Food to Live By : The Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbook

Cover; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introductions: The Time Is Ripe for Organic!; The Carmel Valley Farm Stand and Organic Kitchen; Why We're Committed to Organic Foods and Farming; Chapter 1: It All Began with Raspberries; Chapter 2: Soups; Chapter 3: Leafy Green Salads; Chapter 4: Meat and Poultry Main Dishes; Chapter 5: Fish and Shellfish; Chapter 6: Pasta and Vegetarian Main Dishes; Chapter 7: Side Dishes; Chapter 8: Breakfast and Brunch; Chapter 9: Desserts; Chapter 10: Basics; Conversion Tables; Index; Photo Credits.;Organic food is the best food possible. It's synonymous with premium quality, delicious flavor, conscientious farming, and optimum health. It's what we need to feed our kids, it's what we deserve to feed ourselves. And thanks in part to Myra Goodman, co-owner and cofounder of Earthbound Farm with her husband, Drew, organic food is now available just about anywhere fresh food is sold, becoming more mainstream every day. Not only has Myra been growing organic food for over twenty years, she has been cooking with it, too. In Food to Live By she combines her twin food passions, serving up hundreds of recipes, ideas, shopping and cooking tips, health notes, and more. Illustrating the book are full-color photographs throughout that bring readers right into the breathtaking California sunshine. This is perfect cooking for friends and family, packed with irresistible dishes for weeknight dinners and casual entertaining, festive breakfasts and fall picnics. Recipes are all about the ingredients and their intrinsic qualities, not fancy techniques or time-consuming steps. Marry chicken with three simple accompaniments- rosemary, lemons, and garlic-and it's transformed. Heighten the flavor of a springtime fava bean and orzo salad with an unexpected fava bean "pesto." Combine Meyer lemon juice and soy sauce to create a marinade, tenderizer, and sauce that results in a perfect grilled flank steak. Food to Live By also includes a wealth of information about organic farming and how to make the wisest food choices; there are full-color Field Guides-to gourmet greens, apples, heirloom tomatoes, winter squash-and Farm Fresh ingredient guides to sorrel, corn, melons, avocados, organic poultry, asparagus, artichokes, ginger, and more, featuring what to look for plus care and handling. The book is a boon to food lovers. Organic food is the best food possible. It{u2019}s synonymous with premium quality, delicious flavor, conscientious farming, and optimum health. It{u2019}s what we need to feed our kids, it{u2019}s what we deserve to feed ourselves. And thanks in part to Myra Goodman, co-owner and cofounder of Earthbound Farm with her husband, Drew, organic food is now available just about anywhere fresh food is sold, becoming more mainstream every day. Not only has Myra been growing organic food for over twenty years, she has been cooking with it, too. In Food to Live By she combines her twin food passions, serving up hundreds of recipes, ideas, shopping and cooking tips, health notes, and more. Illustrating the book are full-color photographs throughout that bring readers right into the breathtaking California sunshine. This is perfect cooking for friends and family, packed with irresistible dishes for weeknight dinners and casual entertaining, festive breakfasts and fall picnics. Recipes are all about the ingredients and their intrinsic qualities, not fancy techniques or time-consuming steps. Marry chicken with three simple accompaniments{u2014} rosemary, lemons, and garlic{u2014}and it{u2019}s transformed. Heighten the flavor of a springtime fava bean and orzo salad with an unexpected fava bean ?pesto.? Combine Meyer lemon juice and soy sauce to create a marinade, tenderizer, and sauce that results in a perfect grilled flank steak. Food to Live By also includes a wealth of information about organic farming and how to make the wisest food choices; there are full-color Field Guides{u2014}to gourmet greens, apples, heirloom tomatoes, winter squash{u2014}and Farm Fresh ingredient guides to sorrel, corn, melons, avocados, organic poultry, asparagus, artichokes, ginger, and more, featuring what to look for plus care and handling. The book is a boon to food lovers A Bounty Of Delicious Recipes, Health Information, And Food Choice Tips From The Founder Of The Organic Farm That “is Changing The Way America Eats” (people). Not Only Has Myra Goodman Been Growing Organic Food For Over Twenty Years On Earthbound Farm (founded With Her Husband, Drew), She Has Been Cooking With It, Too. In Food To Live By She Combines Her Twin Food Passions, Serving Up Hundreds Of Recipes, Ideas, Shopping And Cooking Tips, Health Notes, And More. Illustrating The Book Are Full-color Photographs Throughout That Bring Readers Right Into The Breathtaking California Sunshine. This Is Perfect Cooking For Friends And Family, Packed With Irresistible Dishes For Weeknight Dinners And Casual Entertaining, Festive Breakfasts And Fall Picnics. Recipes Are All About The Ingredients And Their Intrinsic Qualities, Not Fancy Techniques Or Time-consuming Steps. Food To Live By Also Includes A Wealth Of Information About Organic Farming And How To Make The Wisest Food Choices; There Are Full-color Field Guides—to Gourmet Greens, Apples, Heirloom Tomatoes, Winter Squash—and Farm Fresh Ingredient Guides To Sorrel, Corn, Melons, Avocados, Organic Poultry, Asparagus, Artichokes, Ginger, And More, Featuring What To Look For, Plus Care And Handling. The Book Is A Boon To Food Lovers. “i Love The Recipes—they Are Delicious. Myra’s ‘four Food Choices I Live By’ Should Become A Mantra For Us All.” —john Ash, Chef And James Beard Award–winning Author Of Cooking Wild “invaluable Information On The A To Z’s Of Organics.” —nina Simonds, Author Of Spices Of Life “packed With Color Photos Of Earthbound Farm . . . This Book Teases The Reader Into Trying Easy-to-prepare, Healthy Recipes Packed With Originality.” —foodreference.com "From Earthbound Farm's Myra Goodman and her Farm Stand's Organic Kitchen comes an appealing, casual style of cooking. Easy to prepare, the more than 260 recipes make a deliciously persuasive case for using flavorful, fresh, organic foods as often as possible. Take the Sweet Corn Chowder, which uses not only corn kernels for the soup, but also the stripped cobs to make a rich, herb-scented broth. Or Ginger Carrot Soup, which proves how even familiar vegetables take on a whole new intensity and character when raised organically. From Golden Tomato Gazpacho, Roasted Beet and Arugula Salad, Foggy Day Chili, and Merlot-Braised Short Ribs with Cipollini Onions to Farm Stand Carrot Cake and Cherry Panna Cotta, these are deep down delicious dishes for everyone who cares about what they eat. Book jacket."--Jacket