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!

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.

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.

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.