Название: French Cooking Academy: 100 Essential Recipes for the Home Cook
Автор: Stephane Nguyen, Kate Blenkiron
Издательство: Page Street Publishing
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 21 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Discover the Best Culinary Delights of France. With 100 showstopping recipes, Stephane Nguyen takes you on a tour of the best France has to offer, prepared in the simplest way possible. Filled with all the sweet and savory classics you've always wanted to make, as well as some lesser-known regional delicacies, this book will be your guide to mastering classic French cuisine. Through helpful tips on efficient mise en place and tried-and-true culinary techniques aimed at budding home cooks, Stephane shows you that delicious food can be accessible to all and that French cooking doesn't have to be difficult. The recipes are presented in an authentic bistro-style menu, with dishes ranging from small bites and appetizers all the way to delectable mains—and let us not forget the legendary French desserts.

Название: Heirloom Skills: A Complete Guide to Modern Homesteading
Автор: Anders Rydell, Alva Herdevall
Издательство: Skyhorse
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 67 Мб
Язык: английский / English

100 ways to embrace the simple life, with step-by-step instructions for keeping chickens, growing vegetables, making beer and wine, arranging flowers, soap making, and more! This is a home-management book for the twenty-first century. Alva Herdevall and Anders Rydell combine traditional methods with modern ideas to show that a higher degree of self-sufficiency is possible for everyone. You will learn the secrets of beekeeping, how to grow your own cut flowers, and how to bake a perfect loaf of sourdough. Discover how easy it is to churn butter, make your own yogurt, and raise chickens for meat and eggs. Turn rhubarb stalks into refreshing summer wine, perfect your compost pile, and make decadent and nontoxic skin creams.

Название: Fifty Things to Do in the Snow
Автор: Richard Skrein
Издательство: Pavilion Books
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 61 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The new guidebook for outdoor adventurers, to brave the cold and reconnect with nature. Icy inspiration for playing, exploring and surviving in the snow. Don’t be put off by the cold – get out there and be dazzled by the wonder of winter. With fifty projects for having fun and staying safe in the snow, you’ll never be short of ideas. Fifty Things to Do in the Snow is a playful and informative winter survival kit. Camp craft and forest school expert Richard Skrein teaches you not only to observe and admire the beauty and wonder of snow, but also how to survive in it. His projects range from practical tips on building igloos, making sledges and winter camping, to reflective, mindful ideas for observation of snowflakes, spotting winter trees and pine cones, and forest bathing adapted for winter. Filled with accompanying illustrations from artist Maria Nilsson, this latest title in the Fifty Things series will help you make the most of nature’s bountiful gifts throughout the thrilling seasons of cold and dark.

Название: The Macrame Bible: The complete reference guide to macrame knots, patterns, motifs and more
Автор: Robyn Gough
Издательство: David & Charles
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 149 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The ultimate macramé reference book with step-by-step instructions and artworks for knots, knot patterns (sinnets) and motifs. The Macrame Bible is a comprehensive guide to the craft of macramé with illustrated instructions for all the basic techniques, the knots and popular knot patterns as well as step-by-step instructions for projects. It includes all the classic macramé knots and patterns as well as more contemporary designs such as leaves, wings, flowers and other motifs. In addition to the knot and pattern instructions there are step-by-steps for 17 projects including large wall hangings and plant holders.

Название: The Beginner's Guide to Gardening: Basic Techniques, Easy-to-Follow Methods, Earth-Friendly Practices
Автор: Creative Homeowner
Издательство: Design Originals
Год: 2012
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 103 Мб
Язык: английский / English

You don't have to have a green thumb to have a healthy thriving garden! Inside The Beginner's Guide to Gardening, you'll learn: Skills and Techniques: Valuable expert guide to developing new gardens and taking care of those you already have. Getting Started: How to choose healthy plants and build productive soil. Garden Care: Easy-to-follow, time-saving methods and the least toxic disease & pest controls. Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs: Advice on growing, propagating, and caring for flowers in containers and the garden, with plant encyclopedias. Roses: How to select, grow, and prune healthy roses, as well as control pests & diseases. Ground Covers, Trees, Shrubs: Fundamentals on planting, growing, and maintaining, plus detailed plant directories. Vegetables and Herbs: Introduction to growing and care, including informative directories.

Название: Nature Garden: Create Your Own Green Space With This Expert Gardening Guide
Автор: Joe Swift
Издательство: Collins
Год: 2022
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 190 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Support and protect the natural world with tips from expert gardener Joe Swift. With around 16 million UK gardens covering a larger area than all our nature reserves, you could say our largest nature reserve is one big garden! In this practical guide, Joe shows you how to support and protect our rich and varied wildlife habitats. Joe's no-nonsense approach covers everything you need to know about doing your bit for wildlife. Learn how to manage soil and carefully select plants to create rich and varied habitats, from tall trees down to tiny, spring-flowering bulbs. In this book, Joe demonstrates how to manage your outdoor space sensitively, and debunks the common misconception that 'wildlife-friendly gardens' have to be unkempt. From bug hotels to pollinators, he also shares his ideas on fun and innovative projects to help kids, as the future custodians of our planet, engage with nature. Joe Swift is an author, TV presenter and garden designer. He makes regular appearances on BBC's Gardener's World and the RHS Flower Shows.

Название: A Gardener's Guide to Botany: The biology behind the plants you love, how they grow, and what they need
Автор: Scott Zona
Издательство: Cool Springs Press
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 25 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Ever wonder if plants sleep or why their leaves are shaped a certain way? The inner workings of the plants you love are revealed and celebrated in this guide by botany expert Dr. Scott Zona. A Gardener’s Guide to Botany is not just another book on how to grow plants. Instead, it’s a lushly illustrated botanical journey into what makes plants tick , delivered in layman’s terms that are easily understood and appreciated by both advanced gardeners and first-timers . It’s the chlorophyll-infused science behind the plants you know and love, whether you grow them indoors or out. You’ll learn how different plant parts function (do you know what stomata are and why every leaf has hundreds of them?), the traits that separate plants from animals , and how through eons of evolution the plants we grow in our gardens and homes have developed a million different fascinating adaptations that allow them to survive and thrive. From their leaf shape and growth habit to how they have sex and metabolize the nutrients they absorb, A Gardener’s Guide to Botany covers it all in an accessible and thought-provoking way.

Название: Knitting for Olive: Twenty Modern Knitting Patterns from the Iconic Danish Brand
Автор: Knitting for Olive
Издательство: Krause Craft
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 64 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Discover twenty stunning, timeless knitting patterns, from cult Scandinavian brand Knitting for Olive. This book includes twenty gorgeous, accessible knitting patterns, and includes both brand new designs and a selection of tried and tested fan-favorites. There is a project here for everyone; the designs vary in difficulty, and cover a range of sweaters, tops, cardigans, hats, and scarves. Each project includes a full pattern, explanation, and four-color photographs. There is a techniques section at the back of the book to provide the knitter with any extra information they need to tackle every piece in the book. Fully illustrated with beautiful and stylish photography, this book will take you straight to the heart of the world of Knitting for Olive, and show you how to create your own contemporary, Scandinavian-inspired pieces.

Название: My Tel Aviv Table: A journey of flavours and aromas from a sun-soaked city
Автор: Limor Chen
Издательство: Nourish
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 127 Мб
Язык: английский / English

From the creator of the beloved Delamina restaurants, this is a collection of healthy home-style recipes packed with the flavours, aromas and stories of Tel Aviv. Limor Chen's Delamina restaurants are known for serving up fragrant, exciting and vibrant dishes to transport you to sun-soaked Tel Aviv. In her debut cookbook gorgeously presented in real cloth-bound hardback, Limor shares her wholesome cooking style, one that centres on health and freshness, ensuring that each recipe is packed with flavour and fragrance while remaining light and nourishing. These recipes represent the authentic cooking of a food capital of the world, a cultural melting pot of cuisines and inhabitants, ingredients and aromas.

Название: Boundless Kitchen: Biohack Your Body & Boost Your Brain with Healthy Recipes You Actually Want to Eat
Автор: Ben Greenfield
Издательство: Hay House
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 82 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Biohacking meets molecular gastronomy in an all-new cookbook from the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Boundless, with 48 inspired recipes for longevity, health, and great eating. Ben Greenfield has been named America's top personal trainer by one prominent industry group, listed as one of the 100 most influential people in health and fitness by another, and—most important of all—acclaimed by the legions of fans and followers who love how he pushes the boundaries of wellness science. A certified nutritionist and New York Times best-selling author, dedicated biohacker and self-experimenter, and wildly creative cook, Ben brings his "mad scientist chef" approach right into your kitchen in this all-new cookbook. Readers will discover unconventional kitchen tools and tactics, ingredients both familiar and fringe (such as organ meats and colostrum), and detailed guidance for making food that boosts brain and body health, doesn’t taste like cardboard, and is incredibly fun to create.