Wild Food Gourmet: Fresh and Savory Food from Nature

Description

Discover Savory Meals in Nature

In The Wild Food Gourmet, Anne Gardon guides you through nature's bounty, and into your kitchen. Lavishly illustrated with over 75 colorful, inspiring photographs, this book identifies which nutritious weeds, mushrooms, berries, and asparagus from your garden or neighboring park will fit deliciously and healthfully into your meals. She has chosen her favorite plants, full of flavor and easy to identify and pick.

The 100 recipes are easy, economical, healthy, and quick to prepare. They combine fresh produce gathered in the wild with food from the market. Try Maritime Fiddleheads, Lamb's Quarter's Quiche, Cattail Pollen Soufflé, Chinese Soup with Fairy Ring Mushrooms, and Raspberry Liqueur.

This book is an essential companion while hiking and camping.

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2008-12-12
Summary: "Wildly delicious reading... and experimenting!!"

I found this book at the library and had to have it with my collection of cookbooks. It has a awesome array of wild etables that may just be in you own back yard!! Cattails... can you believe it??? Wonderfully delicious and so good for you.. Beautiful pictures and commentary...
Well written all together!!! This gal can cook!!!!!!

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2000-03-20
Summary: "A Visual Feast!"

Consider this visual treat a must-own for serious hobbyists and would-be authors. Anne Gardon's superlative photography of edible wild plants and the gourmet dishes and drinks she has created, along with her excellent text, and a eye-pleasing design by Gillian Tsintziras, make this Firefly book a delight to behold. Here's an excellent gift for a friend who shares your love of foraging. I'll bet that once you see it, however, you'll want your own copy. If I owned a coffee table, it would be THE edible wild plant book that I would put out for company to look at. Anne is the author, Sarah Weber the editor.