Taste Buds: A Field Guide to Cooking and Baking with Flowers

An inviting, beautiful cookbook for everyone who loves flowers. Inside these pages you'll find recipes for meals and drinks of all kinds, using edible flowers in surprising and delightful ways. 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), savory 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 flavors of flowers, all organized in stunning color-coded...M.F An inviting, beautiful cookbook for everyone who loves flowers. Inside these pages you'll find recipes for meals and drinks of all kinds, using edible flowers in surprising and delightful ways. Many garden-variety flowers are not only lovely to look at, theyre also unique additions to any meal. Curious to learn how? Just ask Nikki Fotheringhamgardener, home cook, and foragerwho 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), savory dishes like the Flower Pasta with Marigold Pesto, and wildflower drinks like the Lavender Love Martini. Inside, youll Over 90 Recipes Featuring Each recipe highlights the natural flavors of flowers, all organized in stunning color-coded chapters. A Guide to 15 Flower Learn to identify and forage different flowers, from well-known favorites like hibiscus, lavender, peonies, and roses, to unexpected novelties like sumac, cornflowers, cattails, and more. Tips and Tricks for Growing 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.Whether youre an avid gardener, a foodie, or someone who simply adores flowers, youre sure to delight in Taste Buds. An inviting, beautiful cookbook with over 90 recipes for baking and cooking with flowers. For the dandelion blowers and the daisy-chain weavers, for those who love to grow flowers, enjoy good food, and feel the sunshine on their faces, this book is for you. Many garden-variety flowers are not only lovely to look at, theyre also unique additions to any meal. Curious to learn how? Just ask Nikki Fotheringhamgardener, home cook, and foragerwho grows flowers in the meadow behind her house and turns them into edible products that she sells in her farm store. With Taste Buds , Nikki will teach you how to make your meals as dazzling on the plate as they are in the field, whether youre interested in baked goods like a Lemon Elderflower Cake, preserves like a rose petal jam (perfect on scones or alongside a charcuterie board), savory dishes like Flower Pasta with Marigold Pesto, or wildflower drinks like the Lavender Love Martini. Inside, youll Whether youre an avid gardener, a lover of food hoping to up your kitchen game, or someone who simply adores natural beauty, youre sure to delight in Taste Buds as you cook through these recipes or simply flip through its aspirational pages.