Home Food

There is a corner of every town and city in Britain where the air is tangy with vinegar and thick with the scent of frying. It is almost impossible not to follow this mesmeric vapour trail, fuelling a nostalgic rush of parents across the land declaring ‘Chippy tea!’, followed by the golden anticipation of the chip shop queue. In this lively and relatable book, acclaimed author Daniel Gray ponders the magic of chippies and rejoices in the delights they have sprinkled among us over the last 150 years.

Bourbon whiskey is perhaps Kentucky's most distinctive product. Despite bourbon's prominence in the social and economic life of the Bluegrass state, many myths and legends surround its origins. In Kentucky Bourbon, Henry C. Crowgey claims that distilled spirits and pioneer settlement went hand in hand; Isaac Shelby, the state's first governor, was among Kentucky's pioneer distillers. Crowgey traces the drink's history from its beginnings as a cottage industry to steam-based commercial operations in the period just before the Civil War.

Food consumption is a significant and complex social activity - and what a society chooses to feed its children reveals much about its tastes and ideas regarding health. In this groundbreaking historical work, Amy Bentley explores how the invention of commercial baby food shaped American notions of infancy and influenced the evolution of parental and pediatric care. Until the late 19th century, infants were almost exclusively fed breast milk. But over the course of a few short decades, Americans began feeding their babies formula and solid foods....

Do you want to lose weight while still enjoying your favorite foods? Like many other people, we would like to change our lifestyle to a more healthy alternative; this audiobook can help you achieve that exact goal. We listed 39 superfoods that can change your life dramatically and that you can easily add to your diet. We believe that having the perfect diet can save lives. The more knowledgeable we are about the food we consume, the more self-aware we can be about what we put in our body, therefore giving us, our dream lifestyle and our dream body.

Begin your journey to sustainable living, even if you've never held a tool in your life! Are you ready to embrace off-grid living but feel overwhelmed by where to start? Do you dream of gaining independence from modern utilities or preparing for emergencies with confidence? This audiobook is your gateway to self-reliance and sustainability.

Discover the joy of creating your own exquisite wines with "Home Wine Making for Absolute Beginners: Unlocking the Secrets of Homemade Wines." This powerful guide takes you from the very basics to advanced techniques, allowing you to freely expand your skills in an easily understandable way. Whether you're in a cramped city apartment or a spacious country house, this book has everything you need to start your winemaking journey.

Welcome to the world of Companion Planting. This book, aimed at novice gardeners, dives deep into Companion Planting, a time-tested method that the ancients practiced, which has gained immense popularity among modern gardeners. There's no sorcery here; there are just proven scientific techniques and strategies to make your garden a verdant Midwest paradise, no matter where you live.

Over 100 tried-and-true recipes to bring pumpkin into your life! Whether you’re looking for sweet or savory, meals or appetizers, snacks or desserts, this book has you covered. A tantalizing blend of classics and imaginative new flavor combinations, incorporating this superfood into your life has never been easier – or more delicious!

For more than two thousand years, tea has awakened, calmed, and connected people across continents and cultures. In A History of Tea, you'll travel with this extraordinary beverage on its global journey—from the tea houses of ancient China and the Zen temples of Japan to the colonial plantations of India and Sri Lanka, and into the teacups of Britain and beyond. Along the way, discover how tea shaped empires, sparked revolutions, and inspired rituals that still endure today.

With the easy and healthy Keto Air Fryer Cookbook, you don’t have to sacrifice your health to enjoy fried foods. Become an air fryer master and impress your family, friends, and guests!

This audiobook is a celebration of snacks in all their glorious forms, guaranteed to fill your day with snacking joy. It will take you from your morning coffee (cinnamon crumble cakes and cherry-marzipan hand pies) to your evening wine (oeufs durs mayonnaise and mushroom pate) via salsas, hot dips, crispy bits, crab nachos and frozen piña coladas in the sun. The Joy of Snacks will lift your spirits while satisfying your deepest snacking desires, helping you squeeze the joy out of life's big and small moments, whether it's party time or Monday morning.

The egg is a paradox―both alive and not alive―and a symbol as old as culture itself. In this wide-ranging and delightful journey through its natural and cultural history, Lizzie Stark explores the egg’s deep meanings, innumerable uses, and metabolic importance through a dozen dazzling specimens. Egg is playful, informative, and guarantees that you’ll never take this delicate ovoid for granted again.

"Danskernes mad" er historien om et køkken, der i stigende grad er baseret på nemme og hurtige måltidsløsninger, hvor sund kost ikke fylder alverden for flertallet, og hvor vi hygger os med kage, slik og sodavand, hver gang lysten melder sig. Bogen fortæller også historien bag nogle af de mest ærkedanske og mest populære produkter som 3-Stjernet salami, Stryhns leverpostej og KiMs ostepops. Undervejs kan du blive klogere på, hvorfor det er lige præcis er de varer, der ryger i indkøbskurven, og dykke ned i de overraskende regionale forskelle i vores lille madnation.

Perché gli Italiani mangiano la pasta al dente? La "tempura" è davvero un'invenzione giapponese? Perché la pizza ha conquistato il mondo? E perché il sushi ha conquistato noi? E cosa c'entrano il baccalà con il Concilio di Trento e il caffè con la nascita delle compagnie di assicurazioni? Sono alcuni degli argomenti affrontati da questo libro. Tradizioni gastronomiche, modi di cuocere il cibo, maniere di comportarsi a tavola, passioni, repulsioni, valori estetici, tipicità, territori, sono altrettanti specchi del rapporto che gli uomini hanno con se stessi.

Hot drinks, cold drinks, and everything in-between - this is the history of beverages through the ages. This book aims to describe the development of beverages and drinking habits, as well as their connection with other facets of life. This information will be of universal interest, no matter the listener's occupation or background. What Will You Drink? is a rather uncommon history book, as books on history generally tend to disregard the topic of food and drink. However, this book is all about quenching thirst.

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Here eminent food historian Jeffrey M. Pilcher narrates the brewing traditions and contemporary production of beer across Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, and Latin America—from the fermented beverages of precapitalist societies to the present. Unique local products, often homebrewed by women, were transformed into homogenous global commodities as giant brewing factories exported their beers using new refrigeration technology, railroads, and steamships.

There's nothing more satisfying than a top-quality craft beer on a summer's day.… apart from maybe cracking open one you've brewed yourself! Beer Brewing Bliss: All-grain Brewing Mastery is the second in a two-part book series to guide you from novice to beer-brewing master. Now that you have a grasp of extract brewing basics, it's time to learn the noble art of all-grain brewing.

Malört may be the worst thing you'll ever taste. Known primarily for its intense bitterness, the infamous Chicago liqueur has been compared to "a forest fire, if the forest was made of earwax." Yet lurking in the horror and the mockery lies the truth of Malört: we keep going back for more. For nearly a hundred years, we've gone back.

The world is enamored with Italy: its culture, art, food, and fashion, its beautiful landscapes, and famous cities-and, of course, its wine. If history can sometimes be throat-achingly dry, writer and wine expert Marc Millon serves up a delightfully fresh take on Italy's past, present, and future, best enjoyed with a glass in hand.