Wild About Greens : 125 Delectable Vegan Recipes for Kale, Collards, Arugula, Bok Choy, and Other Leafy Veggies Everyone Loves by Nava Atlas.
Food adventures wanting to do more than sauté your greens in olive oil, will welcome this compendium of 125 flavorful and healthy dishes. Greens are renowned for their antioxidant properties and low calories. Recipes range from simple salads and soups to the classic Asian stir-fries. The Oven Baked Kale Chips recipe will tempt any shy palates. The chapter of green juices vs. green smoothies will inspire one to incorporate more of these nutritious foods into one’s diet.
The Spoonriver Cookbook by Brenda Lanton.
For the past forty years, Twin Cities’ cook, Brenda Lanton, has been serving delectable meals from Café Kardamena, Café Brenda and, of course, Spoonriver restaurant in downtown Minneapolis. Her philosophy to serve local, organic and healthy meals led her to be one of the founders of the Mill City Farmers Market. Recipes range from the sublimely simple Smoked Salmon Quesadillas to the scrumptious Mahi-Mahi with Mango Salsa. Shout outs to local vendors are peppered throughout the book quietly personalizing the journey of food from farmer to plate.
We Sure Can! How Jams and Pickles are Reviving the Lure and Lore of Local Food by Sarah B. Hood.
Thrifty householder? Foodie? Gardener? All kinds of canners will find solace within this mix of 100 traditional and contemporary recipes. Included are cheat sheets to sterilizing jars, processing foods in jars and general food safety precautions. Recipes highlighting the four seasons are personalize by their blog contributors. Recipes from Plum Conserve for a Winter’s Night to Apple Earl Grey Almond Jelly will inspire the novice and serious cook to discover the rich diversity of the canning movement.
