Beloved by Gwyneth Paltrow ("This might be my favorite thing ever") and named Saveur's Best New Food blog of 2013—with half a million Facebook fans and counting—Thug Kitchen wants to show everyone how to take charge of their plates and cook up some real f*cking food.Yeah, plenty of blogs and cookbooks preach about how to eat more kale, why ginger fights inflammation, and how to cook with microgreens and nettles. But they are dull or pretentious as hell—and most people can't afford the hype.Thug Kitchen lives in the real world. In their first cookbook, they're throwing down more than 100 recipes for their best-loved meals, snacks, and sides for beginning cooks to home chefs. (Roasted Beer and Lime Cauliflower Tacos? Pumpkin Chili? Grilled Peach Salsa? Believe that sh*t.) Plus they're going to arm you with all the info and techniques you need to shop on a budget and go and kick a bunch of ass on your own.This book is an invitation to everyone who wants to do better to elevate their kitchen game. No more ketchup and pizza counting as vegetables. No more drive-thru lines. No more avoiding the produce corner of the supermarket. Sh*t is about to get real.

    Many of our favorite everyday foods like beer, wine, cheese, bread, and yogurt, or beloved family traditions like sauerkraut, corned beef, and kimchi, are the result of fermentation. Besides adding complexity and flavor to many foods, fermentation is also proven to add amazing health benefits--from promoting healthy digestion to allowing our body to fully absorb the necessary nutrients in our food.However, many beginners are skittish about starting the process of fermentation for the first time. Fermentation for Beginners is a straightforward kitchen companion for anyone step-by-step instructions, Fermentation for Beginners takes the stress out of at-home fermentation. Whether you are trying fermentation to improve your health, or just want to explore this time-tested culinary skill, Fermentation for Beginners will be your guide to the art of fermentation and the science of probiotic foods.Fermentation for Beginners will show you how and why to ferment your own foods, with: 60 delicious fermentation recipes, from pickles to yogurt to sourdough bread to wine  13 key ingredients for fermentation  9 top health reasons to eat probiotic foods  Step-by-step instructions for safe and effective fermentation  Overview of the science behind fermentation  Tips on starting your home fermentation laboratory  With the right combination of microbes and a little skill, Fermentation for Beginners will give you all the tools you need to start fermenting your own foods right away.

    Parties and celebrations mean food. Lots of food: tureens of soup, platters of chicken, bowls of salad, casseroles of baked pasta. From family reunions to holiday buffets, summer barbecues to tailgate parties, and weekend brunches to bridal showers, Emeril's Potluck offers crowd-pleasing dishes perfect for gatherings with friends and family.Emeril's Potluck brings together everything Emeril loves most about cooking and eating. The food is simple, flavorful, and perfect for sharing at any get-together. Each recipe serves a whopping 8 to 10 people, but don't assume you're making too much -- everyone will be heading back for seconds and thirds of these Emerilized starters, entrees, drinks, sides, and desserts.Start by toasting the occasion with a glass of Champagne Punch, a Watermelon Daiquiri, or an Orange Emeril. Then let the feast begin! Classic Blue Cheese Dip, Alain's Sweet and Spicy Asian Wings, or Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms will get your party started right! Main courses range from Olive-Stuffed Leg of Lamb and Creole Mustard and Herb-Wrapped Beef Tenderloin to homey favorites such as Charlotte's Lasagna Bolognese, Penne à la Vodka Casserole, and Tuna Tetrazzini. Of course, it wouldn't be a party without dessert, so save room for Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie, Strawberry Shortcake, and Emeril's Tiramisu.The recipes are quick, easy, and portable. Enjoy these dishes at home or take them on the road. Emeril's Potluck -- so foolproof, so easy, so crowd pleasing that luck has nothing to do with it.

    Gordon will share all sorts of useful tricks and tips from his years as a professional chef, making this the only cookery course you'll ever need.

    That's the same as 70 bags of sugar. If you're struggling with your weight and need to shift unhealthy pounds, this new approach makes it easy, and is guaranteed to make you feel happier in the process. Most people find it hard to keep to a long-term diet, but this one is different. The recipes feature ingredients that trigger the release of the 'happy hormone' dopamine in your brain, so it's a diet that will make you feel good! Tom's 'dopamine heroes' include dairy products such as double cream and yoghurt, good-quality meats including beef, chicken and turkey, and even chocolate. By ditching alcohol and starchy carbs in favour of plenty of protein, fresh fruit and veg, you will be eating meals that will help you shed the weight, whilst offering a satisfying intensity of flavour.Treats in store for Dopamine Dieters include spinach, bacon and mint soup; roasted onion salad with fried halloumi; shepherd's pie with creamy cauliflower topping; soy glazed cod with chilli, garlic and ginger; braised beef with horseradish; Chinese pork hot pot; and chocolate mousse with sesame almond biscuits. These are recipes that don't feel like diet food, and can be shared with friends and family. It worked for Tom and it can work for you. Give it a go! And lose weight the Dopamine Diet way.

    Neal Barnard’s simple 3-step plan to protecting your brain with your diet.Could your breakfast or lunch be harming your memory?Are you missing out on the foods that could prevent Alzheimer's disease?Everyone knows good nutrition supports your overall health, but few realize that certain foods-power foods-can protect your brain and optimize its function, and even dramatically reduce your risk of Alzheimer's Disease. Now, New York Times bestselling author, clinical researcher and health advocate Dr. Neal Barnard has gathered the most up-to-date research and created a groundbreaking program that can strengthen your memory and protect your brain's health.In this effective 3-step plan Dr. Barnard reveals which foods to increase in your diet and which to avoid, and shows you specific exercises and supplements that can make a difference. It will not only help boost brain health, but it can also reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and other less serious malfunctions such as low energy, poor sleep patterns, irritability, and lack of focus. You'll discover: The best foods to increase cognitive functionDairy products and meats-the dangers they may pose to your memoryThe surprising roles alcohol and caffeine play in Alzheimer's riskThe latest research on toxic metals, like aluminum found in cookware, soda cans, and common antacids.Plus a detailed menu plan, recipes and time-saving kitchen tips

    Tasty time-saving recipes for busy cooks. Today’s focus on healthier eating means different things to different cooks, but they have one thing in common: they’re cooking fresh, whole foods from scratch. This is precisely the reason why the old school pressure cooker is making a new school comeback. The pressure cooker gives the gift of time back to home cooks. They don’t call the most popular pressure cooker on the market the Instant Pot for nothing.Focusing squarely on healthy and fast meals, The Healthy Pressure Cooker Cookbook offers:· 125 whole-food pressure cooker recipes, from bone broth to spicy citrus black beans to garlic spareribs, and more· A serious discussion on the truth about healthy cooking· Advice on how to adapt stovetop pressure cooker recipes for an electric PC· Recipes that include specifics for both stovetop and electric pressure cookers· Recipe labels indicating suitability for Paleo, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free diets· Nutritional information on every recipe· Numerous one-pot meals for the ultimate in convenience

    Even when they work long days. Even when their kids' schedules pull them in eighteen different directions. They are not superhuman. They are not from another planet.With simple strategies and common sense, Jenny figured out how to break down dinner—the food, the timing, the anxiety, from prep to cleanup—so that her family could enjoy good food, time to unwind, and simply be together.Using the same straight-up, inspiring voice that readers of her award-winning blog, Dinner: A Love Story, have come to count on, Jenny never judges and never preaches. Every meal she dishes up is a real meal, one that has been cooked and eaten and enjoyed at least a half dozen times by someone in Jenny's house. With inspiration and game plans for any home cook at any level, Dinner: A Love Story is as much for the novice who doesn't know where to start as it is for the gourmand who doesn't know how to start over when she finds herself feeding an intractable toddler or for the person who never thought about home-cooked meals until he or she became a parent. This book is, in fact, for anyone interested in learning how to make a meal to be shared with someone they love, and about how so many good, happy things happen when we do.

    It provides proven strategies for finding greater savings in every room of your home. With sensible and cost-effective solutions, this book will assist you in:• Saving money• Caring for your home for less• Running an affordable home• Organizing your home• Decorating on a dime• Preparing inexpensive meals• Trimming utility costs• Freeing up resources• And much more!In short, this book will make you a pro at keeping your home comfortable for less.

    Now, at last, there is a book that teaches absolutely everything there is to know about using an electric food dyhydrator to dry foods at home -- and gives more than 100 foolproof recipes for scrumptious snacks and meals made from dried foods.With this extraordinary book, you can learn how to cross junk food and expensive store-bought snacks off your family's shopping list -- and add to your cupboard homemade, preservative-free fruit leathers, candied apricots, beef (and fish) jerkies, "sun" dried tomotoes, corn chips, banana chips, and so much more!Mary Bell gives specific techniques and instructions for preparing every kind of fruit (from apples to watermelon) and vegetable (from asparagus to zucchini). She also provides important shopping tips for buying an electric food dehydrator. The recipes for cooked meals (including mushroom soup, sloppy joes, pesto, and moist banana bread) will make this book a kitchen classic. And recipes for lightweight, filling trail snacks mean that the book will travel, too.Additional chapters explain to how make herb seasonings, granolas, celery powder, cosmetics, dried fruit sugars, potpourri -- and even pet treats!Food drying is an excellent way for gardeners to preserve their produce. It is a great way to make healthful snacks for the kids. It's perfect for the new wave of thrifty consumers who can't bear to spend dollars at health food stores for treats they cold make for pennies themselves. And food drying doesn't use chemicals or preservatives—so it's great for you and for the planet, too!

    Foodist is a new approach to healthy eating that focuses on what you like to eat, rather than what you should or shouldn’t eat, while teaching you how to make good decisions, backed up by an understanding of what it means to live a healthy lifestyle.Foodist: Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Dieting is filled with tips on food shopping, food prep, cooking, and how to pick the right restaurants and make smart menu choices.

    Keep it simple, satisfying, and healthy with Bruner’s five-ingredient, inflammation-fighting recipes. The Anti-Inflammatory Diet in 21 is an indispensable anti-inflammatory diet cookbook and meal plan with one goal: to transition you to a healthier lifestyle that supports your immune system. Discover how an autoimmune diet can be easy, convenient and filled with variety and flavor. The Anti-Inflammatory Diet in 21 preps you, with: Over 100 simple, delicious inflammation-fighting recipes, like Quinoa Flatbread Pizza A 21-day meal plan to eliminate inflammation-causing triggers and reintroduce nourishing foods Recipe labels for dietary restrictions (vegan, gluten free, soy free, nut free, and more) Lifestyle & dietary tips to promote healthy habits and soothe chronic inflammation The Anti-Inflammatory Diet in 21 gets you on track to support your health goals, control your inflammation, and still eat foods you enjoy.

    After years racking up culinary cred at New York City restaurants like Lupa, Momofuku, and Blue Hill, he managed the trailblazing Four Season Farm in coastal Maine, where he developed an appreciation for every part of the plant and learned to coax the best from vegetables at each stage of their lives.In Six Seasons, McFadden channels both farmer and chef, highlighting the evolving attributes of vegetables throughout their growing seasons—an arc from spring to early summer to midsummer to the bursting harvest of late summer, then ebbing into autumn and, finally, the earthy, mellow sweetness of winter. Each chapter begins with recipes featuring raw vegetables at the start of their season. As weeks progress, McFadden turns up the heat—grilling and steaming, then moving on to sautés, pan roasts, braises, and stews. His ingenuity is on display in 225 revelatory recipes that celebrate flavor at its peak.

    Over the years, we’ve featured tens of thousands of recipes in our magazines and websites. But what makes this book so special is that it features not just great recipes. Not just award-winning recipes. These are our best-loved recipes: The ones that conjure up heavenly aromas, that bring you back to Sunday dinner tables, summer picnics and holiday parties, that call vividly to mind the special cooks who made them. The ones that make you close your eyes, smile and say, “Mmmmm!”They’re all here—cook-off winners and bake-sale favorites, must-have comfort foods and secret family recipes, regional specialties packed with flavor and style. This collection contains 1,485 of the most requested, most beloved dishes, all submitted by Taste of Home readers. Recipes for all occasions are included from Blueberry Cheesecake Flapjacks to Caramel Apple Bread Pudding, mouthwatering main dishes from Creamy Seafood-Stuffed Shells to Chicken with Rosemary Butter Sauce, and delicious dessert recipes from Magnolia Dream Cheesecake to Chocolate Ganache Tarts.Here’s what else is included: ·        Top 100 favorites recipes·        Prep/Cook Times·        Recipe comments from our web community·        Everyday ingredients·        Easy-to-follow directions·        How-to photos·        Cooking tips·        26 chapters·        20 photo sections with 400 full-color photos The most cherished magazine features are included: Mom Made it Best, Our Favorite Contributor’s Meals, Mealtime Express, Cooking for One or Two, Grand-Prize Winners and Potluck Picks. Besides special features, the remaining chapters cover everything from appetizers and beverages to entrees and sides and breads and desserts.   Recipe Chapter TitlesAppetizersBeefBeveragesBreadsBreakfast & BrunchCakesCandiesCelebrations & HolidaysCondiments & SaucesCookies & BarsCooking for One or TwoDessertsGrand-Prize WinnersMealtime ExpressMom Made it BestOur Favorite Contributors’ MealPasta, Grains & RicePies & TartsPork & LambPotluck PicksPoultrySaladsSandwiches & PizzaSeafoodSidesSoups

     Craveable Keto will serve as your personal road map to living a healthier life, with Kyndra as your guide. She takes you step-by-step through making healthy, low-carb versions of your favorite, most craveable dishes, such as: Everything Bagel Dogs Lasagna Zucchini Roll-Ups Dill Pickle Brined Fish and Chips Salted Caramel Nut Brittle Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites Green Goddess Chicken Dip Buffalo Chicken Flatbread Each recipe has been perfected with Kyndra's distinct flair for the flavorful and calls for ingredients that are low-carb, whole food–based, fresh, and easily accessible. With Craveable Keto, you will be able to effortlessly create quick, delectable dishes that taste like you spent hours on them. Break free from the food rut and embrace your inner master chef as you learn everything from how to stock the perfect low-carb/keto pantry to low-carb baking secrets. Complete with more than 130 whole-food recipes and detailed meal plans and shopping lists that make cooking keto a breeze, Craveable Keto is your ultimate guide to loving your low-carb life. Whether your goal is to lose weight loss, improve a health condition, or simply find food freedom, Kyndra will help you uncover true health, happiness, longevity, and the best possible you!