Almond milk, made from finely ground almonds and water, has been in use since at least as far back as the Middle Ages, from Europe to east Asia. Almond milk has enjoyed a tremendous surge in popularity recently, especially now that a number of quality commercial almond milks have become available in a range of types and flavors. Gourmet chef Alan Roettinger provides recipes for homemade almond milk, in both light and creamy versions for use in different applications, as well as almond kefir, thick almond creams, and other building blocks for creating delicious almond milk-based dishes. He's also employed his considerable talents in creating almost 100 recipes for delicious smoothies, warm and cold soups, breakfast dishes, pasta, vegetables, sweet treats, frozen almond creams, and much more.