Sustainably Delicious : Making the World a Better Place, One Recipe at a Time: A Cookbook

More than any other chef at work today, Michel Nischan creates sophisticated, modern food by embracing the food tenets of the past: Use what’s readily available, celebrate variety, respect the land, and eschew waste. Whether it’s explaining the virtues of secondary meat cuts, which fish are in least danger of overfishing, or how heritage bean and grain varieties help to support biodiversity as well as healthy diets, Sustainably Delicious proves that the most satisfying food comes from a passionate respect for America’s culinary and environmental legacy. Many of the recipes reflect Nischan’s Midwestern roots and the innate frugality that dictated his family’s meals be made with humble, seasonal ingredients. In Nischan’s confident hands, simple foods such as barley, celery root, and eggs shine. With recipes such as Heirloom Beet Salad with Savory Marshmallows, Tomato Rice Soup with Braised Beef Shanks, and Leg of Pasture-Raised Lamb Stuffed with Chestnuts and Dried Cranberries, Nischan’s approach to farm table cuisine is anything but precious. "...[Author] shows how the best choices we can make in the kitchen are also the most delicious. Choosing ingredients that are responsibly raised and harvested; taking advantage of the natural diversity of flavors, textures, and colors available to us; and approaching cooking with equal measures of adventure and frugality--these are the cornerstones of sustainable cuisine."--Book jacket The sustainable pantry Breakfast Small plates and salads Soups Fish and seafood Main course America Side dishes Resources. The sustainable pantry Breakfast Soups, salads, and small plates Fish and seafood Main course America Side dishes.