Flowers in the Kitchen by Susan Belsinger
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast:
Now it's time to Grow That Garden Library with today's book: Flowers in the Kitchen by Susan Belsinger.
As Susan reminds us in the intro to her cookbook,
"Petals or whole blossoms of many common garden flowers add color, flavor, and drama to simple recipes."
Susan incorporates 50 different flowers into her recipes - from Borage and Fennel flowers to Marigolds and Pineapple Sage flowers. Each flower is introduced with a photo followed by growing hints and instructions for preparing them for the recipe that follows.
This book intrigued me so much that I went back and looked at what newspapers were saying about it in 1990. When they featured Susan's book, newspapers shared some of her go-to recipes like:
Golden Corn Muffin with Calendula Petals, Herbed Cucumber Dip with Borage Blossoms (the borage supposedly echos the taste of the cucumber), Berries with Sweet Woodruff, Dandelion Mushrooms, Nasturtiums Stuffed with Albacore Tuna, Nasturtiums with Guacamole, and my favorite, Marigold Rice - which I think sounds perfect for the holidays.
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