''The Art of Cooking with Cannabis: CBD and THC-Infused Recipes from Across America'' is a 2021
cannabis cookbook
A cannabis cookbook is a cookbook for preparing cannabis edibles, often in the form of a baking guide. According to ''The New York Times'', baking recipes are popular because "[THC] dosing is easier to control in batter-based dishes or chocolat ...
by Vermont author
Tracey Medeiros
Tracey Medeiros is an American chef and cookbook author. She wrote ''The Art of Cooking with Cannabis'' as well as several cookbooks that collect recipes from farmers and local businesses in Vermont, and co-authored a similar collection from Co ...
, incorporating cannabis in regional American cuisines –
Northeastern,
Midwestern,
Southern
Southern may refer to:
Businesses
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* Southern Airways, defunct US airline
* Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US
* Southern Airways Express, M ...
, and
Western.
Author
Medieros is a graduate of
Johnson & Wales University in Providence, an institution known for its culinary arts and hospitality programs. This is her fifth cookbook.
Synopsis
The book is arranged by geographical region, and includes profiles of the featured brands and chefs.
One section is devoted to
hemp
Hemp, or industrial hemp, is a botanical class of ''Cannabis sativa'' cultivars grown specifically for industrial or medicinal use. It can be used to make a wide range of products. Along with bamboo, hemp is among the fastest growing plants o ...
as food, another to the compound
CBD found in cannabis, and another to
THC also found in the plant.
Critical reception
A reviewer noted the author's use of
terpene-focused recipes for flavor. ''
Esquire
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'' said that it was "like a traditional cookbook your gran would keep on her bookshelf. A really cool gran", and identified it as one of the best 15 cookbooks of 2021.
The ''
Los Angeles Times'' praised the book for showcasing a wide range of recipes, outside the usual "tired pot-brownie cliché".
See also
*
List of books about cannabis
References
Further reading
*
External links
* at Skyhorse
2021 non-fiction books
American books about cannabis
American cookbooks
Cannabis cookbooks
Skyhorse Publishing books
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