Get Baked With 10 Cool Cannabis Cookbooks

Karin Eisen is a prize-winning baker and, according to New York Magazine, "poised to become the Martha Stewart of weed baking." Sweet Mary Jane is worth it for the introduction alone. Eisen describes her humble beginnings as an eight-year-old equipped with a Sunbeam mixer and a Betty Crocker cookbook given to her by her mother. Eisen's emphasis is on natural, high-quality ingredients that deliver sophisticated fare suitable for foodies and those using marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Eisen started her Sweet Mary Jane medical marijuana bakery with a $10,000 grand prize winning she received for her Chocolate-Filled Pandan Dumplings in Scharffen Berger’s Chocolate Adventure Contest. Recipes include many of Sweet Mary Jane's most popular and award-winning desserts like OMG! Brownie Cheesecake Bars and Key Lime Kickers.

Robin Lawrence was prescribed medical marijuana by her doctor but had no Joy of Cooking or Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook to rely on, so she created one! In collaboration with 12 chefs, Lawrence utilizes cannabis as superfood.

The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook has a seed-to-table approach, if you will, and she aims to to help the home cook create elegant gourmet fare with recipes like Wild Mushroom, Cannabis, and Hazelnut Paté With Apple, Bacon, and Sage and cleverly named dishes like High Ho Pottanesca.

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From the authorities on "high" society comes this cookbook that covers just about every facet of cannabis cuisine, from the ancient history of eating cannabis to "What to Expect When You're Ingesting" — a primer for those of us who are new to edibles.

The Official High Times Cannabis Cookbook has a nice mix of both healthy and decadent recipes, with attention being given to things from raw juice like Wild Weed Smoothies and Cannabis Health Juice to meatless meals and lots of groovy recipe names like Time Warp Tamales and Psychedelic Spanakopita.

Jeff has been dubbed the "Ganja Gourmet" and is taking cannabis cuisine in a revolutionary direction. Raised in an Orthodox home, Jeff pays homage to his Jewish roots in his Shapot Dinner with weed-infused classics like cannabis gefilte fish, canna-challah, and pot.

The 420 Gourmet elevates the art of cannabis cooking and provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of cannabis as an ingredient. Jeff's emphasis is on understanding the essential ingredient to optimize the experience. There is a cool chart that explains the difference between sativa and indica and how each informs your experience. Perfect for edibles newbies like me.

Now in its third edition and filled with colorful photos, The Marijuana Chef Cookbook offers easy-to-make recipes and marijuana-cooking basics. There are recipes that appeal to both meat eaters and vegans, from Veggie Chili to the Bud Burger.

Desserts are in abundance, with two whole chapters dedicated to the sweet tooth. Chocolate-lovers, you will delight in the Pot Chocolate, a kind of hot chocolate more likely to be found on the Pineapple Express than the Polar Express.

With a name like Sativa, how can you NOT write a cannabis cookbook? If you are a lover of Italian food, Baked Italian is the cannabis cookbook for you. Presented in classic Italian meal structure, this cookbook moves from aperitivo to antipasto, through primo, secondo, contorno and ends sweetly with dolce and caffe and digestivo.

Classic Italian dishes abound, but some standouts are the Chicken Picatta infused with oregano oil and Lemon Panna Cotta. "Tutta la tavola a la marihuana!"

Author Nick Blaze is a medicinal marijuana patient, and his background on the subject of cannabis as therapy, combined with his history of cooking with it, is insightful. He provides tips and caveats regarding consumption and dosage.

Cannabis Cookbook has 50 mouthwatering desserts to choose from, along with tons of beautiful photographs. Canna Bananas Foster and Lemon Haze bars are likely to become favorites. Crank up the Jimmy Buffett and bake up a batch of Strawberry and Lime Margarita Cupcakes.

Dr Hash, a self-described streetwise medicine man, spins some great stories about his Aunt Mary Jane (her real name) who introduced him to the counterculture cuisine of cannabis.

Filled with terrific retro '50s illustrations and easy-to-make snacks like Sky High Shortbread — which I think I'm going to bake for my next "high" tea — Mary Jane's Hash Brownies, Hot Pot, and Other Marijuana Munchies is a buzz-worthy addition to the growing canon of cannabis cookbooks.