Honey is a collection of recipes that showcase the sweet, rich, and
sunny-colored delight made by nature's hardest worker--the bee. You'll
be surprised at how versatile honey really is.
Honey is a natural whole food that can be used in many different dishes
and enjoyed in a variety of ways--this book introduces you to the
countless possibilities of nature's sweetest natural ingredient.
Honey can be used to great effect to add moisture and color to breads
and baked goods; enhance the texture and depth of flavor in sauces and
preserves; provide balance and an unexpected counterpart to savory side
and main dishes such as roasts and seafood; and add its trademark
understated sweetness to confections and desserts.
In addition to featuring general guidelines on how to substitute honey
for white sugar in all kinds of dishes, Honey also offers a wealth of
information about the key ingredient. You'll learn about why bees are so
essential to our ecosystem, the most common varietals of honey and their
characteristics, and how to use honey to create brines that enhance the
savory flavor of meats before roasting, smoking, or barbecuing. And if
that's not enough, you'll even learn how to make your own honey throat
lozenges.
Written by award-winning chef Angelo Prosperi-Porta, many of the recipes
in Honey were inspired by the chef's Italian heritage, and his
profound respect and admiration for bees.
