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Make cocoa an everyday, year-round treat with these body- and soul-warming new takes!
The everyday comfort of true hot cocoa is grounded in memories of grandma's kitchen, where slow food was a practice, not a movement. And now, rediscovery is in the air-what once was old is new again, with high-end chocolate producers creating pure cocoa powders, and these quality ingredients now compete with coffee in progressive coffeehouses and cafés. Convivial...
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An introduction to the world's teas and their healing qualities!
A relaxing cup of tea is a soothing way to improve your health, lighten your mood, increase your metabolism, or boost your energy. Tea has so many health benefits, from preventing cardiovascular disease to burning calories, it's no wonder so many people are choosing this classic beverage over coffee and carbonated soft drinks. If you'd like to experience the benefits and healing properties...
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This engaging guide traces the history, cultivation, and culture of coffee, as well as the major factors influencing the industry today. Robert Thurston provides a readable, concise overview of coffee from the time the seeds of the coffee fruit are planted to the latest ideas in roasting and making beverages. He considers cultivation and its challenges, especially climate change; new research on hybridization; the history of coffee and cultural change...
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If they call you a know-it-all, well, you've got the last laugh - the best coffee in town! So you think you know your coffee? Consider this book your advanced degree in all things java. You may think you know the how and why of roasting and brewing, but you nerds know nothing yet. This goes even further into everyone's favorite beverage. With even deeper history, techniques, science, and tasting guides than some of the other guides, you're going to...
65) Coffee Recipes: A Beginner's Guide to Making a Perfect Cup With Over 30 Delicious Recipes to Spoi
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Coffee is one of the best and tastiest drinks that you can enjoy today. There are many different coffee drinks that are available today, but even with these numerous options most people tend to stick to the same type of coffee each and every time. However, whenever you explore new varieties of coffee you will begin to find new favorite types of coffee that you may fall in love with.
We all know how it is to have that first cup of coffee in the morning....
66) The Art and Craft of Tea: An Enthusiast's Guide to Selecting, Brewing, and Serving Exquisite Tea
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Let Joseph Wesley Uhl be your guide to the entire world of tea; from peeks into tea production around the world to brewing your own blends at home. "Water is the mother of tea, a teapot its father, and fire the teacher." -- Chinese Proverb As one of the most consumed beverages in the world, a cup of tea is a common shared experience across cultures and traditions. Companies and consumers alike are reawakening to the benefits of high-quality, unprocessed,...
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by Raúl Nava
Chef Karen Anne Murray's Tea Table
Life is busy and hectic.
Each morning starts with a list of tasks. As the hours tick and tock, we nick away at our assignments one by one, yet by sunset, the list seems to have grown longer. Day in and day out, we plod along through our routine in a high-tech, wired world. In theory, this innovation brings us closer together, but in practice, we've never been farther apart.
Modern life leaves...
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Make healthier and more affordable smoothies and juices at home with this guide from Kailin Gow, who has traveled to over 25 countries and explored cuisines from a multitude of cultures. Included in these cultures are the foods and drinks of the longest-living people of the world.
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Are you looking to turn your passion for herbal tea into a successful business? Or perhaps you're already in the industry and want to take your business to the next level? Whatever your goals, our book on starting and growing a herbal tea business is the ultimate guide you need to achieve success.With our comprehensive and practical advice, you'll learn everything you need to know about identifying and sourcing high-quality herbs, blending and formulating...
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Entdecken Sie die Tiefe und Komplexität des Pu-Erh-Tees in all seinen Facetten. Von den nebelverhangenen Bergen Yunnans bis zu Ihrer Tasse beleuchtet dieses Buch den gesamten Prozess des Anbaus, der Herstellung und des Genusses. Lernen Sie die Unterschiede zwischen gealtertem und frischem Pu-Erh kennen, finden Sie heraus, wie Sie ihn optimal lagern und erleben Sie überraschende Kombinationen mit Speisen und Desserts. Durch Geschichten, Anleitungen...
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Easy ways to start the day from Pillsbury!
Tasty breakfasts and relaxing brunches are now easier than ever! Inside you'll find more than twenty great ways to wake up your day, including prize-winning recipes from the Pillsbury Bake-Off. From pancakes and frittatas to muffins and smoothies, these recipes are guaranteed to please, whether you're feeding your family or entertaining a crowd.
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Ivan Jeanblanc has taken the weekend tradition of brunch and made it a practice. He has hosted brunch themed cooking-events for the last several years and through the work produced 52 weeks of unique brunch recipes. This book gives home cooks each one, as well as the story behind the dish. Photos bring each dish, and an accompanying cocktail, to life!
Written in a conversational, humorous tone "A Year of Brunches" lets the reader in on the chef’s...
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Tea: A User's Guide is the most up-to-date and factual guide to specialty tea. This volume presents an extensively peer-reviewed framework for navigating the world of tea whether you are just embarking on your tea journey or whether you have been drinking tea your entire life.
In this book, you'll discover:
• How tea is grown and processed.
• How so many tea products are derived from a single species of plant.
• What chemical changes...
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Coffee Is More Than Just a Necessary Morning Beverage or Afternoon Pick-Me-Up!
Coffee. Joe. Java. Liquid gold. Whatever you call it, coffee is one of the most popular beverages not only in the country, but all around the world. Coffee has been shown to have great health benefits, but many people only use it in its most common form: brewed as a hot drink.
But coffee is so much more than that! Thanks to varying origins of beans and differences in...
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Cookbook author and columnist Faith Heinauer Moser, the creative force behind ecoike.com, offers up her expertise on brunches in her latest book, The Brunch Cookbook: Simple and Scrumptious Recipes to Rise and Shine to! "Almost by definition brunch is a special occasion, a meal that takes place at an out-of-the-ordinary time and with fancier food than we normally eat for breakfast or lunch. It's not just a question of recipes, but how to serve them."...
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Traveling from East to West over thousands of years, tea has played a variety of roles on the world scene, in medicine, politics, the arts, culture, and religion. Behind this most serene of beverages, idolized by poets and revered in spiritual practices, lie stories of treachery, violence, smuggling, drug trade, international espionage, slavery, and revolution.
Liquid Jade's rich narrative history explores tea in all its social and cultural aspects....
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What is the hype about Super Foods and why do we eat them? This group of foods are low in sugar, salt, calorie's and are loaded with phytochemicals and antioxidants. Included in this group are broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, pumpkin, beets, carrots, blueberries, pineapple, kiwi fruit, gogi berries, flax seeds, chia seeds, brewer's yeast, salmon, mackerel, sardines, turkey and other foods. I have prepared this eBook featuring some of our VIP guests...
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Ce mini-guide est un voyage captivant à travers l'histoire, la culture et les délices du thé. Dans "L'Art du Thé : Histoire, Saveurs et Sagesse", vous allez découvrir les origines légendaires du thé en Chine, explorer la richesse de ses diverses variétés, et vous aventurer dans les rituels envoûtants qui ont évolué autour de cette boisson emblématique.Des mystères de la Route de la Soie aux raffinements des salons de thé européens,...
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A Tea Reader contains a selection of stories that cover the spectrum of life. This anthology shares the ways that tea has changed lives through personal, intimate stories. Read of deep family moments, conquered heartbreak, and peace found in the face of loss. A Tea Reader includes stories from all types of tea people: people brought up it the tea tradition, those newly discovering it, classic writings from long-ago tea lovers and those making tea...
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