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Michael Ruhlman’s groundbreaking New York Times bestseller takes us to the very “truth” of cooking: it is not about recipes but rather about basic ratios and fundamental techniques that makes all food come together, simply. When you know a culinary ratio, it’s not like knowing a single...

Tanya Bush is adrift in the uncertainty of her early twenties—unemployed, uninspired, and stuck in a long-term relationship that's lost its spark. One day, just to do something, she decides to bake a cake. It's gooey in the center, woefully underbaked, an absolute disaster—but it also reminds her of the pleasures of baking: sugar crystals under her fingernails, flour in her hair, and the hard-earned satisfaction of following the steps of a recipe to the end.

Deb Perelman, the author of three bestselling cookbooks and one of the internet's most successful food bloggers, takes listeners through some of her favorite recipes from her third book, Smitten Kitchen Keepers, in a special audio edition—Smitten Kitchen Keepers: A Kitchen Counter Conversation...

Imagine the satisfaction of baking a perfect sourdough loaf right in your kitchen. "Mastering Sourdough Bread" makes this dream a reality, even for complete beginners. Have complex recipes and confusing instructions held you back? This book simplifies the process with: Step-by-Step guidance with easy-to-follow instructions. Diverse recipes from classic loaf variations. Simple options fitting into even the busiest schedules. Expert tips on handling dough fermentation and achieving perfect texture and flavor. And much, much more Overcome your fears and embrace the joy of baking.

Sourdough can be tricky, but can easily be mastered with lots of practice. I tried to include the most important parts of making sour dough bread and baked items into this book. Sour dough is very healthy and a great addition to your families daily diet. Sourdough contains fiber and prebiotics, which feed good gut bacteria and can improve digestion.

Learn the basics of wild yeast bread baking in a mini master class from Chad Robertson, world-renowned inventor of Tartine bread, and Tartine head baker Jennifer Latham If you’ve always been intrigued by the idea of baking beautiful, post-worthy loaves of bread from your own sourdough...

Sourdough bread fueled the labor that built the Egyptian pyramids. The Roman Empire distributed free sourdough loaves to its citizens to maintain political stability. More recently, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, sourdough bread baking became a global phenomenon as people contended with being confined to their homes and sought distractions from their fear, uncertainty, and grief. In Sourdough Culture, environmental science professor Eric Pallant shows how throughout history, sourdough bread baking has always been about survival.

How do you cheer up a woman who has spent hours cleaning prison toilets with a broken mop? The secret is in a tres leches cake. In Iran’s prisons, women endure horrors: they are beaten, interrogated, and humiliated in a thousand ways. Even a whisper to a fellow inmate can be punished. Yet—in spite of anything and everything—they resist: they bake. They console each other, cry together, dance together. The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club is a call to stand up for women, life, and freedom by a woman still fighting for a free Iran.

Read by the author. Discover tantalizing recipes, spine-tingling stories, and historic photos from the most notoriously haunted locations across America in this fun and fascinating cookbook. Paranormal investigator and Kindred Spirits co-host Amy Bruni leads you through eerie hotels, haunted...

‘An amazing book.’ Dan Lepard ‘The rich and fascinating story of bread.’ Lily Vanilli ‘A brilliant, timely and important book full of compassion.’ Olia Hercules ‘A fascinating exploration of our universal love of bread. David traces the past, present and future of bread through his...

With the easy and healthy Keto Air Fryer Cookbook, you don’t have to sacrifice your health to enjoy fried foods. Become an air fryer master and impress your family, friends, and guests!

Read by the author. This isn't your ordinary bread book. From artisan bread making, to savory breakfasts and brunch (hello, ultimate cinnamon roll!), to decadent but simple desserts, Baking with The Bread Lady takes you on a journey through recipes and stories, inviting you to come together...

This audiobook contains proven steps and strategies on how to maintain the ketogenic way of eating and enjoy your favorite sweet treats sans the guilt. It will show you that even though the keto diet involves controlling the amount of carbohydrates you consume, it does not mean having to give up your beloved cakes and other sweet treats. In this book, you will learn plenty of recipes of keto-approved desserts, sweet snacks, and fat bombs that will blow your taste buds away with their almost sinful texture and taste.

The Hebridean Baker has a global following and with nearly 10 million views of his recipe and lifestyle videos on TikTok. His unique style and wholesome and delicious traditional Scottish bakes have won him fans around the globe and now, in The Hebridean Baker, Coinneach shares both his fabulous recipes and fascinating stories of island life, offering a true taste of Scotland's wild and windswept Outer Hebrides.

How did white bread, once an icon of American progress, become "white trash"? In this lively history of bakers, dietary crusaders, and social reformers, Aaron Bobrow-Strain shows us that what we think about the humble, puffy loaf says a lot about who we are and what we want our society to look like. White Bread teaches us that when Americans debate what one should eat, they are also wrestling with larger questions of race, class, immigration, and gender.

Brot backen und dabei abzunehmen, das war das letzte, was Autorin Tanja Ludwig auf der Rechnung hatte. Jahrelang kaufte die Bäckerstochter und selbsternannte "Weltmeisterin der gescheiterten Diäten" nur in der Abteilung für Übergrößen ein. Ein Vortrag einer Ärztin öffnete ihr jedoch die Augen: Sie erkannte, dass Brot und sogar Kuchen keinesfalls dick machen müssen, wenn beim Backen die richtigen Zutaten verwendet werden.

This book is not about how marijuana can heal your discomfort. Instead, it is about how to consume marijuana when you can’t consume it the conventional ways as most people do. If you are like me, then I am sure you dislike smoking and want to stay as far away from that as possible. But I still want to enjoy this natural miracle we call marijuana. I will show you how you can make edibles that are delicious with just CBD or with THC or with both. So there is something for everybody.

Imagine two scoops of laugh-out-loud comedy mixed with one scoop of delicious sexiness and drizzled with thoughtfulness in a coffee table book choc-chip full of beautiful, glossy color photography. Few people are good at expressing themselves and their secret sexual fantasies, but nobody has trouble talking about ice cream! Just like good sex, the book has a wonderful attention to detail, with a section at the end about having the safe sex conversation which you probably wouldn't be expecting from a book that claims to know your sexual desires based on what ice cream you like.

Do you want to start making your homemade bread? Then look no further because you have come to the right place, where you will learn the step-by-step guide on how to start making your own bread. I've been making bread for many years, and I want to share my knowledge through this guide. This book serves as a bread-making guide for beginners. It includes every piece of information that a beginner must know from ingredient selection to preparing your first loaf. Salient features include:

So, you have made the big decision to take control of your health and join the whole-food plant-based diet movement. Congratulations! You have just made one of the best decisions of your life! This plant-based-diet beginners guide should help you get started. Discover the stress-free way to start a plant-based diet with easy, everyday comfort recipes.