Table of Contents
Intro 6
Food + Cannabis 6
Cooking Style 6
Low Dose, Small Bites 7
The Importance of Cannabis 8
What to Look For 8
The Endocannabinoid System 10
Cannabinoids: Effects + Benefits 10
Terpenes: Fragrance, Flavor+ Feeling 11
Cooking With Cannabis 15
4 Steps to Making Edibles 15
Ingesting Cannabis 15
How to Enjoy Edibles 15
Dosage 16
Infusion Potency 16
Tricks Of The Trade 18
Tools for the Modern Cannabis Kitchen 18
Tips + Techniques 18
Entertaining Tips 20
Master Infusions 23
Decarboxylation: How to Activate THC 26
Canna Butter 27
Canna Coconut Oil 29
Sous Vide Canna Infusions 31
Canna Tincture 33
Canna Honey 34
Canna Maple Syrup 35
Recipes 39
Peach & Ginger Ale Float 41
Chocolate Hazelnut Spread 42
Roasted Beet Hummus 45
Carrot Cake Energy Bites 46
Spiced Superfood Truffles: Maker Profile: Whoopi & Maya 49
Green Eggs & Ham 51
Roasted Grape Crostini 54
The Elvis Cookie: Maker Profile: Venice Cookie Company 57
Apple Power Crumble: Maker Profile: Treat Yourself 60
Pimiento Cheese & Tomato Tea Sandwiches 63
Birthday Cake Mellows 66
Coconut Yogurt & Honeycomb 69
Cardamom Caramels 73
Booty Call Brownies 76
Grapefruit Negroni "Pot" de Fruits 79
Blood Orange Shatter Bloodies 82
Frozen Key Lime Pies 85
Black Sesame & Raspberry Cupcakes 88
Cannoli Cups 93
Duck Meatball Sliders 95
Gruyère & Green Garlic Gougères 98
Corn Dog Muffins 101
Cherry Cheesecakes 104
Joyful Almond-Coconut Bars: Maker Profile: Kiva Confections 107
Fried Mac & Cheese Bites: Maker Profile: Elevation VIP 111
PB & J Chocolate Cups 115
Mexican Street Corn & Cheese Crisps: Maker Profile: Sous Weed 118
Banana Cream & Salted Caramel Cookie Cups 123
Strawberry Jam Pavlovas: Maker Profile: Flour Child 126
Blueberry Lemon Macarons 131
Outro 137
Acknowledgments 137
Resources 137
Bibliography 138
About the Authors 140
Index 141