In a Nutshell – Cooking and Baking with Nuts and Seeds

Bought as a birthday gift for my sister - the cover was slightly creased when it arrived. She loves the book as she recently became a vegan.

Inventive and interesting recipes on the subject. Can't wait to try some!

This is a fabulous book of recipes! It is clear that these authors really know their stuff - the book is very readable and full of helpful information, deeper explanation where appropriate, historical detail, and personal stories are sprinkled in throughout the text - just the right amount that made me feel like these authors thought of everything in order to give the reader a sense of support and peaked interest to try these amazing recipes. Feeling a sense of support (I'm not a very good cook, so this was key for me!) and peaked interest, I tried the West African Peanut Soup recipe. It was so yummy! And pretty easy to make! My family loved it so much I made it again in short order. The second time around, I tried an alternative step that the authors suggested. This is another thing I love about this book - the authors offer lots of ideas for substitutions and alternatives to tweak the recipes to individual taste. There are no hard and fast rules here, which I think anyone can appreciate. The photography in this book is excellent - very enticing. The book makes for a great gift too - I bought copies for friends who were very happy!Update: 8/1/15I feel compelled to add this extra note, as I made the Farro-Chickpea Salad with Sunflower Seeds for a large family gathering last weekend and it was the absolute hit of the party! This recipe makes a lot, but I doubled it for a large crowd and it turned out beautifully. Everything about this salad is fantastic - first, it seems very healthy (asparagus, chickpeas, red onion - yum!), second, it is very beautiful! It received rave reviews all around. A few bonuses to this recipe - one, I had folks in my gathering who couldn't eat nuts but who could eat seeds - so this was an excellent dish for them. Also, I had a few people who couldn't eat cheese, so I separated some out and these folks raved about the dish too! I was relieved, as I found that the ricotta salata that this dish calls for had the perfect taste for this dish. (I never had ricotta salata before, and it is exceptional! I think you could substitute feta in a pinch, but go for the ricotta salata if you can.) I had many people ask for the recipe, and I happily told them about this amazing book. I've already made it again for my own family, as there were no leftovers from the first time!

Really tasty food. Great depth but easy to read at the same time. You can tell that the authors, both culinary teachers, are accustomed to explaining information in a way that's easy to understand. There's a wide variety of recipes, from appetisers to desserts, and the photography is beautiful. It's a great gift book for cooks, vegans or vegetarians (I just gave it as a moving gift to someone), since there's nothing like it on the market. He was very happy with my choice!

This is a fabulous book! I'm real glad I ordered it!