Chesman Andrea

Nothing tastes better than the seasonal bounty of local farms. Everyone loves the spring-is-here excitement of peas and asparagus and the summer sweetness of tomatoes and corn. Now it's time to give the hearty, long-lasting bounty of the autumn garden its due. Whether these vegetables are eaten straight from the garden, out of a well-tended root cellar, or straight from the market, their flavours reward the home cook, and their nutritional benefits pack a powerful punch. With this collection of more than 250 recipes, veteran cookbook author and gardening enthusiast Andrea Chesman deliciously demonstrates how locavores can eat seasonal produce year-round. Whether they're eaten in soups or salads, side dishes or entrees, root-cellar vegetables can be a delicious part of every cooks winter kitchen.

These are cakes that children request for their birthdays, the whoopee pies and tray bakes that are the first thing to go at cake sales, the shortcake that celebrates strawberry season, and the pies and cobblers that accompany the apple harvest. When a friend who is sick with the flu needs cheering, a dense, not too sweet ginger bread lifts the spirits. Rough week at work? Creamy, raisiny rice pudding soothes jangled nerves. And when a child is going through an I hate cake phase, surprise her with a frozen chocolate mint ice cream cake. With 40 cookie creations, 42 pretty pies, 36 fruity crisps and cobblers, and puddings, meringues, squares, slumps, bombs, and buckles galore, the possibilities for sweet satisfaction are endless. Bakers will also find just right recipes for the crusts, frostings, toppings, and accompaniments that add so much to dessert classics. Little known food anecdotes and historical tidbits drawn from three centuries of cookery books round out this addictive dessert collection. It's just the thing for every baker.

Celebrating the unique flavors of fresh-from-the-garden vegetables, an innovative cookbook, organized seasonally, presents more than 175 recipes for such terrific dishes as Grilled Chicken and Asparagus Salad, Maple Roasted Carrots, Soy-Sesame Grilled Eggplant, and many more, including a selection of vegetarian options. Reprint.

Revised and updated to serve a new generation of home cooks, THE CLASSIC ZUCCHINI COOKBOOK is like a new book - weighted to the way we eat today, and with a completely reworked format and design. Ninety new recipes have been added and the existing recipes have been revamped. The result is a zucchini extravaganza of 225 easy-to-make recipes, and includes how to select, store, clean, preserve and substitute.