Prairie Home Cooking: 400 Recipes that Celebrate the Bountiful Harvests, Creative Cooks, and Comforting Foods of the American Heartland (America Cooks)

The food of the Heartland is comfort food - and is certainly back in style. Judith Fertig interprets and perfects 400 homespun classics of the prairie table, from Homesteaders' Bean Soup to Breslauer Steaks and Chicken and Wild Rice Hot Dish. She serves up new dishes like Walleye Pike with Fennel and Herbs and Herb-Crusted Loin of Veal. Also included are the very best ethnic dishes, such as Bohemian Spaetzle, Czech Potato Dumplings, and Swedish Turnip and Carrot Charlotte. "The food of the Heartland is comfort food - and is certainly back in style. Judith Fertig interprets and perfects 400 homespun classics of the prairie table, from Homesteaders' Bean Soup to Breslauer Steaks and Chicken and Wild Rice Hot Dish. She serves up new dishes like Walleye Pike with Fennel and Herbs and Herb-Crusted Loin of Veal. Also included are the very best ethnic dishes, such as Bohemian Spaetzle, Czech Potato Dumplings, and Swedish Turnip and Carrot Charlotte"-- Provided by publisher 400 Recipes That Celebrate The Bountiful Harvests, Creative Cooks, And Comforting Foods Of American Heartland. Breakfast Comes First -- A Prairie Pantry -- Appetizers And Drinks -- Simmering Soups -- A Salad Harvest -- The Meat Course -- Chicken And Other Birds -- Fresh Fish -- Noodles, Dumpling, And Savory Pies -- Country Sides -- From The Breadbasket -- Desert At Last. Judith M. Fertig ; Illustrations By Sara Love. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 418-419) And Index. Amber waves of grain, sweetened with honey and studded with chopped nuts and dried fruit, fill your cereal bowl with the bounty of the prairie.