Coffee Tea category: 341 books

The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo (1906), is a long essay linking the role of tea (Teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life. Addressed to a western audience, it was originally written in English and is one of the great English Tea classics. Okakura had been taught at a young...

Owl's Brew, the first blended tea concentrate designed to pair seamlessly with a variety of spirits (including champagne, wine, and even beer!), has transformed the DIY cocktail movement. Jennie Ripps and Maria Littlefield, the founders of Owl's Brew, have now created the ultimate book for the at-home...

A Surprising DiscoveryWithout ever giving any thought about how enjoying my daily coffee(s) might actually improve my health, imagine my astonishment when I came across some amazing claims pronouncing the startling benefits that may be gained from one of life’s great pleasures. As I delved a little...

Discover how you can make exceptional coffee at home for a fraction of the cost of ordering coffee at the coffee shop! Learn the characteristics of great coffee and how you can make great coffee every time using inexpensive equipment and simple coffee brewing techniques. Once you have experienced great coffee, you'll never go back to mediocre coffee again!

This cutting-edge tome on one of the world's oldest ingredients and most popular beverages will be an invaluable tool for both home and professional cooks. Gold and Stern offer new ways of looking at tea: the leaves with a history stretching thousands of years is now a secret weapon in the culinary...

Simple Pleasures of Tea offers wonderful ways to enjoy a range of teas -- both herbal and black -- along with easy recipes for delicious baked treats such as almond cookies, pumpkin bread, scones, and red velvet cake to accompany your teatime. With stories, quotations, recipes, and suggestions, this...

If you are a coffee drinker, and are looking to perfect the coffee you drink, this book is for you. If you are, or want to be a connoisseur of the true rich flavor that coffee offers in its finest form, this book is also for you. And, if you love making and tasting a fabulous dessert accented...

It's a beverage, a commodity, a ceremony, a meal, a spiritual encounter, a connector of people, a drink of peace, a pick-me-up, a comforter, and a way of life for many. As tea continues to rise in popularity, this comprehensive guide explores the celebrated beverage through the eyes of a certified...

With High Tea, author Sandra Hinchliffe writes a totally new chapter in tea culture and the culinary art of cannabis cuisine. Teas, tisanes, broths, and bhangs are all exquisite ways to infuse marijuana for medicine or pleasure. With more than seventy-five recipes using a fascinating array...

Author Michael Pollick was commissioned by a gourmet coffee microroaster in Portland, Oregon to create microshort essays for their coffee can labels and newsletters. The instructions were straightforward: Keep them under 400 words, keep them family-friendly, and mention the word "coffee"...

Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry offers a definitive guide to the many rich dimensions of the bean and the beverage around the world. Leading experts from business and academia consider coffee’s history, global spread, cultivation, preparation, marketing,...

More than just a warm and comforting drink, tea has medicinal properties that are widely underused in North America. Common herbs, spices, fruits, and barks have been scientifically proven to help relieve pain, menopause symptoms, high blood pressure, insomnia, stress, and digestive angst. When taken...

You can use these flavored and colored sugar cubes to flavor anything you would use regular sugar for such as coffee, tea or breakfast cereal and porridge. The idea is to get flavored coffee just by dropping in the sugar cube.Some of the sugar cube recipes in the book:Amaretto Sugar...

Brew a Fragrant “Cuppa” Straight From Your Own Garden! Growing your own herbal teas can be just as therapeutic as drinking them.  The tea garden is a sensory delight, producing colors, aromas, and flavors to enjoy throughout the seasons. The plants are easy to grow and you don’t need...