Long-time West Coast forager and the chef behind the popular Swallow Tail Supper Club, Robin Kort’s approach to cooking is a blend of simplicity and experimentation. Showcasing foraged ingredients like wild mushrooms, seaweed, fish and molluscs, flowers and evergreen tips, shebrings together 40 recipes to inspire forays into tide and woods and a sense of adventure in the kitchen.
With a palate influenced by Japanese, Italian, and Spanish cuisine, and chapters organized around the four seasons, The Coastal Forager’s Cookbook offers recipes for starters, main dishes, desserts, and drinks, including
- Evergreen Ice Cream
- Halibutwith Fermented Birch
- Wild Green Cannelloni
- Sea Lettuce Breadsticks
- Wild Mushroom Paté
- Braised Burdock Root Congee
- Salish Sea Dashi Hot Pot
Along the way Robin shares memories of her childhood on the West Coast and her world travels, tips on plant identification, andguidance on mindful, sustainable foraging. Illustrated with pencil sketches and lush food and landscape photography, The Coastal Forager’s Cookbook is a handsome addition to your cookbook shelf and will only increase your love for the Pacific Northwest’s edible abundance.