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The Ultimate Dandelion Cookbook: 148 recipes for dandelion leaves, flowers, buds, stems, & roots
An Amazon #1 Bestseller! Become a dandelion hunter! 148 dandelion recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and even dessert!
What if someone told you one of the world's most nutritious foods is also tasty, can be cooked many different ways, is easy to find, and is totally free? I know what I'd do: I'd run out and grab some! Well, the good news is, there is such a food: Dandelions. Yes, those pesky weeds with bright yellow flowers you've grown up thinking are the enemy of perfect lawns are actually food - brought to North America by immigrants who knew how valuable they are.
Every part of the dandelion is edible
* Dandelion greens recipes are common throughout Europe and often used in salad, quiche, lasagna and other pasta dishes, and many other familiar and less-familiar dishes.
* The honey-like flowers are a healthy and tasty addition to bread, omelets, pancakes, and more - plus they make delectable dandelion wine, dandelion jelly, and dandelion wine.
* The buds are often pickled or added to stir frys and other dishes.
* The stems can be eaten like noodles.
* And the roots add coffee flavor to everything from ice cream and cakes to drinks. And let's not forget dandelion root tea!
"The Ultimate Dandelion Cookbook" offers 148 recipes, plus expert advice and tips, for cooking all parts of the dandelion - one of nature's best free foods. Black and white interior photos.
"5 Stars. Here is what we had for dinner last night: Dandelion noodles, picked with revenge in my garden, and eaten up with zest! So great, and so easy to make this recipe from the brand-new Ultimate Dandelion Cookbook. You can see pictures on my blog."
--Caleb Warnock
author of "Backyard Winter Gardening" and other books
"5 Stars. Kristina Seleshanko has created a wonderful collection of enticing recipes, all featuring those yellow-top, front yard pests: dandelions. She includes some rather expected dishes, like omelets, salads and soups. Other recipes, however, are likely to catch readers off guard, like pizza, soda, jellies, wine and even ice cream and cookies! What I enjoy most about this cookbook is the abundance of education. The author includes valuable nutritional information, but also instructions on how to harvest dandelions, how to preserve them and store and what alters the taste of these greens. She's obviously very knowledgeable. All in all, this book is an excellent value at a great price."
--Tanya Dennis
Writer & Editor
"5 Stars. What a fantastic book! I have seen dandelion recipes here and there, and am determined to try my hand at dandelion cordial, but this book has it all. The author went to great pains to give a very comprehensive book on dandelions in every form. With this book you will learn to use every part of the dandelion to make foods and beverages for every meal of the day. If you are interested in frugal living or just trying something a little different, get this book and get out in the yard and start picking!"
--Jennifer Shambrook
Author of "I Can Can Chicken!"
What if someone told you one of the world's most nutritious foods is also tasty, can be cooked many different ways, is easy to find, and is totally free? I know what I'd do: I'd run out and grab some! Well, the good news is, there is such a food: Dandelions. Yes, those pesky weeds with bright yellow flowers you've grown up thinking are the enemy of perfect lawns are actually food - brought to North America by immigrants who knew how valuable they are.
Every part of the dandelion is edible
* Dandelion greens recipes are common throughout Europe and often used in salad, quiche, lasagna and other pasta dishes, and many other familiar and less-familiar dishes.
* The honey-like flowers are a healthy and tasty addition to bread, omelets, pancakes, and more - plus they make delectable dandelion wine, dandelion jelly, and dandelion wine.
* The buds are often pickled or added to stir frys and other dishes.
* The stems can be eaten like noodles.
* And the roots add coffee flavor to everything from ice cream and cakes to drinks. And let's not forget dandelion root tea!
"The Ultimate Dandelion Cookbook" offers 148 recipes, plus expert advice and tips, for cooking all parts of the dandelion - one of nature's best free foods. Black and white interior photos.
"5 Stars. Here is what we had for dinner last night: Dandelion noodles, picked with revenge in my garden, and eaten up with zest! So great, and so easy to make this recipe from the brand-new Ultimate Dandelion Cookbook. You can see pictures on my blog."
--Caleb Warnock
author of "Backyard Winter Gardening" and other books
"5 Stars. Kristina Seleshanko has created a wonderful collection of enticing recipes, all featuring those yellow-top, front yard pests: dandelions. She includes some rather expected dishes, like omelets, salads and soups. Other recipes, however, are likely to catch readers off guard, like pizza, soda, jellies, wine and even ice cream and cookies! What I enjoy most about this cookbook is the abundance of education. The author includes valuable nutritional information, but also instructions on how to harvest dandelions, how to preserve them and store and what alters the taste of these greens. She's obviously very knowledgeable. All in all, this book is an excellent value at a great price."
--Tanya Dennis
Writer & Editor
"5 Stars. What a fantastic book! I have seen dandelion recipes here and there, and am determined to try my hand at dandelion cordial, but this book has it all. The author went to great pains to give a very comprehensive book on dandelions in every form. With this book you will learn to use every part of the dandelion to make foods and beverages for every meal of the day. If you are interested in frugal living or just trying something a little different, get this book and get out in the yard and start picking!"
--Jennifer Shambrook
Author of "I Can Can Chicken!"
160 pages, Paperback
First published May 15, 2013
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May 13, 2021
This is my first time reading a Dandelion Book of any kind. I am trying to learn more about Dandelions, would love to start using / eating them. I have learned they are packed with nutrients, vitamins. So they are actually good for you. To think we often get rid of them, especially when we mow our yards huh?!
I will refer to this book, in the near future to use some of the information provided here as well as some of the recipes. I like that it has a good amount of information, not packed, not boring, easy to understand. Also has tips on how to and when to, harvest them. As well as the recipes on how to make them and how to save them / freeze them to use them in the future.
This was not a 5 stars for me, because I feel cookbooks should have an aesthetically pleasing look to them. I mean, food right? Needs to look beautiful and appealing in order to want to make it and eat it. However this one lacked on presentation, it barely had any pictures and like I said, they lacked...
Again this was my 1st Dandelion Book of any kind, I have nothing to really compare it to, other than other types of cookbooks. But thats it, so will have to find other Dandelion books and see what I think. But nonetheless this was an easy read, I am excited to learn more about Dandelions and try some of the tips, and recipes given in this book.
Have you tried Dandelions before?
-Daly
I will refer to this book, in the near future to use some of the information provided here as well as some of the recipes. I like that it has a good amount of information, not packed, not boring, easy to understand. Also has tips on how to and when to, harvest them. As well as the recipes on how to make them and how to save them / freeze them to use them in the future.
This was not a 5 stars for me, because I feel cookbooks should have an aesthetically pleasing look to them. I mean, food right? Needs to look beautiful and appealing in order to want to make it and eat it. However this one lacked on presentation, it barely had any pictures and like I said, they lacked...
Again this was my 1st Dandelion Book of any kind, I have nothing to really compare it to, other than other types of cookbooks. But thats it, so will have to find other Dandelion books and see what I think. But nonetheless this was an easy read, I am excited to learn more about Dandelions and try some of the tips, and recipes given in this book.
Have you tried Dandelions before?
-Daly
March 23, 2014
This made me want to go out and cook some dandelions! Not necessarily using the recipes, but inventing my own techniques from the useful tips on how to eat each part of the plant. I knew the leaves were good, had heard the petals were tasty, but didn't know about the "hearts" and buds, nor had I heard of eating the roots other than as a coffee substitute. Maybe I'll get lucky and there will be a few dandelions lingering in this winter cold when it gets warm tomorrow.
See the recipe I made up based loosely on this book here.
See the recipe I made up based loosely on this book here.
May 28, 2014
Loved this book!
I've long used dandelions in recipes, but this wonderful book had so many that were new to me. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to add to their cooking repertoire! Buy it and enjoy it!
I've long used dandelions in recipes, but this wonderful book had so many that were new to me. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to add to their cooking repertoire! Buy it and enjoy it!
October 15, 2015
Loved this book, I even got it in hard cover, this is a good to have if you have dandelions around you, I thought I did but was surprised its a knock off of the dandelion, highly recommend getting this book if you do have the real dandelions near you it will come in handy, lots of recipes
September 4, 2014
Holy moly, who knew you could do so much with a dandelion? There is nothing of this weed, that is inedible.
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