Delicious Environmentalism
For Cod and Country - Simple, Delicious, Sustainable Cooking By Barton Seaver Sterling Epicure, Sterling Publishing Co, NY, 294 pp., $30.00
For Cod and Country, ... What we eat, and how we eat, affects all of us. The new environmentalism... We have not stewarded our resources well. We have depleted the resources of our oceans and we have lost costal communities in the process. Managing our food sources, in this case fish, is essential.
This book is about stewardship and sustainability but it is primarily a recipe book. It is packed with recipes for cooking seafood all year long. Enjoying the seasonal freshness of fish, along with seasonal fruits and vegetables. Chef Barton Seaver provides instruction and insight in the selection and preparation of sustainable seafood and pairs the seafood with seasonal side dishes.
The images of the prepared dishes are large and enticing. The recipes are easy to follow and flavorful. Some favorites from the book are "Chilled Poached Salmon with Shaved Cabbage and Cilantro Slaw" and "Halibut with Ginger-Raisin Crust. Some recipes, such as the "Amerjack on Sweet Potato Salad with Scallion and Honey", are more suited to those living on the east or west coast where unusual species of fish are more readily availble, but the author provides fish substitution suggestions as well.
This book will keep a sustainable-minded seafood-lover cooking all year long.
***Disclaimer: no goods or services have been received in exchange for this book review.***
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