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Eat Mesquite and More: A Cookbook for Sonoran Desert Foods and Living

December 01, 2017
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Eat Mesquite and More: A Cookbook for Sonoran Desert Foods and Living by Desert Harvesters (RainSource Press, 2017). Order at DesertHarvesters.org, $35 (accepting additional donations to help with printing costs).

A totally updated and expanded version of Desert Harvesters’ original Eat Mesquite cookbook, this volume includes recipes and recommendations for 15 other desert plants in addition to versatile, caramel-like, easy-to-find mesquite. Find out when desert plants are ready for harvest and what to look for when procuring them.

Give it to your foraging friends and everyone with a mesquite tree in their neighborhood.

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