New Hampshire: From Farm to Kitchen (Paperback)

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In New Hampshire: From Farm to Kitchen, Helen Brody pulls together a comprehensive look at New HampshireÂ’s rich store of gastronomic treasures by profiling some of the Granite StateÂ’s most important working farms. They include multigenerational farms and their methods for preserving land and heritage; farms using progressive pest and soil management techniques, whether it be Integrated Pest Management or organic farming; Community Supported Agriculture farms, where community members pre-buy a crop to guarantee income for the small farmer; and farms where those searching for a more fulfilling life have found a second career. Quick and easy recipes, using each farmÂ’s raw ingredients, make the direct, and often overlooked, connection between the farmer who grows the food and the cook who prepares it. The author also offers menus for traditional events of the state and a resource section that will allow readers and cooks to locate the farms and their products.

About the Author

Helen Brody has been working as a food feature writer for newspapers in New Hampshire and Connecticut for 25 years, and is currently the editor of the Culinary Historians of New YorkÂ’s newsletter. She is the co-author of Cooking with Fire: Two Hundred Years of Recipes and Foodlore for TodayÂ’s Cooks (Fairfield Historical Society, 1993), which won the Tabasco Community Cookbook Award for New England, and was formerly the culinary director for Hay Day Country Markets, where she managed recipe development and food production for four stores in Connecticut.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (November 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781810213
• ISBN-13: 978-0781810210
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #839,585 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A diverse and delectable compendium, July 16, 2004

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Compiled and organized by Helen Brody, New Hampshire: From Farm To Kitchen showcases 30 New Hampshire farm profiles and 118 recipes, along with menus for traditional state events and a resource section which will enable even the most novice kitchen cook to locate the necessary ingredients and products to executive these thoroughly "user friendly" dishes. From Nama's Fudge Custard; Grain of Fresh Berries with Maple Sugar Glaze; Lamb Sausage Hors d'Oeuvres with Red Wine and Honey Sauce; and Chicken Baked in Tequila and Lime; to Anadama Bread; Lamb Patties with Yogurt-Cucumber Sauce; and Black Currant Jelly, New Hampshire: From Farm To Kitchen is a diverse and delectable compendium of outstanding regional recipes direct from New Hampshire's working farms and family kitchens.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fun for the soul, recipes for the body, January 2, 2004

By A Customer

I was very please to read this carefully crafted book. Helen has an engaging way of informing and incorporating us in the farms she visits. The profiles of the farmers made for interesting reading and sparks the need to try some of the recipes. I recommend this book to people who love to cook and for those who WISH they could farm.