Seasonal Recipes from the Garden by P. Allen Smith

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    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Spring
    • Ingredients: sugar; lemons; strawberries; sparkling water; mint
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  • Strawberry spinach salad

    • Nancith on May 27, 2018

      Simple, but fresh tasting & attractive salad. For the dressing, I subbed onion salt for minced onions, & added a drop of toasted sesame oil in addition to sesame seeds; not wanting to dirty the blender, the mixture was whisked instead & worked out fine. An appealing & fast-to-put-together salad when having company.

  • Radish top pasta

    • Nancith on August 10, 2016

      Who knew you didn't have to throw away the radish greens?!(not me!) This is quite delicious, & has become a favorite summer dish in our house. The peppery bite of the radishes contrasts nicely with the more mellow greens. The pine nuts are a nice touch.

  • Fresh corn salad

    • Nancith on July 12, 2021

      Delightful corn salad, made even better, if I may say so myself, by using raw corn from the cob, not steaming it first as the recipe specifies. I used 4 more ears of corn than called for but kept the other ingredients as listed. Dressing was bright & not overwhelming, salad was refreshing & flavorful. Was a great choice for a family gathering.

  • Rustic blackberry cobbler in ramekins

    • Nancith on August 10, 2016

      Attractive & delicious dessert , great for entertaining and made easier by the use of refrigerated pie crust. I added raspberries since I had some from our garden in the freezer.

  • Blackberry pork chops

    • Nancith on September 19, 2017

      Husband thought this was outstanding. Very simple to prepare--the blackberry sauce makes the dish. Frozen blackberries from the garden worked perfectly. I only made 1 chop, so the recipe is easy to cut down, or to expand. Nice enough to serve to guests.

  • Apple and carrot salad

    • Tinala523 on April 21, 2025

      Made this for Easter brunch. I needed something crispy and cold to contrast with the hot casseroles. This worked beautifully! I made it the night before and added poppy seeds before serving. Hubby loved it!

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  • ISBN 10 0307351084
  • ISBN 13 9780307351081
  • Published Dec 28 2010
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 256
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Random House
  • Imprint Clarkson Potter

Publishers Text

In his cookbook debut, P. Allen Smith, America’s best-known gardener and garden designer, celebrates the bounty of each season with recipes of flavorful fruits, vegetables, and herbs at their garden-fresh best.

P. Allen Smith’s Seasonal Recipes from the Garden features 120 recipes: 30 for each season. These are dishes that everyone loves to eat. Taking delicious advantage of ingredients as accessible as bell peppers and carrots and as beloved as fresh peaches and tomatoes, the recipes are Allen’s favorites, most from his own kitchen and some adapted from family and friends. They are perfect for those who garden as well as anyone who simply enjoys fresh food. They include:

SPRING: Chilled Pea Soup with Bacon and Whipped Cream; Grilled Salmon Sandwich with Lemon-Dill Mayo; Salad of Asparagus, Edamame, Arugula, and Cheese; Radish Top Pasta; Speckled Strawberry Ice Cream

SUMMER: Savory Grit Cakes with Oven-Smoked Tomatoes; Zucchini and Lemon Salad; Aunt Martha’s Corn Pudding; Rosemary-Garlic Smoked Pork Tenderloin; Peach Moon Tart

FALL: Parmesan Pecan Crisps; Roasted Red Pepper Soup; Citrus-Glazed Turkey Breast; Goat Cheese and Leek Tart; Allen’s Favorite Sweet Potato Pie

WINTER: Cranberry Spice Cocktail; Slow-Cooker Lamb Stew; Savory Rosemary Butternut Squash; Tiny Orange Muffins; Old-Fashioned Blackberry Jam Cake

The recipes, many of which are Southern-inflected, include delightful personal stories, full of Allen’s much-loved wit and charm. All-American Blueberry Muffins evoke memories of him and his siblings roaming the woods searching for wild berries; Lady Peas with Red Tomato Relish reminds him of shelling peas with Ma Smith in his grandparents’ kitchen after supper; and Blue Cheese and Onion Cornbread conjures up the great sweet-versus-unsweet Southern cornbread debate.

Allen offers cooking tips as well as advice on selecting fresh vegetables. There is also a how-to guide with basic gardening suggestions for growing the best varieties of produce. If you are new to gardening edibles, you’ll learn that you should consider starting with zucchini (the most “overachieving” of vegetables) and herbs (a windowsill gives you all the space you need).

So, as Allen says of gardening and eating, those well-matched passions, “Dig in!”