Chilled gazpacho, fresh lobster salad, buttery shortcake piled high with sweet strawberries--summer cooking is all about making the most of the season's luscious abundance. Revised and updated, this best-selling cookbook now has a beautiful full-color format packed with photographs, recipes, menus, and colorful sidebars offering helpful hints. Cooking and entertaining has never been so easy and inviting as with these simple, classic favorites, from fresh Whole Poached Salmon with Pesto Cucumber Sauce to golden brown lattice-crust fruit pies. Whether you're toasting a new graduate with a backyard buffet or relaxing under the stars with a picnic for two, The Taste of Summer has something special for every occasion and promises to delight and inspire all year round.
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Worthington, author of The Cuisine of California, also believes in informal entertaining, particularly in the summer. Many of her recipes involve little or no cooking; she favors barbecues and picnics, grilled and made-ahead foods. Her simple but often elegant recipes are varied and appealingly fresh, influenced by both California/Southwest cooking and the Mediterranean "cuisine of the sun." Recommended. JS
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Diane Rossen Worthington studied French cuisine with Jacques Pepin, American cooking with James Beard, and Italian cooking with Giuliano Bugialli. She is a cooking instructor, culinary consultant, and freelance food writer, as well as author of The Califor
Maura McEvoy is a photographer and mother who lives in New York City.
Maura McEvoy is a photographer and mother who lives in New York City.
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A Wonderful Summer CookBook!,
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This review is from: The Taste of Summer : Inspired Recipes for Casual Entertaining (Paperback)
This book is full of delicious and appealing receipes for summer. It's wondefully put together, and so easy to follow. The receipes are easy enough that anyone (even those with little experience) could create wonderful and tastey meals. The photography is beautiful and it's enjoyably constructed. Highlights are the "Cold Lobster Salad" and the "Summer Squash Gratin" ...but, there are so many more that I can't wait to try. I recommend it to any cook out there!
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The best cookbook I own/A great gift,
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This review is from: The Taste of Summer : Inspired Recipes for Casual Entertaining (Paperback)
Finally this cookbook has been re-released. I own many, many cookbooks and this is by far my all time favorite. You can use these recipies as a first time try on your guests. No worries.
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A fabulous cookbook.,
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This review is from: The Taste of Summer : Inspired Recipes for Casual Entertaining (Paperback)
I adore this cookbook. It's for people who love to cook and want to recombine fresh ingredients in new and interesting ways. It has everything from intriguing salads (like the green bean salad with jicama, yellow peppers, and tomato) to summer soups (like the chilled avocado soup with tomato-cucumber salsa) to entrees (like the spinach pesto-marinated chicken). If you like cooking with fresh foods, this is the cookbook for you.
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Enjoy this rustic Italian appetizer while the rest of your dinner is cooking on the grill. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wash the cutting surface, medium garlic cloves, red sweet pepper, pesto cream, chopped fresh basil salt, poached peaches, medium shallots, medium skillet over medium heat Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Spinach Pesto, Summer Vinaigrette, Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise, Apricot-Plum Sauce, Toasted Almond Cookies, Cracked Wheat-Vegetable Salad, Tomato-Cucumber Salsa, Bittersweet Hot Fudge Sauce, Garden Salad, Goat Cheese-Thyme Dressing, Guacamole Salsa, Johannisberg Riesling, Poached Peaches, Raspberry Custard Sauce, White Rose, California Style, Colorful Coleslaw, Cuban Black Beans, Frozen Praline Mousse, Grilled Steaks, Hazelnut-Plum Tart, Herbed Garlic Cheese Bread, Herbed New Potatoes, Lemon-Herb Roasted Potatoes, Pecan Praline New!
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Enjoy this rustic Italian appetizer while the rest of your dinner is cooking on the grill. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wash the cutting surface, medium garlic cloves, red sweet pepper, pesto cream, chopped fresh basil salt, poached peaches, medium shallots, medium skillet over medium heat Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Spinach Pesto, Summer Vinaigrette, Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise, Apricot-Plum Sauce, Toasted Almond Cookies, Cracked Wheat-Vegetable Salad, Tomato-Cucumber Salsa, Bittersweet Hot Fudge Sauce, Garden Salad, Goat Cheese-Thyme Dressing, Guacamole Salsa, Johannisberg Riesling, Poached Peaches, Raspberry Custard Sauce, White Rose, California Style, Colorful Coleslaw, Cuban Black Beans, Frozen Praline Mousse, Grilled Steaks, Hazelnut-Plum Tart, Herbed Garlic Cheese Bread, Herbed New Potatoes, Lemon-Herb Roasted Potatoes, Pecan Praline New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Golden Summer by Dorothea J. Snow in Front Matter
- Taste of Summer by Beverly Sutherland Smith on page 58
- From Our House to Yours: Comfort Food to Give and Share" by Joyce Goldstein on page 89, and Back Matter
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