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Book The Deerholme Foraging Book

Download or read book The Deerholme Foraging Book written by Bill Jones and published by TouchWood Editions. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Deerholme Foraging Book is an exploration of the wild foods found in the Pacific Northwest. It is written by award-winning chef and author Bill Jones and features local mushrooms, edible plants, sea vegetables, and shellfish. The book is the product of twenty years of research and professional cooking with foraged foods. It serves as an introduction to the world of wild food and contains identification and sourcing information, harvesting and preparation tips, and more than one hundred delicious recipes featuring many types of wild foods. The recipe list includes techniques for preserving food and covers basic pantry preparations, appetizers, soups, salads, and desserts, as well as meat, seafood, and vegetable dishes. The recipes are global in influence and use simple techniques woven in with expert knowledge to create good, homemade food. Linking to traditional uses for wild foods and future possibilities for our diet and wellbeing, as well as enhancing our appreciation of the environment around us, The Deerholme Foraging Book also includes an index, a bibliography, full-colour photos of wild foods and dishes, and Jones's own foraging stories.

Book The Deerholme Mushroom Book

Download or read book The Deerholme Mushroom Book written by Bill Jones and published by TouchWood Editions. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expand your culinary knowledge of wild and cultivated mushrooms with this comprehensive cookbook by award-winning writer and chef Bill Jones. Learn from an acknowledged expert in the field of wild foods how to source mushrooms through foraging, shopping, and growing, and get a thorough overview of the common types of wild and cultivated fungi. Gain insight into the medicinal and cultural uses of mushrooms, and reap the health benefits of simple, unprocessed food. Delicious recipes for basic pantry preparations, soups, salads, meats, seafood, and vegetable dishes, all featuring mushrooms, include: Truffle Potato Croquettes; Mushroom Pate; Porcini Naan; Semolina Mushroom Cake; Beef Tenderloin and Oyster Mushroom Carpaccio; Curried Mushroom and Coconut Bisque. The Deerholme Mushroom Book is every chef's essential guide to edible mushrooms.

Book The Deerholme Foraging Cookbook

Download or read book The Deerholme Foraging Cookbook written by Bill Jones and published by Touchwood Editions. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised and expanded edition of the popular Pacific Northwest foraging cookbook from Deerholme Farm on Vancouver Island. The Deerholme Foraging Cookbook is an exploration of the wild foods found in the Pacific Northwest. Award-winning chef and author Bill Jones's recipes feature local mushrooms, edible plants, sea vegetables, and shellfish. The product of over twenty years of research and professional cooking with foraged foods, the book serves as an introduction to the world of wild food and contains identification and sourcing information, harvesting and preparation tips, and more than 100 delicious recipes featuring wild foods. The recipe list includes techniques for preserving food and covers basic pantry preparations, appetizers, soups, salads, and desserts, as well as meat, seafood, and vegetable dishes. Linking to traditional uses for wild foods and future possibilities for our diet and wellbeing, as well as enhancing our appreciation of the environment around us, The Deerholme Foraging Cookbook is richly enhanced by the author's photography of wild foods and dishes, and his own foraging stories. The recipes are global in influence and use simple techniques woven together with expert knowledge to create delicious, wholesome homemade food.

Book The Deerholme Vegetable Cookbook

Download or read book The Deerholme Vegetable Cookbook written by Bill Jones and published by TouchWood Editions. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vibrant, diverse, and unexpected vegetable recipes from award-winning chef Bill Jones that will revitalize your approach to plant-based eating. Roots, stalks, shoots, bulbs, brassicas, and leafy greens--vegetables come in all shapes and sizes, flavours and colours, tastes and textures. Whether you grow or forage them yourself or purchase them from local farmers, you will find an abundance of local vegetables available wherever you live. And this book will provide you with exciting and unexpected ways to prepare all of that goodness from the garden. These are everyday plant-based recipes that respect the seasons. From renowned chef and award-winning author Bill Jones, these recipes are a love letter to vegetables, inspired by his travels and experiences. In addition to the recipes, he provides detailed information on more than 40 vegetables, outlines the basics of professional vegetable preparation, explains how to source good-quality vegetables, and suggests ways to store different kinds of veggies to keep them fresh.

Book Northwest Foraging

    Book Details:
  • Author : Doug Benoliel
  • Publisher : Skipstone
  • Release : 2011-02-04
  • ISBN : 9781594853678
  • Pages : 192 pages

Download or read book Northwest Foraging written by Doug Benoliel and published by Skipstone. This book was released on 2011-02-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLICK HERE to download the section on foraging for field mustard with four sample recipes from Northwest Foraging * Suitable for novice foragers and seasoned botanists alike * More than 65 of the most common edible plants in the Pacific Northwest are thoroughly described *Poisonous plants commonly encountered are also included Originally published in 1974, Northwest Foraging quickly became a wild food classic. Now fully updated and expanded by the original author, this elegant new edition is sure to become a modern staple in backpacks, kitchens, and personal libraries. A noted wild edibles authority, Doug Benoliel provides more than 65 thorough descriptions of the most common edible plants of the Pacific Northwest region, from asparagus to watercress, juneberries to cattails, and many, many more! He also includes a description of which poisonous "look-alike" plants to avoid -- a must-read for the foraging novice. Features include detailed illustrations of each plant, an illustrated guide to general plant identification principles, seasonality charts for prime harvesting, a selection of simple foraging recipes, and a glossary of botanical terms. Beginning with his botany studies at the University of Washington, Doug Benoliel has been dedicated to native plants. He has owned a landscaping, design, and nursery business, and done his extensive work with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Doug lives on Lopez Island, Washington.

Book The Deerholme Mushroom Cookbook

Download or read book The Deerholme Mushroom Cookbook written by Bill Jones and published by Touchwood Editions. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for a Taste Canada Award, this newly revised and updated edition of The Deerhome Mushroom Cookbook is a comprehensive and expert guide that will expand your culinary knowledge of wild and cultivated mushrooms. Foraging for mushrooms is a seasonal pursuit that can be done in large groups or in peaceful solitude. Spring brings the promise of morels, late summer bears the first chanterelles, and autumn welcomes an explosion of mushrooms. In this illuminating handbook on all things fungi, Bill Jones, an acknowledged expert in the field of wild foods, explains in great detail how to safely forage for mushrooms, what to look for in markets and grocery stores, and how to effectively grow your own. But what do you do with your bounty once you arrive back at home? Jones, also a celebrated chef, presents more than 120 delicious recipes for basic pantry preparations, soups, salads, meats, seafood, and vegetable dishes such as Truffle Potato Croquettes Mushroom Pate Porcini Naan Semolina Mushroom Cake Beef Tenderloin and Oyster Mushroom Carpaccio Curried Mushroom and Coconut Bisque With The Deerholme Mushroom Cookbook, the essential guide to edible mushrooms, you'll gain insight into the medicinal and cultural uses of mushrooms, and reap the health benefits of simple, unprocessed food.

Book Pacific Northwest Foraging

Download or read book Pacific Northwest Foraging written by Douglas Deur and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Doug Deur invites us to discover the taste and history of the Northwest.” —Spencer B. Beebe, author of Cache and founder of Ecotrust The Pacific Northwest offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Douglas Deur as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely find and identify an abundance of delicious wild plants. The plant profiles in Pacific Northwest Foraging include clear, color photographs, identification tips, guidance on how to ethically harvest, and suggestions for eating and preserving. A handy seasonal planner details which plants are available during every season. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.

Book Mushrooming Without Fear

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alexander Schwab
  • Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
  • Release : 2007-10-17
  • ISBN : 9781602391604
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Mushrooming Without Fear written by Alexander Schwab and published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-10-17 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight rules of mushroom gathering, color photographs, identification checklist, recipes, advice on handling, and...

Book The Butcher  the Baker  the Wine and Cheese Maker By the Sea

Download or read book The Butcher the Baker the Wine and Cheese Maker By the Sea written by Jennifer Schell and published by TouchWood Editions. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of British Columbia's coastal cuisine with recipes and fork-lore from the region's farmers, artisans, fishers, foragers, and chefs. The Butcher, the Baker, the Wine and Cheese Maker by the Sea is a tribute to the remarkable innovators and culinary leaders who make up west coast food culture. Discover some of the most diverse and delicious food on the planet--from the fabulous food-truck fare of Tofino to the elegant dishes of downtown Vancouver's five-star restaurants, along the Sea to Sky highway to the famous après-ski pub grub of Whistler and the hearty, homegrown smorgasbord of the lush farming valley of Pemberton. In addition to delicious recipes, such as Beignet with Baked Bowen Apples, Sea Urchin Bruschetta with Avocado, Pepperoncino and Spot Prawns, and Huckleberry Crème Brûlée, this collection features the stories of more than 150 of the area's experts. Discover why Vikram Vij is the maharaja of the west coast, how Lisa Ahier put a gourmet spin on traditional Texas taste, what inspired David Hawksworth to create his own foundation for young chefs, and where Donna Plough grows her sought-after BC artichokes. The follow-up to the international award-winning The Butcher, the Baker, the Wine and Cheese Maker: An Okanagan Cookbook, this collection is a commemoration of the intricate community, network, and culture that defines British Columbia's coastline and the abundance it has to offer.

Book The Deerholme Vegetable Cookbook

Download or read book The Deerholme Vegetable Cookbook written by Bill Jones and published by TouchWood Editions. This book was released on 2015-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Aside from delicious recipes, this cookook contains detailed information on more than 40 vegetables, and outlines the basics of professional vegetable preparation. Learn how to julienne, slice, peel, dice and shred, as well as blanche, braise, steam, roast, saute and grill. It also suggests how to source good quality vegetables and ways to store different kinds to keep them fresh. Trade in your everyday veggie recipes for original and delicious dishes, try incorporating vegetables into unique staple dishes, and get innovative with vegetable-based desserts!

Book Foraging Oregon

    Book Details:
  • Author : Christopher Nyerges
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2023-04-01
  • ISBN : 1493064460
  • Pages : 279 pages

Download or read book Foraging Oregon written by Christopher Nyerges and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-04-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From wild carrot to serviceberries, pineapple weed to watercress, lamb’s quarter to sea rocket, Foraging Oregon uncovers the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Beaver State. Fully revised and updated, and helpfully organized by plant families, the book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoorsmen, and gastronomes. This guide also includes: Elderberry Sauce Mia’s Chickweed Soup Fireweed Jelly Shiyo’s Garden Salad Vegetable Chips Stinging Nettles Hot Sauce Wild Bread Northwest Brickle

Book All the Sweet Things

Download or read book All the Sweet Things written by Renée Kohlman and published by Touchwood Editions. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 100 unique recipes for decadent desserts and healthy baked goods from the kitchen of Ren�e Kohlman, named one of the Canada's top food bloggers by the National Post. On a cold January morning, Ren�e Kohlman followed the advice of her sister and friends and started the foodblog, Sweetsugarbean.com. A year later, she was named one of the National Post's top Canadian food bloggers. And now, in her debut cookbook, Kohlman shares more than 100 of her favorite baking recipes--including more than 60 brand-new recipes that have never been posted to the blog--along with a pinch of encouragement and a smidge of humor. Readers of Sweetsugarbean know that Kohlman's first love is baking, so it will come as no surprise that All the Sweet Things is chock-full of delectable dessert recipes for muffins, cookies, cakes, pies, custards, pastries, truffles, and ice cream. She'll show you how to reinvent last night's dessert for this morning's breakfast, inspire you to make your very first pie (and to pick the fruits yourself), and convince you that the best gifts are baked goods. With wit and warmth, she acknowledges that baking can be intimidating, but has ensured that each recipe--whether you're a beginner baker or a seasoned pro--is doable, and delicious. With a list of pantry essentials and useful tools and equipment, a photograph to accompany every recipe, healthful variations for gluten free bakers, and a number of essays written in Kohlman's signature signature style, this gorgeous new cookbook will pull you into the kitchen to bake, then back to the couch to curl up and read.

Book The Prairie Gardener s Go To for Small Spaces

Download or read book The Prairie Gardener s Go To for Small Spaces written by Janet Melrose and published by TouchWood Editions. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth installation of the new gardening series Guides for the Prairie Gardener will teach you how to maximize your small-space garden in the prairies. Not everyone in the prairies has a big, wide-open space in which to garden, but with a little extra know-how and some specialized techniques, you can maximize your success in the space you have. Lifelong gardeners Sheryl and Janet are here with answers to all of your big questions about small-space gardening including Which types of growing media to use in containers or raised beds How to properly fertilize and water your container plants, including grow bags and containers made from various types of materials How to get started in square foot gardening How to reap the rewards of succession planting and catch-cropping How to build raised beds, wicking beds, and sub-irrigation planters Which veggies and vines to grow vertically, what herbs and edible flowers are suitable for container growing, as well as small tree options for your tiny yard How to keep hanging baskets looking lush and full of blooms all summer. Whether you're using container gardens, raised beds, small plots, and postage-stamp sized yards, or trying your hand at vertical gardening, certified master gardeners Sheryl and Janet answer all your questions about how to do so successfully on the prairies. Small-space gardeners are a different breed and what they create can be magic!

Book Lucy Lickalotopus Goes Down South

Download or read book Lucy Lickalotopus Goes Down South written by Bimisi Tayanita and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How far would you go for a really really good taco?--The voice inside your headAs they say, history repeats itself. On a Friday, the day it always happens, Sumguyen was laid off from yet another menial gig. He excitedly called Bimisi with the news that he was once again amongst the ranks of the unemployed. Several times in the past this bounty of good fortune was cause for a road trip financed by the great American scam of "unemployment benefits"...this time would be no different.At 7:00 AM the next morning, with two spare tires, two foot long sandwiches and two coolers full of beer...these two were headed South. Two miles across the border, they were two beers down.The next two days and their final destination are still a bit of a blur, but Bimisi and Sumguyen still talk about how damn good those fish tacos were.

Book Peter Pitched a Tent

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bimisi Tayanita
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-10-15
  • ISBN : 9781946178114
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Peter Pitched a Tent written by Bimisi Tayanita and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Never make eye contact with a boy while eating a banana."--Olivia WilliamsBimisi and Sumguyen experienced a rare and fleeting moment of sobriety during which they decided to write about something the masses can relate to. While their research did require the navigation of some very murky waters...they definitively concluded that Catholic priests, mall Santas, boy scout leaders and dudes named Caitlyn makeup a very small percentage of the global population.In contrast, 97% of the people on the planet are, have been or will be a 13 year old boy; or they know, have known or will know a 13 year old boy. Coincidently, and Independent of this statistic, 97% of the population can appreciate the truth-driven humor of Peter Pitched a Tent. The other 3% are already posting nasty-grams on the internet about the very existence of this book...Go get 'em, Karen.

Book Who Will Help Jack Off the Horse

Download or read book Who Will Help Jack Off the Horse written by Bimisi Tayanita and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...and of course the whimsical poetic meter known as iambic tetrameter is no more capable of exclusive ownership than the air we all breath."--Bimisi to Theodor Seuss GeislIt is entirely possible to wake up in the morning with no intention of learning anything at all, but learning something substantial, nonetheless. It was a typical Wednesday afternoon at their favorite dive bar. Bimisi and Sumguyen were sparring, via a spirited match of online trivia, with patrons of a similar dive bar in another part of the world...a part of the world where it most likely was not still Wednesday afternoon. The final question...at least the last question they heard before scrambling for a pen and paper to get to work on their first parody was this:Madonna, Michael Jackson and _____ are the only 3 artists who have had a top 40 hit in 4 different decades.ANSWER: Weird Al Yankovic

Book Fantastic Fungi

    Book Details:
  • Author : Paul Stamets
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2020-04-14
  • ISBN : 1647221722
  • Pages : 184 pages

Download or read book Fantastic Fungi written by Paul Stamets and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020 IBPA Awards Winner! “Louie Schwartzberg’s lightly informative, delightfully kooky documentary, “Fantastic Fungi,” offers nothing less than a model for planetary survival.” –Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times “Gorgeous photography! Time-lapse sequences of mushrooms blossoming forth could pass for studies of exotic flowers growing on another planet.” –Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal The Life-Affirming, Mind-Bending Companion Book to the Smash Hit Documentary FANTASTIC FUNGI Viewed in over 100 countries and selling hundreds of thousands of tickets on the way to finishing 2019 with a rare 100% Tomato meter rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Schwartzberg’s documentary Fantastic Fungi has brought the mycological revolution to the world stage. This is the film’s official companion book, that expands on the documentary’s message: that mushrooms and fungi will change your life– and save the planet. Paul Stamets, the world’s preeminent mushroom and fungi expert is joined by leading ecologists, doctors, and explorers such as Michael Pollan, Dr. Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, Fantastic Fungi director Louie Schwartzberg, and many more. Together these luminaries show how fungi and mushrooms can restore the planet’s ecosystems, repair our physical health, and renew humanity’s symbiotic relationship with nature. Join the Movement: Learn about the groundbreaking research that shows why mushrooms stand to provide a solution to environmental challenges, a viable alternative to traditional medicine, and a chance to radically shift consciousness. Most Comprehensive Fungi book in the world: Admire the astounding, underappreciated beauty with over 400 gloriously-shot photographs of the mycelial world’s most rare and beautiful species in their natural environment. World’s Leading Fungi Experts: Edited by preeminent mycologist Paul Stamets, who contributes original pieces, Fungi includes original contributions by bestselling author and activist Michael Pollan, alternative medicine expert Dr. Andrew Weil, award-winning nature and food writer Eugenia Bone, Fantastic Fungi director Louie Schwartzberg, and so many more. The book’s roster of experts make this the most comprehensive survey of the diverse benefits and extraordinary potential of these amazing organisms.