Rachel de Thample

Foreword by Tim Spector The magic of fermentation has a transformative effect on body and mind by increasing diversity on all levels and improving overall wellbeing. The act of making these delicious foods is a tonic within itself, making you feel more alive in every possible way as you harness the invisible life around you. Seasonally structured, The Fermentation Year covers everything you need to know about fermenting at home all year round, including basic techniques for: kimchi; kefir (water and dairy); ‘kraut; pickles; honey ferments; miso; kombucha; vinegar; yoghurt; raw dairy, buttermilk and whey and koji. Each has opportunities for seasonal twists, as well as plenty of delicious recipe inspiration for using the ferments in everyday dishes, such as Korean-style kimchi pancakes, Slow roast lamb with honey fermented rhubarb, Strawberry top and black pepper kombucha, Fermented sweetcorn polenta and Miso roast cabbage. The Fermentation Year is a guide to using seasonal fermentation to rewild your microbiome. It will help you cherish the edible calendar and preserve the best of the season, while also avoiding waste and boosting flavour.

Bees are one of the strongest threads in nature’s complex web and if we don’t take care of them, things really will fall apart. River Cottage Bees & Honey will guide you through a multitude of ways you can protect and attract our precious pollinators. Going beyond beekeeping, you’ll learn how to create a bee-friendly garden (or patio if you’re limited on space), ways to develop habitats if you don’t have space for a beehive, and why other species of bee are as important as honeybees, with a beautiful bee spotter’s guide that will inspire you look a more closely. If you’re looking to set up a bee hive, this book will introduce you to different styles of hive and how manage them, with step-by-step instructions and a monthly beekeeping calendar. A tome with honey on the title, delicious detail about how to detect flower flavours in your honey is bound inside, as well as recipes that use this prized ingredient respectfully, treating it like gold where the flavour shines without needing lots of it. There are also creative ideas on how to use beeswax and propolis. With an introduction by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, clear step-by-step practical information by resident River Cottage beekeeper Steve Minshall, and ideas on how to protect our winged friends and engage with bees if you don’t space or time for a hive, as well as some astonishing honey recipes, this is an incredible handbook about bees that has something for everyone.

'I love the winter months and I love Rachel de Thample's serious engagement with food as a way to living with connection and pleasure' Sheila Dillon--This book is a cordial invitation for you to embrace the essential transition of a winter wind-down. Winter Wellness empowers us with inspiring recipes and simple tips to support our immune system and mental health through the colder months, and makes it feel like a huge treat in doing so. Delving into the wisdom of using herbs and spices to boost our health, winter produce, easy ferments and nutritious homemade condiments that make meals a doddle, she offers recipes packed full of their delicious goodness. There are broths and soups, such as a dandelion and burdock ramen and parsnip toddy,easy-to-digest one-dish dinners like carrot miso mac,energising breakfasts such as banana bread blinis and tahini porridge, teas and tonics like homemade bitters and a night-time nutmeg nog, healthy treats like miso and pear mousse and orange and ginger date cake, and store-cupboard remedies including black garlic teriyaki and rhubarb pickled ginger. Winter Wellness brings warmth and joy to the coldest season, with delightful recipes and fresh insight to help inspire pause, reflection and nourishment at the time of year we need it most.

Winner of the Guild of Food Writers Specialist or Single Subject Award 2021 In Fermentation, Rachel de Thample shines a light on one of the oldest methods of preserving food, which is just as relevant today, and shows you how to produce delicious and health-boosting ferments in your own kitchen. There are more than 80 simple recipes to make everything from sauerkraut and sourdough, kimchee and kombucha, to pickles and preserves, accompanied by thorough explanations of how the fermenting process works. With little more than yeast and bacteria, salt and time, a whole realm of culinary possibilities opens up. With an introduction by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and plenty of helpful step-by-step photographs, this book will bring the art of fermentation to your kitchen.

A bounty of recipes for homemade preserves that are good for you, from smoked and spiced pickles with gut-friendly attributes or energizing drinks such as oak-aged blackberry kombucha to healing gourmet treats such as homemade miso or wild garlic oil. Organised in chapters focusing around infusing, fermenting, pickling and drying, Rachel's recipes use everyday ingredients in ingenious ways to create treats for any occassion. The act of making edible gifts for others is just as rewarding as receiving them, especially when you keep a store of jars for yourself to to savour as the seasons come and go. Treat both those around you and yourself to the bounty of a modern larder full of delicious offerings.

Did you know that Jamu Kunyit, a ginger and turmeric tonic, is the Balinese equivalent of `an apple a dayâ?? to `keep health problems at bayâ???

We all want tasty food that's good for us. Key to that is ensuring we eat our daily intake of fruit and vegetables. Most of us aren't even getting half the fruit and veg we need in a day. In this book, the author offers over 150 easy, flavoursome recipes that will boost your daily intake.