Mac and Cheese!), indulgent puds, delicious tasty rice and noodle dishes, and one-pan wonders.

No fancy kit, no out-there ingredients. You’ll be able to get all the bits and pieces you need from your nearest major supermarket. Everything has been tried and tested and is bursting with flavour.

Let vegan food never be called bland, because – honestly? – this might just be their tastiest collection of recipes yet as well as their quickest.

A wildly entertaining and practical cookbook filled with shortcuts and permission to do it your own way, by Donna Hay’s right-hand woman. As Donna herself says: ‘Lucy has a special gift. Everything she touches turns to magical, sparkling loveliness.’

Some days you want to cook; other days the goal is simply ‘food in mouths’. Welcome to Every Night of the Week, a cookbook for people who don’t like hard-and-fast recipes, by food and recipe writer, stylist and Instagram genie Lucy Tweed.

Make great cider at home with just a few ingredients and minimal equipment--with some help from Stephen Wood and the crew behind Farnum Hill Ciders.In Apples to Cider, these cidermakers and their colleagues share decades of experience and a simple philosophy: Cider is all about the apples. Whether you are a home brewer, a home winemaker, or simply a cider lover, you can join the growing community of cidermakers that are reviving this thousand-year-old craft. With these easy-to-follow instructions for first-time cidermakers and advanced techniques for the more experienced, you'll be on your way to making your own delicious cider at home.Inside you'll find: Step-by-step instructions for making your first batch of still ciderA guide to tasting cider like a professionalTroubleshooting tips for preventing, diagnosing, and correcting the most common cider flawsAdvanced home cidermaking techniques for sparkling cider, methode champenoise cider, French-style cidre, and ice cider

Create works of art almost too good to eat! With just a few ingredients and the right equipment, you can design mouthwatering masterpieces sure to please everyone at your next party. Whether you're making cookies for birthdays, holidays, weddings, graduations, or other events, you'll find the inspiration, confidence-and expert guidance-you need in Cookie Canvas. Amber Spiegel of SweetAmbs has been decorating cookies and teaching others her techniques for more than a decade. She'll show you the essential basics you need to start decorating your own cookie designs, including how to ensure the consistency of your royal icing, how to flood a cookie, and how to avoid and fix common problems you might encounter. Cookie Canvas includes these cookie designs and recipes: Vanilla royal icing, Coffee royal icing, Chocolate buttercream, White chocolate ganache, Orange & cardamom cookies, Pumpkin spice cookies, Lemon & almond cookies, Gingerbread cookies, Maple cookies, Meringue cookies, Wedding, Baby shower, Birthday, Spring: lanterns and stars, Summer: BBQ, Fall: pumpkins and mums, Winter: plaid evergreen trees, Pizza, Bacon and eggs, Rainbow T-shirts Amber will also share the decorating supplies and tools required, how to use food coloring and edible ink markers, and the specific templates for all the featured designs. No matter your abilities, Cookie Canvas will give you everything you need to get started decorating cookies for all your festivities!

If you love the tingle of chilli on your tongue, get stuck in to this celebration of the all-conquering capsicum - from mild varieties to red-hot peppers - served with a spicy side of trivia, tips and recipes Chillies originated in the Americas but they've now gone global, finding their way onto our plates and into our hearts. Whether you get your fix in the form of classic dishes, hot sauces or new culinary creations, chillies offer all kinds of pleasures and possibilities. This book is the perfect pocket guide to these wonders of nature, exploring how they became so widely loved, where their heat comes from, and how they can beguile and benefit our bodies. The Little Book of Chillies will give you a taste of the following and much more: Discover all kinds of fun chilli-related trivia, including how the Scoville scale is used to measure heat levels Trace the journey made by capsicums across centuries and continents Get the lowdown on world-famous chillies as well as the world's hottest Marvel at the weird and wonderful uses of chillies, from powders and pickles to pepper spray Whip up a selection of recipes with a kick, from a terrific chilli con carne to adventurous dessert options

Fergus Henderson caused something of a sensation when he opened his restaurant St John in London in 1995. Set in a former smokehouse near Smithfield meat market, its striking, high ceilinged white interior provides a dramatic setting for food of dazzling boldness and simplicity. As signalled by the restaurant's logo of a pig (reproduced on the cover of Nose to Tail Eating) and appropriately given the location, at St John the emphasis is firmly on meat. And not the noisettes, fillets, magrets and so forth of standard restaurant portion-control, all piled up into little towers in the middle of the plate: Henderson serves up the inner organs of beasts and fowls in big, exhilarating dishes that combine high sophistication with peasant roughness. Nose to Tail Eating is a collection of these recipes, celebrating, as the title implies, the thrifty rural British traditions of making delicious virtue out of using every part of the animal. This new edition, beautifully redesigned, comes with an introduction by Anthony Bourdain.

While "bread" once implied a simple, sliced white loaf from the supermarket, consumers have begun to consider the product in a more sophisticated light. Bread enthusiasts are more aware of the diverse array of high-quality breads than ever before and are seeking out handmade artisan products at local farmers' markets, organic grocery stores, specialty shopsa? even the Internet. "Baking Artisan Bread" will show that finding these specialty breads is as easy as looking in your own kitchen

"Baking Artisan Bread" provides a simplified, formula-based approach to baking bread at home, making the mixing, the rising, and the baking itself more approachable and less intimidating. With step-by-step full-color process shots and clear directions, chef Ciril Hitz will show you how with just 10 formulas you can create more than 40 different productsa how's that for streamlined?"

Ian Jackman believes that life is too short to deny yourself our nation's true culinary treasures. Guided by food experts throughout the land, he travels from east to west--from small town to big city--uncovering local treats, guilty pleasures, and some oddities that no true food lover should miss. From lobster rolls and buffalo meat to banana cream pies and clam stuffies, Jackman finds the sinful temptations your taste buds crave--and he writes about them in a way that's certain to get any confirmed foodie salivating! Where you can find the very best burgers in America 21 varieties of apples you must try Lamb fries--eat or avoid? The country's primo pizza parlors And more!

Escape the guilt and anxiety propagated by our puritanical, diet-obsessed society and indulge yourself with Eat This!

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Travel books bring you places. War books bring you tragedy. In "Peace Meals, "war reporter Anna Badkhen brings us not only an unsparing and intimate history of some of the last decade's most vicious conflicts but also the most human elements that transcend the dehumanizing realities of war: the people, the compassion they scraped from catastrophe, and the food they ate.
Making palpable the day-to-day life during conflicts and catastrophes, Badkhen describes not just the shocking violence but also the beauty of events that take place even during wartime: the spring flowers that bloom in the crater hollowed by an air-to-surface missile, the lapidary sanctuary of a twelfth-century palace besieged by a modern battle, or a meal a tight-knit family shares as a firefight rages outside. Throughout Badkhen's stories, punctuated by recipes from the meals she shared with the people she encountered, emerges the most important lesson she has observed in conflict zones from Afghanistan to Chechnya: that war can kill our friends and decimate our towns, but it cannot destroy our inherent decency, generosity, and kindness--that which makes us human.