Tasting Beer: An Insider’s Guide to the World’s Greatest Drink
For everyone who has known the pleasure of a pint, Randy Mosher explores and explains the tasting experience, guiding readers to a better understanding of how every batch of beer is affected by recipe formulation, brewhouse procedures, yeasts, fermentations, carbonation, filtration, packaging, and much more. Readers will learn to identify the scents, colors, flavors, and mouth-feel of all …
Tasting Whiskey: An Insider’s Guide to the Unique Pleasures of the World’s Finest Spirits
Whiskey lovers will devour this fresh and comprehensive guide to everything there is to know about the world’s whiskeys, including Scotch and bourbon as well as Tennessee, Irish, Japanese, and Canadian whiskeys. You’ll learn about the types of whiskey and the distilling traditions of the regions where they are made, how to serve and taste whiskeys to best appreciate …
Fermented foods are a delicious, healthy addition to any diet, including the Paleo diet. They’re full of nutritious bacteria and probiotics that aid in digestion and boost the immune system. A classic preserving method, the laco-fermentation process yield nutrient-dense live foods packed with vitamins, minerals, enzymes — and flavor! — and is easy enough for complete beginners. This …
There has been a need for a comprehensive one-volume reference on the manufacture of meats and sausages at home. There are many cookbooks loaded with recipes which do not build any foundation for the serious hobbyist to follow. This leaves him with little understanding of the sausage making process and afraid to introduce his own ideas. There …
Winner, James Beard Foundation Media Award in the Reference or Scholarship category, 2015 Winner, IACP Food Writing/Cookbooks Award in the Beverage/ Reference/ Technical category, 2015 Using detailed, step-by-step photography of every stage of the process, Adam Danforth shows you exactly how to humanely slaughter and butcher chickens and other poultry, rabbits, sheep, pigs, and goats. From creating the …
Fix, Freeze, Feast: The Delicious, Money-Saving Way to Feed Your Family
Buy groceries in bulk, prepare family-friendly dishes, package in meal-sized freezer bags, then stock the freezer with ready-to-defrost-and-serve tasty homemade meals. This is the winning system of Fix, Freeze, Feast, a cookbook that has already attracted an enthusiastic following among busy families.Millions of shoppers save money by buying groceries in bulk – trays of boneless chicken breasts, pairs …
The classic home cheese making primer has been updated and revised to reflect the increased interest in artisanal-quality cheeses and the availability of cheese making supplies and equipment. Here are 85 recipes for cheeses and other dairy products that require basic cheese making techniques and the freshest of ingredients, offering the satisfaction of turning out a coveted …
The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How: Field-to-Table Cooking Skills
Growing vegetables and raising livestock is only the beginning of a successful homestead — that fresh food goes to waste unless you can properly prepare, cook, and preserve it. Andrea Chesman shows you how to bridge the gap between field and table, covering everything from curing meats and making sausage to canning fruits and vegetables, milling flour, working …
You don’t need a commercial kitchen or professional training to make your own fresh dairy products. With Kathy Farrell-Kingsley’s simple, step-by-step instructions, you’ll learn how to easily make yogurt, kefir, butter, piima butter, buttermilk, creme fraiche, quark, sour cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese, ricotta, goat cheese, mozzarella, and mascarpone. The Home Creamery also includes 75 delicious cooking and baking …
Fit Fuel: A Chef’s Guide to Eating Well, Getting Fit, and Living Your Best Life
With more than 25 years in the culinary profession, Chef Robert Irvine has cooked his way through Europe, the Far East, the Caribbean and the Americas in hotels and on the high seas. He’s best known as the host of one of Food Network’s highest-rated shows, Restaurant: Impossible, but equally recognized for his muscular physique and healthy lifestyle …