"Ann Alchinn is the queen of cannabis cookies! . . .
This book is a wonderful resource . . . for both beginners and experts."
—Jamie Evans, founder of The Herb Somm, author of Cannabis Drinks and The Ultimate Guide to CBD
Straightforward
recipes for cannabis-infused treats that will elevate your enjoyment of
the recreational and medicinal benefits of edibles, accompanied by
stories from those who partake.
A self-described wholesome
hockey mom, Ann Allchin goes for bike rides, hangs at the dog park, and
bakes on Saturdays. But much to her kids’ embarrassment, when Ann
bakes, it’s most often with cannabis. She got her start baking cookies
for a relative who suffered from debilitating migraines, and has since
introduced many to the medicinal and recreational benefits of baking
with flower.
Based on foundational recipes for cannabis-infused
butter, oils, and sugar, this debut cookbook includes 40 recipes with
classics like blondies and oatmeal raisin cookies, chocolate-forward
desserts, fruity and nutty concoctions, and a few savoury bites. With
vivid photos and sophisticated food styling, these are definitely not
your roommate’s lumpy hash brownies.
More than a cookbook, Butter and Flower
also features stories from people who have had a transformative
relationship with the plant. Ann has spoken with cannabis activists, a
legal defender and defendants, entrepreneurs, medicinal users, and
healthcare practitioners—the NHL enforcer, the sixties Berkeley hippie,
the PTSD-afflicted U.S. Marines veteran. It’s a diverse collection of
stories of lives lived under the War on Drugs, including revelations
with mental and physical health, the road to legalization, and hopes for
the future of cannabis use.
Butter and Flower includes an
opener on health and safety, guidelines on the basic math for moderate,
straightforward dosing, and a glossary of cannabis terms to help newbies
steer between CBD and THC, indica and sativa. Like the fun chaperone at
the dance, Ann is irreverent and safe in equal doses, the perfect pal
for when you’re baking something “special.”
"Butter and Flower is an extremely practical guide to baking with cannabis;
Allchin’s down-to-earth—and genuinely funny—voice will make you want to
bust out your measuring spoons and get to work in the kitchen."
—Danielle Simone Brand, author of Weed Mom
