The Complete Book of Spices: A Practical Guide to Spices & Aromatic Seeds

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John O'Connell's bite-size chapters combine insights on history and art, religion and medicine, culture and science, richly seasoned with anecdotes and recipes. When too much champagne and an out-of-control rooftop party lands Piper in the slammer, her stepfather decides enough is enough. A look at the richness and variety of spices and their uses, this text contains an identification guide, recipes drawn from all over the world and also offers information on the domestic and medical use of spices. bestseller Sirocco, Sabrina Ghayour presents a delicious array of Middle-Eastern dishes from breakfasts to.

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It's time to spice up your home cooking and transform your dishes from bland and boring to punchy and flavoursome with this definitive guide to spices! Wouldn't mind having my own personal copy at some point (which makes it a higher rating for me than 5 stars).Personalized advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. It also has recipe from culinary traditions renowned for their sensational use of flavours - ranging from asia, middle east, creole and hispanic countries.

After spending a week in beautiful Shetland, I was lucky enough to savour the flavours of Shetland and the warm and wonderful hospitality of Marian Armitage who has written this personal yet informative book about the produce of Shetland with recipes that are adaptable and can be turned into delicious meals at home. She has since become a Glenfiddich trophy winner in her own right, and is a leading authority on the use of herbs and spices.Everything in this book is laid out very well and if I cooked more I probably would appreciate this book even more so than I did while reading it.

Maybe it's because I have a major tomorrow, or maybe it's because I am actually interested in herbs and spices, but. From learning how the flavour compounds within spices work together to exploring the world's top spices, this is the perfect cookbook for curious cooks and adventurous foodies.com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. For quite awhile I have wanted a book that would explain the herbs and spices and what they were used in and how to use them. Pouring over the pages today, I was inspired to use my molcajete and grind the Quatre epices blend and then make a Saffron risotto that was quite possibly the best risotto I have ever tasted. From anise to zedoary, The Book of Spice introduces us to their properties, both medical and magical, and the fascinating stories that lie behind both kitchen staples and esoteric luxuries.