The must-have guide to cook­ing with nuts and seeds, from soups and sauces to pas­ta and dessert.

The only cook­book of its kind, In a Nut­shell is a com­plete guide to cook­ing and bak­ing with nuts and seeds. After work­ing for years as instruc­tors at the Insti­tute of Culi­nary Edu­ca­tion, Cara Tan­nen­baum and Andrea Tutun­jian deliv­er the essen­tial cook­book for Moth­er Nature’s most ver­sa­tile and nutri­tious ingre­di­ents. With more than 250 recipes explor­ing the culi­nary and cul­tur­al his­to­ry of nuts and seeds in every­thing from Pump­kin Seed Gua­camole to Hazel­nut Roulade, In a Nut­shell unites the smooth, crunchy, savory, and sweet.

In a Nut­shell is orga­nized to reflect the way we eat meals today, with chap­ters like Nib­bles, Dip It, Noo­dles and Nuts, and Fam­i­ly Style. Omni­vores, veg­e­tar­i­ans, and veg­ans alike will delight in dish­es both sim­ple and com­plex, from Almond-Crust­ed Mac-and-Cheese to Pis­ta­chio Biryiani. Culi­nary cheer­lead­ers for the pow­er­ful team of six­teen nuts and seeds fea­tured in the book, Tan­nen­baum and Tutun­jian prove that nuts are so much more than a hap­py-hour snack.