Making the Most of Summer's Bounty...

Making the Most of Summer's Bounty...

We're reaching that glorious time of the late summer when produce from the garden and local farmers' markets is at its peak.  Finding new ways to make good use of summer's bounty can be as easy as a trip to The Book Stall. A quick tour of our cookbook section by staffers Nancy Randall and Kathy Riley yielded these appetizing new titles:

Foraged Flavor: Finding Fabulous Ingredients in Your Backyard or Farmer's Market, with 88 Recipes by Tama Matsuoka Wong with Eddy Leroux, with a foreword by Daniel Boulud. A field guide by for cooking enthusiasts by the forager for Daniel Boulud's flagship restaurant and its chef de cuisine.

The Old Farmer's Almanac Garden-Fresh Cookbook. Words of wisdom for growing, harvesting, preparing, and storing vegetables, fruit, and herbs as well as choosing the very best ingredients from the marketplace.

Farmers' Markets of the Heartland by Janine MacLachlan. A tour of seasonal markets and farm stands throughout the Midwest and a sampling of local flavors from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

Ripe: A Cook in the Orchard by Nigel Slater. From Britain's foremost food writer, a gorgeous new volume dedicated to fruit. It's equal parts cookbook, primer on produce and gardening, and affectionate ode to the inspiration behind the book -- Slater's 40-foot backyard garden in London.  

Plenty: Good, Uncomplicated Food for the Sustainable Kitchen by Diana Henry. A revival of the lost art of home economics: making the most of what we have without depleting bank accounts and the planet's resources. 

The Farm: Rustic Recipes for a Year of Incredible Food by Ian Knauer. Fresh, modern spins on classics that help you make the most of your market or garden.

The Pickled Pantry: From Apples to Zucchini, 150 Recipes for Pickles, Relishes, Chutneys and More by Andrea Chesman. Fresh, contemporary, low-fuss recipes for pickling everything from apples to zucchini. 

  

All of these delicious books and more are available at the store or by
calling us at 847-446-8880. We can even giftwrap and mail for you.