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No matter where you live, The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook will inspire you to head out to your own farmers' market and discover its treasures As summer farmers' markets swing into high gear, people everywhere are hungry for information about buying and cooking seasonally, locally, and sustainably. The answers are found in the award-winning THE SANTA MONICA FARMERS' MARKET COOKBOOK: Seasonal Foods, Simple Recipes, and Stories from the Market and Farm by Amelia Saltsman. This universal resource shows readers how to select the tastiest ingredients at their local markets and how to prepare them simply and deliciously in creative, no-fuss recipes sure to please family and friendsA regional market with national presence, the Santa Monica Farmers' Market has long inspired both renowned chefs and home cooks. For more than twenty years, Amelia Saltsman has shopped its stands, talked with its farmers, and cooked its magnificent produce for family and friends. The result is The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook (Blenheim Press, August 1, 2007), a celebration of the market's excellence and its hardworking farmers.What's the difference between white and green zucchini? What are amaranth, sapote, and ramps? With Amelia as your guide, you'll learn the answers to these questions and more. In these pages, you'll find advice on how to select and store produce, stories about farmers and their crops, chef and farmer cooking tips, and over 100 of Amelia's simple, tempting recipes.
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A regional market with national presence, the Santa Monica Farmers' Market has long inspired both renowned chefs and home cooks. One of the oldest and largest markets in the state (with 20,000 customers weekly), it stands at the forefront of a national trend toward cooking with local and seasonal ingredients. For more than twenty years, Amelia Saltsman has shopped its stands, talked with its farmers, and cooked its magnificent produce for family and friends. The result is The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, a celebration of the market's excellence and its hardworking farmers. What's the difference between white and green zucchini? What are amaranth, sapote, and ramps? With Amelia as your guide, you'll learn the answers to these questions and more. In these pages, you'll find advice on how to select and store produce, stories about farmers and their crops, chef and farmer cooking tips, and more than 100 of Amelia's simple, tempting recipes.
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One of Cooking Light Magazine's Top 100 Cookbooks of the Last 25 Years
For more than 30 years, the Santa Monica Farmers' Market has inspired both renowned chefs and home cooks, making it a regional market with national presence. One of the largest markets in the state, it stands at the forefront of the national trend toward cooking with local and seasonal ingredients. For more than 25 years, Amelia Saltsman has shopped its stands, talked with its farmers, and cooked its magnificent produce for family and friends. The result is The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, a celebration of the market's excellence and its hardworking farmers. What's the difference between white and green zucchini? What are amaranth, sapote, and ramps? With Amelia as your guide, you ll learn the answers to these questions and more. You'll also find advice on how to select and store produce, stories about farmers and their crops, chef and farmer cooking tips, and more than 100 of Amelia's simple, tempting recipes including: -- Fava Bean and Pea Shoot Salad -- Classic Tomato Soup with a Goat Cheese Swirl -- Black Cod with Green Tomatoes -- Roast Leg of Lamb with Oil-Cured Black Olives and Herbs -- Seared White Nectarines with Burnt Honey -- Meyer Lemon Sundaes with Cara Cara Oranges and Tangelos With a foreword by acclaimed cookbook author Deborah Madison, design by Ph.D, and photos by Hill Street Studios and Anne Fishbein.
Now in its sixth printing, The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook has received numerous accolades. It was named one of the Top 100 Cookbooks of the Last 25 Years by Cooking Light and received the Santa Monica Library Green Prize for Sustainable Literature, the Writers' Digest Grand Prize for Self-Published Books, and a PubWest Book Design Award. It was translated into Braille in the U.S. and Canada.
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In the landmark National Biscuit Company building, Chelsea Market has inspired countless tourists and locals alike with its vegetable, meat, and seafood shops, top-notch restaurants, kitchen supply stores, and everything food-related in between. In celebration of its 15-year milestone,
The Chelsea Market Cookbook collects the most interesting and famous recipes from the marketand#8217;s eclectic vendors and celebrity food personalities.
Archival images, gorgeous food photography, and cooking and entertaining tips and anecdotes accompany the 100 recipes, ranging from Buddakanand#8217;s Hoisin Glazed Pork Belly, to Sarabethand#8217;s Velvety Cream of Tomato Soup, to Ruthyand#8217;s Rugelach. This keepsake volume is sure to bring the fun and tastes of this immensely popular food emporium to your home kitchen. Praise for The Chelsea Market Cookbook:
and#147;Amazing photographs and an eclectic range of recipes make this celebration of the marketand#8217;s 15th anniversary an eminently readable book with recipes that are straightforward and easy to understand . . . Advice on everything from wine pairing to tablecloths make this cookbook as intriguing as the market itself.and#8221; and#151;Miami Herald
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About the Author
Michael Phillips is the COO of Jamestown, the real estate firm that runs Chelsea Market. He oversees the merchandising, leasing, branding, and marketing of the Market.
Rick Rodgers is the author of more than 40 cookbooks, including the bestselling
Thanksgiving 101. He has written more than a dozen books for Williams-Sonoma, and his recipes have appeared in
Cooking Light,
Fine Cooking, and
Bon Appand#233;tit, among other media outlets.