The Perfect Cure Cookbook: Try These 30 Cancer Fighting Recipes to Escape Tasteless Food in Your Life! Kindle Edition by April Blomgren [1718025769, Format: EPUB]
Brussel Sprouts Cookbook: Delicious Brussel Sprouts Recipes in a Simple Brussel Sprouts Cookbook by BookSumo Press [1724811916, Format: EPUB]
The Recipe Girl Cookbook by Lori Lange [1118282396, Format: PDF]
Your Brain on Food: How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings, Second Edition by Professor Gary L. Wenk [0199393273, Format: PDF]
- Title: Your Brain on Food: How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings, Second Edition
- Autor: Professor Gary L. Wenk
- Print Length: 248 pages
- Publisher (Publication Date): Oxford University Press; 2 edition (December 1, 2014)
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00PAXBANS
- ISBN-10: 0199393273
- ISBN-13: 978-0199393275
- File Format: PDF
In Your Brain on Food, Dr. Gary Wenk expands his discussion of the effects of specific foods on the brain in a completely updated second edition. From investigations into the benefits and risks of supplements, to the action of gluten in the brain and marijuana’s potential for pain relief, Dr. Wenk draws on the latest science to answer a range of fascinating questions such as:
-Is your aluminum cookware hurting you?
-Can tryptophan supplements improve your mood?
-How do fruits and vegetables protect us from aging?
-Why does eating chocolate make you feel so angry?
-Does our brain want us to be obese?
Never forget–everything we consume can affect how we think, feel, and act.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
-Updated second edition greatly expands discussions on the effects of specific foods on the brain
-Clarifies the role of biorhythms in how food affects the brain and behavior
-Investigates why our brain makes us crave fat, salt, and sugar
Review
“The substance of the book, from start to finish, is notable especially for the instructively informative nature of the discourse presented expertly by Wenk, relating, substantively, to the brain, drugs, and foods. [O]verall, the book as composed, substantively and stylistically, is certainly tailored well to fit a universal reading audience. The text’s body is adorned, intellectually, with some didactically very well designed ‘Figures’. Wenk’s intellectually impressive contribution to this burgeoning field, as embodied in this book, should be quite edifying to lay readers, and professionally very rewarding, as well, to medical scientists and clinicians.” –Leo Uzych, Metapsychology Online Reviews Praise for the First Edition: “An absolutely fascinating read (or book) peppered with gems of surprising information on how certain foods, plants, nicotine and drugs (legal and illegal) alter the very essence of your brain cells’ functioning and thus your behavior and mood. Don’t deprive yourself of the pleasure of reading it.” –Jean Carper, author of “Your Miracle Brain” and “100 Simple Things You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer’s and Age-Related Memory Loss”Praise for the First Edition: “Your Brain on Food provides ample and important food for thought in a delightfully written reader-friendly style. Kernels of history sprinkled throughout the book provide both interest and insight into how our appetites influence our brains and, and thus, our thoughts and actions. Gary Wenk has provided a compelling and much-needed antidote to commonly available misinformation about nutrients and brain function. Readers will be richly informed–as well as entertained.” –James L. McGaugh, Research Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, IrvinePraise for the First Edition: “All of us are impacted by a bewildering array of psychoactive drugs and foods, some being agents of abuse and others being of importance in treating disease. Gary Wenk, a nationally eminent neuroscientist, provides a gripping account of the neurotransmitters that enable neurons in the brain to talk to each other and shows how drugs as well as substances derived from foods exert their psychoactive influences. Wenk has a gift for making complex concepts crystal clear and relating seemingly arcane science in a fascinating, lucid fashion–as gripping as a detective story. This is an invaluable book for anyone who is curious about the brain and its functions.” –Solomon H. Snyder, M.D., Distinguished Service Professor of Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins UniversityPraise for the First Edition: “Intriguing” –Scientific American MIND
About the Author
Gary L. Wenk, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics at the Ohio State University.
Good Housekeeping Comfort Food: 100 Scrumptious Classics Made Easy by Good Housekeeping [1588168840, Format: EPUB]
- Title: Good Housekeeping Comfort Food: 100 Scrumptious Classics Made Easy
- Autor: Good Housekeeping
- Print Length:
- Publisher (Publication Date): Hearst; Spi edition (October 4, 2011)
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0751FR6PF
- ISBN-10:ISBN: 1588168840
- ISBN-13:
- File Format: EPUB, PDF
Brought to you by America’s most trusted authority on cooking: yesterday’s favorites updated for today! Good Housekeeping presents a kitchen-full of home-style dishes that will warm heart and soul and leave your family with a lifetime’s worth of wonderful memories. From perfect pastas to steaming soups and stews, crowd-pleasing classics to everyone’s favorites sides, and, of course, sinfully delicious cookies, pies, and puddings, this is food like Mom used to make-all triple-tested to perfection.
Comforting favorites include:
New England Clam Chowder * Macaroni and Cheese * Chicken Gumbo Pot Pie
Roasted Chicken with Winter Vegetables * Tuna Melt with Carrot-Raisin Salad * Potato Gratin with Gruyère * Sausage and Pepper Baked Ziti * Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Panini * Cocoa Brownies with Mini Chocolate Chips * Easiest-Ever Apple Pie * and more
Roasted Chicken with Winter Vegetables * Tuna Melt with Carrot-Raisin Salad * Potato Gratin with Gruyère * Sausage and Pepper Baked Ziti * Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Panini * Cocoa Brownies with Mini Chocolate Chips * Easiest-Ever Apple Pie * and more
About the Author
Good Housekeeping magazine is an American icon of consumer protection and quality assurance. Each issue reaches 24 million readers, and, with 15 editions published worldwide, it is an internationally recognized brand that sets the standard to which all other women’s service magazines aspire.
Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection by Jessica Prentice [1933392002, Format: EPUB]
Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection by Jessica Prentice
- Print Length: 374 Pages
- Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
- Publication Date: April 1, 2006
- Language: English
- ASIN: B005O1G2IE
- ISBN-10: 1933392002
- ISBN-13: 978-1933392004
- File Format: EPUB
Full Moon Feast invites us to a table brimming with locally grown foods, radical wisdom, and communal nourishment.
In Full Moon Feast, accomplished chef and passionate food activist Jessica Prentice champions locally grown, humanely raised, nutrient-rich foods and traditional cooking methods. The book follows the thirteen lunar cycles of an agrarian year, from the midwinter Hunger Moon and the springtime sweetness of the Sap Moon to the bounty of the Moon When Salmon Return to Earth in autumn. Each chapter includes recipes that display the richly satisfying flavors of foods tied to the ancient rhythm of the seasons.
Prentice decries our modern food culture: megafarms and factories, the chemically processed ghosts of real foods in our diets, and the suffering–physical, emotional, cultural, communal, and spiritual–born of a disconnect from our food sources. She laments the system that is poisoning our bodies and our communities.
But Full Moon Feast is a celebration, not a dirge. Prentice has emerged from her own early struggles with food to offer health, nourishment, and fulfillment to her readers. She recounts her relationships with local farmers alongside ancient harvest legends and methods of food preparation from indigenous cultures around the world.
Combining the radical nutrition of Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions, keen agri-political acumen, and a spiritual sensibility that draws from indigenous as well as Western traditions, Full Moon Feast is a call to reconnect to our food, our land, and each other.
Dana Carpender’s NEW Carb and Calorie Counter: Expanded, Revised, and Updated 4th Edition by Dana Carpender [1592334296, Format: PDF]
Dana Carpender’s NEW Carb and Calorie Counter-Expanded, Revised, and Updated 4th Edition: Your Complete Guide to Total Carbs, Net Carbs, Calories, and More by Dana Carpender
- Print Length: 352 Pages
- Publisher: Fair Winds Press
- Publication Date: December 1, 2009
- Language: English
- ASIN: B004R1Q11A
- ISBN-10: 1592334296
- ISBN-13: 978-1592334292
- File Format: PDF
Dana Carpender’s NEW Carb Counter is a completely revised and updated version of the bestselling Carb Gram Counter. It includes more than 100 pages of new content, including new and popular brand name products, fast food chains, and restaurants. Each entry contains the serving size amount, calories, total carbs, fiber, net carbs, protein, and fat in the food—making it the perfect reference tool for dieters of all kinds. Better still, any foods with less than five grams of net carbs are featured in bold, so low-carb dieters can easily see those foods that are best for them and their health.
Also included are helpful low-carb eating tips, as well as great lists of low-carb snack, treat, and meal ideas, all from best-selling author and low-carb guru Dana Carpender.
With Dana Carpender’s NEW Carb Counter in your pocket or purse, everything you need to stay on track and at your healthiest is at your fingertips.
The Diet Delusion: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Loss and Disease by Gary Taubes [0091891418, Format: EPUB]
The Diet Delusion: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Loss and Disease by Gary Taubes
- Print Length: 640 Pages
- Publisher: Vermilion
- Publication Date: 2008
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0031RS9S4
- ISBN-10: 0091891418
- File Format: EPUB
Where mainstream nutritional science has demonised dietary fat for 50 years, hundreds of millions of dollars of research have failed to prove that eating a low-fat diet will help you live longer. Nutrition and obesity scientists have struggled to make sense of the paradox that obesity has become an epidemic, that diabetes rates have soared and the incidence of heart disease has not declined despite the fact that society is more diet and health aware today than generations ago. The Diet Delusion is an in-depth, scientific, groundbreaking examination of what actually happens in your body as a result of what you eat, rather than what the diet industry might have you believe happens and is essential reading for anyone trying to decide which diet – low-fat or low-carbohydrate – is truly the healthy diet. For years we have been deluded by the dieting industry. Now it’s time to find out the truth.
Improve Your Digestion: How to make your gut work for you and not against you by Patrick Holford [0349414009, Format: AZW3]
- Title: Improve Your Digestion: How to make your gut work for you and not against you
- Autor: Patrick Holford
- Print Length: 304 pages
- Publisher (Publication Date): Piatkus; Expanded, Updated edition (March 2, 2017)
- Language: English
- ASIN: B01KTSJNQ4
- ISBN-10: 0349414009
- ISBN-13: 978-0349414003
- File Format: AZW3
Health starts in the gut, your second brain
If you have digestive issues such as bloating, indigestion or heartburn after meals, or tend towards constipation or IBS – or you simply don’t feel energised by your food – Improve Your Digestion will show you how to tune up your gut. It offers an easy-to-follow road map that will help you achieve perfect digestion, absorption and elimination, which means you’ll experience better health and disease resilience, and a new level of vitality.
Improve Your Digestion unravels the complex workings of the digestive system, explaining why it is now being called the second brain, and why having healthy gut microbes is so vital.
Fascinating and practical, this comprehensive guide to our most underrated organ explains how to:
· Banish bloating and constipation
· End indigestion and heartburn without drugs
· Identify and reverse hidden food intolerances
· Solve IBS and inflammatory bowel disease
· Conquer candidiasis and other gut infections
· Restore healthy digestion with foods that heal
· Balance your gut bacteria and make your own probiotics
· Build your resilience to stress – a crucial factor in achieving good digestion
Improve Your Digestion also includes an action plan for a healthy gut, as well as tips for self-diagnosing which digestive supplements you may need and when. You’ll learn which foods are digestion-friendly and discover the art of Gutstronomy – how to prepare delicious, gut-friendly breakfasts, main meals and snacks, guided by kitchen wizard Fiona McDonald Joyce.
Make your gut your friend and it will reward you with better health.
The Low-FODMAP Diet Step by Step: Recipes by Kate Scarlata [0738219347, Format: EPUB]
- Title: The Low-FODMAP Diet Step by Step: A Personalized Plan to Relieve the Symptoms of IBS and Other Digestive Disorders–with More Than 130 Deliciously Satisfying Recipes
- Autor: Kate Scarlata
- Print Length: 384 pages
- Publisher (Publication Date): Da Capo Lifelong Books (December 19, 2017)
- Language: English
- ASIN: B01N7XQVCP
- ISBN-10: 0738219347
- ISBN-13: 978-0738219349
- File Format: EPUB
A cookbook dedicated to easy, delicious, everyday recipes for the many sufferers of IBS and other digestive disorders, by a New York Times bestselling author and former Bon Appetit contributing editor
Do you suffer from IBS or a chronically sensitive stomach? The culprit may be your diet: many everyday foods contain FODMAPs–a group of carbohydrates that can wreak havoc on your digestive system. Digestive health specialist Kate Scarlata and expert recipe developer Dede Wilson share their clear, accessible, three-step low-FODMAP diet. Backed by the most up-to-date, sound medical advice, The Low-FODMAP Diet Step by Step walks you through:
- Identifying FODMAPs and what foods contain them
- Customizing your own gut-friendly plan to alleviate painful symptoms
- Using an elimination diet to help determine your food triggers
- Stocking your low-FODMAP pantry, with food lists and more
- Easy, delicious recipes for every meal, with specific food reintegration tips
Review
“A must-read for persons seeking diet-based solutions for their gut complaints. This book is practical, easy to understand and provides a wellspring of emotional and medical inspiration.”?William D. Chey, MD, Nostrant Professor of Gastroenterology & Nutrition Sciences, Division of Gastroenterology, Michigan Medicine”You can trust expert dietitian Kate Scarlata for accurate information, valuable insights, and practical tips about FODMAPs. The book makes the diet easy to follow–and the delicious recipes developed by Dede Wilson help you put it into practice.”?Patsy Catsos, MS, RS, LD, author of The IBS Elimination Diet and Cookbook
About the Author
Kate Scarlata, RDN, LDN is a New York Times bestselling coauthor of 21 Day Tummy Diet and author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Well with IBS and Real Food for Real People. A digestive health specialized registered dietitian with over 25 years working in the nutrition field, Kate earned her Bachelor of Science from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts, and completed her postgraduate dietetic internship at Harvard Medical School’s affiliate, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is a research collaborator with the FODMAP pioneers at Monash University in Australia.Dede Wilson has been a recipe developer for 30 years, has worked as a television and radio host, and has written 14 cookbooks. A contributing editor to Bon Appetit from 1999 to 2014, Dede was featured as on-air talent in over 100 national television appearances for herself and Bon Appetit on all major networks: TODAY Show, CBS Early Show, Dr. Oz, The View, and more. She also represented Bon Appetit on HSN, sold her own books on QVC, and hosted two of her own nationally syndicated public television series sponsored by KitchenAid.
The Slaw and the Slow Cooked: Culture and Barbecue in the Mid-South by James R. Veteto [0826518028, Format: PDF]
The Slaw and the Slow Cooked: Culture and Barbecue in the Mid-South by James R. Veteto
- Print Length: 232 Pages
- Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
- Publication Date: January 30, 2012
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0826518028, 082651801X
- ISBN-13: 978-0826518026, 978-0826518019
- File Format: PDF
Texas has its barbecue tradition, and a library of books to go with it. Same with the Carolinas. The mid-South, however, is a region with as many opinions as styles of cooking. In The Slaw and the Slow Cooked, editors James Veteto and Edward Maclin seek to right a wrong–namely, a deeper understanding of the larger experience of barbecue in this legendary American culinary territory.
In developing the book, Veteto and Maclin cast a wide net for divergent approaches. Food writer John Edge introduces us to Jones Bar-B-Q Diner in Marianna, Arkansas, a possibly century-old restaurant serving top-notch pork and simultaneously challenging race and class boundaries. Kristen Bradley-Shurtz explores the 150-plus-year tradition of the St. Patrick’s Irish Picnic in McEwen, Tennessee. And no barbecue book would be complete without an insider’s story, provided here by Jonathan Deutsch’s “embedded” reporting inside a competitive barbecue team. Veteto and Maclin conclude with a glimpse into the future of barbecue culture: online, in the smoker, and fresh from the farm.
The Slaw and the Slow Cooked stands as a challenge to barbecue aficionados and a statement on the Mid-South’s important place at the table. Intended for food lovers, anthropologists, and sociologists alike, The Slaw and the Slow Cooked demonstrates barbecue’s status as a common language of the South.
The Top 100 Zone Foods: The Zone Food Science Ranking System by Barry Sears [0060741856, Format: PDF]
The Top 100 Zone Foods: The Zone Food Science Ranking System by Barry Sears
- Print Length:
- Publisher: Avon
- Publication Date: December 28, 2004
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0017098EQ
- ISBN-10: 0060741856
- ISBN-13: 978-0060741853
- File Format: PDF
Dr Barry Sears takes you on a tour of the top 100 Zone foods, offering capsule summaries of their nutritional benefits, along with delicious recipes and Zone Food Block information for each food item.
Being in the Zone has just been made easier now that The Top 100 Zone Foods is available as a convenient mass market paperback. Dr Barry Sears selects the top 100 Zone foods and shows you how to mix and match them to form perfectly balanced Zone Meals. For each food item there is a brief description of its health and nutritional bragging points followed by one or two easy–to–prepare Zone–approved recipes and the appropriate Zone Block information for foolproof Zone cooking.
After explaining how to enter and stay in the Zone, Dr Sears shows why not all foods are created equal – at least from a nutritional and hormonal point of view. Organising the Top 100 into protein, carbohydrates and fats, he shows you how to combine your favourite foods to form hundreds of appropriately balanced and deliciously prepared meals such as Prawn Scampi with Vegetables, Mediterranean–Style Chicken, Spinach Feta Pie, Lemon Meringue, and Strawberry Mousse.
The Minimalist Cooks Dinner: More Than 100 Recipes for Fast Weeknight Meals and Casual Entertaining by Mark Bittman [0767906713, Format: EPUB]
The Minimalist Cooks Dinner: More Than 100 Recipes for Fast Weeknight Meals and Casual Entertaining by Mark Bittman
- Print Length: 240 Pages
- Publisher: Clarkson Potter
- Publication Date: September 11, 2001
- Language: English
- ASIN: B003EJDGVY
- ISBN-10: 0767906713
- ISBN-13: 978-0767906715
- File Format: EPUB
Back with another splendid collection, America’s most popular cooking authority and author of How to Cook Everything, presents more than 100 fast, sophisticated main courses for home cooks of every skill level.
The Minimalist Cooks Dinner showcases Mark Bittman’s signature ease and imagination, and focuses on center-of-the-plate main dishes. And, in this new volume, he also provides recipes for classic, versatile side dishes as well as recommendations for wine and food pairings. With a majority of its main dish recipes taking less than thirty minutes to prepare, this is truly the book every busy cook has been waiting for. Every recipe in The Minimalist Cooks Dinner is big on flavor, drawing on the global pantry and international repertoire that sets Bittman apart.
This inventive collection offers a refreshing new take on standards, along with ideas that will inspire both novices and experienced home cooks to branch out, making it the perfect solution for weeknight after-work meals or elegant weekend dinner parties. From Steamed Chicken Breasts with Scallion-Ginger Sauce to Korean-Style Beef Wrapped in Lettuce Leaves to Roast Fish with Meat Sauce, Bittman banishes the ordinary with an exciting range of choices. Also covering hearty pasta dishes, steaks, pork, veal, lamb, chicken, and a wide assortment of seafood, The Minimalist Cooks Dinner is the answer when you’re looking for “satisfying dishes with a minimum of effort.”
Superfoods For Dummies by Brent Agin [0470445394, Format: PDF]
Superfoods For Dummies by Brent Agin
- Print Length: 360 Pages
- Publisher: For Dummies
- Publication Date: May 4, 2009
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470445394
- ISBN-13: 978-0470445396
- File Format: PDF
Transform your diet and reap the extraordinary benefits of superfoods
Want to eat healthier, lose weight, and fight off disease? You can do it with superfoods! This friendly guide explains everything you need to know — why you need superfoods, the science behind them, and how to prepare and enjoy them. From bananas and carrots to oatmeal and salmon, you’ll gain a healthy attitude toward eating right!
- Get the skinny on superfoods — know the basics of a balanced, nutritional diet, and why superfoods are so powerful
- Take a closer look — examine the unique properties of superfoods and the best ways to store and prepare them
- Explore exotic flavors — discover Asia’s goji berries, Mexico’s chia, Indonesia’s mangosteen, and other unusual superfoods
- Launch your superfoods lifestyle — plan healthy meals you and your family will enjoy
Open the book and find:
- A nuts-and-bolts breakdown of each superfood
- Ways to incorporate superfoods into your everyday diet
- Tips for saving money on superfoods
- The healthiest cooking methods
- More than 50 easy-to-prepare, tasty recipes — from breakfast to dessert
- The top dietary supplements
- How to grow your own superfoods garden
China (International Cuisine) by Christine Yau [0340811188, Format: PDF]
China (International Cuisine) by Christine Yau
- Print Length: 208 Pages
- Publisher: Hodder Arnold
- Publication Date: July 30, 2004
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0340811188
- ISBN-13: 978-0340811184
- File Format: PDF
De-mystify the key principles of Chinese cookery and create your own exciting array of authentic dishes with “International Cuisine: China”. Written by two highly regarded experts with a comprehensive knowledge both of the cuisine and its many applications, this book provides in-depth coverage of the key regional influences and essential techniques of Chinese cookery. It is packed with a wide range of dishes, promising a mouth-watering blend of traditional ingredients. From soups and starters to impressive main courses, many of the recipes are accompanied by stunning full colour photographs, as well as clear illustrations of key methods and the use of unique cooking utensils. “International Cuisine: China” is an accessible and innovative step-by-step guide to Chinese cookery, and will prove the ideal kitchen companion for students, professionals and enthusiasts alike.
The Vegan Girl’s Guide to Life: Cruelty-Free Crafts, Recipes, Beauty Secrets and More by Melisser Elliott [1616080922, Format: EPUB]
The Vegan Girl’s Guide to Life: Cruelty-Free Crafts, Recipes, Beauty Secrets and More by Melisser Elliott
- Print Length: 224 Pages
- Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
- Publication Date: November 11, 2010
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1616080922
- ISBN-13: 978-1616080921
- File Format: EPUB
Vegan women everywhere are banding together in their efforts to be healthy, cruelty free, and environmentally responsible. This is their handbook. Melisser (known to most as “The Urban Housewife”) presents the basics of veganism for the newbies, lots of DIY craft projects, cruelty-free beauty tips, travel advice, recipes, and more.
This book is not just for vegan girls—it’s also for anyone who’s interested in a cruelty-free lifestyle. Discover the best beauty products, fun vacation spots, plus an assortment of recipes including Jackfruit “Carnitas” Tacos, Twice Baked Chipotle Sweet Potatoes, Curried Red Lentil Veggie Burgers, Chipotle Hominy Stew, and Double Chocolate Cookies. Learn how to make recycled cake stands, find a cross-stitch pattern by Stitch’d Ink, and find out about natural beauty and cleaning products. Reading like a Who’s Who of vegan women, contributions of recipes and craft projects will be provided by some of the most respected vegan chefs and bloggers in the world (Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Hannah Kaminsky, Celine Steen, Julie Hasson, Kittee Berns, Kelly Peloza, and more).
Full of photos and quirky illustrations, this is useful information with a punk rock attitude.
Nuts: A Global History by Ken Albala [1780232829, Format: PDF]
Nuts: A Global History (Edible) by Ken Albala
- Print Length: 128 Pages
- Publisher: Reaktion Books
- Publication Date: April 15, 2014
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00KD8YWQM
- ISBN-10: 1780232829
- ISBN-13: 978-1780232829
- File Format: PDF
From almonds and pecans to pistachios, cashews, and macadamias, nuts are as basic as food gets—just pop them out of the shell and into your mouth. The original health food, the vitamin-packed nut is now used industrially, in confectionary, and in all sorts of cooking. The first book to tell the full story of how nuts came to be in almost everything, Nuts takes readers on a gastronomic, botanical, and cultural tour of the world.
Tracking these fruits and seeds through cultivation, harvesting, processing, and consumption—or non-consumption, in the case of those with nut allergies—award-winning food writer Ken Albala provides a fascinating account on how they have been cooked, prepared, and exploited. He reveals the social and cultural meaning of nuts during various periods in history, while also immersing us in their modern uses. Packing scrumptious recipes, surprising facts, and fascinating nuggets inside its hardcover shell, this entertaining and informative book will delight lovers of almonds, hazelnuts, chestnuts, and more.
Offal: A Global History by Nina Edwards [1780230974, Format: EPUB]
Offal: A Global History (Edible) by Nina Edwards
- Print Length: 141 Pages
- Publisher: Reaktion Books
- Publication Date: April 15, 2013
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00G2ADR6Q
- ISBN-10: 1780230974
- ISBN-13: 978-1780230979
- File Format: EPUB
“Offal” has the same pronunciation as “awful”—an appropriate homophone, given that offal comprises the whole spectrum of an animal’s glands, essential organs, skin, muscle, guts, and every unmentionable in between. Yet as Nina Edwards shows in this intriguing history, offal has been consumed and enjoyed across ages and continents, often hidden by the rich variety of terms—like fois gras and sweetbread—that have evolved to veil their origins.
Edwards dissects the complicated relationship we have with offal and the extreme reactions it inspires, asking if we can enjoy a pig’s heart, a cow’s eyes, or a sheep’s brain when it reminds us so viscerally of our own flesh and blood. She explores the offal dishes that are specific to regional cuisines and holidays, such as Scottish haggis, Jewish chopped liver, and Southern states’ chitterlings. As she reveals, offal is a food of contradictions—it is high in nutrients but also dangerously high in cholesterol, and it can range from expensive haute cuisine to a cheap alternative for the impoverished. From tongue in Sichuan and gizzard stew in Rio de Janeiro to spicy cartilage in Calcutta, Offal sheds new light on the sometimes stomach-churning foods we consume.
Onions and Garlic: A Global History by Martha Jay [1780235879, Format: PDF]
Onions and Garlic: A Global History (Edible) by Martha Jay
- Print Length: 144 Pages
- Publisher: Reaktion Books
- Publication Date: May 15, 2016
- Language: English
- ASIN: B01NAITRXT
- ISBN-10: 1780235879
- ISBN-13: 978-1780235875
- File Format: PDF
Look at any recipe for a savory dish and chances are it will start with this step: fry onions in a pan over medium heat. Onions—and their allium family relatives, shallots, garlic, chives, and leeks—are one of the most heavily used ingredients in cuisines all over the world. You’ll rarely find them in the spotlight, though—except for when they are fried into rings or used to repel vampires. In this book, Martha Jay gives alliums their due, offering an illuminating history of these cherished plants that follows the trail of their aromas to every corner of the globe and from ancient times up to today.
Going back to the earliest recipes from ancient Mesopotamia, Jay traces the spread of alliums along trade routes through Central Asia and into ancient Greece and Rome. Likewise she follows their spread in East Asia, where they have become indispensable, and of course into Europe and the Americas, where the onion—and its odor—gave rise to the name “Chicago” and the leek became the national symbol of Wales. Celebrated, denigrated, prescribed, and proscribed, onions, garlic, and their relatives can be found—as Jay lavishly demonstrates—in the histories of peasants and kings, in cuisine and art, in tales of colonization and those of resistance, and in medicinal cures and magical potions alike. Her book is a welcome celebration of some of the most important ingredients in the world.