Root to Stalk Cooking review offers thrift and waste-cutting ideas
San Francisco Chronicle food writer Tara Duggan champions Root to Stalk Cooking The Art of Using the Whole Vegetable from Ten Speed Press 2013 with 65 recipes. She notes carrot-top greens in tabbouleh leek greens in stir fries fennel stalks for syrup and candied slices apple peels for craft bourbon. The book groups recipes by botanical parts and stresses practical waste reduction with modest aims and durable guidance.
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Deb Lindsey
Washington Post
Ten Speed Press
San Francisco Chronicle
Tara Duggan
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Shaved broccoli stalk salad with lime and cotija
A quick broccoli leaf and stalk salad tossed with olive oil lime juice salt and pepper then folded with cotija cheese. The recipe emphasizes shaving stalks into paper thin strips and serving immediately with notes on stalk prep and nutrition.
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Tara Duggan
Ten Speed Press
Breadcrumb Cake From Stale Bread Inspired By Pioneer Era
Heather Youner shares a creative use for stale bread by turning breadcrumbs into a moist applesauce cake. The recipe blends eggs, applesauce, walnuts and cardamom, baked in a buttered pan with apple slices on top, then chilled overnight for a light breakfast or a satisfying meal.