Unexpectedly Edible: Common plants you could eat (if you had to)

Unexpectedly Edible: Common plants you could eat (if you had to)

Author: frances bryant

Publisher: Frances Bryant

Published: 2021-07-19

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0648826333

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This book is a short introduction to some plants you may be familiar with, but not realise you could eat as well! Take a quick look at some common garden plants and a few trees and find out how they can be used, apart from just looking pretty.


Wild Edibles of Missouri

Wild Edibles of Missouri

Author: Jan Phillips

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9781887247184

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A guide to locating and preparing wild edible plants growing in Missouri. Each plant has a botanical name attached. The length or season of the flower bloom is listed; where that particular plant prefers to grow; when the plant is edible or ready to be picked, pinched, or dug; how to prepare the wildings; and a warning for possible poisonous or rash-producing plants or parts of plants.--from Preface (p. vi).


Burn Morels

Burn Morels

Author: Kristen Blizzard

Publisher:

Published: 2019-04

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781733737005

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Every spring under the right conditions, thousands of morel mushrooms carpet charred forest floors West of the Rockies. This e-book will teach you how to use our curated maps to locate ideal morel burn sites. You'll find an overview of elevation, forest types, accessibility, necessary permits, lands where you can and cannot hunt, natural indicators, portable technology and much more. With the proper information you can become a pro at finding them!


Edible and Useful Plants of Texas and the Southwest

Edible and Useful Plants of Texas and the Southwest

Author: Delena Tull

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 9780292781641

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All around us there are wild plants good for food, medicine, clothing, and shelter, but most of us don't know how to identify or use them. Delena Tull amply supplies that knowledge in this book, one of the first focused specifically on plants that grow in Texas and surrounding regions of the South and Southwest. Extensively illustrated with black-and-white drawings and color photos, this book includes the following special features: Recipes for foods made from edible wild plants. Wild teas and spices. Wild plant dyes, with instructions for preparing the plants and dying wool, cotton, and other materials. Instructions for preparing fibers for use in making baskets, textiles, and paper. Information on wild plants used for making rubber, wax, oil, and soap. Information on medicinal uses of plants. An identification guide to hay fever plants and plants that cause rashes. Instructions for distinguishing edible from poisonous berries. Detailed information on poisonous plants, including poison ivy, oak, and sumac, as well as herbal treatments for their rashes.


Backyard Foraging

Backyard Foraging

Author: Ellen Zachos

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2013-03-12

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1612120091

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There’s food growing everywhere! You’ll be amazed by how many of the plants you see each day are actually nutritious edibles. Ideal for first-time foragers, this book features 70 edible weeds, flowers, mushrooms, and ornamental plants typically found in urban and suburban neighborhoods. Full-color photographs make identification easy, while tips on common plant locations, pesticides, pollution, and dangerous flora make foraging as safe and simple as stepping into your own backyard.


Wild Mushrooms

Wild Mushrooms

Author: Kristen Blizzard

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2020-10-20

Total Pages: 707

ISBN-13: 1510749454

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"Whether you get your mushrooms from the supermarket or the forest floor, a worthy addition to your library." —Star Tribune Get ready to fall in love with wild mushrooms! Absolutely everything you need to know to make mushrooming a lifestyle choice, from finding, storing, preserving, and preparing common and unusual species. Packed with content and lore from more than 20 skilled foragers around the country, Wild Mushrooms will help mushroom hunters successfully utilize their harvest, and includes practical information on transporting, cleaning, and preserving their finds. One of the best things about cooking wild mushrooms is that every time you open your dried caches, their unique aroma recalls your foraging experience creating an immediate and visceral connection back to the forest. There is no finer way to appreciate food. You will not only learn the best ways to locate, clean, collect, and preserve your mushrooms from the experts, the book will also discuss safety and edibility, preservation techniques, mushroom sections and flavor profiles, and more. Recipes will be categorized by mushroom species, with 115 recipes in total. Recipes include:​ Smoked Marinated Wild Mushrooms Black Trumpet, Blood Orange, and Beet Salad Maitake Beef Stew Candy Cap and Walnut Scones Baked Brie with Chanterelle Jam Porcini with Braised Pork Medallions Yellowfoot Mushroom Tart And more! From pickling to rich duxelles, soups, salads, and even mushroom teas, tinctures, jams, and ice cream, these recipes and invaluable insider tips will delight everyone from the most discerning mycophiles to brand new fungus fanatics.


Foraging the Mountain West

Foraging the Mountain West

Author: Thomas J. Elpel

Publisher: HOPS Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781892784360

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Foraging the Mountain West is a guide to harvesting and celebrating nature's abundance.


Foraging New York

Foraging New York

Author: Steve Brill

Publisher: Falcon Guides

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781493024285

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From beach peas to serviceberries, cattails to burdock root, and ostrich ferns to sea rocket, Foraging New York uncovers the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Empire State. Helpfully organized by food group and season, this book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, and gastronomes. This guide also includes: Species ranging from herbs to trees, Expert advice on identifying, preparing, freezing, drying, storing, and cooking wild edibles, Tools, techniques, and foraging etiquette, Recipes to prepare at home and on the trail Book jacket.


Bouchon Bakery

Bouchon Bakery

Author: Thomas Keller

Publisher: Artisan

Published: 2016-10-25

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 1579657559

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#1 New York Times Bestseller Winner, IACP Cookbook Award for Food Photography & Styling (2013) Baked goods that are marvels of ingenuity and simplicity from the famed Bouchon Bakery The tastes of childhood have always been a touchstone for Thomas Keller, and in this dazzling amalgam of American and French baked goods, you'll find recipes for the beloved TKOs and Oh Ohs (Keller's takes on Oreos and Hostess's Ho Hos) and all the French classics he fell in love with as a young chef apprenticing in Paris: the baguettes, the macarons, the mille-feuilles, the tartes aux fruits. Co-author Sebastien Rouxel, executive pastry chef for the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, has spent years refining techniques through trial and error, and every page offers a new lesson: a trick that assures uniformity, a subtlety that makes for a professional finish, a flash of brilliance that heightens flavor and enhances texture. The deft twists, perfectly written recipes, and dazzling photographs make perfection inevitable.


Attainable Sustainable

Attainable Sustainable

Author: Kris Bordessa

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2020-04-30

Total Pages: 595

ISBN-13: 1426221851

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Packed with delicious recipes, natural remedies, gardening tips, homemaking ideas, crafts, and more, this indispensable lifestyle reference from the popular blogger behind Attainable Sustainable makes earth-friendly living fun, real, and easy. Whether you live in a city, suburb, or the country, this essential guide for the backyard homesteader will help you achieve a homespun life--from starting your own garden and pickling the food you grow to pressing wildflowers, baking sourdough loaves, quilting, raising chickens, and creating your own natural cleaning supplies. In these beautifully illustrated pages, eco-guru Kris Bordessa offers DIY lovers an indispensable home reference for sustainability in the 21st century, using tried-and-true advice, 50 enticing recipes, and step-by-step directions for creating fun, cost-efficient projects that will bring out your inner pioneer. Filled with more than 300 four-color photographs, this relatable, comprehensive book contains time honored-wisdom and modern know-how for getting back to basics in a beautiful, accessible package.