THE FIELD GUIDE TO FABULOUS FOOD COOKBOOK
Painstakingly hand-written by author, Kris Manning, and expertly illustrated by Barbara Meierhusby, the Field Guide is a fresh take on traditional cookbooks.
Created in field guide fashion, Manning encourages culinary adventure — the kind that happens well before the first pan is fired. The cookbook helps aspiring foodies and everyday cooks choose, prepare and cook freshly sourced, local ingredients through easy to understand recipes, practical techniques and illustrative watercolor images. Throughout the Field Guide, Manning shares personal stories, anecdotes and advice with wit and wisdom from her own culinary adventures.
“Many of the recipes in the Field Guide grew out of my Italian heritage and spending time in the kitchen with family. So many memories came rushing back to me over the past year and a half as I put the cookbook together,” says Manning. “And I channeled those cherished memories during the pandemic to bring to life all of these recipes that will teach you to be a good cook. Heck, if you make them enough times, you’ll be a great cook! The Field Guide is a hands-on cookbook, so as you make the recipes write on the pages. You’ll find that your notes will become very important to making these recipes your own.”
The pages of The Field Guide to Fabulous Food cookbook are easy to understand and feel like a personal note from a humorous long-lost family member. The cookbook contains 132 pages and includes over 50 recipes covering numerous cuisines — from Italian and French, to German, Asian and American fusion. It delivers more than tasty recipes and includes numerous in-depth examinations of ingredients.
The Field Guide will help the novice home cook discover their voice and gain confidence in the kitchen. Home cooks are encouraged to make notes in the guide as they explore the dishes. Their additions and musings will make the cookbook a unique legacy to be handed down and shared with family for generations.
This is a sample page from the cookbook. In addition to recipes you’ll find beautiful illustrations and practical tips to help you strengthen your cooking game.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR, Barbara Meierhusby
Barbara L. Meierhusby, an artist and retired conservator, paints works in aqueous media preferably on handmade linen/cotton papers. She studied painting and drawing throughout undergraduate and Master of Fine Arts programs. Barbara worked with Robert Ross, artist/painter, who trained under noted colorist Josef Albers. During Barbara's career, she worked as a Rare Book and Paper Conservator at The Library of Congress. While training in the Conservation Lab, she learned about the preparation flax fiber, and cotton, and linen cloth for hand papermaking as well as the principles of sheet formation. Barbara worked in the Conservation Lab for 20 years, continuing to paint and show works of art. She participated in juried shows nationwide and received the Goldsmith Watercolor award in the Mid-South Exhibition with Walter Hopps Director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington DC as juror.
Local showings include:
Pop Up Shows sponsored by David Weekley Homes 2018
Sermet's Restaurant Daniel island Spring 2018
Daniel Island Art Gallery 2016
Daniel Island Art Guild Exhibitions 2014-2016
Tea Room Spoleto Exhibitions 2014-2018
Art for Emmanuel – Cigar Factory 2015
Watercolor has always been Barbara's major medium using Winsor Newton, Sennelier and Daniel Smith colors. Her paintings seek to express the essence of an image. Barbara is always pleased to show and sell future work to interested persons. Barbara, originally from Washington, DC, has been a Daniel Island resident since moving to South Carolina 2006. Barbara is represented by Art of the Elements Gallery, Grand Marais, MN.
Contact Information
barbarameierhusby@gmail.com