The Asheville Bee Charmer Cookbook: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by 28 Honey Varietals and Blends

Description for Sales People:

• 130 recipes that use honey as an ingredient
• Inspired by honey selections at Asheville Bee Charmer, an independently owned retailer in Asheville, NC, which specializes in regional-based local and artisan honey and honey-related products
• Published in conjunction with National Honeybee Day
• Diminishing bee populations an international concern
• Thoughtful, accessible recipes written with the home cook in mind, organized by course
• Recipes low in refined white sugar
• Cookbook features 20 honey varietals, more than any other cookbook on the market
• Asheville on the rise as tourist destination for food lovers and restaurateurs
• Asheville is home to the Center for Honeybee Research and Bee City USA, a national nonprofit organization that helps communities sustain pollinators
• North Carolina is home to more beekeepers per capita than any other state

Contributor Bio:Schloss, Carrie
Carrie Schloss earned a degree in finance from Miami University and an MBA in finance in international business from the University of Chicago. After a successful career in international investments, she shifted gears to pursue a lifelong dream of working in the culinary industry. She graduated from the culinary school at Kendall College and currently works as a personal chef and culinary consultant. She has developed recipes for Let's Dish, a cooking show on the Live Well television network, and for the past six years, she has taught cooking classes for kids and adults at The Kids' Table, Now We're Cookin', and nonprofit organizations such as Common Threads, Purple Asparagus, and Chicago Lights Urban Farm. She lives in Wilmette, Illinois.