The Wild Food Gourmet: Fresh and savory food from nature [Paperback]

Anne Gardon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1998

Discover Savory Meals in Nature

In The Wild Food Gourmet, Anne Gardon guides you through nature's bounty, and into your kitchen. Lavishly illustrated with over 75 colorful, inspiring photographs, this book identifies which nutritious weeds, mushrooms, berries, and asparagus from your garden or neighboring park will fit deliciously and healthfully into your meals. She has chosen her favorite plants, full of flavor and easy to identify and pick.

The 100 recipes are easy, economical, healthy, and quick to prepare. They combine fresh produce gathered in the wild with food from the market. Try Maritime Fiddleheads, Lamb's Quarter's Quiche, Cattail Pollen Soufflé, Chinese Soup with Fairy Ring Mushrooms, and Raspberry Liqueur.

This book is an essential companion while hiking and camping.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Picking wild edibles can add a bounty of new tastes to your table. (Jim Carlons Country Almanac 20000601)

Filled with attractive photos of everything -- wild herbs as well as the dishes made from them. (American Herb Association )

About the Author

Anne Gardon was born in the south of France and is a self-taught author, photographer and journalist. She is also the author of Comfort Food Fast and Preserving for All Seasons.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Firefly Books; 1ST edition (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552092429
• ISBN-13: 978-1552092422
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,599,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Visual Feast!, March 20, 2000

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Mike Krebill (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wild Food Gourmet: Fresh and savory food from nature (Paperback)

Consider this visual treat a must-own for serious hobbyists and would-be authors. Anne Gardon's superlative photography of edible wild plants and the gourmet dishes and drinks she has created, along with her excellent text, and a eye-pleasing design by Gillian Tsintziras, make this Firefly book a delight to behold. Here's an excellent gift for a friend who shares your love of foraging. I'll bet that once you see it, however, you'll want your own copy. If I owned a coffee table, it would be THE edible wild plant book that I would put out for company to look at. Anne is the author, Sarah Weber the editor.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wildly delicious reading... and experimenting!!, December 12, 2008

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Lisa M. Zinza "NW Trekker" (WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wild Food Gourmet: Fresh and savory food from nature (Paperback)

I found this book at the library and had to have it with my collection of cookbooks. It has a awesome array of wild etables that may just be in you own back yard!! Cattails... can you believe it??? Wonderfully delicious and so good for you.. Beautiful pictures and commentary...
Well written all together!!! This gal can cook!!!!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful as a companion book, January 13, 2012

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Garlic Girl (Lyle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wild Food Gourmet: Fresh and savory food from nature (Paperback)

This is a beautifully photographed book with lovely recipes to be used as a companion book when learning the particulars of foraging wild food. Don't let the title word "Gourmet" put you off as they are recipes most home cooks will find easy to make but the flavors will make you think gourmet.