New England open-house cookbook: [300 recipes inspired by the bounty of New England]

Foreword / by Ina Garten -- How long does it take to write a cookbook? -- Harbingers -- Fine kettles and potent pots -- Salad days -- Bivalve bliss -- For the love of lobster -- Gone fishin' -- Home on the free range -- Holy cow! (& other meaty matters) -- Farmstand fever -- Picnic pastimes & tailgating traditions -- Early to rise -- A baker's dozen and then some -- Attitude adjusters.;Collects recipes combining the culinary traditions of New England with cherished regional ingredients, including clam chowder, lobster rolls, cranberry barbecue sauce, cauliflower gratin with Vermont cheddar, and old-fashioned strawberry pie. Ive adored Sarah Chases cookbooks for decades! This is exactly what you want to cook at homedelicious, satisfying, earthy food your friends and family will love. Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa Cookbooks and Television From a born-and-bred New Englander comes a book that sings with all the flavors and textures of the beloved region. Sarah Leah Chase is a caterer, cooking teacher, and prolific writer whose booksincluding The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook (as coauthor) and Nantucket Open-House Cookbook have over 3.4 million copies in print. For New England Open-House Cookbook , she draws from her memories of growing up in Connecticut and Maine; her experience living and cooking on Cape Cod; and her extensive travels meeting farmers, fishermen, and chefs. The result is a wide-ranging cookbook for everyone who has skied the mountains of Vermont, sailed off the coast of Maine, dug for clams on Cape Cod, or just wishes they had. It reflects the bountiful ingredients and recipes of New England, served up in evocative prose, gorgeous full-color photographs, and 300 delicious recipes. All of New Englands classic dishes are represented, including a wealth of shellfish soups and stews and a full chapter celebrating lobster. From breakfast (Debbies Blue Ribbon Maine Muffins) to delightful appetizers and nibbles (Tiny Tumbled Tomatoes, Oysters Clark Rockefeller) to mains for every season and Baked Bluefish with New Potatoes and Summer Rib Eyes with Rosemary, Lemon, and Garlic. perfect picnic recipes, farmstand sides, and luscious desserts.