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The Fiddlehead Cookbook: Recipes from Alaska's Most Celebrated Restaurant and Bakery

The Fiddlehead Cookbook: Recipes from Alaska's Most Celebrated Restaurant and Bakery
By Nancy DeCherney, John DeCherney, Deborah Marshall, Susan Brook

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The Fiddlehead Restaurant and Bakery has bee a Juneau tradition since 1978, when its founded established a menu that celebrated Alaska's bounty of fresh, delicious ingredients and its jubilant spirit of adventure. In this lively and eclectic cookbook, the Fiddlehead Restaurant teams presents 150 of its most acclaimed, sought-after recipes. the colorful collection ranges from fresh Alaskan salmon and halibut to robust soups and sandwiches, light and healthy pasta dishes, grilled meats and stir fried, authentic sourdough breads, edible greens, wild berries, and extraordinarily delicious desserts--all prepared with creative flair and old-fashioned neighborliness that have made the Fiddlehead famous. Interspersed throughout are fascinating sidebars on such Alaskan passions as berry picking and glacier picnics, the fine art of smoking fish or preparing a while poaching salmon for holiday entertaining, and the spring-time search for wild edibles like fiddlehead ferns, fireweed, beach asparagus, and morel mushrooms.

Brimming with Alaskan freshman and pride, The Fiddlehead Cookbook will delight everyone who longs to shares in this generous coastal cuisine.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #257187 in Books
  • Published on: 1993-08-15
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 256 pages

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
At first glance, Fiddlehead smacks of political correctness: readers are informed by its founders that the Fiddlehead restaurant, located in Juneau, Alaska, uses only organic ingredients and purchases products from socially responsible companies. But, setting propriety aside, we find food for vegetarians and carnivores. And those in the Lower 48 who think Alaskans dine on whale blubber and raw fish are in for a pleasant surprise. The Fiddlehead cooks don't confine themselves to things Alaskan; standards--shrimp scampi, eggplant parmesan--put in an appearance. The regional recipes, however, are the most intriguing. Yes, fiddlehead ferns are edible, and fiddlehead pesto sounds delicious. So does Alaskan salmon, variously prepared. Snippets of information concern everything from nagoon berries to beach asparagus. Advice and alternatives abound; directions are almost too explicit. (Even the inexperienced will know that zest is the shiny part of the peel.) A mail-order list is provided, along with a selection of the authors' favorite cookbooks. All in all, a diverting, if occasionally overwhelming, addition.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
The Fiddlehead is a popular restaurant/bakery in Juneau, Alaska. Included here are recipes for the casual meals served at the restaurant, along with breads and desserts from the bakery--and an eclectic collection it is. Some of the recipes seem left over from hippie days--Bean Burgers, Healthy French Fries; others are the authors' renditions of dishes as familiar as Chicken Teriyaki. Other than an emphasis on fish, there is little here with regional identification. An optional purchase.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Easy breads for new bakers, great seafood recipes5
I live a block away from the restaurant, but find myself turning to the book to cook one of their specialities at home, especially Halibut Caddy Ganty, Pasta Greta Garbo, or some of their hearty soups.

This book finally inspired me to start baking my own bread again, too. Their basic whole wheat bread recipe is great for a single person since it's for one loaf.

This is a wonderful book for seafood lovers, especially if you want to impress your friends with some inspired fish recipes. It's obvious that the cooks who wrote this book love cooking, and want readers to enjoy it too!

Best Alaskan cookbook ever written5
This book is wonderfully put together and very practical for all Alaskans. Highly reccommended for anyone that has access to fresh seafood, Alaskan produce or wild foods, or wants a recipe from our favorite Alaskan restaurant.

For Alaska-lovers and foodies, this book is the greatest.5
This cookbook would be fun reading even if you didn't cook! I especially loved the Alaska tidbits in the sidebars.