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description: The Animal Farm Buttermilk Cookbook : Recipes and Reflections from a Small Vermont Dairy offers 100 recipes from sweet to savory designed to showcase the best that buttermilk can contribute to food all set in the context of what it is like to live and work on a small Vermont artisanal dairy.Since I met Diane over a decade ago she has shown an unwavering dedication to her family to her farm and livestock and most important to the quality of butter she produces on a daily basis. And over the years she has given me a new understanding of and appreciation for commitment. As with anything she undertakes The Animal Farm Buttermilk Cookbook is a product of thought and care.Through her recipes devoted entirely to what she describes as the elixir of the human race Diane draws you into the rhythms of life on a farm. It is all at once introspective and celebratory. It is a lifefilled with respect.Thomas Keller The French LaundryThe first time I tasted Dianes butter I was blown away. And when I later sampled her buttermilk it was a gorgeous globs of that golden butter suspended in creamy tangy buttermilk. Of course I wanted to put it in everything! From the moment I met Diane Ive been in awe of her vision passion and dedication. Milking cows at dawn during those Vermont winters is not for the faint of heart! She set out to do something her waymaking farmstead butter and real buttermilkand has succeeded brilliantly. Ive been lucky enough to not only know Diane but to have visited her farm and have her cook for mean absolute treat. She claims the dishes are simple but those meals have become some of my favorite food memories and I always find myself eating long after becoming full at her table because everything is so delicious. This book beautifully shares both her life as a dairy farmer and artisan and many of her incredible recipes and will have you seeking out great buttermilk to cook and bake all year round.Barbara Lynch chef/founder Barbara Lynch GruppoFor anyone whos enjoying a return to real food true buttermilk remains one of the great undiscovered pleasures. Many people enjoy organic produce grass-fed meats and artisan breads but realdairy has been slower to reach a wide market. In fact dairy products have long been pasteurized and homogenized into bland tastelessness with no regard to where the product came from or how it was made.On Animal Farm in Orwell Vermont Diane St. Clair takes butter and buttermilk production to a new level. The Animal Farm Buttermilk Cookbook explains her techniques from animal husbandry and land management to her creamery processes. Here youll learn how to make your own butter and buttermilk at home and then experiment with the fabulous ways in which buttermilk enhances food flavors and textures.Youll also find practical but unique recipes for using buttermilkeverything from buttermilk doughnuts dipped in maple syrup to salmon chowder buttermilk ricotta gnocchi and harissa buttermilksalad dressing. Families will love the buttermilk bchamel pizza the spicy buttermilk gingerbread and pork chops smothered in buttermilk sauce. Buttermilk is not just for waffles anymorealthoughthe best waffle recipe youll ever find is in this book!
language: English
title: The Animal Farm Buttermilk Cookbook: Recipes and Reflections from a Small Vermont Dairy
publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing