Fresh from the Farmers' Market (Reissue): Year-Round Recipes for the Pick of the Crop [Paperback]

Janet Fletcher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 6, 2008

Sporting a gorgeous new cover, Fresh From the Farmers' Market just got a little fresher. With more home cooks falling in love with the unbeatable flavor of farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, there has never been a better time to serve fruits and vegetables at mealtime. This wonderfully useful cookbook is a celebration of market bounty with luscious color photographs and more than 75 mouthwatering recipes. Each delicious soup, salad, entre, and dessert makes the most of the season's best. Janet Fletcher guides shoppers through the market, sharing tips on selection and storage as well as advice from the farmers themselves, so readers can turn peak-season produce into delicious eating, year-round.

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In Fresh From the Farmer s Market, Year-Round Recipes for the Pick of the Crop, by Janet Fletcher (Chronicle Books; $19.95), you ll find a wealth of inspired creations. Selection and storage tips are included, along with color photographs. Among the 75 tempting dishes are Fingerling Potato Salad With Fennel, White Peaches in Raspberry Wine Sauce, Apple and Dried Cherry Crisp, Radicchio With Raisins and Pine Nuts, and Penne With Broccoli Sauce.

About the Author

Janet Fletcher is a Bay Area-based cookbook author.

Victoria Pearson is a Los Angeles-based photographer.

Alice Waters is the owner of Chez Panisse restaurant.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; Reprint edition (August 6, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811865908
• ISBN-13: 978-0811865906
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #666,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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59 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best of Fruits and Veggies, September 28, 1999

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This review is from: Fresh from the Farmers' Market: Year-Round Recipes for the Pick of the Crop (Paperback)

I started frequenting my local farmer's market after a stint living in Greece, where shopping at the open-air stalls taught me how good produce COULD be. This book is a treasure for anyone who has access to great veggies or grows their own; divided by season, it's full of delicious recipes showcasing produce at its very best.

Everything I've made from here has been very good; I have a pot of the yellow split-pea soup with squash and kale in the refrigerator right now. I also really like the turnip and turnip greens soup, which lets you use both good things together. And then there's roasted asparagus, which I must make at least once a month throughout asparagus season.

The only reason I haven't given this book five stars is because there are too many things here I would not make. Fletcher's recipes can be a little too "restauranty" -- too elaborated, too many strongly flavored ingredients canceling each other out. Still, for magnificent food photography and good eating, plus nice tips on how to choose the best of the market, this book is hard to beat. A good addition to any cook's shelf -- and if it inspires you to patronize your local farmer's market, so much the better!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New England, Too, October 12, 2007

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Marie C. Duggan (Keene, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fresh from the Farmers' Market: Year-Round Recipes for the Pick of the Crop (Paperback)

I loved this book so much at my neighbor's that she bought it for me, even though it is out of print (Thank You!). Even though I live in New England, and it is written from California, it amazes me how all those unusual vegetables at the farmer's market are in it. I've cooked brussels sprouts with walnut oil, the fried baby turnips and green beans, and a host of other things. There is a lot of Italian influence, and everything's fried in butter. Yummie.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent "farmers' market" cookbook, July 23, 2009

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W. Maite "I love books" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fresh from the Farmers' Market (Reissue): Year-Round Recipes for the Pick of the Crop (Paperback)

I'm a huge fan of Janet Fletcher's. Her recipes sing to me. So I wasn't surprised to find that I like her farmers' market book more than others in that genre.

Fletcher has a distinctive way of choosing and combining foods to create the biggest bang of flavor from the fewest number of ingredients. That's pretty much the way I prefer to cook and eat. The Fennel and Prosciutto Gratin is sooo good. Her pastas are always a hit (the Penne with Green Cauliflower, Anchovies and Bread Crumbs is delicious and very typical of Fletcher's style), as are her soups. The Asparagus with Scramble Eggs has suggestions for several other ways to serve these two surprisingly harmonious foods which are not often combined in the US. The Persimmon "Ice Cream" is a persimmon-lover's dream.

The book is arranged by season, and each chapter starts with descriptions of the best foods of the season as well as how to select and store them. Of course these recipes are best when using ingredients at their seasonal primes, but I would happily make these recipes at any time of the year.