This luscious cookbook -- full of glorious recipes for making the most of extra-virgin olive oil -- is a feast for both the eyes and the palate. In 1991 Nan McEvoy planted 1,000 olive tree seedlings on her ranch in Northern California. Today, 18,000 trees later, McEvoy Ranch is highly respected for its fine extra-virgin olive oil. Also producing lavender and honey, and maintaining an extensive kitchen garden, the ranch -- entirely organic -- has evolved into a virtual paradise, replete with heirloom vegetables, fruits, and olive groves as far as the eye can see. With this wealth of ingredients, ranch chef Gerald Gass has created more than 70 recipes combining extra-virgin olive oil with the best the garden has to offer. Comforting soups of winter squash with honey and sage; hearty pasta dishes with olives and tomatoes; savory pork tenderloin flavored with red cherries and spices; crunchy lemon biscotti -- these olive oil-infused recipes are simple to prepare and draw on the fruits of nature as their main ingredients. Stunning photographs of the olive groves, gardens, and recipes make The Olive Harvest Cookbook a lovely gift for anyone who has ever dreamed of living off the land in their own little piece of Eden.
| ||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Gerald Gass is a graduate of the California Culinary Academy. He worked at Square One in San Francisco and Catahoula in Calistoga, California before becoming chef at McEvoy Ranch. He lives with his family in nearby Sonoma County.
Jacqueline Mallorca is the author, co-author, or editor of many cookbooks. She lives in the Bay Area.
Maren Caruso is a San Francisco-based photographer whose work also appears in The New Complete Coffee Book (0-8118-2867-0).
Joyce Goldstein , chef, author, and teacher, is an acknowledged expert on both Jewish and Mediterranean cooking, as revealed in such books as Enoteca (0-8118-2825-5) and her unprecedented exploration of Jewish cuisine from the diaspora begun in Cucina Ebra
Jacqueline Mallorca is the author, co-author, or editor of many cookbooks. She lives in the Bay Area.
Maren Caruso is a San Francisco-based photographer whose work also appears in The New Complete Coffee Book (0-8118-2867-0).
Joyce Goldstein , chef, author, and teacher, is an acknowledged expert on both Jewish and Mediterranean cooking, as revealed in such books as Enoteca (0-8118-2825-5) and her unprecedented exploration of Jewish cuisine from the diaspora begun in Cucina Ebra
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent.,
By small spacer "small spacer" (florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Olive Harvest Cookbook: Olive Oil Lore and Recipes from McEvoy Ranch (Hardcover)
First off, the recipes I've made so far were all delicious, clear directions and accurate time estimations.
Three complaints: 1. OK, I get it! The McEvoy Ranch is fabulous. Stop selling "the Ranch" on every page. Very tiresome and ended up feeling like I bought an expensive brochure for . . . you guessed it: the Ranch (and some San Fran area restaurants). 2. No calorie or nutrional information. If you are going to take the opportunity to sell me on your Ranch and your friends' restaurants (on nearly every page), at least pretend you care about the reader and include this useful information. I'm no slave to the calorie counter but after you toil thru the ads and self-congratulating genius of buying the wonderous ranch, can the writers condescend to actually assist the reader? Answer: No. 3. The informational section reads like it was taken out of an encyclopedia. Very sterile and boring, basically, no flavor to the writing. Bottom line: Yes there are some delicious recipes but don't pay full price for it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An appetizing cookbook to simply page through,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Olive Harvest Cookbook: Olive Oil Lore and Recipes from McEvoy Ranch (Hardcover)
Written by the executive chef of McEvoy Ranch, a place renowned for its organic extra virgin olive oil, The Olive Harvest is a sumptuous cookbook of recipes that showcase the flavors and delights that can be created with olive oil, or that use olive oil as a garnish. Full color photographs by Maren Caruso and explicit step-by-step instructions walk the amateur to professional chef through the steps of creating such delicacies as Lemon-Tarragon Gazpacho; Warm White Bean Salad; Salt Cod with Potatoes, Leeks, and Saffron; Walnut-Olive Oil Cake, and much more. An appetizing cookbook to simply page through, offering succulent and memorable dishes.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
California Dream Come True,
This review is from: The Olive Harvest Cookbook: Olive Oil Lore and Recipes from McEvoy Ranch (Hardcover)
If you love the taste of wonderful food and desire the health benefits of true organic olive oil, this book is for you. If you also appreciate beauty, you will relish the sensuous full-color photographs that testify to the remakable people who are making this California dream come true.
Owning this book lets you share in this rich adventure. Mary Lou Kazmierski, Harbor Springs, MI
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
Marin County, the McEvoy Ranch was once part of a Spanish land grant, a connection that is bound up in the history of California. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Olive Growing, Red Wine Vinaigrette New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Marin County, the McEvoy Ranch was once part of a Spanish land grant, a connection that is bound up in the history of California. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Olive Growing, Red Wine Vinaigrette New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 3
books:
- Feast of the Olive: Cooking with Olives and Olive Oil by Maggie Blyth Klein in Front Matter
- The Old Franciscan Missions of California by Wharton George James on page 13
- The Old Franciscan Missions of California by George Wharton James on page 13
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
