Synopses & Reviews
This superb new edition of a classic cookbook proves that California cooking isn't about living in Californiait's about appreciating seasonal produce, bold flavors, and adventurous ingredient combinations. Now Diane Rossen Worthington revisits her signature recipes and shares some great new discoveries, including Arroz con Pollo, a Mexican dish updated with a hint of mint, an incredible macaroni and cheese with caramelized leeks and prosciutto, and the homey goodness of Almond Shortcake with Roasted Blueberry Compote. The result is a book packed with nearly 200 innovative and naturally healthy dishes. Featured sidebars highlight new trends in California cuisine such as artisan baking, cheese-making, and olive oil production. And with terrific two-color illustrations by Michael Schwab, The New California Cook will make cooking California style as breezy as the cuisine itself.
Synopsis
400 Recipes that Celebrate the Abundance of Farm and Garden, Orchard and Vineyard, Land and Sea
Synopsis
A comprehensive and authoritative cookbook covering California cooking and California cuisine, one that unites several different cuisines: Spanish, Mexican, Asian, and Italian, and that makes use of California's year-round harvest of produce. To pull together four hundred recipes, the author combed through old and current newspapers, cooking magazines, and restaurant menus, and talked with home cooks.
About the Author
Michele Anna Jordan, a second-generation Californian who has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area her entire life, has twelve years of experience as an award-winning chef and has written a multitude of cookbooks.
Currently, she writes three weekly columns for The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Savuer magazine, which recently took a first place award from the Association of Food and Wine Journalists.
Jordan has held positions as restaurant critic for San Francisco Focus Magazine, as well as the San Francisco Chronicle, and has written for numerous national publications, including:Cooking Light, Wine Enthusiast, Kitchen Garden, Fine Cooking, Bon Appetit, Food and Wine, Asian Week, Appellation, Sky, Wine and Spirits, and the Electronic Gourmet Guide.
In addition to cooking and writing, Jordan teaches and lectures on a variety of food-related topics and is a frequent guest on radio and television around the country
Jordan lives in western Sonoma County with her two black cats, Poe and Rosemary.