The Fresh Honey Cookbook

Indulge your sweet tooth all year long with honey's many seasonal flavors. Use avocado honey to add depth to April's baby carrots, spice up your July peaches with sourwood honey, and add some cranberry honey to November's Thanksgiving spread. This delightful book is filled with bits of honey lore and beekeeping history to sweeten your exploration of the varied and delicious ways you can use honey every day. With 84 recipes that highlight a different honey varietal for each month of the year, author Laurey Masterson showcases the versatility of this incomparable natural sweetener.
The late Laurey Masterton was a beekeeper, café owner, caterer, and chef/spokesperson for The National Honey Board who enthusiastically taught the benefits of using and eating local ingredients. She grew up in Vermont and lived in North Carolina where she started Laurey's Café.
Honey through the seasons

Sweeten your table with 84 recipes inspired by honeybees, the food they pollinate, and the golden sweetener they produce. Highlighting a different honey varietal each month, beekeeper and chef Laurey Masterton offers honey-tasting tips and vibrant recipes that deliver amazing dishes, both savory and sweet. In every season, Laurey encourages a deeper appreciation of honeybees through fascinating glimpses into the life of a hive.
Contents
Preface
A Note on the Recipes
How to Taste Honey

Winter
January: Orange Blossom
February: Tupelo
March: Acacia

Spring
April: Avocado
May: Raspberry
June: Tulip Poplar

Summer
July: Sourwood
August: Blueberry
September: Sage

Fall
October: Eucalyptus
November: Cranberry
December: Chestnut

Recipes Organized by Course
Common Foods Needing Honeybees for Pollination
Where to Find Honey Varietals
Suggested Reading
Metric Conversions
Index.