Rooted Kitchen
Seasonal Recipes, Stories, and Ways to Connect with the Natural World
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Deepen your relationship with the natural world through more than 80 delightfully inventive recipes featuring seasonal ingredients, plus thoughtful essays, tips, and basic techniques for foraging, preserving, and cooking over an open fire. At a time when we urgently need to connect with the earth, Rooted Kitchen offers a fresh way to appreciate nature and the treasures it provides. Organized seasonally, you’ll find recipes to make the most of your farmers market or neighborhood foraging haul, such as a comforting Nettle Orecchiette with Sausage and Mint in spring (and how to use nettle leaves to make a nutritious, soothing cup of tea on chilly mornings); Nectarine Salad with Cucumber, Fennel, Feta and Herbs in summer; and Fire-Roasted Pumpkin Fondue with Chanterelles in fall. You’ll also find tips for harvesting ingredients, from mushrooms to nettles to edible flowers, along with preserving, fermenting, beginner foraging techniques, and mindfulness activities. Seasonal ingredients are spotlighted so you can make the most of nearby nature. It can be as simple as pairing salmon with the distinct flavor of spruce tips snipped from a tree or plucking lilac blossoms and making Rhubarb-Lilac Jam to dollop on a pavlova. From small urban backyards to nearby parks to forests and beyond, when we become more connected to the outdoors through our food, it sparks a deeper connection to ourselves.
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Book Review: Rooted Kitchen by Ashley Rodriguez
Rating: 4 stars
Rooted Kitchen by Ashley Rodriguez is a delightful cookbook that not only offers over 80 inventive recipes but also serves as a guide to deepen your relationship with the natural world. The book is organized seasonally, making it easy to find recipes that make the most of fresh, local ingredients. From comforting Nettle Orecchiette with Sausage and Mint in spring to Fire-Roasted Pumpkin Fondue with Chanterelles in fall, the recipes are both inventive and delicious.
One of the standout features of Rooted Kitchen is its focus on foraging, preserving, and cooking over an open fire. The book provides tips for harvesting ingredients like mushrooms and edible flowers, along with beginner foraging techniques. The mindfulness activities sprinkled throughout the book encourage readers to connect with nature through their food.
The layout of the cookbook is well thought out, with beautiful and plentiful photos that make flipping through the book a visually pleasing experience. The recipes are easy to follow, and the seasonal organization helps readers make the most of nearby nature's offerings. The “Seedy Rye Flatbread” recipe is a must-try and a testament to the deliciousness found within the pages.
As a reader, I particularly enjoyed the sections on foraging, which added an extra layer of depth to the culinary experience. Overall, Rooted Kitchen would be a perfect addition to any foodie's cookbook library, offering not only delicious recipes but also a fresh perspective on connecting with the earth through food. And let's not forget to mention that the cover of this cookbook is simply perfection in every way.
⚠️This review was written based on personal opinions and experiences with the book. Individual preferences may vary⚠️
