Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Regional French or Wild Roots

Regional French

Author: Le Cordon Bleu

Each of the romantic provinces of France has its own specialties, based on the best of local ingredients, that combine to make French cuisine one of the world's favorites. This collection of timeless recipes includes scallops a la provencale, a rich bouillabaisse, a slow-cooking cassoulet and a creamy Normandy tart.



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Wild Roots: A Forager's Guide to the Edible & Medicinal Roots, Tubers, Corms, & Rhizomes of North America

Author: Doug Elliott

For more than two decades Doug Elliot has wandered the fields, forests, and marshlands of North America gathering roots and herbs, and plant lore. A labor of love, Wild Roots is filled with practical information, extraordinary drawings and lively commentary, and offers a wealth of information about the roots, rhizomes, and tubers of North America.

Winter, 1998/99 - Natural Farmer

A wealth of information about almost sixty roots of North American plants. . . . It, altogether, is a thought-provoking little book, obviously a labor of love.



Table of Contents:

Wild Roots
A Forager's Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Roots, Tubers, Corms, and Rhizomes of North America

The Beginning of the Book
Plant Names
Dilution and Evolution
Scenery Beneath the Greenery
Machinery Beneath the Greenery
1.  Roots of Shade-Loving Forest Plants
2.  Roots of Sun-Loving Field Plants
3.  Roots of Aquatic and Marsh Plants
4.  Other Roots
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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