Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest: Recipes and Stories Inspired by My Appalachian Home (Southern Cookbooks, Seasonal Cooking, Home Cooking)

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; How to Use This Book; Larder & Kitchen Tools; The Larder; Kitchen Essentials; Good to Know; A Quick Wine Pairing Guide; Fall; Ghost Stories; Fire-Roasted Stuffed Pumpkins; Crispy-Skin Trout with Lemon Brown Butter Sauce; Pasta with Hand-Chopped Scallion & Black Walnut Pesto; S'mores, from Scratch; Far from the Tree; Earthquake Bread (or, Sorghum Cider Quick Bread); Savory Blue Cheese & Walnut Shortbread; "Persinnamon" Crisps; Wood-Smoked Apple Butter; Sumac-Crusted Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches with Toasted Apple Vinaigrette;Go deep into the heart and soul of American southern cooking. Smoke Roots Mountain Harvest by Lauren McDuffie, writer of the award-winning food blog Harvest and Honey (and a Saveur Best Blog finalist for "Best New Voice"), captures the flavors and modern cooking techniques of Appalachia and the Blue Ridge Mountains in this evocative cookbook. This beautiful cookbook showcases 70 recipes and 80 photographs organized by seasons. Each chapter opens with storytelling that echoes the folklore and tall tales of the region, centered on rediscovering the unique food culture of the region. Menu suggestions and wine pairings encompass a variety of meal occasions, from small plates to soups, salads, mains, sides, drinks, dessert, along with tips and techniques on canning, pickling, and preserving. Recipes include: Shaved Summer Squash Salad with Pickled Pepper Vinaigrette Slow-Roasted Onion and Golden Apple Soup Baked Pork Chops with Cran-Apple Moonshine Compote Drunken Short Ribs with Smoky Gouda Grits & Mountain Gremolata Pan-Seared Carrots with Bourbon-Maple Glaze Triple Orange Cake with Honey-Lavender Buttercream. Cover Title Copyright Contents Introduction How to Use This Book Larder & Kitchen Tools The Larder Kitchen Essentials Good to Know A Quick Wine Pairing Guide Fall Ghost Stories Fire-Roasted Stuffed Pumpkins Crispy-Skin Trout with Lemon Brown Butter Sauce Pasta with Hand-Chopped Scallion & Black Walnut Pesto S'mores, from Scratch Far from the Tree Earthquake Bread (or, Sorghum Cider Quick Bread) Savory Blue Cheese & Walnut Shortbread "Persinnamon" Crisps Wood-Smoked Apple Butter Sumac-Crusted Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches with Toasted Apple Vinaigrette Stacked Caramel Apple CakeForest Walk A Tale of Two Soups: Cream of Mushroom & Buttermilk Soup Curried Bean & Corn Bread Soup Autumn Spinach Salad with Chocolate Creamy Squash and Chanterelle Bread Puddings Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk-Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream Sandwiches The Homeplace Buttermilk & Herb-Fried Chicken with Hot Honey Cathead Biscuits Potato & Pimiento Purée Semipermanent Slaw Blackberry Cobbler, Crisp, Buckle & Betty Noble Rot Black Grape & Jalapeño Skillet Corn Bread Roasted Muscadine, Sausage & Leek White Pizzas Drunken Short Ribs with Smoky Gouda Grits & Mountain GremolataSpicy Mulled Wine Balsamic & Vanilla Poached Pears Winter The Wilderness Road Slow-Roasted Onion & Golden Apple Soup Roasted Vegetables with Cider Bean Vinaigrette & Whipped Fresh Cheeses Chicken in Milk with Orange & Cardamom Chocolate-Tipped Salted Butter Meltaways Nora's Kitchen Chicken Stew with Saffron-Scented "Dumplins" Roasted Red Cabbage Wedges Grapefruit & Vanilla French Toast Soufflé Raspberries & Cream Bundles Apothecary A Cleansing Tea Turmeric-Cayenne Tonic Winter Glow Elixir A Calming Tincture EvergreenWinter-Spiced Morning Rolls Candied Bacon Greens, Eggs & Ham Limelight Fruit Salad Moonshine Boozy Pickled Hot Sauce Mad Dog Moon Baked Pork Chops with Cran-Apple Moonshine Compote Miso-Bacon Moonshine Mussels Spring Country Roads Wildflower & Spring Greens Salad with Sweet Basil Vinaigrette Salt-Baked Fish with Basil & Lime A No-Fail Springtime Spread Triple Orange Cake with Honey-Lavender Buttercream Sun Shower Morning Sun Tea Lattes Buttermilk Dutch Baby with Strawberries & Rose Water Breakfast Flatbreads with Sausage, Morels & Spring Onions Stove-Top Toast with Truffled Ramp ButterThe Friday Night Jamboree Salted Cantaloupe & Honey Jam Sweet Potato-Chai Jam Coconut & Vanilla Bean Jam Kentucky Rain Hummingbird Pancakes with Roasted Banana Cream The Only Pimiento Cheese Recipe You'll Ever Need Pasta with Creamy Beet & Walnut Sauce Chocolate-Chile Golden Milk Summer Riverbend Shaved Summer Squash Salad with Pickled Pepper Vinaigrette Succotash Crostini Heirloom Tomato Galette Grilled Stone Fruit with Cream Cheese Ice Cream & Sweet Jasmine Syrup Bourbon Country Pan-Seared Carrots with Bourbon-Maple Glaze From the writer of the award-winning food blog Harvest and Honey, including Saveur Best Blog finalist Showcasing the flavors and modern cooking techniques of Appalachia and the Blue Ridge Mountains: With over 70 delectable recipes and 80 stunning photographs organized by seasons, Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest is an evocative cookbook rooted in Appalachian ingredients and flavors that takes readers and cooks deep into the heart and soul of America. Lauren McDuffie uses modern cooking techniques to transform traditional comfort food with a mountain sensibility into inspired meals and menus for anyone. Each chapter opens with storytelling that echoes the folklore and tall tales of the region. Beautiful color photographs capture mouthwatering dishes for all occasionsfrom morning beverages to a show-stopping berry buckleas well as the tools, fruits, flowers, and scenery of life in the Mountain South. From the mountains of southwestern Virginia, Lauren McDuffie is a writer, food stylist, photographer, and creator of the blog Harvest and Honey . " Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest is a brilliant ode to the Appalachians. Lauren's storytelling and dazzling photographs are only eclipsed by her inventive, sumptuous recipes. A true masterpiece!" Sonja Overhiser, Author of Pretty Simple Cooking and creator of the blog A Couple Cooks Menu suggestions and wine pairings encompass a variety of meal occasions, from small plates to soups, salads, mains, sides, drinks, dessert, along with tips and techniques on canning, pickling, and preserving. Mouthwatering recipes include Shaved Summer Squash Salad with Pickled Pepper Vinaigrette, Slow-Roasted Onion and Golden Apple Soup, Baked Pork Chops with Cran-Apple Moonshine Compote, Drunken Short Ribs with Smoky Gouda Grits and Mountain Gremolata, Pan-Seared Carrots with Bourbon-Maple Glaze, Triple Orange Cake with Honey-Lavender Buttercream, and many more. “Inventive, sumptuous recipes” f rom the writer of the award-winning food blog Harvest and Honey , a Saveur Best Blog finalist ( Sonja Overhiser, a uthor of Pretty Simple Cooking ). Showcasing the flavors and modern cooking techniques of Appalachia and the Blue Ridge Mountains: With over seventy delectable recipes and eighty stunning photographs organized by seasons, Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest is an evocative cookbook rooted in Appalachian ingredients and flavors that takes readers and cooks deep into the heart and soul of America. Lauren McDuffie uses modern cooking techniques to transform traditional comfort food with a mountain sensibility into inspired meals and menus for anyone. Each chapter opens with storytelling that echoes the folklore and tall tales of the region. Beautiful color photographs capture mouthwatering dishes for all occasions—from morning beverages to a show-stopping berry buckle—as well as the tools, fruits, flowers, and scenery of life in the Mountain South. From the mountains of southwestern Virginia, Lauren McDuffie is a writer, food stylist, photographer, and creator of the blog Harvest and Honey . Menu suggestions and wine pairings encompass a variety of meal occasions, from small plates to soups, salads, mains, sides, drinks, dessert, along with tips and techniques on canning, pickling, and preserving. Mouthwatering recipes include Shaved Summer Squash Salad with Pickled Pepper Vinaigrette, Slow-Roasted Onion and Golden Apple Soup, Baked Pork Chops with Cran-Apple Moonshine Compote, Drunken Short Ribs with Smoky Gouda Grits and Mountain Gremolata, Pan-Seared Carrots with Bourbon-Maple Glaze, Triple Orange Cake with Honey-Lavender Buttercream, and many more. “[An] intimate and charmingly rendered collection of inspiring recipes.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Go deep into the heart and soul of American southern cooking.

Smoke Roots Mountain Harvest by Lauren McDuffie, writer of the award-winning food blog Harvest and Honey (and a Saveur Best Blog finalist for “Best New Voice”), captures the flavors and modern cooking techniques of Appalachia and the Blue Ridge Mountains in this evocative cookbook.

This beautiful cookbook showcases 70 recipes and 80 photographs organized by seasons. Each chapter opens with storytelling that echoes the folklore and tall tales of the region, centered on rediscovering the unique food culture of the region.

Menu suggestions and wine pairings encompass a variety of meal occasions, from small plates to soups, salads, mains, sides, drinks, dessert, along with tips and techniques on canning, pickling, and preserving. Recipes include:

• Shaved Summer Squash Salad with Pickled Pepper Vinaigrette
• Slow-Roasted Onion and Golden Apple Soup
• Baked Pork Chops with Cran-Apple Moonshine Compote
• Drunken Short Ribs with Smoky Gouda Grits & Mountain Gremolata
• Pan-Seared Carrots with Bourbon-Maple Glaze
• Triple Orange Cake with Honey-Lavender Buttercream Go deep into the heart and soul of American southern cooking. Smoke Roots Mountain Harvest by Lauren McDuffie, writer of the award-winning food blog Harvest and Honey (and a Saveur Best Blog finalist for "Best New Voice"), captures the flavors and modern cooking techniques of Appalachia and the Blue Ridge Mountains in this evocative cookbook. This beautiful cookbook showcases 70 recipes and 80 photographs organized by seasons. Each chapter opens with storytelling that echoes the folklore and tall tales of the region, centered on rediscovering the unique food culture of the region. Menu suggestions and wine pairings encompass a variety of meal occasions, from small plates to soups, salads, mains, sides, drinks, dessert, along with tips and techniques on canning, pickling, and preserving. Recipes include: Shaved Summer Squash Salad with Pickled Pepper Vinaigrette Slow-Roasted Onion and Golden Apple Soup Baked Pork Chops with Cran-Apple Moonshine Compote Drunken Short Ribs with Smoky Gouda Grits and Mountain Gremolata Pan-Seared Carrots with Bourbon-Maple Glaze Triple Orange Cake with Honey-Lavender Buttercream