Sea Vegetable Celebration: Recipes Using Ocean Vegetables [Paperback]

Shep Erhart (Author), Leslie Cerier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001

Welcome to the world of sea vegetables: alaria, hijiki, arame, kombu, wakame, dulse, nori, kelp, agar, laver, and sea palm. Gourmet and natural food enthusiasts will delight in over 100 meatless recipes that include everything from salads, soups, spreads, dips, and snacks to stir-fries, casseroles, pizza, and stews.

Ounce for ounce sea vegetables are higher in vitamins and minerals than any other food group. You'll learn about the healing benefits of each of these sea veggies along with how they're also beneficial for pets and plants and can be used as beauty aids. This is the perfect cookbook to learn how to enjoy these gifts from the ocean.

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About the Author

Shep Erhart, together with his wife Linnette, started Maine Coast Sea Vegetables in 1971 which now has over 40 employees. Shep also developed the first national organic standards for harvesting and handling seaweeds in the '90s and is now active in developing sustainable harvest regulations for the state of Maine. Leslie Cerier has written over 60 articles on natural living, nutrition, and cooking. She is a kitchen designer, organic gourmet caterer, and cooking teacher. She also wrote The Quick and Easy Organic Gourmet.

Product Details

• Paperback: 163 pages
• Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN) (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570671230
• ISBN-13: 978-1570671234
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #537,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Short but sweet (and tasty), September 17, 2007

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This book contains very useful information about a variety of sea vegetables, mostly from the North Atlantic (if I recall, this book has strong ties to Maine Sea Coast Veggies). Very basic recipes demonstrating the versatility of sea veggies - from breakfast to dessert. The only books that I enjoy more (demonstrating the usefulness of sea veggies) would be Cathe Olsen's "A Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook...." and "The Garden of Eating".

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Celebrate Seaweed, July 4, 2011

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Nathanael Greene "targeted father" (metropolitan Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews

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This is a nice introductory book about sea vegetables, which includes recipes. I was not interested in this book's recipe aspect. To be honest, I have not looked at this book's recipes. I was primarily interested in this book's (1) introductory essay, (2) "resources" list, (3) nutritional chart, and (4) bibliography.

One of this book's authors is the co-founder of Maine Coast Sea Vegetables, one of the few sea vegetable companies in the U.S. This small company harvests all of its own sea vegetable inventory, which gives its authors extensive "hands on" knowledge and experience. Most sea vegetables marketed in metropolitan Washington, D.C., where I live, are packaged by Maine Coast Sea Vegetables.

When Japan was devastated by a massive tsunami several months ago, Japan suffered a severe scarcity of sea vegetables. One source Japan contacted, to obtain an emergency replacement supply of sea vegetables, was the Maine Coast Sea Vegetable company - which complied with Japan's request.

There is a "resources" section on page 156 of this book, which lists sea vegetable companies in the U.S. - and their websites, phone numbers, and addresses. If you are a neophyte with sea vegetables, you can call the companies listed in the "Resources" section, and people there will chat with you and answer your questions.

There is an extremely valuable, detailed nutritional profile of each sea vegetable species, on pages 154-155 of this book - this nutritional profile chart is worth the entire price of this book. The book also has an important bibliography.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book..., April 8, 2010

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Highly recommend it.

Recipes are easy and work as instructed.