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Shortlisted for the 2023 Taste Canada Awards
Bronze Winner of a 2022 PubWest Book Design Award

"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.”

ISBN-13: 9781771513708

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: TouchWood Editions

Publication Date: 11-29-2022

Pages: 240

Product Dimensions: 7.60(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

Ann Allchin began baking with cannabis to help a family member who struggles with debilitating migraines. Allchin has a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and English and a Master of Education. She is a passionate advocate for social justice and dispelling the social stigmas around cannabis use. She lives in Toronto with her husband, two kids, and two dogs.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Foundational Recipes
  • Cannabutter, Cannacoconut Oil, and CannaVirgin Olive Oil
  • Cannasugar
Classics
  • Not Just Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Just Right Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
  • Gram’s Peanut Butter Cookies
  • Cut Outs
  • Gluten-Free Snickerdoodles
  • Gingersnap Blondies
  • Gingerbread Snowflakes
  Chocolate
  • Brown Butter Rolo Cookies
  • Triple Chocolate Cookies
  • Raspberry chocolate Celebrations Cake and/or Double Chocolate Cake Pops
  • Black Forest Cheesecake Tarts
  • Caramel Brownies
  • Mocha Hazelnut Truffles
  Fresh, Fruity, and Floral
  • Lime Passion Fruit Sandwich Cookies
  • Lavender Sour Creams
  • Lemon and Matcha Meringues
  • Shortbread Pamplemousse de Fleurs
  • Spiced Orange Fig Newtons
  • Violet Beauregarde Blueberry White Chocolate Cookies
  • Strawberry Freckle Cookies
  Culturally Cool
  • Pizzelle
  • Turkish Delight
  • Greek Koulourakia
  • Coconut Laddoos
  • Persian-Style Honey Saffron Brittle
  Nutty
  • Pecan Pie Squares
  • Butterscotch Cashew Pudding Squares
  • Maple Walnut Cookies
  • White Chocolate Macadamias with Amaretto
  • Snowballs
  Weird and Whimsical
  • Baseball Caramel Corn Peanut Clusters
  • Tie-Dye Lemon Sugar Cookies
  • Candied Maple Bacon Cheesecake Cookies
  • Black Licorice Toffees
  • Jalapeño Jelly Rugelach with Truffle Salt
  Savouries
  • Cheesy Breadstick Twists with Black Olive Tapenade
  • Seedy Bars
  • Cranberry Wheaten Toasts with Spinach Artichoke Jalapeño Dip
  • Caramelized Onion Blue Cheese Non-Gougères
  • Smoked Salmo Goat Cheese Flatbreads with Pesto or Rosemary Garlic Sea-Salt Crackers
  The Great Peach Gummy
  • Peach Gummies
  Stories
  • Sarah Campbell – herbal gardener and medicine maker, Duncan, BC
  • Leonardo Oliveira – writer, Toronto, ON
  • Dave Belisle – owner of dispensary, Kanesatake, Quebec
  • Audrey McEwan – retired nurse, Calgary, AB
  • Riley Cote – former pro athlete and health advocate, founder of BodyChek Wellness
  • Reena Rampersad – cannabis chef and owner of the High Society Supper Club, Hamilton, ON
  • Alan Young – Professor emeritus, Osgood Hall Law School, Toronto, ON
  • Louise Lipman – Curator and publisher, Toronto, ON
  • Chris Martin – imprisoned for working in the cannabis space, Topeka, KS
  • Cynthia Salarizadeh – entrepreneur,  Napa Valley, CA
  • Al Bryant – activist, North Carolina
  • Jim Cooperman – author, Shuswap, BC
  • Chas – US marine vet, teacher, San Diego, CA
  • Scott Milton – motivational speaker and grower, AB
  • Keenan Pascal – CEO of Token Naturals, Edmonton, AB