The Hudson River Valley cookbook : a leading American chef savors the region's bounty

Whether you're a master chef or a home cook, you know that great cooking starts with outstanding raw ingredients. Waldy Malouf is famous for the ways he transforms the rich harvest of his beloved Hudson River Valley into splendid fare that is elegant yet down-to-earth, innovative but true to its roots. In more than 200 recipes, Chef Malouf shares his pleasure in cooking with the many fresh ingredients, from delicate baby salad greens and earthy root vegetables to free-range chickens and handcrafted cheeses, widely available nowadays not just in the Hudson Valley but anywhere. In a book nominated for a prestigious Julia Child Cookbook Award, Malouf draws inspiration from the valley's landscape and its people as he serves up a feast of American regional cooking at its finest.

200 recipes from the rich harvest of the Hudson River Valley.

Long celebrated for its beauty and rich cultural history, the Hudson River Valley, with its magnificent waterways and mountains, once inspired the early Indian and American settlers as well as the Roosevelts and Vanderbilts. In his stunning culinary debut, Chef Waldy Malouf provides more than 200 recipes that embrace the region's extraordinary variety of produce, game, fish, and dairy products.

This text brings together more than 200 recipes, using fresh ingredients native to the Hudson River Valley. Chef Waldy Malouf shares his pleasure in cooking with delicate baby salad greens, earthy root vegetables, free-range chickens, and hand crafted cheeses.