Grab a basket and head to your favorite
spot to pick blueberries. Find secret wild spots in fields or forests,
or head for a pick-your-own farm. Pick more than you think you can use,
and try to not eat all of them while picking for Jennifer Trainer Thomspon's
book Very Blueberry is packed with recipes for breakfast, snacks,
entrees, salads, sides, starters and desserts, as well as with mouth-watering
variations on spreads, sauces, jams.
Very Blueberry is one of
a series of 'little' books. The term applies to size as this is a small,
easily carried book. But it is filled with innovative recipes such as
Spinach Salad with Blueberry-Mustard Vinaigrette or Herbed Tuna Salad
with Blueberries. Very Blueberry opens our eyes to the versatility
of this popular berry.
Blueberries are fun to pick and
to delicious to eat, but they are also very nutritious. They contain
the highest antioxidant levels of all fruits and vegetables and recent
studies have shown that they contain disease-fighting compounds to help
fight a multitude of ailments. They are low in the carbohydrates and
sugar and rich in fiber and vitamin C.
This book is a lovely house gift
when visiting friends in the country who just might know where to find
some blueberry bushes.
About the author: Jennifer Trainer Thompson is a three-time James Beard Award nominee
and author of 13 books, as well as a contributor to newspapers and magazines.
She is the owner and chef of the Jump Up & Kiss Me brand of food
products and hot sauces. She lives with her family in rural Massachusetts.
The author has kindly shared these
recipes with us:
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