This is a book of recipes. Chopped, torn or sprinkled, discover how mint can enliven dishes with its deliciously pungent scent. It includes quick and easy dips such as Cool Mint Raita, exotic appetizers like Potato Pakoras with Coconut Mint Chutney, classic mains such Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce, as well as irresistible desserts, including Mint Chocolate Meringues and Peppermint Swirl Ice Cream. Chapters include Soups and Appetizers; Main Meals; Side Dishes and Salads; and Desserts and Drinks. A useful introduction covers different types of mint, growing, drying and storing techniques, plus simple mint recipes and the benefits of mint tea. It is beautifully illustrated with over 100 photographs of each finished dish plus charming illustrations. It offers a nutritional breakdown for each recipe that will help with dietary planning. Mint is sweetly fragrant and has been used throughout the world for centuries, adding aromatic highlights to dishes from soups and sauces to main meals and desserts. This delightful book draws inspiration from the cuisines around the world including India, Thailand and the Middle East. The front section of the book is packed with information about the different types of mint, with hints, cook's tips and step-by-step techniques. There then follows 30 recipes packed full of ideas to cook with mint. There are cool, refreshing soups such as Yogurt Soup with Mint, appetizing side dishes and salads such as Braised Lettuce, Peas and Mint, and Lebanese Country Salad with Mint, plus stimulating main courses like Fragrant Rice with Chicken and Mint. For those with a sweet tooth there are palate-tingling desserts including Mint Chocolate Meringues and Minted Earl Grey Sorbet. Sumptuous photographs accompany each recipe making this a beautiful gift for any herb-loving cook.

Whether you drizzle it over salads and breads or use it in cooking, olive oil is a magical ingredient that enhances food, soothes sharp tastes, and provides an extra richness during or after cooking. This enticing book offers a selection of classic olive oil recipes, taken from the countries that have produced it for centuries, along with detailed information on the healthy benefits of olive oil.

Adding a daily dose of fermented foods to your diet can have an extraordinary effect on your health. It has been shown to promote digestive ease for people suffering with inflammatory disorders, help manage sugar and carb cravings, decrease incidence of allergies and sensitivities and generally boost the immune system and contribute to an overall sense of well-being. Motivated by an unquestionable belief that food is medicine and that what we eat can promote great healing or cause great harm, in The Cultured Club fermentation advocate Dearbhla Reynolds shows how to turn simple ingredients into superfoods using one of the world's oldest methods of food preservation. In The Cultured Club, which begins with a brief history of fermentation and a guide to maintaining gut health, you will learn basic fermentation techniques using simple ingredients and discover numerous recipes for sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir, condiments, dips, tapenades, breads, nut cheeses and tonics that promise to restore vitality. Learn the simple art of fermentation, enjoy its delicious, vibrant flavours and watch your health flourish. 'This is the book I have been waiting for. It's more than a book about fermentation. This is a book about life, health and delicious food. Dearbhla's words of wisdom will seamlessly transport you into the world of fermentation and well-being. Thank you, Dearbhla! You've done us all a great service by writing this book,' Domini Kemp 'This book is a wonderful and accessible introduction to fermentation. Dearbhla's clear directions and enthusiastic encouragement will put you at ease and help you see just how simple fermentation can be. Read this book and be part of the fermentation revival,' Sandor Ellix Katz, author of Wild Fermentation and The Art of Fermentation 'Dearbhla Reynolds is a culinary radical, and The Cultured Club offers a dynamic, empowering approach to food and fermentation that mainlines the ways in which we can connect with the health and energy of our ingredients. Packed with original and delicious ideas, The Cultured Club will shake up your kitchen,' John McKenna 'Dearbhla is a flavour fiend. This is a book packed with ideas, rituals and skills that will make your food life fizz,' Catherine Cleary

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.

Over 120 delicious recipes featuring flavorful and nutritious berries! Try Blueberry Buttermilk Muffins, Strawberry Peach Meringue Pie, Raspberry Dream Bars, Blackberry Summer Salad or Boysenberry Mint Frosty, and many more. Tempting recipes for all occasions. Includes berry facts and trivia!

Steven Jenkins is our foremost cheese authority--in the words of The New York Times, "a Broadway impresario whose hit is food." Now, after years of importing cheeses, scouring the cheese-producing areas of the world, and setting up cheese counters at gourmet food shops, he's decided to write it all down. Full of passion, knowledge, and an expert's considered opinions the cheese primer tells you everything you need to know about the hundreds of cheeses that have, in the last few years, become available in this country. Region-by-region, he covers all the major cheeses from France, Italy, Switzerland--the top tier of cheese-producing countries--plus the best of Britain, Ireland, Spain, the United States, Austria, Germany, and other countries. Along the way he tells how to pick out a healthy Pont l'Eveque; why to reconsider the noble Fontina for more than just cooking; how to avoid those factory-made chevres; why to seek out the sublime Vacherin Mont d'Or; and how to start exploring--Bleu de Bresse, Cabrales, Crottin de Chavignol, and so on. A complete primer, it includes information on the best ways to store and serve cheese, including which wines to serve alongside them; how to orchestrate a proper cheese course; and the unimportable cheeses to look up when abroad.

This is a delicious collection of fruity soups, salads, cookies, cakes, pastries, pies, tarts, puddings, preserves and drinks, shown in 500 photographs. It is a sumptuous volume of 500 healthy and mouth-watering fruit recipes for every occasion. It includes recipes that make the most of every kind of fruit - apples, pears, citrus fruits, peaches, grapes, summer berries, figs, bananas, pineapples, and many more. It includes all the fruity classics, such as Melon and Prosciutto Salad, Duck with Orange Sauce, Rich Fruit Cake, Blueberry Muffins, Raisin Bread and Apple Strudel. It offers useful cook's tips and variations throughout, as well as handy, at-a-glance, nutritional information on each page. Fruit is both healthy and delicious, and this book is a must for everyone who wants to enjoy fruit as part of their five-a-day. The book celebrates fruit in all its forms: fresh from the orchard, baked in the oven, cooked in cakes and tarts, preserved in jams and relishes, and blended in drinks. There are ideas for soups, appetizers and side dishes, salads, main courses, cakes and bakes, desserts, preserves, chutneys and drinks. Recipes include Fruit and Nut Coleslaw, Spiced Lamb with Apricots, Date and Walnut Brownies, Deep-dish Apple Pie, Strawberry Jam and Festive Liqueurs. This inspirational book is a must for every fruit fanatic's bookshelf.

Now you can whip up quick, filling vegan meals straight from your slow cooker. Vegan Slow Cooker for Beginners will take the time and frustration out of cooking vegan at home. Vegan Slow Cooker for Beginners offers healthy, simple vegan slow cooker recipes designed perfectly for the busy vegan. Vegan Slow Cooker shows you how to use your slow cooker to make hearty vegan meals and save hours of time every day. With 150 easy and delicious vegan slow cooker recipes, Vegan Slow Cooker for Beginners is a comprehensive guide to creating nutritious and flavorful plant-based meals-with enough for leftovers. Vegan Slow Cooker for Beginners will show you how to create easy vegan slow cooker meals with: 150 delicious and simple vegan slow cooker recipes Vegan slow cooker crowd-pleasers, such as Black Bean Breakfast Burritos, Vegan Eggplant Parmesan, and Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cake Tips for buying the slow cooker that's right for your lifestyle Advice on stocking your pantry and equipping your kitchen from the editors of Vegan Slow Cooker for Beginners Vegan Slow Cooker for Beginners is your no-hassle guide to enjoying the healthful benefits of a vegan lifestyle.

Cathy has expanded her series of homemade recipes books with this new one of healthy and delicious smoothies made with your blender. In this book you'll find 215 simple, easy and unique recipes for five different types of smoothies. You can try basic fruit-based, Soy, Yogurt, Green and what she calls Smoothies with a Kick, which contain alcohol.

The pleasure of going to the local pub or craft brewery for a pint and a delicious meal can now be recreated at home with John Holl's collection of 155 recipes that all taste amazingly great with beer. From pub grub and barbecue to appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, breakfast fare, and desserts, many of these dishes use beer as an ingredient, and all of them can be paired with your favorite brews. The recipes were contributed by brew pubs, craft brewers, and other beer lovers across the United States.You'll love the new twists on traditional favorites, such as Slow-Cooked Dopple Bock BBQ Meatballs and American Wheat Beer Steamed Clams, as well as unexpected recipes like Crawfish Bordelaise, Chopped Reuben Salad, Beermosas, Beer Ice Cream Floats, and Chocolate Jefferson Stout Cupcakes."

From ancient Greece to the Victorian era and into modern times oils have been used for an infinite variety of purposes. This book explores the seemingly endless applications of this wondrous substance, looking at its fascinating properties, the vast range of types available and its use as a valued ingredient in recipes, medicinal treatments, cleansers, beauty treatment and aromatherapy. It combines in-depth advice with easy-to-follow recipes and instructions.

Now that you've mastered gardening basics, you want to enjoy your bounty year-round, right? Homegrown Pantry picks up where beginning gardening books leave off, with in-depth profiles of the 55 most popular crops including beans, beets, squash, tomatoes, and much more -- to keep your pantry stocked throughout the year. In-depth profiles highlight how many plants to grow of each crop for a year's worth of eating, and which storage methods work best for specific varieties. Author Barbara Pleasant culls tips from decades of her own gardening experience and from growers across North America to offer planting, care, and harvesting refreshers for every region and each vegetable.

After my husband David's heart attack in the late eighties, I became compulsively conscious of what he ate. Fat and cholesterol were as closely monitored as his blood pressure and pulse. Equally concerned about our young son Jordan, who was tested and found to have hereditary high cholesterol, diet and nutrition became my primary focus. After many consultations with hospital dieticians and outside nutritionalists, we were given charts, books, and the clear message, No Red Meat! As a good dietary student frightened by our situation, I diligently followed the dictates of the hospital, making the directives a learning process. We eliminated red meat from our diet and transformed all of the gourmet cooking my family had become accustomed to into healthy and acceptable heart smart cuisine. Challenges always entice me...the bigger the challenges, the more interesting it becomes. We began eating endless quantities of vegetables, fruits, chicken, turkey, and tofu (higher in fat, but still legitimate). Still, we longed for that juicy burger or succulent rare steak. Three years later and tofued into oblivion, David and I were in South Dakota, as David was commissioned to do the painting for Mt. Rushmore's fiftieth anniversary celebration. Numerous local eateries were serving buffalo burgers and other bison specialities - touting this game as a healthy alternative to beef. The claims were accurate; there was virtually no fat present in the meat. Buffalo/bison became the salvation of our dietary dilemma.

From veteran food writer, recipe developer, and creator of the James Beard Award-winning Jarry magazine comes an innovative approach to vegetarian cooking. What have I got to eat? It's a question we ask every time we open up the refrigerator or pantry door. It might be eggs, some cheese, and half a loaf of bread, or a box of wilting greens, garlic, and some sweet potatoes. Though these ingredients may not seem like much to make a delicious meal, recipe developer and author Lukas Volger knows it's all you need. In Start Simple he offers a radically new, uncomplicated, and creative approach to cooking that allows you to use what you already have on hand to make great meals you didn't think were possible. Magic can happen with just a few ingredients: sweet potatoes, tortillas, eggs, cabbage, hearty greens, beans, winter squash, mushrooms, tofu, summer squash, and cauliflower. Volger advises readers to stock up on these eleven building blocks instead of shopping for a single recipe. A protein (tofu, beans, eggs) is a foundation. A crunchy garnish (cabbage, greens) is a finishing touch. Once these structural components of a meal are established, home chefs can throw in their own variations and favorite flavors-mixing, matching, and adding ingredients to customize their dishes. While Start Simple is a vegetarian cookbook-none of the recipes include meat-Volger's approach transcends categories. His methods aren't about subscribing to a specific dietary regimen; they are about simply recognizing and embracing the way people cook and eat today. Creating weekly meal plans based on intricate recipes sounds good, but it can be difficult to execute. Having a well-stocked pantry paired with a choose-you-own adventure guide to creating simple yet inventive meals is more practical for your average home cook.

Move over, Tofurkey. VegNews Magazine's 2015 Company of the Year offers their first cookbook, dedicated to delicious, satisfying vegan "wheat meat" recipes. Founded in 1997 in Seattle, Washington, Field Roast Grain Meat Co. creates artisan vegan meats, made with real ingredients and traditional food making practices. Chef Tommy McDonald shares fundamental techniques and processes that will enable the reader to make vegan grain meats (sausages, stuffed roasts) at home - for everyday (sandwiches, burgers, meatloaf) to holiday (the popular Celebration Roast). The 100 recipes are flexible: want to make your own meats? Great! Want to use Field Roast products instead? That will work too. Field Roast products (grain meats and Chao non-dairy cheeses) are not soy-based; rather they are made with vital wheat gluten, veggies, and spices - all-natural ingredients for authentic, hearty taste. Field Roast's ever-expanding array of products (roasts, sausages, deli slices, loaves, a frankfurter, a burger, and vegan cheese) can be found in retail outlets and on restaurant menus nationwide.

The Miracle of Honey is a compact yet comprehensive and authoritative guide to honey, with helpful information on every possible way to use this wonderful product of nature - not only in cooking but also for health and well-being. The book opens with the history of honey and its popularity around the world over the millennia. The author discusses whether honey is a miracle medicine, a valuable natural remedy or just a useful part of a healthy diet. The first part of the book outlines the varieties of honey and how they differ. A digest of the contents of honey and how they affect health is followed by guidance on how to choose, use and store honey. The second part offers guidance on making honey-containing beauty products. There is also a comprehensive A-Z of ailments that may benefit from honey, practical instructions on how to use honey or honey-associated products such as beeswax to keep your home sparkling and sweet-smelling, and a variety of recipes for honey-containing dishes. The final section looks at bee-keeping and the vital subject of bee health and survival.