Format: Hardcover 

ISBN: 978-1-57061-529-0

Pages: 239

Copyright Year: 2008

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Get educated in the art of eating locally with The Farm to Table Cookbook from personal chef, cooking teacher, farmer's market aficionado and author, Ivy Manning, who has culled from her own extensive culinary repertoire to offer up this spectacular collection of recipes. In addition to its collection of fresh, seasonal recipes, The Farm to Table Cookbook includes special dishes from some of the most touted chefs and restaurants - Tilth, Wildwood and Crush, among others - that have made their marks using the freshest local produce.

Learn to do as farmer's market shoppers do and follow the seasons, find the best in local produce and expand one's universe of ingredients. Unconventional crops such as foraged wild mushrooms, exotic silvery leafed cardoons, bumpy and beautiful heirloom tomatoes, a brave new world of artisan cheeses and an evolving selection of winter squash color the stands at local markets, and this cookbook invites the home cook to sample, explore and experiment with the freshest ingredients that local cuisine has to offer.

Learn to prepare such enticing dishes as Swiss Chard and Fetta Phyllo Pockets with Yogurt Dill Dip, Butternut Squash and Bacon-Stuffed Crepes, Spinach and Roasted Shallot Flan, Cinderella Pumpkin Risotto with Fried Sage and more with this beautiful and inspiring cookbook. The Farm to Table Cookbook will also show you how to finish your special meals with farm-fresh fruit desserts like Marsala-Baked Pears with Maple Whipped Cream or the Peach and Blackberry Hazelnut Crisp.

Wherever your local market is found, declare your allegiance to the locavore movement! Think globally but eat locally with this attractive, sophisticated and satisfying cookbook.

About the Author: Ivy Manning is a freelance food writer, cooking instructor and personal chef. Her work has been featured in Cooking Light, Fine Cooking, Best Places Northwest, Sunset and The Oregonian, among others.