Cookbooks, Food & Wine

No Hassle 30-Minute Recipes to Reduce Inflammation
No Hassle 30-Minute Recipes to Reduce Inflammation

Review:Our pediatrician has recommended that my kids be on an anti-inflammatory diet as much as possible, but I have struggled to find recipes that are simple enough for a busy working mom to make, and tasty enough for them to eat. Madeline Given has provided recipes that do both: Not too many ingredients, and many of them look kid-friendly. I'm very thankful for this new cookbook that will hopefully help me to keep on track with serving my kids the kinds of food that their bodies need. Read more

Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life - The South Beach Diet Supercharged
Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life - The South Beach Diet Supercharged

Review:sensible, effective diet that my wife and I have used effectively to reduce and then maintain weight.
The author has very informative text explaining the glycemic reactions in our body and how food affects them.
He has recipes that are useful and simple. Read more

The Ultimate Guide to Making Your Own Vodka - and More (The Joy of Series)
The Ultimate Guide to Making Your Own Vodka - and More (The Joy of Series)

Review:This book is serious! This is not some watered-down "How To" booklet. This was actually a little over my head. It is technical and designed to teach someone who actually wants to learn about distilling. If you really want to know about home distilling, this is the book! Read more

The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Fourth Edition - Fully Revised and Updated
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Fourth Edition - Fully Revised and Updated

Review:When I started brewing I borrowed the 3rd edition from a friend to learn the ropes. I have now been brewing for 3 years and wanted to get this new edition mostly as a reference source. Its a great book with lots of basic info to get you up and brewing as well as some more advanced topics to help you fine tune and improve your beer. There are a few new tweaks in this edition, but I mostly use it to quickly review beer styles/ingredients/technical stuff. Read more

and Drop 20 Pounds in 40 days - Go Beyond Paleo to Burn Fat
and Drop 20 Pounds in 40 days - Go Beyond Paleo to Burn Fat

Review:An amazing book! Everyone should read this, especially young adults who are eating so many carbs and junk processed foods. It really explains why there is an epidemic od diabetics and obesity. Will recommend this to anyone interested in their health and well being. Read more

1500 Recipes for the Way You Cook Today - Betty Crocker Cookbook
1500 Recipes for the Way You Cook Today - Betty Crocker Cookbook

Review:As always, anything Betty crocker is worth the money. lots of newer recipes for today's cooking, lots of tips for cooking utensils as well. A new young homemaker could use this book as directions in learning how to cook for a family. Read more

An Insider's Guide to the Unique Pleasures of the World's Finest Spirits
An Insider's Guide to the Unique Pleasures of the World's Finest Spirits

Review:This book has completely changed everything I thought I knew about whiskey! I learned something new every time I sat down to
read it. As a professional bartender I found the information on how to taste whiskey extremely helpful, it has already helped me to
increase sales of bourbon and scotch in my bar. An absolute must-have for bartenders, aficionados and the occasional drinker. Read more

An Edible History of Humanity
An Edible History of Humanity

Review:In this highly informative and interesting book, Tom Standage chronicles the evolution of food, explaining how humanity's first meals were hunted and gathered by people who literally lived off the land and how a shift towards farming and a development of agriculture prompted the first civilizations to be built. As people and cultures evolved, so did food's place in society, and as Standgae relates, food became, by turns, a power to exploit, a wealth to hoard, and a very special focus of politics... Read more

A Love Story Told Through 150 Recipes (Fool's Gold)
A Love Story Told Through 150 Recipes (Fool's Gold)

Review:This is far from my favorite Fools Gold story, but this is officially one of my favorite cookbooks now. If you're a gourmet chef or on a strict diet, then this may not be for you. It has great stick to your ribs recipes that are simple, fairly easy, and don't generally require a ton of ingredients. I was in my mid-twenties before I got into cooking so I use recipes for dinner a couple nights a week to keep things interesting. There are quite a few recipes in here that I'm planning to try for di... Read more

The Easy and Delicious Way to Cut Out Processed Food
The Easy and Delicious Way to Cut Out Processed Food

Review:Love following Lisa on facebook. She has such wonderful ideas and recipes. When I saw this new cookbook was coming out, I had to get one and it didn't disappoint! Love that she is a local Charlotte gal! Read more

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