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The Flavored Oils & Vinegars Instruction Book, 3rd edition

by C. Weinberg

Make flavored oils and vinegars to use at home and to make beautiful and delicious gifts!

Includes all the basic preparation techniques you need to know in order to make really beautiful gourmet Flavored Oils & Vinegars, including:

Where to get the best ingredients
Where to find great bottles cheaply
How to sterilize bottles
Instructions for preparation of special ingredients
30 outstanding recipes for fabulous flavored oils and vinegars
Complete instructions on how to decorate and label your bottles.

No need to every buy flavored oils and vinegars from the store again!

$9.00

From the book:

"Gourmet flavored oils and vinegars are beautiful and practical. They add wonderful flavor when used in home cooking, and the colors of the bottles and the herbal contents are gorgeous when displayed in a sunny kitchen window. They make the perfect gift - they are useful, beautiful, and handmade with love, from fresh and perhaps even homegrown ingredients. This is certainly far superior in every way to anything that can be store-bought."

"Most gourmet flavored oils and vinegars are prepared from ingredients that are commonly on hand in the kitchen, and readily available in grocery and bulk stores. This makes producing your own gourmet flavored oils and vinegars so easy and convenient, that you can indulge a creative urge whenever you feel one."

"A fun and satisfying way to expand on the home-made theme of gourmet flavored oils and vinegars is to grow your own ingredients in an herb garden. You can also have a special patch in your flower garden, for flowers that can be dried and used for decorating your bottles. In this way, you can prepare oils and vinegars that are uniquely your own, and you can be confident that the herbs and blossoms you use are fresh , organic, and chemical free. This will assure you of the most beautiful appearance, the freshest flavor, and the homemade touch that will make your gourmet oils and vinegars extra special".

The Culture of Herbs & Spices, 4th edition

by C. Weinberg

An intimate portrait of Herbs & Spices in the Garden, in the Kitchen, in History, Tradition, Mythology, Superstition, Medicine, Culture, & Religion

Book is 8 1/2" x 11", 109 pages, containing fascinating information about the Ancient, Medieval, Victorian and Present-Day beliefs about the medicinal and supernatural powers of 150 herbs and spices.

$20.00

Inside this book:

Details about the presence and connections of herbs and spices in mythology, religion, folklore, poetry and literature
Intriguing, hard to find details about the place of many herbs and spices in our history and culture
Details on each herb/spice's description, growing habits, and culinary uses
Many unique, hard-to-find herbal recipes such as Nasturtium Capers, Ginger Beer, Horehound Candy, and Violet Liqueur
Fun and interesting trivia

There are chapters on:

Edible Flowers
The Victorian Language of Flowers
Edible Flowers
Herbal Amulets
Herbal Aphrodisiacs
Instructions in the art of herb crafting
How to make your own Herb Salts, Herb Sugars and Herb/Fruit Cordials
How to prepare Herb Butters, Herb Jellies, Herb Creams, Herb Ointments, Herb Bath Bags, Bath Salts and Bath Bombs, Herbal After Bath Splash, and more

You will find many uses for this excellent resource book.

As well as making for excellent reading, the information can be used on the labels of your herbcrafts, making your items, and the packaging, even more attractive and interesting.

Delectable Variations

A cookbook with infinite variety

By C. Weinberg

Delectable Variations is a cookbook with easy recipes for delicious, nourishing and comforting food.

Each recipe is a tried and true family and personal favorite of the author.

Recipes cover the spectrum of dishes, including appetizers, soups, salads, main courses, desserts and snacks.

The instructions are clear and straightforward. The recipes support and nurture each cooks' own tastes and creativity, by including suggestions in each recipe for how to vary the ingredients or preparations to provide variety and excitement every time you cook.

This way of writing this cookbook makes each recipe a starting point from which any cook can learn how to take any recipe as far as they wish.

Price: $20.00

Theme Gardens

by C. Weinberg

Customize your book by selecting only the chapters you want.

Theme Gardens

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