Book Review: Epic Salads
Karen Meyers Epic Salads, by Jessica Prescott, presents a refreshing approach to salads making. Drawing from many culinary traditions, Prescott presents over 60 plant-based recipes that can fill many roles from snack…
Book Review: The Seriously Good Veggie Student Cookbook
The British based book, The Seriously Good Veggie Student Cookbook, is an eclectic collection of vegetarian recipes that will probably be a surprise to the average American college student. Although…
Book Review: The Levantine Vegetarian
In her cook book, The Levantine Vegetarian, Salma Hage, an expert on Middle eastern home-cooking, draws on the diverse culinary traditions of the Levant, an Eastern Mediterranean area that includes…
Book Review: From Plant to Plate
In their book, From Food to Plate, Darryl Gadzekpo and Ella Phillips share their knowledge of cooking, gardening and plant-powered food in a comprehensive guide to growing your own produce…
Book Review: A Journalist’s Book of Wildflowers
Laura C. Martins’s book, A Naturalists Book of Wildlflowers, provides a fresh, new look at wildflowers. Written to resemble the author’s field journals, the book includes notes, sketches, ideas and…
Book Review: A Guide to Wild Food Foraging
David Squire’s book, A Guide to Wild Food Foraging, introduces readers to the possibilities and benefits of foraging and provides detailed information on over 100 wild edibles from meadowsweet, cowberry…
Book Review: Cooking with Mushrooms
Andrea Gentl’s book, Cooking with Mushrooms, is a guide to the culinary world of mushrooms. The author is award-winning food and travel photographer and combines her artistic and culinary talents…
Book Review: Eat Your Flowers
Eat Your Flowers by Loria Stern is a culinary adventure that combines flavors and aesthetics. Although the title uses the word “Flowers” the book actually includes all botanicals from flowers…
Book Review: The Edible Flower
The Edible Flower, by Erin bunting and Jo Facer, offers and introduction to growing edible flowers and incorporating them into everyday cooking. They focus on flowers that add flavor as…
Book Review: Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine
Karen First published in 1996, this updated version reflects the enormous growth and changes in herbal medicine that have occurred since it was first written. It combines information on the traditional…