This wonderful book examines the beneficial effect on the human body of quality products and the fusion of unusual and neglected ingredients. By providing a number of mouth-watering recipes that not only taste delicious but are designed to promote physical and spiritual well-being, this comprehensive and informative book is an enlightening and illuminating journey into the forgotten art of food.

"It takes a brave person to write a cookbook these days," begins Thomas Moore (author of Care of the Soul: A Guide to Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life) in his foreword to The Alchemy of Cooking. "In this book you will sense no heroics . . . What you get is a sophisticated man choosing to eat simply and inviting others to share in his culinary happiness. Chef as therapist." "I was reminded of James Hillman's Freud's Own Cookbook with its recipes for such psychological fare as "momovers' and 'Paranoid Pie.'"

Koji Alchemy guides readers through the history and diverse application of koji, the microbe behind the delicious, umami flavors of soy sauce, miso, mirin, and so much more. Devoted authors Jeremy Umansky and Rich Shih share processes, concepts, and recipes for fermenting and culturing foods with this magical ingredient. Then they take it to the next level by describing how they rapidly age charcuterie, cheese, and other ferments, revolutionizing the creation of fermented foods and their flavor profiles for both chefs and home cooks. Readers will learn how to grow koji, including information on equipment and setting up your kitchen, as well as detailed concepts and processes for making amino sauces and pastes, alcohol and vinegar, and using it for flavor enhancement with dairy, eggs, vegetables, and baking. With the added tips and expertise from their friends, Umansky and Shih have developed a comprehensive look at modern koji use around the world.

Provocative and insightful, this eclectic, inspiring, and beautiful book will open your eyes to the remarkable link between nourishment and spiritual awakening. Filled with ancient wisdom, practical advice, intriguing personal anecdotes, vibrant ceremonies, and original dishes lavishly illustrated with color photographs, The Mystic Cookbook brings to life a wealth of recipes and a myriad of experiences from places as far-reaching as Mexico, Italy, Vietnam, France, North Africa, and India as well as from mystical, legendary, and mythic realms. In Denise and Meadow Linn’s extraordinary book, learn little-known secrets about the food we eat and how it can mystically transform your life!

From the owners of Berkeley's famed Kitchen on Fire! cooking school comes an illustrated, step-by-step guide to becoming an excellent home chef.

Unlock the health benefits of nature's most powerful foods with supercharged vegetarian recipes The Superfood Alchemy Cookbook shares a powerful approach to wellness. Chef and health coach Jennifer Iserloh shows how cooking like an alchemist provides a way to integrate healing practices into your everyday routine. Create dishes to: Boost immunity Reduce inflammation Restore and maintain gut health Encourage mental focus and mood balance Support gentle detox These recipes bring together nature's strongest ingredients - superfoods, adaptogens, essential oils, and healing herbs and spices - in delicious combinations that increase their healing properties. (For example, most of us know that cooking tomatoes boosts the fruits' heart-healing lycopene, but did you know that pairing turmeric with black pepper helps the body get the most from its anti-inflammatory compounds?) Each chapter also shares simple home remedies, natural body treatments, and powerful rituals for wellness in body and soul.

Vegetarian, vegan and meat eaters alike will find hundreds of recipes for the Mortar and Pestle in this Volume from The Culinary Library series. Sitting in the number 1 position on Amazon since its release, this is the world's most comprehensive and best loved cookbook for this culinary tool. The Culinary Library Series of techniques is an essential building library for any student of the culinary arts from cooking schools to Chefs, amateur cooks and children. No passionate cooks library is complete without this definitive resource and food reference. Recipes in Volume 1 include curry pastes, sauces, compound butters, marinades, pasta sauces, salsas, dips and spreads. Alchemy in food and cooking is the transformation of average foods to their maximum potential and the Mortar & Pestle is one way to achieve excellence in flavor. Men and women from all cultures around the world have been excited by the Mortar & Pestle for centuries and this cookbook from The Culinary Library is the first serious cookbook written for this kitchen tool. As the definitive voice on the subject this book is suited for curriculum in cooking schools, demonstration cooking and as a textbook in secondary and primary schools. Arguably the first culinary tool invented by man, the Mortar and Pestle remains a world wide favorite unaffected by time, culture or gender. From professional chefs to amateur home cooks the definitive Mortar & Pestle book by D & P Gramp covers history, selection, pre-prep and recipes from sauces, curries, pastes, compound butters and marinades to unguents and elixirs. You will be spellbound by the unfolding magic of this Alchemical food tool. Other books in The Culinary Library series include: Volume 2, Edible Flowers and Leaves, (#4 on Amazon) with recipes for microgreens, edible flowers and baby leaves Volume 3, Mastery of the Sauces. Check out the five star reviews for the most comprehensive cookbook on Sauces currently on the market.It includes hundreds of recipes from the Classic 5 Mother sauces of French Classical cookery and their derivative sauces to the foams and soil sauce replacements of the molecular gastronomy movement of Heston and El-Bulli. Volume 4, Soups has all the soup recipes you could need.Leave a review on this ***** 5 star series.

Recipes from the Top Chef: Just Desserts winner: “As a pastry chef for 25 years, this book inspires me to get into the kitchen and bake.” —Emily Luchetti, author of The Fearless Baker Yigit Pura is a sugar fiend . . . and a pastry dynamo. His striking desserts have sparked excitement and devotion from the top pastry kitchens of New York and San Francisco to the winner’s podium on Top Chef: Just Desserts. Now, Yigit shares his approach to pastry and his sweet formulas for the very first time. He demonstrates how fun—and simple—it can be to combine straightforward basics into beautiful, multilayered desserts. Each ingredient-driven chapter (sugar, flour, dairy, fruit, and chocolate) contains new twists on traditional recipes, such as Butterscotch Sauce, Sweet Almond Tart Dough, and Baked Berry Meringue Kisses. These playful sweets can be served on their own or combined into irresistible melanges such as the Negroni Creamsicle, a composition of Citrus & Vanilla Bean Scented Panna Cotta, Grapefruit-Campari Gelee, and Ruby Red Grapefruit Supremes, or the Sexy Chocolate Coupe, a chocolate extravaganza that marries Dark Chocolate Cremeux to Bittersweet Flourless Chocolate Cake. Brimming with innovative recipes and classic techniques that will elevate your pastry game, this book inspires you to create your own sweet alchemy.

In a light, anecdotal, but highly informative style, seasoned cooking writers reveal the unexpected and always practical science of the kitchen. Covered are such subjects as the amazing alchemy of granules and powders, the astonishing egg, the effects on food of different cooking methods, the biology and psychology of flavor, the remarkable chemistry of doughs, spices, and much, much more. Amusing anecdotes, sidebars and illustrations en-liven the text. Throughout, there are "cook's queries," quick tips, and even recipes that will delight anyone interested in becoming a more knowledgable cook.

Unlock your creative potential with the world's most imaginative chefs. In this groundbreaking exploration of culinary genius, the authors of The Flavor Bible reveal the surprising strategies great chefs use to do what they do best. Beyond a cookbook, Kitchen Creativity is a paradigm-shifting guide to inventive cooking (without recipes!) that will inspire you to think, improvise, and cook like the world's best chefs. Great cooking is as much about intuition and imagination as it is about flavor and technique. Kitchen Creativity distills brilliant insights into these creative processes from more than 100 top restaurant kitchens, including the Bazaar, Blue Hill, Daniel, Dirt Candy, Eleven Madison Park and the NoMad, Gramercy Tavern, the Inn at Little Washington, Le Bernardin, Oleana, Rustic Canyon, Saison, Single Thread, and Topolobampo. Based on four years of extensive research and dozens of in-depth interviews, Kitchen Creativity illuminates the method (and occasional madness) of culinary invention. Part I reveals how to learn foundational skills, including how to appreciate, taste, and season classic dishes (Stage 1: Mastery), before reinventing the classics from a new perspective (Stage 2: Alchemy). Einstein's secret of genius-combinatory play-pushes chefs to develop unique creations and heighten their outer and inner senses (Stage 3: Creativity). Part II's A-to-Z entries are an invaluable culinary idea generator, with exercises to prompt new imaginings. You'll also discover: experts' criteria for creating new dishes, desserts, and drinks; comprehensive seasonality charts to spark inspiration all year long; how to season food like a pro, and how to create complex yet balanced layers of flavor; the amazing true stories of historic dishes, like how desperate maitre d' "Nacho" Anaya invented nachos; and proven tips to jump-start your creative process. The ultimate reference for culinary brainstorming, Kitchen Creativity will spur your creativity to new heights, both in the kitchen and beyond.