The Summer Book [Hardcover]

Susan Branch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1995

This cookery book celebrates summer food, focusing on picnics, parties, holidays, barbecues. It contains more than 100 recipes, from barbecued bourbon chicken to beach crab cakes and blueberry bread pudding. It also includes gardening advice, how to cook with herbs and how to remedy bee stings.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition (May 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316106666
• ISBN-13: 978-0316106665
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 0.5 x 9.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #89 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > European > French

More About the Author

Susan Branchs collection of handwritten, water-colored Heart of the Home books and calendars have sold more than three million copies. She divides her time between Marthas Vineyard and California.

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars it can be summer everyday!, May 30, 2000

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D. Bolar "moe" (Prairie Village, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Summer Book (Hardcover)

My absolute favorite cookbook! I bought this a few years ago and my copy is dog-eared and splotched from so much use in the kitchen! Our favorite recipe is the roasted vegetables...so easy and healthy. And, when you get the winter blahs...just take out your copy of this book and your heart will be warmed and you'll look forward to summer with all of Susan Branch's illustrations; wonderful ideas for your home and life; and the recipes. It makes you want to take a trip to Martha's Vineyard. A must have...a great gift!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Escape!, October 3, 2001

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Madison (Pasadena, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Summer Book (Hardcover)

This is my all-time favorite book by Susan Branch! The recipes, the ideas, the personal stories all bring it home. When the dog-days of summer hit I reach for my copy and escape ~ she has so many ideas that don't take a lot of pre-prep. Her recipes are great (try the potato salad or the pacific coast peelers). A great addition to anyones cooking library and a must for those soon-to-be-brides! I have even given this book as a hostess thank you. You won't be disappointed!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book to lighten up your mood, July 14, 2000

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Iris Flick - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Summer Book (Hardcover)

When my daughter came back form her holiday in the USA 4 years ago, she brought this book for me as a present. It was in a "SURPRISE-PACKAGE" together with water-colored luminaries. Till now I haven't found such gorgeous things in Europe. I read this book every year at the beginning of summer and put myself into the mood. I feel, it comes from heart and goes to heart. It is so lovely, warming and caring. I wont miss it.