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Chefs on The Farm takes us from winter, dreaming of projects to come, with a larder filled for use of the farm's bounty, recipes to use and share, and the warmth of the author's friendship. Reading this beautifully and very well produced book, you feel like you are already a member of The Farm and as the year rolls along in this book filled with wonderful pictures and ideas and love for the eearth, you are also mentally rearranging...
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"Chefs on the Farm" is part cookbook, part treatise on eating locally. It focuses on Quillisascut Farm, a small, family-run business in northeastern Washington state. Richly illustrated with numerous color photographs, the book is organized by the seasons -- winter, spring, summer, fall. For each season there are several recipes featuring local foods available at that time of year along with discussion of life on the farm...
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As winter closes in upon us, now is a wonderful time to stop and reflect; to heed the relentless pace of our lives, and perhaps stop, and take time to contemplate where we are. Chefs on the Farm, is a wonderful catalyst for such action. It is a book of many facets. On one hand an earthy recipe book, of vibrant and hearty natural dishes that can sustain or enlighten us, depending on the season, and on the other hand it's...
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I love the connections of the seasons to earth and from field to table in this book. The recipe's by Karen Jurgensen and the photography throughout the book make this a fabulous read but more importantly a great recipe book to have in the kitchen. Whether you are yearning to be on the farm or wanting to have a deeper understanding of the labors that go into real food before it arrives in your kitchen, this is one of those...
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