Notes about Recipes in this book

• Currant-glazed baked ham

  • kbrooks on April 04, 2021

    Stays very moist and tender. Great way to roast a ham.

• Creamed spinach

  • kbrooks on January 25, 2025

    So simple and so good. You can substitute sliced shallots for the green onions.

• Meat loaf burgers with blaak cheese

  • kbrooks on March 29, 2024

    If there isn't Blaak cheese available, parmesan, Manchego or gouda works well. It' difficult to find veal where we are,but ground dark meat chicken or turkey works. And,as noted in the variation, this makes a great meatloaf.

• Farfalle with fresh heirloom tomato sauce

  • kbrooks on January 25, 2025

    Great summer pasta made with heirloom tomatoes and lots of garlic. We add crisp chopped bacon on top sometimes or freshly grated parmesan-reggiano.

• Stuffed peppers with fresh corn

  • kbrooks on March 31, 2023

    Substitute ground chicken or turkey for ground veal. Gruyere slices on top. Frozen corn will work if fresh isn't available. Add a little red wine to sauce.

  • kbrooks on September 15, 2024

    The filling makes a great meatloaf. Shape into a loaf and put in a loaf pan. Bake at 350F 45 minutes; top with ketchup, chili sauce or cheese and bake 10-15 more minutes.

• Corn chowder salad

  • kbrooks on July 30, 2025

    Definite keeper! Lovely way to use fresh corn from the farmers market. All done in one skillet, layering the ingredients for a wonderful combination of flavors. I increased the cider vinegar for a bit more zing and added some fresh chives from the garden. You can also find the recipe on line in Smitten Kitchen.

• Broccoli-cheddar soup

  • kbrooks on January 25, 2025

    We love this soup garnished with crisp crumbled bacon or croutons. It can be made with broccolini instead of broccoli - no need to peel the stems.

• Roasted beet and goat cheese salad

  • kbrooks on March 31, 2026

    Delicious salad! Made it with all red beets as that's what I had. Omitted the fennel because we don't care for it. Love the dressing!

• Beef-braised beef with onion dumplings

  • vinochic on March 21, 2012

    Very good! Made as recipe stated, except used only 2lbs of beef, added a bit more of the vegis. It worked well and served 6 easily.

• Butter-stewed lima beans

  • kbrooks on January 25, 2025

    If you can find fresh lima beans, this is the way to cook them! The recipe also works for fresh favas.

• Leek and potato gratin

  • kbrooks on January 25, 2025

    We have this often as it's easy to assemble and bake. Sometimes I parcook the potatoes in broth instead of salted water. Sometimes I top it with grated gruyere or cheddar. It always turns out toasty and tasty.

• Cinnamon-ginger applesauce

  • kbrooks on January 25, 2025

    This is a nice applesauce. However I still prefer the roasted applesauce recipe in The Zuni Cafe cookbook.

• Glazed carrots with pine nuts and raisins

  • kbrooks on January 25, 2025

    Good, not too sweet carrot dish. It could probably benefit from a squeeze of lemon juice.

• Quick braised collards with pot liquor

  • kbrooks on January 25, 2025

    We like this made with collard greens or Swiss chard. If using chard, no need to blanch the greens. The variation adding sweet smoked paprika is quite tasty.

• Way to Garden

  ...a happy combination of fresh-from-the-garden ingredients...combined into well-written, practical recipes that invite me to try them. No crazy-long lists of ingredients; no daunting step-by-steps...

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• Huffington Post

  Unlike many character-driven cookbooks, the food ... which is comprised of homegrown heirloom fruits and vegetables, is truly the star. All of it is elegant and none of it is fussy...

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