Richard Mabeys sparky offbeat book is about canny & inventive making-do or busking in the kitchen. Whether creating a cassoulet which uses English ingredients making bread from chestnuts or slow-cooking a Peking duck in front of an ancient fan heater he encourages us to be daring & imaginative in our cooking & our approach to food. Although it contains wonderful mouth-watering recipes like broad bean hummus pumpkin soup & fillet-steak hearts this is more than a recipe book
- it is a guide to a whole new way of thinking that embraces scrumping celebrates picnics & revels in saving energy wherever it can whether thats by one-pot feasts or cooling on car radiators. After all if you care about food lifes too short not to stuff a mushroom.
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Althea is the mother of three strong-minded children
- one of whom is a Buddhist
- & owner of a finicky dog named Bozo. Saddled

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Bread. Cheese. Wine. Beer. Coffee. Chocolate. Most people consume fermented foods & drinks every day. For thousands of years humans have enjoyed the distinctive flavors & nutrition resulting from the transformative power of microscopic bacteria & fungi. Wild Fermentation: The Flavor Nutrition & Craft of Live-Culture Foods is the first cookbook to widely explore the culinary magic of fermentation. Fermentation has been an important journey of discovery for me " writes author Sandor Ellix Katz. "I invite you to join me along this effervescent path well trodden for thousands of years yet largely forgotten in our time & place bypassed by the superhighway of industrial food production." The flavours of fermentation are compelling & complex quite literally alive. This book takes readers on a whirlwind trip through the wide world of fermentation providing readers with basic & delicious recipes-some familiar others exotic-that are easy to make at home." ...

Conner Vega physically & emotionally scarred by his past has returned to the lush exotic landscape of the Panama rainforest
- his
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Welcome to the Custer Hill Club
- an informal mens club set in a luxurious Adirondack hunting lodge whose members include
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The ideal portable companion the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look & updated material. This is the perfect pocket guide for nature enthusiasts keen to identify the wild flowers they might encounter on a walk along the coast or in the mountains or a ramble through woodland fields or wetlands. Authoritative text beautiful photographs & detailed illustrations show the parts of the flower stem leaf & fruit including both common & scientific names of each wild flower. in addition each entry features illustrations & description of appearance & colour details on size type of habitat geographical range & flowering season along with helpful information on herbal medicinal uses of each flower. ...

Discover the rich tapestry of wild flowers that is woven into the landscape of the British Isles with this handy new spotters guide as your expert companion. Whether your trail begins just outside your front door or leads you through unspoilt countryside turn to this reference book for on-the-spot identification & fascinating facts from the origins of names to preferred habitats. ...

One of Usbornes most enduring & well-known series has been given an exciting new look. Each guide has been completely updated & has a striking new cover. It makes perfect companions for enthusiasts keen to discover the many fascinating aspects of the natural world with full-colour illustrations of around 100-200 different species per title that have been reproduced from the original artwork using the latest technology. It provides ideal field guides for both children & adults & incredible value for your money. ...

This book is the standard field guide to the flowers fruit trees grasses & ferns found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean. It covers Portugal Spain France Corsica Italy Sardinia Sicily the Balkans Greece Crete Cyprus Turkey Syria Lebanon Israel Egypt Libya Tunisia Algeria & Morocco
- in all over 2500 plant species are described. Introductory chapters cover the general ecology & climate of the region & describe the structure of the book & how to use it. Illustrated by renowned botanical artist Marjorie Blamey & written by leading field botanist Christopher Grey-Wilson this field guide will enable anyone to identify the wild plants found in this lovely & diverse region.
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Denis Cotter s acclaimed collection of superb vegetarian recipes & evocative tales is now available in paperback. Wild Garlic ...