Creamy Tomato Soup

Sumac Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons

Many garden-variety flowers are not only lovely to look at, they’re also unique additions to any meal. Curious to learn how? Just ask Nikki Fotheringham—gardener, home cook, and forager—who grows flowers in the meadow behind her house and turns them into edible products that she sells in her farm store.

In Taste Buds, Nikki shares her recipes for baked goods like the Lemon Elderflower Cake, preserves like the Rose Jam (perfect on scones or alongside a charcuterie board), savoury dishes like the Flower Pasta with Marigold Pesto, and wildflower drinks like the Lavender Love Martini. Inside, you’ll find:

Over 90 Recipes Featuring Flowers: Each recipe highlights the natural flavours of flowers, all organized in stunning colour-coded chapters.
A Guide to 15 Flower Varieties: Learn to identify and forage different flowers, from well-known favourites like hibiscus, lavender, peonies, and roses, to unexpected novelties like sumac, cornflowers, cattails, and more.
Tips and Tricks for Growing Flowers: Make sure your garden sets you up for success in the kitchen, with plenty of info on how to grow and care for your plants.

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Creamy Tomato and Cauliflower Soup, Chasing Flavor: Techniques and Recipes to Cook Fearlessly by Dan Kluger and Nick Fauchald. Photography by Evan Sung.

Chasing Flavor by Dan Kluger and Nick Fauchald

In his debut cookbook, James Beard Award-winning chef Dan Kluger shares 190 recipes to help home cooks master flavour and technique

Dan Kluger, a chef celebrated for his simple yet flavorful food, knows there’s more to mastering cooking than just following directions. So with each of the innovative, elegant recipes in his debut cookbook, he includes a valuable lesson that applies beyond the tasty dish.

For example, master the art of mixing raw and cooked versions of the same ingredient while preparing a Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Manchego Vinaigrette.

From homemade pantry items to vegetable mains, meats, and grains, this book is not just sophisticated recipes but a master class of lessons for more flexibility and innovation in the kitchen.

Chasing Flavor: Techniques and Recipes to Cook Fearlessly is available at Amazon.com and Indigo.ca. (more…)