Pure Flavor: 125 Fresh All-American Recipes from the Pacific Northwest by Kurt Beecher Dammeier and Laura Holmes Haddad

  • Spiced butternut squash soup

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    • Ingredients: yellow onions; ground cumin; ground coriander; butternut squash; yams; ground cayenne pepper; nutmeg; sliced almonds; sage
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  • MrsThor on February 11, 2010

    Cauliflower, Lemon and Caper Salad. The way they cook broccoli changed my life.

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  • Penne and smoked mozzarella salad

    • breakthroughc on May 07, 2021

      This is my favorite pasta salad recipe. You put the warm pasta into the dressing and let in cool in the dressing so the pasta is well flavored. I’m making it for Mother’s Day brunch,

    • Pandan on July 23, 2024

      I used rigatoni instead of penne and halfed the mayonnaise because it would have been way too much dressing and oil together with the olive oil. This was an ok pasta salad but the dressing was too vinegary for my taste.

  • Seared swordfish with caper-onion sauce

    • kariholsberry on March 10, 2026

      Really nummy recipe. Haven’t had swordfish in a long while but it was for sale At Costco.

  • Strawberry-rhubarb bars

    • breakthroughc on May 07, 2021

      I make these all the time in rhubarb season. Great recipe, but there is a serious misprint. It is not 1 1/2 pounds of rhubarb, it is 1 1/2 cups! Most of you on this site would know that you couldn’t possibly fit 1 1/2 pounds of sliced rhubarb in an 8x8 pan with the other ingredients.

    • breakthroughc on August 10, 2023

      These bars also work with blackberries and rhubarb. The filling is a little more tart with blackberries, but I like it and wouldn’t add more sugar. I love this recipe and have perfected it. 3 Tablespoons of flour and 1 Tablespoon of corn starch sets the fruit perfectly. These would be good with raspberries and rhubarb too.

  • Game day omelet

    • Kfg1075 on December 31, 2023

      Unsure if this method of cooking an omelet is preferable?

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  • ISBN 10 0307346420
  • ISBN 13 9780307346421
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  • Published Jul 31 2007
  • Format Hardcover
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Clarkson Potter

Publishers Text

The creator of the award-winning Beecher's Handmade Cheese in Seattle, Kurt Beecher Dammeier knows that great food begins with the highest quality ingredients prepared simply, so their natural, intense flavors shine through. In this, his first cookbook, you'll discover that meals based on great raw materials require fewer ingredients, take less time to prepare, are healthier for you and your family, and taste phenomenal.


In Pure Flavor, Kurt shares more than 125 favorite recipes from his popular gourmet food shops and restaurant. This is fresh food that celebrates the quintessentially American flavors of the Pacific Northwest region that Kurt calls home. He shows you how pan-searing locally grown broccoli brings out its unique flavor, how an outstanding aged American Cheddar turns a bowl of tomato soup into a meal to remember, how a simple marmalade sauce can effortlessly enliven pork chops, and how a splash of light vinaigrette punctuated with lemon and basil makes any fresh fish shine.


Here are recipes for everything from a winning weekend breakfast dish of Apple-Hazelnut Waffles with Northwest Berry Syrup to hearty dinners like Dungeness Crab Mac & Cheese.Kurt knows where to find plump Washington cherries, crunchy Oregon hazelnuts,and fresh Puget Sound salmon and encourages home cooks to explore the culinary bounties of their area. He even includes helpful sidebars that demystify food terms, explaining the difference between Dungeness and peekytoe crabs, farmed and wild salmon, and "natural"and "organic."


Whether it's the sweet-tart bite of a juicy blackberry or the pungent tang of a wonderful blue cheese, natural and fresh flavors can be discovered anywhere. With stunning photography and irresistible recipes, Pure Flavor will inspire you to seek out America's pure flavors, wherever you live.

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