Review: Some real gems
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2013
I belong to a CSA because I like the concept of eating locally and organically. The Farmer's Market Seasonal Cookbook takes you through the year with some great recipes, beautifully illustrated.I can try the Arrugula and Beet Salad right away because those are two things that will be in my share this week. There are many other tempting but simple recipes like Quinoa Pear Salad, Ginger Risotto, and Orrechiete with Turnip Tops that I plan to try.These recipes are simple. Good fresh food is best savored with uncomplicated preparation.I love to have books like these to offer new ideas on how to prepare the local bounty.Michael Pollen makes a powerful statement about the America's need to cook. "Because it's hard to imagine ever reforming the American way of eating or, for that matter, the American food system unless millions of Americans -- women and men -- are willing to make cooking a part of daily life. The path to a diet of fresher, unprocessed food, not to mention to a revitalized local-food economy, passes straight through the home kitchen."This book takes us one step closer to that goal.