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Stalking The Wild Asparagus

Euell Gibbons

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

The Forager at Work 5 out of 5 stars.
14 of 14 people found this review helpful.

I was always interested in survival and eating wild foods and I tried several (with indifferent results) during my boy scout days. Thus, it was that "Stalking the Wild Asparagus" was a revelation to me when I first encountered it as a young man. Somebody else in the world was interested in eating wild plants! Quite a few somebodies, it developed, because this book ran through a lot of printings and Euell Gibbons became a folk hero and TV star.

Gibbons identifies and discusses the culinary virtues of about 50 different wild plants and animals. Among the familiar plants he identifies are dandelions, cattails -- the "supermarket of the swamp" -- and daylilies. He tosses in a few animals worthy of pursuit and ingestion by the modern day hunter/gatherer: bluegills, turtles, frogs, and carp. One is immediately impressed that Gibbons knows what he is talking about. He tells you what you need to do with the plant or animal, gives you a recipe or two for its preparation, and adds a bit of personal experience and folklore about the plant. He even gives you menus for wild-food feasts.

There is something of the primeval in the attraction of children to gathering their own food, even if is only raspberries growing beside a road. For a few, such as Gibbons, it becomes a lifelong passion. His strength as a writer is infectious enthusiasm. I usually find nature writers to be preachy and sanctimonious. Gibbons isn't. He seems impervious to the thought that he might be considered as crazy as a loon (not one of the animals he proposes for eating). He can say with a perfectly straight face, "Let's go nutting."

"Stalking the Wild Asparagus" has found a permanent place on my bookshelf and due recognition as a nature classic.

Smallchief

Editorial Review:

Euell Gibbons was one of the few people in this country to devote a considerable part of his life to the adventure of “living off the land.” He sought out wild plants all over North America and made them into delicious dishes. His book includes recipes for vegetable and casserole dishes, breads, cakes, muffins and twenty different pies. He also shows how to make numerous jellies, jams, teas, and wines, and how to sweeten them with wild honey or homemade maple syrup.

Let's Eat Out!: Your Passport to Living Gluten And Allergy Free (Let's Eat Out!)

Kim Koeller, Robert La France

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

The award-winning Let's Eat Out! Your Passport to Living Gluten and Allergy Free book series is the first dedicated to safely eating around the corner and around the world while managing 10 common allergens including: corn, dairy, eggs, fish, gluten, peanuts, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat. This series is the winner of the Best Language Guide Award and finalist for Best Health & Diet Book, Best Health & Wellness Book, Best Travel Guide and Best First Book Non-Fiction Award, most recently earned in 2008. The foundation of the award-winning Let's Eat Out! series is this full-color, nearly 500 page, book that gives over 300 million people worldwide, impacted by special diets, the freedom to safely eat what and where they want with confidence and ease. This innovative book includes: 7 international cuisines, 175 + menu items with questions to ask, 300 + snack, breakfast & beverage ideas, 150 + global airlines & product resources, 350 + international organizations & websites, 300 + dining & health phrases in 5 languages and much more! To bring you this pioneering series, authors Kim Koeller and Robert La France collaborated with over 75 global experts and individuals impacted by special diets. Based on over 3 years of extensive research, Let's Eat Out! is focus-group driven, quality assurance tested and endorsed by hundreds of experts worldwide.

The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book

Roy Laver Swank, Barbara Brewer Dugan

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Total reviews: 43 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Worth while 4 out of 5 stars.
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This book is very well written. It includes case studies and various experimental/anecdotal observations that seem to ring true. I believe controlling inflamation in MS needs to be a full time focus. Dr.Swanks program is stringent but has had a lot of success.

This works for MS and weight loss 5 out of 5 stars.
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My father was diagnosed with MS around 90 maybe a little later. All I know is shortly after we found this book. My father was very active but grew up eating whole dairy foods and fating foods. We were healthy eaters and did not buy pre prepared food. We had decent sleep and yet he still had all the symptoms. The doctor gave him a year to five years to live and was told he could try this and it "might" work. The odd thing is that we all went on the diet lost weight, and he has been symptom free since. We don't stick to the diet anymore, but then we don't eat like we used to either. Some of the things in this book are very strict, but they are good habits to have. I know some reviewers are giving it bad marks because the food is dated or the taste are different. If something works I don't think the book should be revised. I am actually kind of glad to see it still out here and in its original form. I am going to buy it again for myself. Its a great book to have even if you just want to try to lose weight. I find it interesting all the fad diets over the years I have seen yet this one really works great. Also there are so many diets and thoughts that correspond with the conclusions that this book makes. If I had MS I would try anything and stick to it 100% if it claims to work. This is one that seems to work rather well for quite a few people. I know it has not been confirmed by Doctors or FDA to actually cure anything. When has it been known though that doctors or FDA ever said food can cure anything? There is no money in that so of course they would never admit something that simple.

Editorial Review:

Hundreds of new recipes for dishes that taste terrific but stick to the diet rules so important for controlling M.S.--now completely revised to conform to the latest medical research.

Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection

Jessica Prentice

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

In Full Moon Feast , accomplished chef and passionate food activist Jessica Prentice champions locally grown, humanely raised, nutrient-rich foods and traditional cooking methods. The book follows the thirteen lunar cycles of an agrarian year, from the midwinter Hunger Moon and the springtime sweetness of the Sap Moon to the bounty of the Moon When Salmon Return to Earth in autumn. Each chapter includes recipes that display the richly satisfying flavors of foods tied to the ancient rhythm of the seasons.

Prentice decries our modern food culture: megafarms and factories, the chemically processed ghosts of real foods in our diets, and the suffering—physical, emotional, cultural, communal, and spiritual—born of a disconnect from our food sources. She laments the system that is poisoning our bodies and our communities.

But Full Moon Feast is a celebration, not a dirge. Prentice has emerged from her own early struggles with food to offer health, nourishment, and fulfillment to her readers. She recounts her relationships with local farmers alongside ancient harvest legends and methods of food preparation from indigenous cultures around the world.

Combining the radical nutrition of Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions, keen agri-political acumen, and a spiritual sensibility that draws from indigenous as well as Western traditions, Full Moon Feast is a call to reconnect to our food, our land, and each other.

The Healing Powers of Olive Oil: A Complete Guide To Nature's Liquid Gold

Cal Orey

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Lose Weight...Lower Cholesterol And Blood Pressure...Prevent Heart Disease And Cancer...Live Longer...And So Much More! Discover The Amazing Powers Of Olive Oil!

From ancient times to present-day, olive oil has been used for everything from health ailments to beauty and housekeeping and so much more. Now evidence shows that a diet based on olive oil can add years to your life and may even prevent some diseases. Health author-journalist Cal Orey has consulted top doctors, nutritionists, olive oil producers, and chefs, getting the most up-to-date information on the many benefits of olive oil, such as:

Health Improvements:

Relieving arthritis aches

Inhibiting breast and colon cancer

Preventing diabetes

Reducing pain

Staving off ulcers

Fighting impaired memory

Home Cures:

Soothing diaper rash

Reducing hair loss

Cleaning your house, naturally

Minimizing stretch marks and wrinkles

Zapping ticks and conditioning your pet's coat

And more information that everyone worldwide should know! Includes dozens of delicious recipes that make olive oil a vital part of a long and healthy life!

"The best and highly practical information about the core of the longevity-boosting Mediterranean diet." --Karlis Ullis, M.D., Medical Director of Sports Medicine and Anti-Aging Medical Group in Santa Monica, California

MaryJane's Outpost

MaryJane Butters

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Get out! No matter what your age, MaryJane Butters walks you to the door and OUT you go. Wilderness ranger turned Idaho organic farmer, MaryJane is a woman OUTSIDE . . . the norm. Drawing from her own diverse background, she’ll show you exactly HOW to get outdoors—and what to do once you’re there.

Think and get inspired in her OUTTHINKING chapter. Head to your porch, yard, or rooftop, using the innovative and easy suggestions you’ll find in OUTBOUND. Kick up a little sass with her ideas in OUTRIGGED, joining the ranks of “reel” women who go tramping (trailer camping), or wily huntresses who take the kind of “heart shots” that knock ‘em dead and into the freezer. In OUTSTEPPING, learn to load a backpack with her unique high-protein meal plan that won’t break the bank or your back.

And throughout these pages you’ll encounter the inspirational stories of OUTSPOKEN women who’ve blazed the trail and beyond. By the time you turn the last page, you’ll be going flat-OUT for all the world to see.

The Tassajara Recipe Book

Edward Espe Brown

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Every Single Recipe in this Book is Terrific! 5 out of 5 stars.
21 of 21 people found this review helpful.

Every single recipe in this book is amazing-- they are all wonderfully balanced and do not call for hard-to-find ingredients.

The collection features a good blend of exotic, gourmet, health, and American-traditional dishes (with a touch of flair, of course!) Check the index under sample pages for listings.

Instructions are straight-forward and easy to follow, however there are no pictures or diagrams to help (but for most people, the written instructions will be sufficient.) The book helps you develop a sense of intuition with cooking, sometimes the techniques are open-ended.

This is among the best and unique recipe books I have.

Editorial Review:

In a friendly and informal style, Ed Brown presents the recipes that have made the kitchen at the Tassajara Zen Center famous for more than thirty years. "Ordinary food for ordinary people" is the way Brown once described his approach, but there's nothing ordinary about these culinary offerings. From appetizers to desserts, the over two hundred recipes use the freshest ingredients in ways that will tantalize the palates of everyone from down-home vegetarians to the most discriminating gourmet cooks. The recipes are interspersed throughout with line drawings, photographs of the center and its environs, and Brown's own poetry. This revised edition includes twenty-nine new and four revised recipes, new photographs, and a new introduction.

The Produce Bible: Essential Ingredient Information and More Than 200 Recipes for Fruits, Vegetables, Herbs & Nuts

Leanne Kitchen, Deborah Madison

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Anyone who has shopped in a farmer’s market knows the abundant glories of seasonal produce, from the deep, fruity notes of a sun-ripened tomato to the crisp, green snap of a just-harvested bean; from the intoxicating perfection of a ripe strawberry to the juicy sweetness of a hand-picked peach. Like a trip to the market, The Produce Bible brings together the best of nature’s bounty, offering delicious recipes and essential ingredient information for more than 100 varieties of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and nuts.

Celebrating the explosion of interest in locally grown and hand-picked produce, this comprehensive volume features 200 recipes that bring out the special qualities of each ingredient, from tender spring peas to earthy autumnal tubers. In addition, the book is filled with practical advice on how to choose, store, and prepare fresh produce, as well as basic cooking techniques, nutritional information, and suggestions for companion foods. If you want to know the best type of potato for roasting or mashing; the perfect uses for a meyer lemon; or the ideal way to eat an artichoke, then look no further. Bursting with luscious color photographs, The Produce Bible is an invaluable resource for gardeners, cooks, and food lovers alike.

Bob's Red Mill Baking Book

John Ettinger

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Editorial Review:

This invaluable baker’s resource provides home bakers with delicious ways to use whole and other healthful grains and flours to suit their dietary, allergic, and basic baking needs. Including new and traditional recipes, and featuring a collection of recipes from prominent bakers and chefs, Bob’s Red Mill Baking Book allows bakers to take full advantage of the healthful benefits of whole grains. Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods was founded in 1978 and has become a multimillion-dollar business with international distribution. Inspired by a commitment to whole grain nutrition, Bob and Charlee Moore started their business with a mission to support the health and well-being of people in their community. But the demand for healthy whole grains made their small northwest business grow nationwide. Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods offers a diverse line of all natural and organic flours, cereals, meal and mixes for pancakes, bread, and soups. The company’s more than 300 products are available throughout the U.S. and Canada at all natural food and major grocery stores. Bob’s Red Mill brand products may also be purchased by phone, mail order, or on the company’s website.

Better Than Peanut Butter & Jelly: Quick Vegetarian Meals Your Kids Will Love! Revised Edition

Marty Mattare, Wendy Muldawer

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Total reviews: 19 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

great book 4 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

this is a great book. my daughter is 2 and she has enjoyed the recipes that i've tried so far. there aren't any pictures though, so if your a visual person this may not be for you. but overall the book was great.

healthy food but not as tasty as advertised 3 out of 5 stars.
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I'm glad I purchased this book as the recipes are healthy but a competent cook will be wise to jazz them up. I've made a few things so far but can't say I'm thrilled with any of the outcomes. I was really annoyed when the caption said something about it being worth the extra work and it came out so bland even with my attempts to add flavor! I'm a little gunshy now to try more recipes from the book as the ingredients are expensive and I don't want to choke down another family serving over a weeks time as my husband so far has not been impressed! Bottom line: healthy but bland.

Editorial Review:

This new revised edition of the trusted guide to vegetarian family cooking is better than ever with recipes for quick, healthy, tasty, kid-tested meals—many of them totally new for this edition. The vegan information has been expanded, too, with plenty of helpful tips on incorporating vegan choices into a diet. This is one recipe book that belongs in every earth-friendly kitchen.