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The Line Cook Survival Manual is the third book in the Chef's PSA series. It is intended to help new or even experienced cooks navigate the culinary world with practical advice throughout. Everything from how to set up your station, move up to sous chef, and finding the right mentor. This book will be an invaluable resource for anyone in the professional culinary world.

This Crock Pot Recipe Guide includes the most delicious and healthy main dishes, side dishes, breakfasts, lunches, and even mouthwatering desert dishes. There are 100 recipes that you can put in your crock pot or slow cooker in the morning before work and come home and eat within minutes something delicious. Crock pot recipes are not only easy and quick, but they are extraordinarily tasty.

When first published in 1989, The Story of Wine won every wine award in the UK, and the USA. It is widely regarded as Hugh Johnson’s most ambitious and enthralling book. It is not just one story but a collection of many, scanning the wine world from Noah to Napa, from Pompeii to Pomerol, as illuminating to our understanding of civilization as it is to our appreciation of wine. Chronicling the making, merchandising, and drinking of wine through millennia, this new edition is fully updated to include Johnson’s view of the evolution of wine over the past 30 years.

One fateful day in 1996, after discovering that five freight cars' worth of glittering corn have reaped a tiny profit of $18.16, young Forrest Pritchard vows to save his family's farm. What ensues-through hilarious encounters with all manner of livestock and colorful local characters-is a crash course in sustainable agriculture. Pritchard's biggest ally is his renegade father, who initially questions his son's career choice and rejects organic foods for sugary mainstream fare.

River Cottage Bees & Honey will guide you through a multitude of ways you can protect and attract our precious pollinators. Going beyond beekeeping, you’ll learn how to create a bee-friendly garden (or patio if you’re limited on space), ways to develop habitats if you don’t have space for a beehive, and why other species of bee are as important as honeybees, with a beautiful bee spotter’s guide that will inspire you look a more closely.

Across America, the pure love and popularity of barbecue cookery have gone through the roof. Prepared in one regional style or another, in the South and beyond, barbecue is one of the nation's most distinctive culinary arts. And people aren't just eating it; they're also reading books and articles and watching TV shows about it. But why is it, asks Adrian Miller - admitted 'cuehead and longtime certified barbecue judge - that in today's barbecue culture, African Americans don't get much love?

A classic of reportage, Oranges was first conceived as a magazine article, but John McPhee kept encountering so much irresistible information that he wrote a book. It is perhaps the last word on the subject (the first came in 500 BC and is attributed to Confucius). McPhee writes about the botany, history, and industry of oranges, from the great orangeries of European monarchs to a fascinating profile of Ben Hill Griffin of Frostproof, Florida, who may be the last of the individual orange barons.

Discover how to become self-sufficient through foraging—cut back on your expenses while living a healthy lifestyle! Enjoy the freedom of knowing your way in nature and the fun of a foraging journey by yourself or with loved ones.

Everyone loves a good bottle of EVOO. That's Extra Virgin Olive Oil, in case you didn't know. Olive Oil for Dummies is full of things you might not know about how to taste, buy, store, and use this incredible—and increasingly popular—oil.

For most of history, humans did without refined sugar. Granulated sugar was first produced in India around the sixth century BC, yet for almost 2,500 years afterward sugar remained marginal in the diets of most people. Then, suddenly, it was everywhere. How did sugar find its way into almost all the food we eat, fostering illness and ecological crisis along the way? The World of Sugar begins with the earliest evidence of sugar production.

Lola Milholland grew up in the nineties, the child of iconoclastic hippies. Her mom—energetic and intense at work and at play, whether at her job marketing for an agricultural co-op or paddling down a river, fat spliff in hand—had spent her life revolting against the strictures of her American and Filipino upbringing. Her dad, a child of the eastern Oregon desert, was a jovial documentary filmmaker and historian who loved to collect ephemera.

Bestselling author and world-renowned chef David Lebovitz continues to mine the rich subject of his evolving ex-Pat life in Paris, using his perplexing experiences in apartment renovation as a launching point for stories about French culture, food, and what it means to revamp one's life...

Through original essays and engaging conversations with dozens of indie musicians representing several subgenres, scenes, and eras, food takes center stage in stories about being on tour and eating on tour and how this basic human necessity can create a sense of community and interconnectedness in one of the most mobile industries in the world.

Imagine the satisfaction of baking a perfect sourdough loaf right in your kitchen. "Mastering Sourdough Bread" makes this dream a reality, even for complete beginners. Have complex recipes and confusing instructions held you back? This book simplifies the process with: Step-by-Step guidance with easy-to-follow instructions. Diverse recipes from classic loaf variations. Simple options fitting into even the busiest schedules. Expert tips on handling dough fermentation and achieving perfect texture and flavor. And much, much more Overcome your fears and embrace the joy of baking.

Are you concerned about the rising costs of feeding your family, where your food comes from, or what’s in the cleaning products you use every day? Melissa K. Norris, host of the popular Pioneering Today podcast, wants to help you embrace a simpler, more natural lifestyle. In The Made-from-Scratch Life, Melissa shares easy-to-follow instructions and plenty of inspiration. Filled with helpful charts, checklists, and recipes, this guide gives you the know-how you need to incorporate time-tested homesteading practices into your everyday life.

No Grid Survival Projects – The Only Book You Need to Live Off the Grid and Thrive What if tomorrow everything changed? Natural disasters, financial collapses, long-term blackouts, or even a sudden crisis could leave you scrambling for the basics — clean water, food, energy, shelter, and security. Would you be ready to survive and protect your family? Most people aren’t. When disaster strikes, they panic. The store shelves empty, the power goes out, and they are left vulnerable. But YOU don’t have to be one of them.

Are you struggling with fatty liver disease and looking for a natural, sustainable way to improve your liver health? The Fatty Liver Diet Cookbook is your complete guide to healing and rejuvenating your body through delicious, nutrient-dense meals tailored specifically for liver support.

To grow produce of the highest nutritional quality the essential minerals lacking in our soil must be replaced, but this re-mineralization calls for far more attention to detail than the simple addition of composted manure or NPK fertilizers. The Intelligent Gardener demystifies the process, while simultaneously debunking much of the false and misleading information perpetuated by both the conventional and organic agricultural movements. In doing so, it conclusively establishes the link between healthy soil, healthy food, and healthy people.

Together, they settled on the title, Stalking the Wild Asparagus. No one expected that this iconic title would become part of the American language, nor did they anticipate the revival of interest in natural food and in environmental preservation in which this book played a major role. Euell Gibbons became an unlikely celebrity and made many television appearances. Stalking the Wild Asparagus has sold the better part of half a million copies since the original publication, and has been continuously in print since 1962.

Discover the hidden science of cooking in this fascinating audiobook on culinary chemistry. From the bubbling rise of bread to the aromatic power of spices, Dr. Bhaskar Bora reveals the chemistry behind everyday cooking and the transformations that create flavor, texture, and aroma.