There's nothing better than settling into a nice, warm, home-cooked meal at the kitchen table. Kathy Gunst takes us into her own kitchen, introducing us to the flavors of fresh, seasonal Maine ingredients prepared in simple and inspiring ways. With essays conveying the mood of each month, Gunst gives readers a sense of Maine food and life. She follows each essay with a handful of recipes incorporating the seasonal ingredient or theme.
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"Kathy Gunst’s new cookbook, Notes From a Maine Kitchen: Seasonally Inspired Recipes, isn’t just another collection of Maine recipes. It’s her love letter to her adopted home state, and to the kitchens all across the state that produce the food synonymous with Maine." –Bangor Daily News
"In her new book, Notes From a Maine Kitchen: Seasonally Inspired Recipes, food writer Kathy Gunst takes us into a year of her life as she cooks by the season and month, celebrating the bounty of Maine. And unlike her many recipe-driven cookbooks . . . this new book is a literary and life journey ." –Seacoast Online
"So many cookbooks follow this same theme -- chasing the public interest in seasonal, local foods -- but readers will find Gunst's take on the trend and her conversational tone refreshing. The book basically illustrates, through the vehicle of food, what it's like to live in Maine year-round." –Portland Press Herald
“Kathy Gunst’s new cookbook, “Notes From a Maine Kitchen: Seasonally Inspired Recipes,” isn’t just another collection of Maine recipes. It’s her love letter to her adopted home state, and to the kitchens all across the state that produce the food synonymous with Maine.” -- Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News, 9/13/11
"Notes from a Maine Kitchen" is a celebration of Maine’s local foods and way of life from an accomplished chef. Not only will the book bring readers into the kitchen time and again to whip up a meal but it will also bring them to their favorite armchair to savor the thoughtful and sometimes amusing essays on Maine life.”-- Lee E. Cart, The New Maine Times, 2/8/12
“Kathy Gunst’s cookbook is filled with delicious and approachable recipes. Approaching cuisine with a focus on the finest of what Maine has to offer throughout the year, her food is a celebration through every season.”-- L.Dunn, dunnright.wordpress.com, 5/28/12
“If you enjoy cooking rich, nourishing food, if you enjoy a good narrative, if you want to learn more about the fascinating state of Maine...you'll find Notes From A Maine Kitchen a must read.” -- Julia’sjourneyblog, 3/12/12
"In her new book, Notes From a Maine Kitchen: Seasonally Inspired Recipes, food writer Kathy Gunst takes us into a year of her life as she cooks by the season and month, celebrating the bounty of Maine. And unlike her many recipe-driven cookbooks . . . this new book is a literary and life journey ." –Seacoast Online
"So many cookbooks follow this same theme -- chasing the public interest in seasonal, local foods -- but readers will find Gunst's take on the trend and her conversational tone refreshing. The book basically illustrates, through the vehicle of food, what it's like to live in Maine year-round." –Portland Press Herald
“Kathy Gunst’s new cookbook, “Notes From a Maine Kitchen: Seasonally Inspired Recipes,” isn’t just another collection of Maine recipes. It’s her love letter to her adopted home state, and to the kitchens all across the state that produce the food synonymous with Maine.” -- Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News, 9/13/11
"Notes from a Maine Kitchen" is a celebration of Maine’s local foods and way of life from an accomplished chef. Not only will the book bring readers into the kitchen time and again to whip up a meal but it will also bring them to their favorite armchair to savor the thoughtful and sometimes amusing essays on Maine life.”-- Lee E. Cart, The New Maine Times, 2/8/12
“Kathy Gunst’s cookbook is filled with delicious and approachable recipes. Approaching cuisine with a focus on the finest of what Maine has to offer throughout the year, her food is a celebration through every season.”-- L.Dunn, dunnright.wordpress.com, 5/28/12
“If you enjoy cooking rich, nourishing food, if you enjoy a good narrative, if you want to learn more about the fascinating state of Maine...you'll find Notes From A Maine Kitchen a must read.” -- Julia’sjourneyblog, 3/12/12
About the Author
Kathy Gunst lives in South Berwick, Maine. She is the author of thirteen cookbooks.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a delicious book! It's fun just to see the recipes for Maine foods like smelt and ramps. I made the potato-leek soup and pumpkin-seed brittle for friends and now they think I can cook. But what really makes me love the book are the stories Kathy tells about living in Maine: fishing, hiking in the rain, and making blueberry pie in an isolated cabin. She is a lyrical writer, and I savored each account.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Michael L
Format:Hardcover
I have read and have several other books by Kathy and she knows her stuff. This book is easily as good if not better than the others.I highly recommend this book for reading and recipes. Kathy knows how to write so that you are engaged and excited to try recipes that you haven't. Most all of the recipes work without changing them at all, that tells me what a great cook she is. Go get. Thanks Kathy.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It's rare to read something that captures a state's magic in words, rarer still to find a book that pairs captivating storytelling with recipes that actually make you want to bring the book into the kitchen and cook. Seldom is one book simultaneously so welcome on bedside and kitchen tables... now I just have to figure out how to get chocolate cake crumbs out of the creases in my bedspread.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Deliciousness!
I recently heard Kathy Gunst being interviewed on NPR (Robin Young's Here & Now, I think.) She was discussing this book and recipes for Roasted Wild Mushroom Soup and Crusty Bread... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Tinker
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great read
I have found this book to be a wonderful combination of memoir and cookbook. Having recently moved to Maine, I find the seasonal approach to preparing local foods sends be back to... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jessica Lowell
4.0 out of 5 stars
Notes from a Maine Kitchen
I bought this book in response to hearing an interview with the author, Kathy Gunst, and appreciating her philosophy of buying local and eating seasonally. Read more
Published 6 months ago by msshana74
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mmmmm...Wonderful!
I started reading these recipes and delightful stories in bed, thinking they would lull me to sleep. Read more
Published 11 months ago by M. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finest Kind
I live in Maine, and I love this book. But you don't need to live here to appreciate it. It has great recipes and wonderful stories about Maine foods, both cultivated and wild. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Downeastah
5.0 out of 5 stars
Notes from a Maine Kitchen
Kathy's done it again! She's made food come alive with her concise and informative recipes, and she's also captured the seasonal culinary life in Maine. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Karen K. Billipp
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Culinary & Literary Feast
There are all sorts of pleasures to be had between the covers of NOTES FROM A MAINE KITCHEN.
Kathy Gunst's recipes are created from the bounties of Maine's sea and soil. Read more
Kathy Gunst's recipes are created from the bounties of Maine's sea and soil. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Marie Harris
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I love this book
I've read a lot of cookbooks over the years, and this is one of the best. It's so evocative of Maine and all the wonderful foods and recipes of that magical state. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Holly Hunter
