When Nicole Nared-Washington got pregnant, she knew she was going to miss Bellinis with her girlfriends and wine with dinner. Then she realised this was an opportunity to stay social and fun without the booze. In Baby Proof, she shares the 50 recipes that got her through dinner parties, barbecues, date nights and even morning sickness. You don't need the spirits to enjoy the cocktail!

______________ "Genuinely delicious and grown-up-booze-free ideas. An essential for every household." Daily Telegraph This book is full of the very best cocktails - the most delicious flavours, the most distinctive combinations and the most adventurous recipes. And they are all made with non-alcoholic ingredients, from exciting new mixers to rich, fragrant syrups and spirits. Most can be created with ingredients found in your kitchen or garden, and all promise an exciting new way to drink dry. These are imaginative, grown-up, non-alcoholic alternatives for the designated driver, teetotaller, or those who are pregnant, trying dry January, losing weight or just cutting back. Whether you're planning a Friday night in with friends, a lazy Sunday brunch or an evening huddled around a crackling fire you can find your dry drinks here.

Make your own soft drinks that are tastier, healthier, and cheaper than anything you'll find in stores!

From soda water to sarsaparilla, in Homemade Root Beer, Soda & Pop, you'll find easy-to-follow instructions for more than 60 traditional and modern soft drink recipes. Your whole family can make delicious batches of old favorites and experiment with new combinations of natural ingredients to create your own refreshing recipes.

You'll make fabulous, fizzy creations like:

-- Old-Fashioned Root Beer

-- Sarsaparilla Soda

-- Birch Beer

-- Virgin Islands Ginger Beer

-- Lemon-Lime Soda

-- Cherry Vanilla Soda

-- Cream Soda

-- Raspberry Shrub

-- Molasses Switchel

-- Coffee Whizzer

-- Fruit Smoothie

-- and much more!

Find out about the most expensive coffee beans of the world and know whether Kopi Luwak coffee is obtained from Asian palm civet's poop or is an urban myth. This book will answer all your questions on Kopi Luwak - facts, history, where it is grown, how its grown, Civet breeding, its daily care, controversy on production process, imitation of premium coffee, places to buy - UK, US, Indonesia, Australia, & Canada; its cost, coffee making process, how to store and much more. This book is a Must Have Guide for all passionate coffee enthusiasts with a love for coffee. Difference between Wild civet and Farm civet explained. This book offers good quality premium information in a straight forward, easy to read and understand style. Ian has covered all aspects of the so called urban myth around Kopi Luwak coffee.

Juices and Smoothies: A selection of fruit and vegetables, a juicer or a blender and a dash of inspiration are all you need to whip up a dazzling array of smoothies and juices packed with flavour and the nutrients your body needs.

Tea is arguably the most popular beverage in the world, but there s more to know beyond the colorful boxes sold at your local grocery store. Like wine and beer, each tea variety has its own distinct history, source, and flavor profile, from Darjeeling to matcha to Silver Needle. Tea is also embedded in the traditions of many cultures around the world and is shared with others through distinctive ceremonies that include unique customs, foods, and accessories. Within the pages of this pocket-sized guide, you ll find information, how-tos, and trivia for tea lovers of all levels. Experts and newbies alike will learn about: Tea Bags vs. Loose Leaf How to Prepare Tea Tea Families and Common Varieties Tea Traditions around the World How to Host an Afternoon Tea for Adults How to Throw a Tea Party for Children And more! Series Overview: Each volume in the Stuff series tells you everything you should know to navigate life s key topics, trends, and milestones. From telling jokes, cooking vegetarian, or tending a garden to getting through college, planning a wedding, or becoming a grandparent, you ll find all the answers in this concise but comprehensive pocket-sized package.

The time-honored combination of milk, ice cream, and syrup has satisfied ice cream lovers for generations. In this collection of 100 new recipes, Adam Ried brings America s favorite concoction into the twenty-first century with familiar ingredients turned into foolproof shakes. Featuring a wide range of blended treats such as the bold Mexican Chocolate Shake with Chipotle and Almond and the traditional Malted Caramel, Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes gives us a whole new take on the shake."

From Bob Marley's son, Rohan Marley, and expert chef, Maxcel Hardy, comes The Marley Coffee Cookbook. This collection of recipes infuses incredible recipes with coffee for something truly unique. Rohan Marley kicks off each chapter of The Marley Coffee Cookbook with anecdotes about growing up as the son of legendary musician Bob Marley, who to this day is revered by music lovers young and old. The chapter One Love, for instance, begins: "One Love is one of my father's biggest songs, and I wanted the coffee that I named One Love not just to be a standout single origin coffee, but to really resonate with people." Chef Maxcel Hardy's flawless recipes and expert guidance on the best way to infuse a dish with coffee flavor make this book a very special addition to any cookbook collection. Hardy speaks to the importance of choosing a particular coffee to harmonize with certain foods, and he shows how easy it is to use coffee in a way that it brings out the best in everything from savory dishes to sweet treats. There's a strong coffee connection for each dish, whether it is infused with a mocha theme or it rocks an espresso flavor. These are dishes you won't find anywhere else, to name a few: Sweet potato waffles with a pecan coffee syrup Grilled salmon with a coffee maple, and ginger glaze Fried plantains with coffee sugar Coffee spice blend-marinated lamb ribs with guava BBQ sauce Grab your copy of The Marley Coffee Cookbook today, and try out these incredible foods that truly carry on the soul of Bob Marley.

Sip your way to ultimate nutrition and feel better than ever Whether you're looking to detox, lose weight, or just add more veggies to your diet, green smoothies are the way to go. Easy to prepare, portable, and endlessly customizable, green smoothies are the trendy new beverage in everyone's cup. Think you don't like kale, collard greens, or watercress? Try them in a smoothie and you'll never see them the same way again. Green smoothies are the easiest, most painless way to add more nutrients to your diet, so you can feel better than ever before. Green Smoothies For Dummies is your beginner's guide to the world of drinkable greens. Author and international smoothie guru Jennifer Thompson explains the benefits of green smoothies, and provides over 90 recipes that will make you start craving your vegetables. You'll get to know the flavors and properties of each ingredient, and how to combine ingredients for complete nutrition. * Replace meals with green smoothies without sacrificing nutrients * Boost your nutrition even higher with protein and fiber supplements * Reduce hunger and feel full longer with the right smoothie blends * Customize your smoothies to your personal nutritional needs Before too long, you'll be experimenting and coming up with your own favorite combinations. Your vegetable intake will skyrocket, and you'll look and feel fantastic. How often does something so good for you taste so delicious? Green smoothies help you fill the nutrient gaps in your diet so you can experience optimal health and well-being. Green Smoothies For Dummies is your guide to all things smoothie, and will get you started now.

Boost your health and feel great with a smoothie for every day of the year. Popular food writer and blogger Kathy Patalsky loves sharing her passion for healthy, vegan cuisine. With 365 Vegan Smoothies, she makes it possible for everyone to enjoy this daily diet enhancement that is free of animal products (including honey) and the saturated fats, chemicals, and hormones that often accompany them. From her frosty sweet 'Peach Pick-Me-Up' to green smoothies such as her revitalizing 'Green with Energy' Patalsky's innovative smoothie recipes are built around themes such as brain boosters, weight loss, healthy digestion, and detoxification. She also includes mood boosters, such as the 'Cheerful Chocolate Chia,' with B-complex vitamins and omega fatty acids to boost serotonin levels. Featuring vibrant colour photographs and simple steps to stock a healthier pantry, 365 Vegan Smoothies serves up the perfect blend for everyone.

Tales of the Tea Trade looks at the world of tea from a completely new perspective.

Taking the reader on a fascinating journey directly into the lives of those who plant, pluck and process tea; going beyond the standard story of leaf to cup; this book offers readers a unique first-hand insight into the culture, ceremony, opportunities and threats surrounding an ancient art.

Closer to home, Michelle and Rob Comins offer their perspectives on how Eastern tea rituals can find a place in our increasingly busy Western lives. Beyond this, the book explores the key ingredients that separate a `good' from a `great' tea, covers ethical sourcing and shows how readers can translate and recreate tea ceremonies at home.

Chapters include The Story of Tea, The Tea Plant, The Main Types of Tea, The International Tea Industry, Tea and Health and Time for Tea.

This book stands alone in addressing tea from multiple expert perspectives, from tea farmers to ceramacists. Through sharing the stories and insights others have shared with them Michelle and Rob Comins hope to connect the reader with the world of tea and excite them to think of and buy tea in much the same way they do coffee and fine wine, making loose leaf tea a simple, everyday pleasure.

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An ancient Chinese legend: Once there was a man who knew 100,000 healing properties of herbs. He taught his son 80,000 secrets. On his deathbed, he told his son to visit his grave in five years, and there he would find the other 20,000 secrets. When the son went to his father's grave, he found, growing on the site, the tea shrub....

Teas are the gentle, natural, most beneficial way to absorb the healing properties of herbs--easily and inexpensively. A simple cup of tea not only has the power to soothe and relax but to deliver healing herbal agents to the bloodstream more quickly than capsules, tinctures, or infusions. Feeling tired? Rose hip tea will rev you up and beautify your skin. Need some help with your diet? Ginger tea will provide the boost you need and help aching joints too. Hot or iced, these pure and simple drinks offer delicious ways to stay healthy and revitalize you from the inside out. This unique guide offers:

An A-Z listing of common ailments followed by the teas best used to treat them
Instructions on how to create your own medicinal kitchen
Advice on creating your own tea blends
Descriptions of the top 100 herbs and their secret healing properties
And much, much more!

This title features 75 irresistible recipes for blended drinks, shown step by step in more than 300 stunning photographs. This is a fabulous collection of recipes for shakes and smoothies, from healthy breakfast pick-me-ups and exotic coolers to creamy smoothies and luxurious liquid desserts. Vibrant photography illustrates every recipe, with over 300 pictures, including stage-by-stage images and glorious finished images to help you achieve stunning results. Step-by-step sequences throughout show all the techniques and preparation stages, and provide easy-to-follow instructions for guaranteed success. It offers smoothie recipes for every occasion, from healthy to indulgent treats: try wheatgerm Vitality Juice, Immune Zoom, Espresso Crush or Death by Chocolate. Essential information is included on the nutritional benefits of ingredients and how they can be used to boost health and wellbeing. Fresh blended drinks have a seductive appeal - they look fantastic, smell wonderful and taste delicious. They are also quick and easy to prepare, and they can be made with almost any combination of ingredients. Filled with fresh, new ideas, this book introduces creative drinks of all kinds, including health boosters, breakfast wake-ups, vital veggies, fruit coolers and luxurious dessert blends. It opens with an essential guide to ingredients and techniques. There follows a superb collection of 75 smoothies and shakes, from a zesty Citrus Tingler to a relaxing White Chocolate and Hazelnut Cream. Recipes are inspired by every corner of the globe, including Turkish Delight, Tropical Calm and the Latin American Green Devil.

This guide from the founder of Kombucha Wonder Drink demystifies the process of brewing kombucha at home and offers recipes for using it in infusions, smoothies, cocktails, and more.
The Wonder Drink
Kombucha--a fizzy, fermented tea-based beverage packed with probiotics, vitamins, and enzymes--has home brewers salivating. And who better to guide you through the brewing process than a tea guru with more than forty years of experience under his belt? Stephen Lee, cofounder of Tazo Tea and Stash Tea, turned his attention to fermented tea and founded Kombucha Wonder Drink in 2001. In "Kombucha Revolution," Lee reveals the secrets to brewing the perfect batch of kombucha and caring for your very own SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast). He also shares his favorite recipes--plus contributions from brewers, bartenders, and chefs like "Kombucha Mamma" Hannah Crum and Wildwood's Dustin Clark--for infusing your brew with fruits, herbs, and spices, and incorporating it into juices, smoothies, sauces, snacks, sweets, and cocktails.
With recipes for Lavender-Green Tea Kombucha, Cranberry Bitters Cocktails, Kombucha Vinegar, Green Smoothies, Kombucha Lime Ceviche, and Kombucha Pear Sorbet, mixing this healthful brew into your everyday lifestyle has never been so revolutionary.

Eating fresh fruits and vegetables can boost your energy level, supercharge your immune system, and maximize your body's healing power. Convenient and inexpensive, juicing allows you to obtain the most concentrated form of nutrition available from whole foods.

This A-Z guide shows you how to use nature's bounty in the prevention and treatment of our most common health disorders. This accessible book gives complete nutritional programs for over 75 health problems, telling you which fruits and vegetables have been shown effective in combatting specific illnesses and why. Along with hundreds of delicious, nutrition-rich juicing recipes, this book provides dietary guidelines, and diet plans to follow in conjunction with your juicing regimen.