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Celebrate the season's bounty with these luscious summer recipes!Summer is the most delicious season, when markets burst with the sweetest fruits, the juiciest vegetables, and the freshest, most aromatic herbs. It's also the season when we gather in parks and backyards for picnics and barbecues, armed with ready supplies of meat for the grill, summery salads and sides, refreshing ice-cold drinks, and delicious desserts.
In The Big Summer Cookbook, Jeff Cox shares 300 simple, versatile recipes that range from classic American summertime staples to creative takes on the season's best produce. Whether you're hosting a big outdoor party or an intimate dinner on the porch, serving brunch to summer house guests or packing lunch for the beach or lake, you'll find plenty of great ideas for turning every summer meal into a feast for the soul and the senses.
Breakfast and brunch: Lemon Pancakes, Easy Tomato Tarts, and Zucchini Quiche
Summer sandwiches and breads: Fish Tacos, Lobster Rolls, and Italian Hoagies
Fresh, cool salads: Grilled Corn Salad, Watermelon-Mango Salad, and Cole Slaw
Must-Have main dishes: Blue Cheese and Bacon Burgers, Southern Fried Chicken, and Mango Shrimp
Flavorful vegetables and sides: Grill-Roasted Corn on the Cob and Quick Skillet Squash
Desserts: Peach Delight, Summer Stone Fruit Cobbler, and Blueberry-Yogurt Popsicles
Plus: frozen drinks, finger foods, dips, dressings, marinades, and much more!
Synopsis
Summer means delicious, ripe fruit and vegetables, barbecues, picnics on the beach and at the park, and ready supplies of lemonade and ice cream to beat the heat. In this new cookbook, the author of "The Organic Cook's Bible" shares 300 simple, versatile recipes for making the most of summer foods and traditions.
Synopsis
The big cookbook that celebrates summer bounty and summer funSummer means ripe, juicy, fragrant, and delicious fresh fruit and vegetables, barbecues, picnics on the beach and at the park, ready supplies of lemonade and ice cream to beat the heat, and so much more. In The Summer Cookbook, Jeff Cox shares 300 simple, versatile recipes for making the most of summer foods and traditions.
The book includes dishes for every meal or occasion—breakfast and brunch recipes, finger foods, sandwiches, salads, soups, main dishes, sides, desserts, and drinks. It will be the guide to turn to for gazpacho, lobster rolls, a super selection of salads, chilled summer soups, grilled burgers, steaks, veggies, and luscious fruit pies.
- Offers 300 recipes that bring out the best of the most bountiful season
- Includes a rundown of seasonal summer foods, reveals which months are the best for finding them, and lists items and ingredients every summer pantry should include
- Special features: Summer Spotlights on ingredients and Good to Know technique sidebars offer practical guidance
- Written by Jeff Cox, who is the author of 17 books, including The Organic Cook's Bible and The Organic Food Shopper's Guide
Whether you're hosting a big backyard family reunion or just having a few people over for a cookout, The Summer Cookbook is the ideal cookbook for those perfect summer days.
About the Author
Jeff Cox is the author of 17 books about organic food, wine, and gardening, including The Organic Cook's Bible and The Organic Food Shopper's Guide. As the former managing editor of Organic Gardening magazine, Cox helped guide the organic foods movement into the mainstream. He writes for Decanter magazine, for The Wine News, and for his blog at OrganicFoodGuy.com, where you can share your own summer food memories and ideas. Follow him on Twitter @wellread.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
How to Use This Book.
SUMMER: The Most Delicious Season.
BREAKFAST & BRUNCH.
DIPS, SPREADS, & FINGER FOODS.
SANDWICHES & BREADS.
SALADS.
SOUPS.
SURF & TURF: MAIN DISHES.
ON THE SIDE.
DESSERTS.
SIPPERS.
HOMEMADE SUMMER STAPLES.
Menus.
Farmers' Market Picks: Fruits & Vegetables.
Recipes by Icon.
Recipes by Summer Spotlight Ingredient.
Index.