| California Wine For Dummies [by Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing-Mulligan] |
 Discover the nuances of California wines and increase your drinking pleasure
Want to be a California wine connoisseur? This friendly guide gives you the knowledge you need to appreciate these fine wines, showing you how to taste them, select a good bottle, pair wine with food, and much more. You ll see why certain wine regions are renowned and how to further enrich your wine-drinking experience.
California wine 101 — understand the range of California wines, what makes them unique, and what a varietal wine is
Review the regions — explore the major wine regions of California and what makes each one special, from the soil to the climate
Open the bottle — become fluent in the Big Six: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc |
Ebook Size: Downloads:66 Rating: Updated:Oct 29,2011 |
| Whiskey and Spirits For Dummies [by Perry Luntz ] |
 Would you like to better appreciate fine distilled spirits? Whiskey & Spirits For Dummies is your complete guide to selecting and enjoying this family of noble beverages, flavor by flavor. From whiskey, rum, and brandy to vodka, gin, and cordials, this handy reference traces the history of distilled spirits, explains how they are made, and shows you how to evaluate, serve, and savor them.
Ever wonder why the Irish spell it “whiskey” and the Scottish “whisky”? This friendly book tells you as it reveals where the first whiskeys — or “dark” spirits — originated and how they came to the United States. It also explores the origins of clear spirits and the different varieties of each. You’ll compare American and Europ |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:75 Rating: Updated:Oct 29,2011 |
| Home Winemaking For Dummies [by Tim Patterson] |
 It s estimated that one million North Americans make their own wine. Relatively inexpensive to make (a homemade bottle costs from $2 to $4), a bottle with your own label (and grapes) is a fantasy even someone with modest aspirations can fulfill. Author Tim Patterson, an award-winning home winemaker, shows how it s possible for anyone to create a great wine. In Home Winemaking For Dummies, he discusses the art of winemaking from grape to bottle, including how to get the best grapes (and figure out how many you need); determine what equipment is required; select the right yeast and figure out if any other additives are needed; and store, age, and test wine. With detailed tips on creating many varieties -- from bold reds and demure whites to enchanting rosés and del |
Ebook Size: Downloads:59 Rating: Updated:Oct 29,2011 |
| Wine For Dummies [by Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing-Mulligan] |
 Wine enthusiasts and novices, raise your glasses! The #1 wine book has been extensively updated! If you’re a connoisseur, Wine For Dummies, Fourth Edition will get you up to speed on what’s in and show you how to take your hobby to the next level. If you’re new to the world of wine, it will clue you in on what you’ve been missing and show you how to get started. It begins with the basic types of wine, how wines are made, and more. Then it gets down to specifics:
How to handle snooty wine clerks, navigate restaurant wine lists, decipher cryptic wine labels, and dislodge stubborn corks
How to sniff and taste wine
How to store and pour wine and pair it with food
Four white wine styles: fresh, unoaked; earthy; aromatic; rich, oa |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:65 Rating: Updated:Oct 29,2011 |
| Bartending For Dummies (For Dummies (Cooking)) [by Ray Foley ] |
 This latest edition of Bartending For Dummies features over 1,000 drink recipes in an A-Z format with clear, easy-to-follow instructions. This 4th Edition also provides:
Detailed information on how to properly stock a bar
Expanded coverage on making exotic frozen/blended specialties, specialty coffees, and hot toddies
Tips on creating unique punches and even non-alcoholic drinks
Helpful information about experimenting with the latest flavored rums and vodkas including apple, blackberry, blueberry, cherry, grape, mango, and watermelon
Fun, new ways to garnish, rim, and serve drinks like a master mixologist
The latest tips and advice on curing hangovers and hiccups
Advice on choosing the right and latest glassware and mixers
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| Ebook Size: Downloads:50 Rating: Updated:Oct 29,2011 |
| Homebrewing For Dummies [by Marty Nachel ] |
 Want to become your own brewmeister? Homebrewing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, gives you easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for everything from making your first “kit” beer to brewing an entire batch from scratch. Before you know it, you’ll be boiling, bottling, storing, pouring, and kegging your own frothy, delicious suds.
This friendly, hands-on guide walks you through each step in the brewing process at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. It fills you in on all the homebrewing basics with a comprehensive equipment list; instructions on keeping your hardware clean and sanitized; and loving descriptions of the essential beer ingredients, their roles in the brewing process, and how to select the best ingredients for you beer. You&rsqu |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:65 Rating: Updated:Oct 29,2011 |
| Canadian Wine for Dummies [by Tony Aspler and Barbara Leslie ] |
 How can the same grapes make two different wines? Can you tell what a wine tastes like by reading the label? By understanding wine, you can drink better wine. In grocery stores, liquor stores, and at the vineyard, the key to picking a tasty wine is knowing how the wine was made—not by looking at the price. Even the glass you drink wine out of can enhance the experience. With some basic guidance, being a wine connoisseur is as easy as knowing what you like.
Canadian Wine For Dummies is for everyone from beginning wine drinkers who need a friendly primer on wine to experienced wine tasters who want a thorough introduction to the diverse variety of wines produced in Canadian. This is the perfect guide if you’re interested in:
Entertaining at home
Collecting |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:40 Rating: Updated:Oct 29,2011 |
| IBS Cookbook For Dummies [by Carolyn Dean MD ND and L. Christine Wheeler MA] |
 A unique guide to decreasing symptoms of IBS through delicious food
Do you suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? You re not alone; it is estimated that about 35 million Americans experience the symptoms of IBS. IBS Cookbook For Dummies provides those affected by IBS with easy-to-follow, easy-to-understand recipes to create meals using foods and methods that decrease the risk of experiencing the discomfort of symptoms associated with the disorder.
Inside you ll find the dietary tips and information you need to decrease your symptoms and discomfort simply by watching what you eat. You ll find more than?100 tasty recipes you can easily make at home. And since individuals with IBS often suffer from various complications-including bowel obstructions, sores and ulcers |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:59 Rating: Updated:Oct 22,2011 |
| Cake Decorating For Dummies [by Joe LoCicero] |
 Create wedding, shower, holiday, and festive kids cakes
Easy at-home instruction for making and decorating fabulous cakes
Want to make beautiful cakes? This fun, instructive guide gives you simple techniques for creating cakes for all celebrations. You get expert advice in all the basics -- from baking to icing to decorating with style. You ll also find delicious foolproof recipes, great ideas for themed cakes, and savvy tips for starting a cake decorating business!
Discover how to:
* Find ingredients and supplies
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Make a cake from scratch
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Use frostings and fillings
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Cut and serve a cake
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Troubleshoot cake catastrophes
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Master creative techniques
From the Back Cover
Create wedding, shower, holiday, and festive kids cakes
Easy at-home instruct |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:125 Rating: Updated:Oct 22,2011 |
| Canning and Preserving For Dummies [by Amelia Jeanroy and Karen Ward ] |
 Everything you need to know to can and preserve your own food
With the cost of living continuing to rise, more and more people are saving money and eating healthier by canning and preserving food at home. This easy-to-follow guide is perfect for you if you want to learn how to can and preserve your own food, as well as if you re an experienced canner and preserver looking to expand your repertoire with the great new and updated recipes contained in this book.
Inside you ll find clear, hands-on instruction in the basic techniques for everything from freezing and pickling to drying and juicing. There s plenty of information on the latest equipment for creating and storing your own healthy foods. Plus, you ll see how you can cut your food costs while controlling the qual |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:51 Rating: Updated:Oct 22,2011 |
| Healthy Carb Cookbook For Dummies [by Jan McCracken] |
 According to USA Weekend, over a quarter of the adults in the U.S. have tried a low-carb diet. Many people have enjoyed lasting success. Others have felt mystified or deprived and given up!
Whether you’re a first-timer or a “try, try-againer”, this book helps you get with the low-carb program and stick with it! Building on the success of Low-Carb Dieting For Dummies, it gives you loads of nutritional information plus more than 100 sumptuous low-carb recipes like Crunchy Brunch Oatmeal Pecan Waffles, Caribbean Chicken, Chile Spiced Broccoli, and Lemon Torte with Raspberries. Low-Carb Cookbook For Dummies includes:
A complete nutritional analysis for each recipe so you can’t go wrong
Lots of recipes for dishes with 5 carbs or less
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| Ebook Size: Downloads:73 Rating: Updated:Oct 22,2011 |
| Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies [by Danna Korn,Connie Sarros] |
 Want to create tasty gluten-free meals and snacks? Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies is loaded with more than 150 wheat-and gluten-free recipes. These sweet, spicy, and aromatic dishes prove that living the gluten-free lifestyle can be not only fun and easy, but delicious and nutritious too!
This practical, guide shows you how to select the right ingredients and prepare classic healthy dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. You’ll find out what you can and can’t use in gluten-free cooking, learn to spot the hidden gluten in foods, discover surprising ways to save money when you go shopping, and even manage your weight. You’ll also learn how to convert your current favorite recipes to gluten-free delights using ingredients you probably already |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:58 Rating: Updated:Oct 22,2011 |
| The Glycemic Index Diet For Dummies [by Meri Raffettor ] |
 Get proven results from this safe, effective, and easy-to-follow diet
Using the glycemic index is a proven method of losing and maintaining weight safely and quickly. The Glycemic Index Diet For Dummies presents this system in an easy-to-apply manner, giving you the tools and tips you need to shed unwanted pounds and improve your overall health.
Recommends foods that boost metabolism, promote weight loss, and provide longer-lasting energy
Features delicious recipes for glycemic-friendly cooking at home
Includes exercises for maintaining glycemic index weight loss and promoting physical fitness
Offers guidance on shopping for food as well as eating at restaurants and away from home
You ll not only see how to apply the glycemic index to your existing |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:61 Rating: Updated:Oct 22,2011 |
| BBQ Sauces, Rubs and Marinades For Dummies [by Traci Cumbay and Tom Schneider ] |
 Think only master chefs can create the savory, succulent barbecue masterpieces you love to eat? Nonsense! BBQ Sauces, Rubs & Marinades For Dummies shows you everything you need to dig in, get your apron dirty, and start stirring up scrumptious sauces, magical marinades, and rubs to remember.
Featuring 100 bold new recipes, along with lots of savvy tips for spicing up your backyard barbecue, this get-the-flavor guide a healthy dose of barbecue passion as it delivers practical advice and great recipes from some of America s best competition barbecue cooks. You get formulas for spicing up chicken, beef, pork, and even seafood, plus plenty of suggestions on equipment, side dishes, and much more. Discover how to:
Choose the right types of meat
Build a BBQ to |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:49 Rating: Updated:Oct 22,2011 |
| Living Gluten-Free For Dummies [by Danna Korn] |
 Practical, delicious ways to manage a gluten-free diet
If you have a wheat allergy, gluten intolerance, celiac disease, or you just want to enjoy the benefits of a diet free of wheat, barley, and rye, then this guide is for you. Trusted author Danna Korn explains the medical problems associated with gluten and shows you step by step how to make the transition to a gluten-free lifestyle - and love it!
With 25% new and revised content, this easy-to-understand reference includes coverage of the most recent testing methods, an updated section on the link between a gluten-free diet and improving behaviors in the autistic, new information about the genetics of celiac disease, expanded coverage on the gluten-free certification process, increased nutritional information, and |
| Ebook Size: Downloads:68 Rating: Updated:Oct 22,2011 |
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