Edible Flowers: A Kitchen Companion [Hardcover]

Kitty Morse (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1995

Here’s a one-of-a-kind guide to the flowers you can eat and use in cooking. In this beautifully illustrated volume the adventurous cook can find all the savory and decorative flowers needed for cooking with color and inventiveness. With full-color photographs for identification and recipes for everything from drinks to desserts, EDIBLE FLOWERS is a lovely and useful resource for any kitchen.

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About the Author

KITTY MORSE was born in Casablanca, Morocco, and emigrated to the United States in 1964. As a graduate student, she began perfecting her family recipes and hosting Moroccan diffas (tribal feasts), which ultimately led her to start a Moroccan catering company. In 1973, she began teaching Mediterranean cooking throughout Southern California. She has since produced and hosted two television series of her own. Kitty has written seven cookbooks.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press (November 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898157544
• ISBN-13: 978-0898157543
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #343,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #86 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Cooking by Ingredient > Fruits

More About the Author

Kitty Morse hails from the "real "kasbah" in Morocco. She was born in Casablanca of a French mother and British father, and emigrated to the United States in 1964.

She is the author of nine cookbooks, five of them on the cuisine of Morocco and North Africa. They include Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from my Moroccan Kitchen (Chronicle Books), The Scent of Orange Blossoms (Ten Speed Press), and The California Farm Cookbook (Pelican Publishing).

Kitty's career as a food writer, cooking teacher, and lecturer, spans more than twenty-five years. More recently, she became the author/publisher of the second edition of A Biblical Feast: Ancient Mediterranean Diet for Today's Table.

Her next book bears the working title of Mint Tea and Minarets: A Memoir of Morocco with Recipes.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Never realized how many edible flowers there were out there., April 20, 1999

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This review is from: Edible Flowers: A Kitchen Companion (Hardcover)

I am new to working with herbs and have been to a Tea Room several times where edible flowers are frequently used on the dishes. This book is very informative as to the various edible flowers you can plant in your garden and has some great recipes.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cooking Resources From Your Own Garden, July 25, 2000

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This review is from: Edible Flowers: A Kitchen Companion (Hardcover)

Fascinated by the beauty of real flowers used in cake decorating, I decided to buy this book. And I'm glad I did! It is filled with a wealth of information of which flowers can be used for decorating and flavor as well as proper collection techniques and preparation methods. Recipes are also included. The color pictures are quite helpful and will give additional ideas to readers. Highly recommended for anyone looking for something exotic!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ten stars. Something for everybody, April 19, 2011

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This review is from: Edible Flowers: A Kitchen Companion (Hardcover)

Bought this book because I am a big fan of edible flowers and wanted some new ideas on how to use violets, borage, basil flowers, nasturtiums and other flowers I already candied and used in making simply syrups. It's a beautiful book and the author doesn't disappoint when it comes to recipes like Poached Salmon with Yogurt Borage Raita, Herb Cheese Tart with Chive Blossoms, Geranium Cake, Lavender/Lavander (French) Shortbread, Rosemary Pizzette, and her Luna's Violet Syrup (which I adore).

Because I adored seeing the Nasturtiums flowing out onto the gravel path at Monet's home in Giverny France, as a child, my Dad always planted them along with Sweet Peas on Presidents week end. And her Barley Shrimp Mold with this lovely flower is perfect for spring or summer. And I am so pleased she shows a recipe for Zucchini Blossom Frittata. Although I also make a tempura batter sometimes when I make them. And I am always amazed when I hear people complain about having to many zucchinis. If you pick the blossoms to make frittatas you may find you actually don't have enough zucchini plants.

And the photos by Owen Morse are wonderful, crisp, clean and exactly as the flowers look. My kids love cooking with flowers and its nice that no matter where you live, there are herbs and flowers in this book you can use in your cooking and baking.

Borage is one of my all time favorite flowers, and being a beekeeper my bees love this plant. And NO its not a fancy pants book for special cooks. Nasturtiums are great in a tossed salad, and its so easy to candy edible flower blossoms to use on top of a pretty cake as decoration.

This book is meant for you!!