This is most apt, for fiona bird fits in well here, a pioneer phycologist and seaweed pathfinder, and this is a book to treasure. Oct 07, 20 of course, the daily spud wasnt the only thing that started five years ago. Below is a list of some of our favourite seaweed and foraging publications. Sally mckenna has written extreme greens, the ultimate guide to understanding and using seaweed. Sally mckenna has just published a book that really needed to be written, its called extreme greens and its all about seaweed and sea vegetables, how to. This is her third book, the others being a book on foraging, and a. Sally s book is the ultimate guide to irish seaweeds so we highly recommend picking up a copy if you want to learn more. In conjunction with the release of her new book, sally recently ran a workshop with aniar boutique cookery school at aniar restaurant which we luckily had. Our guest speaker at a recent slow food event was sally mckenna, author of extreme greens, a book about the magic of seaweed. A nutritious foodstuff that needs protecting algae.
Ive already asked if i can borrow her seaweed oven recipe for my book. Sally mckenna has a guide to seaweed but it doesnt have many recipes. I had totally forgot about it until i recently read that john and sally mckenna had released a book about cooking with seaweed or sea vegetables as the more posh folk would say, and it reminded me that i had a bag to us up, so in it went to my last batch of brown soda scones. Extreme greens is a really special book, a wellpresented, fascinating, highly informative, and extremely digestible guide to the intriguing and underdocumented world of seaweed that will hold your attention from page one. A version of this article originally appeared in bushcraft and survival magazine when the tide is out, the table is set seaweeds are a vast and relatively untapped wild food resource. A beginners guide to irelands seashore sherkin island marine station. Eat your books has indexed recipes from leading cookbooks and magazines as well recipes from the best food websites and blogs. Seaweed can be bought from a wholefood shop i used to sell nori way back in the 1980s in portsmouth in my shop. Of course, the daily spud wasnt the only thing that started five years ago. There is a rapture on the lonely shore, there is society, where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar.
Food writer sally mckenna to speak at farmed seaweed. Understanding seaweeds, with sally mckenna of bridgestone guide mckennas guides, offers customers the experience of exploring the underestimated wonders of irish seaweed. Theres been a phenomenal growth in interest from when i published my book in 2009, says prannie, who is writing another book about restaurants along the wild atlantic way that use seaweed in their menus. Seaweed in the kitchen, by fiona bird prospect books. This recipe comes from dr sally mckenna s book extreme greens. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Understanding seaweeds, is the new book by sally mckenna of bridgestone guide mckennas guides. Understanding seaweed, is a new book, written and photographed by sally mckenna. Extreme greens sally mckenna darinas saturday letter. Sally mckenna to cohost seaweed workshop this weekend in.
I spy a copy of sally mckennas excellent seaweed book extreme greens next to some japanese food magazines on the slender counter, designated for people who want. Sep 21, 20 sally mckenna has just published a book that really needed to be written, its called extreme greens and its all about seaweed and sea vegetables, how to find them, how to identify, how to harvest sustainably, how to cook, how to preserve, its great. The comprehensive guide to healthy everyday cooking with seaweeds, is the bible on irish seaweed, and sally mckenna s extreme greens. The popularity of books such as irish seaweed kitchen by prannie rhatigan and extreme greens by sally mckenna are proof positive of this. She published a fantastic recipe book in 2014 called extreme greens understanding seaweeds which revolves around the use of seaweed in recipes. Seaweed of all different varieties adorn the irish shores, and yet. Understanding seaweeds by sally mckenna 20 paperback by isbn.
Chapter five is entitled the seaweed sisterhood, and describes the victorian female seaweed collectors, and their correspondence, illustrations and publications. Oh many thanks, ive been looking for a seaweed cookery book. Extreme greens understanding seaweeds by sally mckenna. Shes a seaweed specialist, but also has a terrific understanding of the entire edible coastline. If you are new here, you may want to learn a little more about how this site works. Sally mckenna will feature in the conferences lineup of national and international speakers and commentators from the science and food conference circuit that will explore irelands potential to farm seaweed for the irish and global seafood market. With more than 80 exciting recipes, extreme greens is the first book to fully explore the multitude of ways in which seaweeds can form a vital part of our diet, thereby bringing the most healthgiving plants in the natural world straight to our tables.
It offers readers the experience of exploring the underestimated wonders of irish seaweed. Darina allen described extreme greens as a book that needed to be written, and joanna blythman, the u. Whilst most general foraging books include sections on the seashore and seaweed, most do not go into much depth. Cool slightly and place in a food processor with the rest of the ingredients for the burger patty. Extreme greens, sally mckenna shop online for books in new. During that interview sally spoke about her recently published book extreme greens understanding seaweeds so i got to experience firsthand her passion for seaweed and great knowledge of everything about it. They have drawn on a lifetime of experiences to create this personal and diverse list of reflective, magnificent and human places. Seashore foraging and seaweed books hedgerow harvest. Dr sally mckenna, a seafood expert and one half of the team behind the. Meanwhile, sally mckenna of john and sally mckennas guides formerly the bridgestone guide and stefan kraan, author of the science and gastronomy of umami, will be discussing the benefits for irelands seafood industry in harvesting seaweed.
Sallys book is the ultimate guide to irish seaweeds so we highly recommend picking up a copy if you want to learn more. Sally mckenna to speak at bord iascaigh mhara conference. Its a recipe inspired both by extreme greens sally mckenna s wonderful guide to making the most of mineralrich seaweed, and a book that i have been delving into a lot over the past few months and by a presentation which dorcas barry made at the savour kilkenny foodcamp last month on eating to stay young. Meeresalgen and seaweeds are german and english versions of more or less the same book, but are the only books currently that provide world coverage of most of the larger seaweeds that you will find in your travels. Ireland seaweed specialist and food writer sally mckenna will be one of the key speakers at the bord iascaigh mhara forthcoming conference farmed irish seaweed. Discover book depositorys huge selection of sally mckenna books online. After reading the introduction in sallys book it appears we somehow lost our knowledge and appreciation of seaweed that our ancestors possessed. Harvesting edible seaweed and introducing the kelly kettle. Feb 20, 2019 this recipe comes from dr sally mckennas book extreme greens. Why seaweed is a secret weapon in the kitchen discussion.
You can use your wild irish seaweed straight from the bag, just check for. Edible seaweeds of the world crc press book seaweed is used in many countries for very different purposes directly as food, especially in sushi, as a source of phycocolloids, extraction of compounds with antiviral, antibacterial or antitumor activity and as biofertilizers. Look what we got up to seaweed foraging with sally mckenna. Her work is exhibited in galleries in the us and ireland. An introduction to seaweed foraging february 11, 2016. Another book with a specialist focus, and one which i have mentioned in these parts before, is sally mckennas book on seaweed, extreme greens. Fry the chopped onions and mushrooms and season with a bit of salt. Aug 26, 2015 the popularity of books such as irish seaweed kitchen by prannie rhatigan and extreme greens by sally mckenna are proof positive of this. Bord iascaigh mhara announced that seaweed specialist and food writer sally mckenna will be one of the key speakers at its forthcoming conference farmed irish seaweed. Sally mckenna is a photographer, cookery editor, filmmaker and the publisher of the mckennas guides, working from her office in west cork. How to find, identify, sustainably harvest, preserve and cook rewarding seaweeds. An amazing book which gives readers an indepth look at irish seaweed food.
Sally mckenna is a forager, and a lady who creates recipes, which tempt my taste buds. Sally mckenna introduces us to the magical tidal harvest of sea vegetables, with all its culinary and cosmetic possibilities. Described by the bbc radio food programme as the new bible on. So this is a group for all the young adult book bloggers out. Sally mckenna s new book, extreme greens, reveals the culinary, health. Sep 22, 20 sally mckenna has just published a book that really needed to be written, its called extreme greens and its all about seaweed and sea vegetables, how to find them, how to identify, how to. Some of our favourite seashore foraging and seaweed books. This month we want to feature a recipe developed by sally mckenna formerly bridgestone guides, now. Both the kelly kettle and extreme greens are available worldwide via their respective websites and if you do happen to order either or both, you might mention us. The workshop runs in conjunction with the recent launch of sallys new book extreme greens.
John and sally mckenna have selected 100 extraordinary places throughout. Understanding seaweeds, is the new book by sally mckenna of bridgestone guide mckenna s guides. Even if you know little about seaweeds or plants, the colour photographs in the guides will allow you to put a name on a seaweed. Nov 11, 2015 harvesting edible seaweed and introducing the kelly kettle and extreme greens seaweed book. I m thrilled that sally mckenna has written extreme greens.
Seaweed is on the menu in this years 8th annual burren. Sally mckenna is a photographer, cookery editor, filmmaker, the publisher of the mckennas guides, and the author of extreme greens. Seaweed and sesame salad with ginger dressing food and wine. Though i was entirely unaware of it at the time, blas na heireann, the irish food awards, presented their first ever set of gongs on this very weekend five years ago, as part of the dingle food festival. Sally mckenna has written extreme greens, the ultimate guide to. Carmel somers on the health benefits of adding seaweed to your diet in 2018. With more than 80 exciting recipes, from dilisk togarashi to mussel, coconut and kelp soup to steamed monkfish with furikake and wasabi mash, extreme greens. This book is john and sally mckennas ultimate collection selected from the hundreds of places that feature in the independent guide to ireland, ireland the best. Pulse for about a minute until the mixture comes together. John and sally mckenna, and discovers why seaweed is a free superfood. A great seafood chowder with a secret ingredient from the sea. At the seaweed for health conference we will present an opportunity for people from many backgrounds to discuss the healthpromoting properties of seaweed compounds, including novel functional ingredients that can be used for the formulation of food, feed, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals and pharmaceuticals.
Understanding seaweeds by sally mckenna 20 paperback. It was a riveting talk and us seaweed fans learned about such a. Sally has written a book about seaweed called extreme greens. I have come across a carrageen moss dessert from darina. There are chapters on seaweed identification, understanding tides, drying and storing, as well as features on seaweed beauty products and coastal foraging. Bord iascaigh mhara bim has announced that food writer sally mckenna will be one of the key speakers at its forthcoming conference farmed irish seaweed. Sally mentions in her book that in prefamine days the order of work for the woman of the house was said to be 1. Sally mckennas new book, extreme greens, reveals the culinary, health and cosmetic wonders of seaweeds, one of our greatest natural resources. Use a good book to help you identify, but seaweed is not like mushrooms in ireland. It tells us how to identify the stuff, how to understand tides, the art of drying and storing, and of course how to cook it in a huge variety of ways. Dillisk dillisk bread dillisk crisps dulse laver palmaria palmata serves 4. Jan 21, 2014 i was delighted to meet sally mckenna and her husband john last year when we were interviewed together on the sue nunn show on kclr 96fm. Sally is a real kindred spirit and i have not only enjoyed reading but learnt from, her book. Sally mckenna s new book, extreme greens, reveals the culinary, health and cosmetic wonders of seaweeds, one of our greatest natural resources.
Ireland the best 100 places john mckenna, sally mckenna. With wet hands, form the mixture into 8 burger patties. Sally mckenna has just published a book that really needed to be written, its called extreme greens and its all about seaweed and sea vegetables, how to find them, how to identify, how to harvest sustainably, how to cook, how to preserve, its great. The list of recommended titles includes plenty that cover seaweed foraging, cooking and recipes. Join facebook to connect with sally mckenna and others you may know. When you reach the final stage of writing a book, the very last thing. Dec 02, 20 and whether accompanied by boxty or mash, or any number of other potato preparations i am glad to note that the salmon in this book is never short of a spud.
Sallys book begins with some seaweed chat relating to identification, relevance of the moon and tides, harvesting, drying and storing. Described by the bbc radio food programme as the new bible on seaweed and with more than 80 exciting recipes, from dilisk togarashi to mussel, coconut and kelp soup to steamed monkfish with furikake and wasabi mash, extreme greens is the first book to fully explore the multitude of ways in which seaweeds can form a vital part of our diet. Harvesting edible seaweed and introducing the kelly. Sally mckenna is a real kindred spirit and i have not only enjoyed reading but learnt from, her book. Extreme greens is much more then a cookery book, however, for sally mckenna also explains how to recognise and forage for your own seaweeds around the coast, how to make gorgeous natural beauty products using seaweeds, and even how to get seaweeds to make the vegetables in your garden tastier and more healthful. Sally mckennas gubbeen and wild sea beet pizza with sea grass. Feb 24, 2019 foraging for irish seaweed can be a daunting task. An introduction to seaweed foraging galloway wild foods. The conference takes place on 18 november with a postconference interactive forum on 19 november at the radisson blu hotel, limerick, ireland.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I was delighted to meet sally mckenna and her husband john last year when we were interviewed together on the sue nunn show on kclr 96fm. Understanding seaweeds by sally mckenna 20 paperback on. Sallys work is a fusion of fibre with welded metal a unique use of varied materials from papers and paint to rewoven canvas and hand loomed fibre encased by steel, copper or brass. I spy a copy of sally mckenna s excellent seaweed book extreme greens next to some japanese food magazines. In conjunction with the release of her new book, sally recently ran a workshop with aniar boutique cookery school at aniar restaurant which we luckily had the privilege of attending. Mckenna even adds sugar kelp and ginger to rhubarb for cordial but her inclusion of seaweed in the recipes is very subtle, as any seasoned, seaweed cook will already understand. Extreme greens, which was originally published in 20, is our favourite seaweed book. Understanding seaweed was described by bbc radio 4s the food programme as a new bible for seaweed cookery. This is a book that needed to be written, a book about the great wealth of our coastline, and one written from the point of view of a cook. Anj seaweed books has 238 books on goodreads, and recently added the nightingale by kristin hannah. I purchased my book direct from john and sally mckennas guides website, where you will also find out about all the best places to eat, shop and stay in ireland. Win three copies of extreme greens by sally mckenna. Mar 11, 2014 ive already asked if i can borrow her seaweed oven recipe for my book.
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