Santa Monica Farmer's Market Cookbook
Author Amelia Saltsman celebrates the famed Santa Monica Farmers' Market, provides advice on choosing, storing and using seasonal ingredients, shares tips from chefs and farmers, and gives readers more than 100 simple but fabulous recipes inspired by the market. With a foreword by Deborah Madison, a gorgeous design by Ph.D (including color photos of the market and the farmers), and rave reviews from everyone from Alice Waters to Lynne Rossetto Kasper, this book is the essential companion to...
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Author Amelia Saltsman celebrates the famed Santa Monica Farmers' Market, provides advice on choosing, storing and using seasonal ingredients, shares tips from chefs and farmers, and gives readers more than 100 simple but fabulous recipes inspired by the market. With a foreword by Deborah Madison, a gorgeous design by Ph.D (including color photos of the market and the farmers), and rave reviews from everyone from Alice Waters to Lynne Rossetto Kasper, this book is the essential companion to farmer's market shoppers across the nation. Judith Sutton - Library Journal The original Santa Monica Farmers' Market, founded in 1981, is one of the oldest and largest markets in California. Saltsman, a cooking teacher and writer, provides information on choosing and storing seasonal produce and other ingredients, simple but sophisticated recipes based on them, and brief introductions to many of the farmers who come to the market every week. Most of the recipes include "Cook's Tips," "Chef's Tips," or "Farmer's Tips," and there are boxes on various ingredients, along with lists of crops and recipes by season. With the growing interest in-and reliance on-farmers' markets and community-supported agricultural programs, this is recommended for most collections.
What's the difference between white and green zucchini? What are amaranth, sapote, and ramps? With Amelia as your guide, you'll learn the answers to these questions and more. In these pages, you'll find advice on how to select and store produce, stories about farmers and their crops, chef and farmer cooking tips, and over 100 of Amelia's simple, tempting recipes including:\ • Fava Bean and Pea Shoot Salad\ * Classic Tomato Soup with a Goat Cheese Swirl\ * Black Cod with Green Tomatoes\ * Roast Leg of Lamb with Oil-Cured Black Olives and Herbs\ * Seared White Nectarines with Burnt Honey\ * Meyer Lemon Sundaes with Cara Cara Oranges and Tangelos
Foreword 1Introduction 3A History of the Market 8A Day in the Life of the Market Manager 18How to Use This Book 20How to Shop 21Useful Plant Terms 23Basic Kitchen Techniques 24Handy Pantry Items 27Helpful Kitchen Tools 29Starters 30Soups 50Salads 74Sides 100Mains 130Sweets 162Recipes by Season 194Crops by Season 197The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Locations, Days, and Hours 199The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Farmers 200Selected Bibliography 205Acknowledgments 207Index 209
\ Library JournalThe original Santa Monica Farmers' Market, founded in 1981, is one of the oldest and largest markets in California. Saltsman, a cooking teacher and writer, provides information on choosing and storing seasonal produce and other ingredients, simple but sophisticated recipes based on them, and brief introductions to many of the farmers who come to the market every week. Most of the recipes include "Cook's Tips," "Chef's Tips," or "Farmer's Tips," and there are boxes on various ingredients, along with lists of crops and recipes by season. With the growing interest in-and reliance on-farmers' markets and community-supported agricultural programs, this is recommended for most collections.\ \ —Judith Sutton\ \
