Synopses & Reviews
Cooking seasonally means having a keen eye and a sensitive nose as you traverse the aisles of natures store. The harbingers of each season are color-codedsprings plate is drenched with verdant tender stalks and gentle herbs; summer is resplendent with myriad bold reds, oranges, and yellows; autumn is rich with umber root vegetables and a second hooray of green leaves. Understanding this spectrum is an essential starting point to setting a menu. The Farmers Market Cookbook will guide the home cook through the ripening seasons with dozens of simple, elegant recipes that celebrate the gifts of natures cycle and serve as a road map for navigating any local marketbe it farm stand or grocers aisle.
Review
"It is wonderful to see how easy and delicious food can be when prepared with fresh produce purchased from organic farmers, right in the market--seasonal, local, ripe and pure. These are essential ingredients of cuisine."--Alice Waters, chef and owner of Chez Panisse Café & Restaurant
"Richard Ruben has triumphed with a timely cookbook chock-full of great recipes, personal stories, and excellent information. Reading through the delicious recipes, I am most impressed with the focus on seasonality, something so near and dear to my own heart. This wonderful book just makes me want to pick up a basket and head straight to the farmer's market." --Joanne Weir, author, teacher, and host of PBS's Weir Cooking in the Wine Country
Synopsis
One hundred recipes for cooking fresh from your local market--be it farm stand or grocer's aisle.
About the Author
Author
Richard Ruben has shopped in farmers markets all over the world. As a chef and food consultant, his corporate clients have included
Food and Wine, Oxygen Media, and Bloomingdales, among others.
Table of Contents
Spring Spring's Bounty Herbs Starters Main Courses On the Side Desserts Vinegars and Oils Spring Notes Summer Summer's Bounty Chili Peppers Putting Up Vinegars and Oils Starters Main Courses On the Side Desserts Beverages Vinegars and Oils Summer Notes Autumn Autumn's Bounty Winter Squash and Pumpkins Starters Main Courses On the Side Desserts Beverages Vinegars and Oils Autumn Notes