Tag: The Insect Cookbook: Food For a Sustainable Planet

May 14, 2014

Arnold van Huis Discusses Eating Insects with Nature

In a recent interview with Nature, Arnold van Huis discussed eating insects and the recently published The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet: Question: How did you get involved in entomophagy? Arnold van Huis: I’m a tropical entomologist, very...

March 28, 2014

Insects: A Sustainable Alternative to Meat

The following news report (see video below) includes interviews with coauthors of The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet, scientist Arnolds Van Huis and chef Henk Van Gurp, in which they consider some of the environmental benefits of eating...

March 27, 2014

Cooking with Insects — Recipes for Hopper Kebabs and Buglava

In addition to explaining the nutritional and environmental value of eating insects, the authors of The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet, also provide dozens of great recipes. Below are two such recipes. Hopper Kebabs (see image above) use...

March 26, 2014

TED Talk from Marcel Dicke on the Nutritional and Environmental Impact of Eating Insects

In the following video taken from a TED Talk , Marcel Dicke, coauthor of The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet, discusses the environmental and nutritional importance of eating insects:

March 25, 2014

"There’s no reason we shouldn’t be eating insects. They’re much better for you than regular meat."

In recent interview with the Boston Globe , Marcel Dicke, one of the coauthors of The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet, discussed his new book and the benefits of eating insects. Dicke concedes that there continue to be...

March 24, 2014

Book Giveaway! Win a Free Copy of The Insect Cookbook

This week we will be featuring The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet, by Arnold van Huis, Henk van Gurp, and Marcel Dicke on our blog, twitter, and facebook. We are also offering a FREE copy of The Insect...

February 4, 2014

New Book Tuesday: The Insect Cookbook (really), a New Book from Mark Taylor, and More!

Our weekly list of new titles: The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet Arnold van Huis, Henk van Gurp, and Marcel Dicke Recovering Place: Reflections on Stone Hill Mark C. Taylor A Materialism for the Masses: Saint Paul and...