Timeless recipes from a beekeeper’s kitchen

Honey

In this sticky celebration of honey from bloom to plate, Amy Newsome offers a glimpse into the craft of beekeeping and the remarkable world of the honeybee, with enticing recipes straight from a beekeeper’s kitchen. Here, curious cooks will find new takes on familiar favourites, much-loved historic traditions and modern plates with honey at their heart.A fundamental part of human existence for over 10,000 years, honey fresh from the hive has inspired generations of cooks to dream up delicious dishes and drinks both savoury and sweet. Get stuck in with tempting recipes, from Saffron and Apricot Honey Buns to Smoked Lime and Honey Chicken, Eucalyptus Honey Granita and a Mezcal Margarita to wash everything down.A love letter to good food, good honey, and the bees that make it – this is an ode to the simple pleasure of cooking with honey for your artisan kitchen. 
 
Text is extracted and updated from Honey by Amy Newsome.

Amy Newsome is a cook, gardener, garden designer and beekeeper based in London, UK. She has grown vegetables for Raymond Blanc, organic grower Anna Greenland and trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. She has also worked with prison reform charity Food Behind Bars, helping to bring bees and kitchen gardening into prisons. She has written for multiple publications, including Bloom magazine, on subjects such as single-origin honey and cooking over fire.

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Recipes From a Beekeeper's Kitchen

WINNER OF THE 2024 GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS AWARD&#160;FOR SPECIALIST OR SINGLE SUBJECT COOKBOOK 
 
"Amy&#39;s beautiful recipes are an ode to the pleasures of cooking with honey and the importance of it in our lives." &ndash; Thomasina Miers"Something truly magical happens when beekeeping, gardening and cooking meet, and in that intersection stands Amy with this wonderful book." &ndash; Itamar Srulovich, Honey &amp; Co."A beautiful, thoughtful exploration of keeping bees and cooking with honey &ndash; with such enticing recipes." &ndash; Mark DiaconoA sticky celebration of honey from bloom to plate, with 80 inspiring recipes straight from a beekeeper&rsquo;s kitchen. Amy Newsome is a cook, gardener and beekeeper &ndash; and this is her homage to honey and its deliciously distinct varietals from around the globe. Marvel at the floral intricacies of honey&rsquo;s terroir and all its wonderful flavours, before getting stuck in with 80 sweet and savoury recipes that celebrate the magic of cooking with honey; from honey ferments, fancy fritto misto and Honeyed Chipotle Lamb Tacos, to Saffron &amp; Apricot Honey Buns, Eucalyptus Honey Granita and a Bergamot Bee&#39;s Knees to wash everything down. Covering the beekeeper&rsquo;s year and how honey is made, you will journey through the changing seasons, take a peak inside the hive and discover just how to create the perfect bee-friendly garden. This cookbook is an incredibly thoughtful collection of recipes and stories that offers an inspiring glimpse into the craft of beekeeping and the remarkable world of the honeybee, confirming why and how we should be treating honey with the respect it deserves.

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