Homemade Living
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More and more people have discovered what grandma always knew: canning and preserving provides you with wholesome, tasty treats year round. And this "Homemade Living" guide provides all the practical, hold-your-hand basics along with plenty of step-by-step photographs. Readers learn about the necessary tools of the trade, crucial safety tips and discover the all-important science of salt and sugar.
This book offers guidance to help anyone raise a hive (or two or ten) of bees. It includes information about acquiring, housing, maintaining and caring for bees year-round. It features beautiful photographs, 10 honey-centric recipes and useful reference charts on monthly/annual care. Beekeeping is making a comeback in neighbourhoods everywhere. English guides readers through key issues to consider before taking on beekeeping, including space considerations, time commitment, local ordinances and more. Everything you need to know about acquiring, housing, maintaining and caring for your bees year-round is included with all the basics and invaluable time-tested advice. Get 10 tested honey-centric recipes that run from breakfast through dinner, all captured in beautiful, mouth-watering photographs. It includes helpful reference charts on monthly/annual care and many beautiful photos.
Ashley English, author of the popular Homemade Living series, provides a primer to creating all-natural body-care and wellness products—complete with 40 accessible DIY recipes to try at home.
Ditch store-bought health- and body-care products with their synthetic ingredients! Instead, create your own natural versions with this accessible, carefully curated collection from Ashley English. It features simple, tried-and-true recipes that she and her family turn to again and again, including:
Ditch store-bought health- and body-care products with their synthetic ingredients! Instead, create your own natural versions with this accessible, carefully curated collection from Ashley English. It features simple, tried-and-true recipes that she and her family turn to again and again, including:
- A rosemary and apple-cider vinegar hair rinse for dry scalp
- A moisturizing hand salve of beeswax, olive oil, and coconut oil
- A gentle and refreshing rosewater toner
- An aloe vera-based sunburn soother
- A stress-relieving tincture of fresh lemon balm and roses.
The artisan home dairy is a big trend. Part of the successful "Homemade Living series", this book guides the reader through all of the fundamentals while also explaining the whys and hows involved with home dairy. It helps you to learn the essentials through five topic-specific primers, each offering need-to-know information, troubleshooting tips and recipes with variation ideas. It also helps yo to create delicious compound butters infused with herbs, spices, fruits and more. Amaze family and friends with a platter of homemade cheeses, from creamy chevre to classic cheddar. Top it all off with an assortment of ice cream recipes tailored specifically to each season. The author also offers her own list of seasonal recipes. Starting from appetizer and main course to delectable dessert, there's something here for every palette and there are 40 tested recipes in all. Gorgeous photos, helpful reference charts and a glossary make this the most useful book on the subject.
