The Farm: Rustic Recipes for a Year of Incredible Food

About this book

When Ian Knauer was a cook in the Gourmet test kitchen he quickly became known for recipes so stupendously good that they turned the heads of the countrys top food editorseffortless combinations that made the best of seasonal produce or treats from the Pennsylvania farm that has been in his family since the eighteenth century. In The Farm Knauer brings his creations to your kitchen. From Cold-Spring-Night Asparagus Soup to Brick Chicken with Corn and Basil Salad the 150 recipes in this book will help you make the most of your market garden or CSA. They are fresh modern spins on American classics with ingredients anyone can obtain. Each one is simple distinctive and satisfying getting the best food to the table in the least amount of time. They are both homey and sophisticated. Youll find recipes that incorporate all parts of the vegetable like Pasta with Radishes and Blue Cheese which incorporates the radish leaves as well as the root and spritely Swiss Chard Salad. Youll learn how to make great food from simple ingredients you have on hand like Potato Nachos. Youll discover recipes for less-familiar produce from your market or your backyard such as Chicken with Garlic Scape Pesto and Dandelion Green Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing. Many of these recipes have been in Knauers family for generations like Pennsylvania Dutch-Style Green Beans or Cloud Biscuits. You wont want to miss his expertly tweaked renditions of his mother and grandmothers desserts: Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie Blueberry Belle Crunch and Marys Lemon Sponge Pie. Whether you want to learn how to roast a pig make your own hot sauce or brew hard cider The Farm brings artisanal cooking home even as Knauers vivid stories trace a year in the seasons of the farm.