Acorns and Eat'em: A How-To Vegetarian Acorn Cookbook - Paperback

by Suellen Ocean (Author)

A how-to cookbook and field guide for eating acorns. Most first time tasters are surprised at how savory acorns are. Suellen Ocean has explored acorns as food since 1979. Try her Acorn Cheesecake or her Acorn Enchiladas and rediscover what shouldn't have been lost. Here's what the critics say about "Acorns and Eat'em" "great recipes and stories... a milestone book," "quality information... edible plant knowledge," "Ocean ... is an excellent vegetarian cook," "... a veritable Betty Crocker of the woodland..." "... the leading expert in the field," "plenty of recipes... modern preparation tips... a very useful book," "the only complete acorn recipe book I know of," "Everyone who tries the acorn cookies pronounces them Delicious " "An extremely important book..."

Author Biography

Suellen Ocean is both a novelist and non-fiction writer who has been cooking and eating acorns since the late nineteen-seventies. Her book, "Acorns and Eat'em," has been enjoyed by cooks and nature enthusiasts across the country and into Europe. Suellen enjoys gathering and cooking acorns with her family and friends and makes her home in Northern California. "Ocean ... is a veritable Betty Crocker of the woodland ..." Biography Magazine Ocean ... "was intent on living in a one-room cabin ... dining on nothing but nuts and berries." Chicago Tribune "Ocean ... is an excellent vegetarian cook." Bountiful Gardens Ocean is "a resourceful person who doesn't like to waste things." The [Hayward] Daily Review