Synopses & Reviews
ASHLEY ENGLISH has degrees in holistic nutrition and sociology. She has worked over the years with a number of nonprofit organizations committed to social and agricultural issues, is a member of Slow Food USA, and writes a regular column for the popular blog Design*Sponge, as well as a column for the quarterly publication Taproot. She is the author of four books in The Homemade Living series (Canning & Preserving, Keeping Chickens, Keeping Bees, and Home Dairy), A Year of Pies, and Handmade Gatherings. Ashley and her family live in Candler, North Carolina, where they are converting their land into a thriving homestead.
Table of Contents
Recipe list:
SOFT DRINKS
Refreshing: Lavender Lemonade / Ginger Lemonade / Blueberry Lemonade / Orangeade / Limeade / Ginger Brew / Root Beer / Birch Beer / Cola / Orange Soda / Lemon Lime Soda / Grapefruit Soda / Rose and Cardamom Soda / Strawberry Nectar (Spring) / Peach Nectar (Summer) / Pear Nectar (Autumn) / Citrus Nectar (Winter) / Ginger Shrub / Blood Orange Shrub / Kombucha / Agua de Jamaica / Watermelon Agua Fresca / Water Infusions
Invigorating: Flavored Coffees / Iced Coffee / Traditional Iced Tea / Mint Iced Tea / Lemongrass and Ginger Iced Tea / Wild Zinger Tea / Thai Iced Tea
Satisfying and Indulgent: Almond Milk / Rice Milk / Coconut Milk / Buttermilk / Kefir / Horchata / Mango Lassi / Perfect Vanilla Milkshake / Perfect Chocolate Milkshake / Perfect Strawberry Milkshake / Orange Creamsicle
Comforting: Decadent Hot Chocolate / Lavender Hot Chocolate / Coconut Hot Chocolate / Unapologetic Hot Chocolate / Eggnog Hot Chocolate / Chai / Happy Belly Tea / Throat Soother Tea / Immune Tea / Women's Fertili-tea / Pleasant Dreams Tea
HARD DRINKS
Sprited: Basil Vodka / Hot Pepper Vodka / Cranberry Vodka / Vanilla Vodka / Coconut Rum / Spiced Rum / Pineapple Rum / Pear Brandy / Stone Fruit Brandy / Blackberry Brandy / Apple Brandy / Orange and Clove Whiskey / Black and Blue Whiskey /
Fig and Vanilla Whiskey / Cinnamon and Apple Whiskey / Pear Liqueur / Cherry Liqueur / Limoncello / Irish Cream / Crème de Menthe / Amaretto / Coffee Liqueur / Vin Maison (Spring and Summer) / Vin Maison (Autumn and Winter) / Elderflower Liqueur / Rhubarb Bitters (Spring) / Triple Berry Bitters (Summer) / Pear Bitters (Autumn) / Citrus Bitters (Winter)
Warming and Fermented: Earl Gray Hot Toddy / Gin Toddy / Mulled Wine / Glogg / Dandelion and Honeysuckle Wine / Rose Wine / Hedgerow Wine / Walnut Wine / Wineberry Wine / Raspberry and Elderberry Melomel / Mead / Wassail / Hard Cider
Festive: Eggnog / Spring Sangria / Summer Sangria / Autumn Sangria / Winter Sangria / St. Cecelia Punch / Caramelized Apple Cider Punch / Grapefruit and Rosemary Punch