Eat Feed Autumn Winter: 30 Ways to Celebrate When the Mercury Drops (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Tina Rupp (Photographer)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Beautifully designed and filled with Rupp's elegantly enticing photos, this book—based on Bramley's Eat Feed podcast on Slate—features an excellent and timely premise: cooking seasonally and locally during the cold months of the year. Bramley points out that in summer hordes of cooks and noncooks alike flock to their local farmers' markets.... But after these markets... disappear for winter... eager eaters displace their enthusiasm for the seasonal with excuses about ease. Intriguing, comforting recipes such as Chicken Breasts with Pumpkin Seed Filling and Butternut Sauce and Beet Fries with Blue Cheese Sauce could inspire readers as intended. The book is divided by menus rather than meals, and finding an appropriate recipe in such menus as guy fawkes and highlands hogmanay can be a challenge. There are many gems to be found, however, like Chocolate Beef Stew with Butternut Squash and Amaranth, or Honey-Ginger Carrot and Parsnip Latkes with Crème Fraiche, among many delicious fall and winter dishes—and it's a lovely-looking addition to a collection. (Oct.)
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Product Description

Everybody talks about eating seasonally. But that’s easier to accomplish in summer, when sampling nature’s bounty is as simple as a trip to the local greenmarket. Being a consummate (and truly seasonal) cold-weather cook takes real creativity—and a deep enthusiasm for the fortifying pleasures of the autumn and wintertime table.

 

Anne Bramley has both. The host of the hit podcast Eat Feed heads straight to the kitchen when temperatures plunge—eager to share her passion for food that will stoke your fire through all the months when the body craves warmth and the soul hungers for conviviality.

 

Going well beyond cookbooks that focus solely on the holidays, Eat Feed Autumn Winter finds reason to celebrate throughout the year’s twilit time. After helping you stock your pantry, Bramley presents meals to sustain you from the first chilly evenings of fall through the lengthening days that herald spring. With menus for enjoying the autumn harvest (Wheat Berry and Fig Salad, Feta-Olive Phyllo Cigars), celebrating the winter solstice (Lambswool Punch, Yule Log Cake), and warming up après ski (Onion Rösti, Cheese Fondue), the book is a cornucopia—not just of delectable recipes but also of imaginative ideas for cold-weather entertaining.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang (September 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584797193
• ISBN-13: 978-1584797197
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #521,967 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charmingly Beautiful...and Useful!, November 29, 2008

By	J. Love "City Farmer" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can't say enough good things about this cookbook. It's beautifully designed, the photography is outstanding, the writing witty and informative. And yet it remains a very approachable book, and the recipes that I've tried are all outstanding. I've written a longer review and included several recipes from the book at: http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/eat-feed-autumn-winter/

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reads like a great book, November 18, 2008

By	Sarah Flanagan "learning to cook" (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Anne Bramley's book is beautiful. The photographs are stunning and the recipes are easy to read and follow. I loved the stories and history that came along with the recipes. I would highly recommend this to any cook book lover.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Seasonal Cooking, November 9, 2008

By	Martha Taylor "Martha" (New York City) - See all my reviews

This is an excellent cookbook. I've tried most of the recipes and they're not only delicious but easy and elegant. It's also the kind of book you can curl up with at night and just read for its quirky histories and party suggestions. I've been a big fan of Bramley's Eat Feed podcast series for years and am very happy to see her in print. This book makes me want to have a slumber party with her and cook all night long.